alleryA minor with a sign attached to it gives the element's:
ADenominator
BCofactor
CTranspose
DDeterminant
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: B. Cofactor
1. The cofactor is built directly from the minor.
2. It carries a sign depending on the position of the element.
3. So the signed minor is the cofactor.
_Source: syllabus Mathematics Part I, Chapter 4, Determinants._
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