Re: How to make a determinant?

Paminu wrote:
>
> I have made a few matrices, but when I would like to make a determinant of a
> matrix how do I make the "| |" instead of "( )"?

\[
\left| {\begin{array}{*{20}c}
a & b & c \\
d & e & f \\
g & h & i \\
\end{array}} \right|
\]


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