alleryDeleting a row and a column of a determinant gives an element's:
AThe minor
BThe adjoint
CThe inverse
DThe transpose
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: A. The minor
1. Pick the row and column in which the element lies.
2. Strike both out and take the determinant of what is left.
3. That is the minor of the element.
_Source: syllabus Mathematics Part I, Chapter 4, Determinants._
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