Find the determinant of the matrix [[3, 5], [-4, -1]].
Note
For a 2×2 matrix, calculate the determinant by multiplying the main diagonal and subtracting the other diagonal. Be careful with negative numbers while doing the subtraction. For a 2×2 matrix [[a,b],[c,d]], determinant is ad-bc. Here det=3(-1)-5(-4)=17. The final determinant is the value obtained after this diagonal calculation.
