1.   What is the value of the determinant?
   
    A. 12 B. -8
    C. -3 D. -12
    Hint

  2.   Use Cramer's rule to find the value of x in the system of equations.


    A. B.
    C. D.
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  3.   Find the determinant of
    A. -21 B. -16
    C. -11 D. 0
    Hint

  4.   Solve the system –2x – 4y = 7, 3x + 5y = 9.
    A. B. (71, –39)
    C. D.
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  5.   Two sides of an angle are contained in lines whose equations are 6x + 4y = 15 and 7x – 9y = 3. Find the coordinates of the vertex of the angle. Round to the nearest hundredth.
    A. (1.79, 1.06) B. (147, 87)
    C. (–1.79, 1.06) D. (–147, –87)
    Hint



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