Expanding a determinant along different rows gives:

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C. The same value

1. A determinant is a single number for the matrix.
2. The route to it does not change what it is.
3. Expanding along any row or column gives the same value.
4. So the answer is the same value.
_Source: syllabus Mathematics, Ch 4 'Determinants'_

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Always a zero

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Only positives

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Different value

Expanding a determinant along different rows gives:

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