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det(\left(\begin{matrix}5.8&0\\6&-4.36\end{matrix}\right))
Find the determinant of the matrix.
5.8\left(-4.36\right)
For the 2\times 2 matrix \left(\begin{matrix}a&b\\c&d\end{matrix}\right), the determinant is ad-bc.
-25.288
Multiply 5.8 times -4.36 by multiplying numerator times numerator and denominator times denominator. Then reduce the fraction to lowest terms if possible.