Discussion_2_C24_p353

** DATA_605_Discussion_2_C21_pg353_Response_Daniel_Thonn **

Find determinant by hand:

m1-hand= 2-18 = -16

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Find determinant with R:

m1 <- matrix(
  c(1,6, 3,2),
  nrow = 2,
  ncol = 2)

m1

##      [,1] [,2]
## [1,]    1    3
## [2,]    6    2

det(m1)

## [1] -16

# det(m1) = -16

Find determinant with R:

m2 <- matrix(
  c(1,3, 6,2),
  nrow = 2,
  ncol = 2)

m2

##      [,1] [,2]
## [1,]    1    6
## [2,]    3    2

det(m2)

## [1] -16

# det(m2) = -16

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