Evaluate the following determinants:
i.
ii.
iii.
iv.
I.
⇒ |A| = x(5x + 1) – (–7)x
|A| = 5x2 + 8x
II.
⇒ |A| = cosθ × cosθ – (–sinθ) x sinθ
|A| = cos2θ + sin2θ
|A| = 1
III.
⇒ |A| = cos15° × cos75° + sin15° x sin75°
|A| = cos(75 – 15)°
|A| = cos60°
|A| = 0.5.
IV.
⇒ |A| = (a + ib)( a – ib) – (c + id)( –c + id)
= (a + ib)( a – ib) + (c + id)( c – id)
= a2 – i2 b2 + c2 – i2 d2
= a2 – (–1)b2 + c2 – (–1)d2
= a2 + b2 + c2 + d2