Lesson: Determinants Mathematics

Students will be able to

• understand how to multiply a determinant by a scalar,
• understand that the determinant of a matrix is equal to the determinant of the transpose of the matrix,
• understand that the determinant of a product of matrices is equal to the product of the determinants of the matrices,
• understand that the determinant of a triangular matrix equals the product of the diagonal elements,
• use the properties of determinants to solve problems.