Provide an Appropriate Response For Any Values of the Variables?
A) 1
B) 0

question 29

Multiple Choice

Provide an appropriate response.
-What is the value of
$$\left| \begin{array} { l l l } \mathrm { m } & \mathrm { n } & \mathrm { p } \\0 & 0 & 0 \\\mathrm { q } & \mathrm { r } & \mathrm { s }\end{array} \right|$$ for any values of the variables?

• A) 1
• B) 0
• C) -1
• D) undefined

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