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Since area is positive, we take which value of the determinant?

AHalved on
BAbsolute
CNegative
DDoubled a
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: B. Absolute
1. The determinant may come out negative. 2. An area cannot be negative. 3. So we always take the absolute value. 4. The answer is absolute. _Source: syllabus Mathematics, Ch 4 'Determinants'_
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