There are some properties of Determinants, which are commonly used

 

Property 1

The value of the determinant remains unchanged if it’s rows and

columns are interchanged

(i.e. |𝐴 𝑇 | = |A|)

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Check Example 6

 

Property 2

If any two rows (or columns) of a determinant are interchanged then sign of determinant changes

Properties of determinants - Part 2

Check Example 7

 

Property 3

If all elements of a row (or column) are zero, determinant is 0.

Properties of determinants - Part 3

 

Property 4

If any two rows (or columns) of a determinant are identical, the value of determinant is zero.

Properties of determinants - Part 4

Check Example 8 for proof

 

Property 5

If each element of a row (or a column) of a determinant is multiplied by a constant k, then determinant’s value gets multiplied by k

Properties of determinants - Part 5

Check Example 9

 

 

 

Property 6

If elements of a row or column of a determinant are expressed as

sum of two (or more) terms,

then the determinant can be expressed as sum of two (or more) determinants.

Properties of determinants - Part 6

Check Example 10 for proof

 

Property 7

If in a determinant all the elements above or below the diagonal is

zero,

then value of the determinant is equal to product of the diagonal elements.

Properties of determinants - Part 7

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