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ECAT and MCAT Preparation: Post your doubts here!

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Ah it's really hard to explain maths like this. Anyway i'll try again.
Do you know how to expand a 3x3 determinant? This is the same thing. When you expand a 3x3 determinant, you are actually converting it into a lesser order matrix ,i.e a 2x2 matrix which is then solved by 'ad-bc' formula.
Now the given determinant was of 5x5 order. You expand it/convert it into a lower order determinant, i.e 4x4
You have got more than 1 4x4 determinants corresponding to the number of elements in that row or column. Now the technique was that if we use such a row or column for expansion which has only one non-zero entry, we get only 1 4x4 determinant. Had we considered a row or a column having more than 1 non zero entries, there would have been more than 1 4x4 determinants, which would have made the problem confusing.
Now using that 1 4x4 determinant, we again consider a row or a column for expansion which would give only one lesser order i.e, 3x3 determinant.
Then we expand the 3x3 determinant and solve it by ad-bc. I hope that helped :)
Ah, ok. Got it (y) thanks :)
 
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Hey could you guys help me out? nust k test may Sat english hoti ha and my vocabulary isn't that good. So any tips or anything to prepare vocabulary? :/
 
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Hey could you guys help me out? nust k test may Sat english hoti ha and my vocabulary isn't that good. So any tips or anything to prepare vocabulary? :/
buy sat 1 barrons book from old book shop.. do the questions and go thru the list of words given..
 
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In chemistry, are we supposed to know the number of isotopes each element possesses. ?
 
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well for those who have no idea about moment of inertia.,.....an important part of FSC syllabus.....
absolutely wonderful guy.....ye to khan se be agay nikla
 
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whats mesomerism.???
mentioned in pieas sample test....i dint even found in fsc book
plus for those who are having problem in maths fsc......lmme find a channel.....i saw it in january or something.......indian channell....bt reallly great guy........very close course,.....bt quite conceptual....
i mean YOUTUBE VIDEOS CHANNEL
 
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finding average value of function
ROW-ECHELON FORM
ANGULAR Momentum
 
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Haven't started preparing for entry tests yet, that's why I was asking! So, before that, from where are you doing questions then?
Just picking random questions from Fsc books!
I also havent started full fledged preparation!
 
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Just picking random questions from Fsc books!
I also havent started full fledged preparation!
Alright. Btw will/have you read (some)topics from FSc books? Also, do you think if there's any need to do Maths questions from first year's book?
 
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Just to confirm: This thread can be used to discuss entry tests for NUST and GIKI, right? Btw ECAT is only to apply for UET, right?
 
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