Choose the One Alternative That Best Completes the Statement or Answers

question 54

Multiple Choice

Choose the one alternative that best completes the statement or answers the question.
Evaluate the determinant of the given matrix.
- $$A = \left[ \begin{array} { c c } e ^ { x } & e ^ { 9 x } \\6 & - e ^ { 8 x }\end{array} \right]$$

• A) \(- 7 e ^ { 9 x }\)
• B) \(- e ^ { 8 x } - 6 e ^ { 9 x }\)
• C) \(- 5 e ^ { 9 x }\)
• D) \(7 e ^ { 9 x }\)

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