<exercise checkit-seed="0006" checkit-slug="G1" checkit-title="Row operations and determinants">
<statement>
<p>Let <m>A</m> be a <m>4 \times 4</m> matrix with determinant <m> 5 </m>.</p>
<ol>
<li>Let <m>P</m> be the matrix obtained from <m>A</m> by applying the row operation <m> R_1 \leftrightarrow R_2 </m>.
What is <m>\operatorname{det}\ P</m>?</li>
<li>Let <m>N</m> be the matrix obtained from <m>A</m> by applying the row operation <m> R_3 \to 5R_3 </m>.
What is <m>\operatorname{det}\ N</m>?</li>
<li>Let <m>M</m> be the matrix obtained from <m>A</m> by applying the row operation <m> R_3 \to R_3 + -2R_1 </m>.
What is <m>\operatorname{det}\ M</m>?</li>
</ol>
</statement>
<answer>
<ol>
<li>
<m>\operatorname{det}\ P= -5 </m>
</li>
<li>
<m>\operatorname{det}\ N= 25 </m>
</li>
<li>
<m>\operatorname{det}\ M= 5 </m>
</li>
</ol>
</answer>
</exercise>