AS June 2019 Paper 1 Q2

2 Which of the following expressions is the determinant of the matrix \(\begin{bmatrix} a & 2 \\ b & 5 \end{bmatrix}\)?

Circle your answer. [1 mark]

• \(5a - 2b\)
• \(2a - 5b\)
• \(5b - 2a\)
• \(2b - 5a\)