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det(\left(\begin{matrix}1&0&1\\2&2&0\\1&5&1\end{matrix}\right))
Find the determinant of the matrix using the method of diagonals.
\left(\begin{matrix}1&0&1&1&0\\2&2&0&2&2\\1&5&1&1&5\end{matrix}\right)
Extend the original matrix by repeating the first two columns as the fourth and fifth columns.
2+2\times 5=12
Starting at the upper left entry, multiply down along the diagonals, and add the resulting products.
2=2
Starting at the lower left entry, multiply up along the diagonals, and add the resulting products.
12-2
Subtract the sum of the upward diagonal products from the sum of the downward diagonal products.
10
Subtract 2 from 12.
det(\left(\begin{matrix}1&0&1\\2&2&0\\1&5&1\end{matrix}\right))
Find the determinant of the matrix using the method of expansion by minors (also known as expansion by cofactors).
det(\left(\begin{matrix}2&0\\5&1\end{matrix}\right))+det(\left(\begin{matrix}2&2\\1&5\end{matrix}\right))
To expand by minors, multiply each element of the first row by its minor, which is the determinant of the 2\times 2 matrix created by deleting the row and column containing that element, then multiply by the element's position sign.
2+2\times 5-2
For the 2\times 2 matrix \left(\begin{matrix}a&b\\c&d\end{matrix}\right), the determinant is ad-bc.
2+8
Simplify.
10
Add the terms to obtain the final result.