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Minor

  

compute a minor of a Matrix

 

Calling Sequence

Parameters

Description

Examples

Calling Sequence

Minor(A, r, c, options)

Parameters

A

-

Matrix

r

-

integer; row to omit

c

-

integer; column to omit

options

-

(optional) parameters; for a complete list, see LinearAlgebra[Minor]

Description

• 

The Minor(A, r, c) command, where A is an m⁢x⁢m (square) Matrix, returns the determinant of the m−1⁢x⁢m−1 submatrix found by omitting the rth row and the cth column of A.

Examples

> 

with⁡StudentLinearAlgebra:

> 

A≔a|b|c,d|e|f,g|h|i

A≔abcdefghi

(1)
> 

Minor⁡A,3,3

a⁢e−b⁢d

(2)
> 

B≔1,2,3,−4|5,6,−7,8|9,−10,11,12|−13,14,15,16

B≔159−1326−10143−71115−481216

(3)
> 

Minor⁡B,2,3

−720

(4)

See Also

LinearAlgebra[Minor]

Student[LinearAlgebra]

Student[LinearAlgebra][Adjoint]

Student[LinearAlgebra][Determinant]