Question

Anyone want to help me with solving a determinant for a 5x5 matrix?...

Answer 1

[a b 0 0 0],[c a b 0 0], [0 c a b 0], [0 0 c a b 0], [ 0 0 0 c a]

Answer 2

this is making my brain hurt

Answer 3

ha np, I think I figured out an easy way

Answer 4

I'll try to solve this assuming that the last 0 on the 4th row is a typing error.

Answer 5

Ok... this might take a while. T_T

Answer 6

Maybe,
\[a\cdot(a^2-bc)\cdot(a^2-3bc)\]

Answer 7

thanks!