Determinant of $$$\left[\begin{array}{ccc}\cos{\left(x \right)} & \sin{\left(x \right)} & \sin{\left(2 x \right)}\\- \sin{\left(x \right)} & \cos{\left(x \right)} & 2 \cos{\left(2 x \right)}\\- \cos{\left(x \right)} & - \sin{\left(x \right)} & - 4 \sin{\left(2 x \right)}\end{array}\right]$$$

The calculator will find the determinant of the square $$$3$$$x$$$3$$$ matrix $$$\left[\begin{array}{ccc}\cos{\left(x \right)} & \sin{\left(x \right)} & \sin{\left(2 x \right)}\\- \sin{\left(x \right)} & \cos{\left(x \right)} & 2 \cos{\left(2 x \right)}\\- \cos{\left(x \right)} & - \sin{\left(x \right)} & - 4 \sin{\left(2 x \right)}\end{array}\right]$$$, with steps shown.

Related calculator: Cofactor Matrix Calculator

If the calculator did not compute something or you have identified an error, or you have a suggestion/feedback, please write it in the comments below.

Your Input

Calculate $$$\left|\begin{array}{ccc}\cos{\left(x \right)} & \sin{\left(x \right)} & \sin{\left(2 x \right)}\\- \sin{\left(x \right)} & \cos{\left(x \right)} & 2 \cos{\left(2 x \right)}\\- \cos{\left(x \right)} & - \sin{\left(x \right)} & - 4 \sin{\left(2 x \right)}\end{array}\right|$$$.

Solution

Subtract column $$$1$$$ multiplied by $$$\frac{\sin{\left(x \right)}}{\cos{\left(x \right)}}$$$ from column $$$2$$$: $$$C_{2} = C_{2} - \frac{\sin{\left(x \right)}}{\cos{\left(x \right)}} C_{1}$$$.

$$$\left|\begin{array}{ccc}\cos{\left(x \right)} & \sin{\left(x \right)} & \sin{\left(2 x \right)}\\- \sin{\left(x \right)} & \cos{\left(x \right)} & 2 \cos{\left(2 x \right)}\\- \cos{\left(x \right)} & - \sin{\left(x \right)} & - 4 \sin{\left(2 x \right)}\end{array}\right| = \left|\begin{array}{ccc}\cos{\left(x \right)} & 0 & \sin{\left(2 x \right)}\\- \sin{\left(x \right)} & \frac{1}{\cos{\left(x \right)}} & 2 \cos{\left(2 x \right)}\\- \cos{\left(x \right)} & 0 & - 4 \sin{\left(2 x \right)}\end{array}\right|$$$

Subtract column $$$1$$$ multiplied by $$$\frac{\sin{\left(2 x \right)}}{\cos{\left(x \right)}}$$$ from column $$$3$$$: $$$C_{3} = C_{3} - \frac{\sin{\left(2 x \right)}}{\cos{\left(x \right)}} C_{1}$$$.

$$$\left|\begin{array}{ccc}\cos{\left(x \right)} & 0 & \sin{\left(2 x \right)}\\- \sin{\left(x \right)} & \frac{1}{\cos{\left(x \right)}} & 2 \cos{\left(2 x \right)}\\- \cos{\left(x \right)} & 0 & - 4 \sin{\left(2 x \right)}\end{array}\right| = \left|\begin{array}{ccc}\cos{\left(x \right)} & 0 & 0\\- \sin{\left(x \right)} & \frac{1}{\cos{\left(x \right)}} & 2 \cos^{2}{\left(x \right)}\\- \cos{\left(x \right)} & 0 & - 3 \sin{\left(2 x \right)}\end{array}\right|$$$

Expand along row $$$1$$$:

$$$\left|\begin{array}{ccc}\cos{\left(x \right)} & 0 & 0\\- \sin{\left(x \right)} & \frac{1}{\cos{\left(x \right)}} & 2 \cos^{2}{\left(x \right)}\\- \cos{\left(x \right)} & 0 & - 3 \sin{\left(2 x \right)}\end{array}\right| = \left(\cos{\left(x \right)}\right) \left(-1\right)^{1 + 1} \left|\begin{array}{cc}\frac{1}{\cos{\left(x \right)}} & 2 \cos^{2}{\left(x \right)}\\0 & - 3 \sin{\left(2 x \right)}\end{array}\right| + \left(0\right) \left(-1\right)^{1 + 2} \left|\begin{array}{cc}- \sin{\left(x \right)} & 2 \cos^{2}{\left(x \right)}\\- \cos{\left(x \right)} & - 3 \sin{\left(2 x \right)}\end{array}\right| + \left(0\right) \left(-1\right)^{1 + 3} \left|\begin{array}{cc}- \sin{\left(x \right)} & \frac{1}{\cos{\left(x \right)}}\\- \cos{\left(x \right)} & 0\end{array}\right| = \cos{\left(x \right)} \left|\begin{array}{cc}\frac{1}{\cos{\left(x \right)}} & 2 \cos^{2}{\left(x \right)}\\0 & - 3 \sin{\left(2 x \right)}\end{array}\right|$$$

The determinant of a 2x2 matrix is $$$\left|\begin{array}{cc}a & b\\c & d\end{array}\right| = a d - b c$$$.

$$$\left|\begin{array}{cc}\frac{1}{\cos{\left(x \right)}} & 2 \cos^{2}{\left(x \right)}\\0 & - 3 \sin{\left(2 x \right)}\end{array}\right| = \left(\frac{1}{\cos{\left(x \right)}}\right)\cdot \left(- 3 \sin{\left(2 x \right)}\right) - \left(2 \cos^{2}{\left(x \right)}\right)\cdot \left(0\right) = - 6 \sin{\left(x \right)}$$$

Finally, $$$\left(\cos{\left(x \right)}\right)\cdot \left(- 6 \sin{\left(x \right)}\right) = - 3 \sin{\left(2 x \right)}$$$.

Answer

$$$\left|\begin{array}{ccc}\cos{\left(x \right)} & \sin{\left(x \right)} & \sin{\left(2 x \right)}\\- \sin{\left(x \right)} & \cos{\left(x \right)} & 2 \cos{\left(2 x \right)}\\- \cos{\left(x \right)} & - \sin{\left(x \right)} & - 4 \sin{\left(2 x \right)}\end{array}\right| = - 3 \sin{\left(2 x \right)}$$$A