3×3 Matrix Determinant

det = a(ei−fh) − b(di−fg) + c(dh−eg). Cofactor expansion.

Inputs

Result

det(M)
1.000000
Invertible.
  • Row 1[1, 2, 3]
  • Row 2[0, 1, 4]
  • Row 3[5, 6, 0]
  • a(ei−fh)-24.0000
  • −b(di−fg)40.0000
  • +c(dh−eg)-15.0000
  • Determinant1.000000

Step-by-step

  1. Cofactor expansion along row 1.
  2. det = a(ei−fh) − b(di−fg) + c(dh−eg) = 1.0000.

How to use this calculator

  • Enter all 9 entries.

About this calculator

3×3 determinant via cofactor expansion: det = a(ei−fh) − b(di−fg) + c(dh−eg) for [[a,b,c],[d,e,f],[g,h,i]]. Geometric meaning: signed volume of parallelepiped spanned by rows. Determinant zero ⇒ matrix singular (rows linearly dependent). For larger matrices: row reduction or LU decomposition. Source: Wolfram MathWorld - Determinant.

Frequently asked

det = 0. No inverse. Rows linearly dependent. System Ax = b has 0 or ∞ solutions.

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