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det(\left(\begin{matrix}1&7\\5&8\end{matrix}\right))
Find the determinant of the matrix.
8-7\times 5
For the 2\times 2 matrix \left(\begin{matrix}a&b\\c&d\end{matrix}\right), the determinant is ad-bc.
8-35
Multiply 7 times 5.
-27
Subtract 35 from 8.