taiwan-gsat 2010 Q2

taiwan-gsat · Other · gsat__math Matrices Determinant and Rank Computation
2. Given that $a, b$ are integers and the determinant $\left| \begin{array} { c c } 5 & a \\ b & 7 \end{array} \right| = 4$, what is the absolute value $|a + b|$?
(1) 16
(2) 31
(3) 32
(4) 39
(5) Insufficient information to determine
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2. Given that $a, b$ are integers and the determinant $\left| \begin{array} { c c } 5 & a \\ b & 7 \end{array} \right| = 4$, what is the absolute value $|a + b|$?\\
(1) 16\\
(2) 31\\
(3) 32\\
(4) 39\\
(5) Insufficient information to determine