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Write the minors and cofactors of each element of the first column of the following matrices and hence evaluate the determinant in each case :A = \(\begin{bmatrix} 5&20 \\[0.3em] 0 & -1 \end{bmatrix}\)

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Let Mij and Cij represents the minor and co–factor of an element, where i and j represent the row and column. 

The minor of the matrix can be obtained for a particular element by removing the row and column where the element is present. Then finding the absolute value of the matrix newly formed.

Also, 

Cij = (–1)i+j × Mij

A = \(\begin{bmatrix}5&20 \\[0.3em]0 & -1\end{bmatrix}\)

M11 = –1 

M21 = 20 

C11 = (–1)1+1 × M11 

= 1 × –1 = –1 

C21 = (–1)2+1 × M21 = 20 × –1 = –20 

Now expanding along the first column we get,

|A| = a11 × C11 + a21× C21 

= 5× (–1) + 0 × (–20) 

= –5



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