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Cofactor Expansion Definition: Let A = [a;;] be an n x n matrix. Let Mj; be the (n — 1) x (n — 1) submatrix obtained by deleting the i” row and j'" column of A, The determinant of Mj; is called the minor of aj;. The cofactor Aj; of aj; is Ay = (-D*| Mg]. Theorem: Let A = [{a;;) be an n x n matrix. Then for each 1

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