Let B= 𝑎𝑏𝑐 𝑑𝑒𝑓 𝑔ℎ𝑖 be a 33 matrix. Assume that B = 20. Determine if …

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Let B=[𝑎𝑏𝑐𝑑𝑒𝑓𝑔h𝑖]B=\begin{bmatrix} 𝑎&𝑏&𝑐\\ 𝑑&𝑒&𝑓\\ 𝑔&ℎ&𝑖 \end{bmatrix} be a 3×33\times3 matrix. Assume that det(B)=20\det B = 20. Determine if the matrix A that appears below is invertible by computing its determinant.

A=[5𝑎5𝑏05𝑐0010𝑔h0i𝑑10𝑎𝑒10𝑏0𝑓10𝑐]A=\begin{bmatrix} 5𝑎&5𝑏&0&5𝑐\\ 0&0&1&0\\ −𝑔&-h&0&-i\\ 𝑑 − 10𝑎&𝑒 − 10𝑏&0&𝑓 − 10𝑐 \end{bmatrix}

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