Question -
Answer -
A.┬аDeterminant is a square matrix.
B.┬аDeterminant is a number associated to amatrix.
C.┬аDeterminant is a number associated to asquare matrix.
D.┬аNone of these
Solution
We know that to everysquare matrix,┬а
of order┬аn. We canassociate a number called the determinant of square matrix┬аA,where┬а
element of┬аA.
Thus, the determinant isa number associated to a square matrix.
Hence, the correctanswer is C.