DET([a, 1, 0, -2; a, 0, 1, 5; -1, a, 0, 4; -2, 4, 0, 6]) = - 6·a^2 + 20·a - 6
Du hast die Determinante also schon richtig heraus.
[a, 1, 0, -2]
[a, 0, 1, 5]
[-1, a, 0, 4]
[-2, 4, 0, 6]
II - I ; a*III + I ; a*IV + 2*I
[a, 1, 0, -2]
[0, -1, 1, 7]
[0, a^2 + 1, 0, 4·a - 2]
[0, 4·a + 2, 0, 6·a - 4]
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