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Question Number 55374 by gunawan last updated on 23/Feb/19
Given matrices A(x)= [((x−1),3),(4,(x+3)) ]∈ M_2 (R).  The smallest det(A(x)) is..
GivenmatricesA(x)=[x134x+3]M2(R).Thesmallestdet(A(x))is..
Answered by Joel578 last updated on 23/Feb/19
∣A(x)∣ = (x − 1)(x + 3) − 12                = x^2  + 2x − 15                = (x + 1)^2  − 16    So the smallest ∣A(x)∣ is −16, when x = −1
A(x)=(x1)(x+3)12=x2+2x15=(x+1)216SothesmallestA(x)is16,whenx=1

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