x = det(X) x = det(X) Real x; Complex x; Matrix X; CoMatrix X; x = det(X) x = det(X) Polynomial x; Rational x; PoMatrix X; RaMatrix X;
>> x = det([[1 2][3 4]]) x = -2 >> x = det([[(1,2), (3,4)][(5,6), (7,8)]]) x = (0.0, 0.0) >> s = Polynomial("s"); >> A = [[1 2][3 4]]; >> x = det(s*I(A) - A) x = s^2 - 5s - 2