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To reduce work, along which line should a determinant be expanded?
AThe first row always
BThe line with most zeros
CThe line of all positives
DThe line of big numbers
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: B. The line with most zeros
Zero entries make whole terms vanish, so the row or column with the most zeros needs the fewest products.
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