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Romania National Olympiad 2011 - Grade XI - problem 1

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April 19, 2011
linear algebramatrixlinear algebra unsolved

Problem Statement

A row of a matrix belonging to Mn(C)\mathcal{M}_n(\mathbb{C}) is said to be permutable if no matter how we would permute the entries of that row, the value of the determinant doesn't change. Prove that if a matrix has two permutable rows, then its determinant is equal to 00 .