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Matlab[det] - compute the determinant of a MapleMatrix or MatlabMatrix in MATLAB(R)
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MapleMatrix, or MatlabMatrix
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Description
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The Matlab[det] command computes the determinant of a matrix using MATLAB.
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Since constants are considered one-by-one matrices, the determinant of a constant returns the constant.
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Executing the Matlab[det] command returns a float.
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Examples
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Define the Maple matrix
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![maplematrix_a := Matrix([[1, 3, 5], [6, 4, 2], [7, 8, 1]])](/support/helpjp/helpview.aspx?si=7569/file02387/math57.png)
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The determinant of this MapleMatrix is computed as
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](/support/helpjp/helpview.aspx?si=7569/file02387/math63.png)
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A matrix is set in MATLAB, manipulated, and the new matrix's determinant is computed
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![Matlab[setvar]("matlabmatrix_a", maplematrix_a)](/support/helpjp/helpview.aspx?si=7569/file02387/math75.png)
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![Matlab[evalM]("matlabmatrix_b = matlabmatrix_a ^ 2 ")](/support/helpjp/helpview.aspx?si=7569/file02387/math79.png)
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![Matlab[det]("matlabmatrix_b")](/support/helpjp/helpview.aspx?si=7569/file02387/math83.png)
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