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

  2.   Determine which matrix has a determinant.
    A. [1 -4 -8] B.
    C. D.
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  3.   Find the value of the determinant of
    A. 2 B. –32
    C. 6 D. 64
    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. (147, 87) D. (–1.79, 1.06)
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