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Determinant/3x3/Sarrus/Example

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For a 3×3-matrix M=(a11a12a13a21a22a23a31a32a33), we have

det(a11a12a13a21a22a23a31a32a33)=a11a22a33+a12a23a31+a13a21a32a13a22a31a11a23a32a12a21a33.

This is called the rule of Sarrus.