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det(\left(\begin{matrix}2&1\\3&-4\end{matrix}\right))
Find the determinant of the matrix.
2\left(-4\right)-3
For the 2\times 2 matrix \left(\begin{matrix}a&b\\c&d\end{matrix}\right), the determinant is ad-bc.
-8-3
Multiply 2 times -4.
-11
Subtract 3 from -8.