CoCoA:Det

Det

the determinant of a matrix

Description

This function returns the determinant of the matrix M. The resulting

type depends on the types of the entries of the matrix.

Example

  Use R ::= Q[x];
  M := Mat([[x,x^2],[x,x^3]]);
  Det(M);
x^4 - x^3
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  Det(Mat([[1,2],[0,5]]));
5
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Syntax

Det(M:MAT)

the resulting type depends on the entries of the matrix.

Minors

   <type>matrix</type>