alleryThe minor of an element is found by deleting its:
ARow alone only
BColumn alone o
CWhole diagonal
DRow and column
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: D. Row and column
1. The minor is itself a smaller determinant.
2. The element's own line is removed to make it.
3. You delete the element's row and column.
4. So the answer is row and column.
_Source: syllabus Mathematics, Ch 4 'Determinants'_
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