||'''Book'''|| Linear Algebra ||
 ||'''Author'''|| Gilbert Strang ||
 ||'''Edition'''||  ||

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{{{
a=var('a')
b=var('b')
c=var('c')
A1 = matrix([[1,a,a^2],[1,b,b^2],[1,c,c^2]])
det(A1)
}}}

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