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Solve a tricky 3×3 determinant in 10 seconds

“Solve it in 10 seconds”

Amit YadavAmit Yadav@amityadav_0b1e · Published October 28, 2026
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  1. 1

    Hook

    Solve it in 10 seconds · |102 18 36| · |1 3 4| · |17 3 6|

    VO · Solve this tricky determinant in ten seconds, no expanding.

  2. 2

    Demo

    The row operation · R1 → R1 − 6R2

    VO · Just take row one, and subtract six times row two.

  3. 3

    Feature

    New first row: (96, 0, 12) · 96 · 0 · 12

    VO · So the first row becomes ninety-six, zero, twelve,

  4. 4

    Feature

    One zero does the work · Zero kills a term · Two terms remain

    VO · and that single zero makes the whole expansion collapse.

  5. 5

    Proof

    The shortcut · Terms cancel

    VO · Then the terms cancel, so the shortcut finishes the job.

  6. 6

    Call to action

    More tricky maths questions · Follow

    VO · Follow for more tricky maths questions.

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