10.3 Determinants and Cramer’s Rule
What three words in the English language start with “dw….”?
10.3a Determinants and Cramer’s Rule
Dwarf
Dwell
Dwind
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What three words in the English language start with “dw….”?
Determinants
2 by 2 determinant
a b
D
 ad  bc
c d
3 2
Evaluate : 
6 1
4 2
Evaluate :
5 3
Cramer’s Rule
ax  by  s
The solution to the system 
is given by
cx  dy  t
Dx
x
D
y
Dy
D

a b
s b
a s
where D 
, Dx 
, Dy 
c d
t d
c t

Cramer’s Rule
Solve the following system of equations using Cramer’s Rule.
2x  4y 16

3x  5y  9
Cramer’s Rule
Solve the following system of equations using Cramer’s Rule.
3x  2y  0

5x 10y  4
Determinants
3 by 3 determinant
a b
D d e
g h
c
e
f a
h
i
f
d
b
i
g
f
d e
c
i
g h
OR
a b
D d e
g h
c
b c
a c
a b
f  d
e
f
h i
g i
g h
i
etc…
Determinants
1 3 -2
Evaluate : 6 1 -5
8 2 3
Determinants
3 -9 4
Evaluate : 1 4 0
8 -3 1
Cramer’s Rule
Cramer’s Rule
Let’s apply Cramer’s Rule to solve a system of three equations.
 2x  y  z  8

2x  3y  z  4

4 x  2y  3z  3
Cramer’s Rule
Let’s apply Cramer’s Rule to solve a system of three equations.
x  2y  5

4 x  8y  6
10.3 Determinants and Cramer’s Rule
What two words in the English language end with “…-gry”?
10.3 Determinants and Cramer’s Rule
Angry
Hungry
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What two words in the English language end with “…-gry”?