Solved on Jan 25, 2024

Find the determinant of the matrix product of A=[42]A=\left[\begin{array}{ll}4 & 2\end{array}\right] and B=[13]B=\left[\begin{array}{c}-1 \\ 3\end{array}\right].

STEP 1

Assumptions
1. Matrix AA is given by A=[42]A=\left[\begin{array}{ll}4 & 2\end{array}\right]
2. Matrix BB is given by B=[13]B=\left[\begin{array}{c}-1 \\ 3\end{array}\right]
3. We need to find the determinant of the product BABA, denoted as BA|BA|

STEP 2

First, we need to multiply matrix BB by matrix AA. The product of a 2×12 \times 1 matrix and a 1×21 \times 2 matrix will result in a 2×22 \times 2 matrix.
BA=B×ABA = B \times A

STEP 3

Perform the matrix multiplication.
BA=[13][42]BA = \left[\begin{array}{c}-1 \\ 3\end{array}\right] \left[\begin{array}{ll}4 & 2\end{array}\right]

STEP 4

Multiply each element of matrix BB by each element of matrix AA and sum the products to find the elements of the resulting matrix.
BA=[1×41×23×43×2]BA = \left[\begin{array}{cc} -1 \times 4 & -1 \times 2 \\ 3 \times 4 & 3 \times 2 \end{array}\right]

STEP 5

Calculate the elements of the resulting matrix.
BA=[42126]BA = \left[\begin{array}{cc} -4 & -2 \\ 12 & 6 \end{array}\right]

STEP 6

Now we need to find the determinant of the resulting 2×22 \times 2 matrix BABA.
BA=42126|BA| = \left|\begin{array}{cc} -4 & -2 \\ 12 & 6 \end{array}\right|

STEP 7

The determinant of a 2×22 \times 2 matrix is calculated by subtracting the product of the elements on the secondary diagonal from the product of the elements on the main diagonal.
BA=(4)(6)(2)(12)|BA| = (-4)(6) - (-2)(12)

STEP 8

Calculate the determinant.
BA=24(24)|BA| = -24 - (-24)

STEP 9

Simplify the expression.
BA=24+24|BA| = -24 + 24

STEP 10

Calculate the final value of the determinant.
BA=0|BA| = 0
The determinant of the product BABA is 0, which corresponds to option d.

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