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det(\left(\begin{matrix}10&0&0\\0&1&2\\1&10&1\end{matrix}\right))
Find the determinant of the matrix using the method of diagonals.
\left(\begin{matrix}10&0&0&10&0\\0&1&2&0&1\\1&10&1&1&10\end{matrix}\right)
Extend the original matrix by repeating the first two columns as the fourth and fifth columns.
10=10
Starting at the upper left entry, multiply down along the diagonals, and add the resulting products.
10\times 2\times 10=200
Starting at the lower left entry, multiply up along the diagonals, and add the resulting products.
10-200
Subtract the sum of the upward diagonal products from the sum of the downward diagonal products.
-190
Subtract 200 from 10.
det(\left(\begin{matrix}10&0&0\\0&1&2\\1&10&1\end{matrix}\right))
Find the determinant of the matrix using the method of expansion by minors (also known as expansion by cofactors).
10det(\left(\begin{matrix}1&2\\10&1\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.
10\left(1-10\times 2\right)
For the 2\times 2 matrix \left(\begin{matrix}a&b\\c&d\end{matrix}\right), the determinant is ad-bc.
10\left(-19\right)
Simplify.
-190
Add the terms to obtain the final result.