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Calculate the determinant of the left-hand side matrix.

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n=0,−3n = 0, -3

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  1. Calculate the determinant of the left-hand side matrix.

    The determinant of a 2×22 \times 2 matrix ∣abcd∣\begin{vmatrix} a & b \\ c & d \end{vmatrix} is ad−bcad - bc.
    For the left-hand side:

    ∣−2n+3n+12nn∣=(−2n+3)(n)−(n+1)(2n)\begin{vmatrix} -2n+3 & n+1 \\ 2n & n \end{vmatrix} = (-2n+3)(n) - (n+1)(2n)

    Expand the terms:

    (−2n2+3n)−(2n2+2n)(-2n^2 + 3n) - (2n^2 + 2n) −2n2+3n−2n2−2n-2n^2 + 3n - 2n^2 - 2n −4n2+n-4n^2 + n
  2. Calculate the determinant of the right-hand side matrix.

    For the right-hand side:

    ∣−2n+54n−n+23n∣=(−2n+5)(3n)−(4n)(−n+2)\begin{vmatrix} -2n+5 & 4n \\ -n+2 & 3n \end{vmatrix} = (-2n+5)(3n) - (4n)(-n+2)

    Expand the terms:

    (−6n2+15n)−(−4n2+8n)(-6n^2 + 15n) - (-4n^2 + 8n) −6n2+15n+4n2−8n-6n^2 + 15n + 4n^2 - 8n −2n2+7n-2n^2 + 7n
  3. Set the two determinants equal to each other and solve for nn.

    −4n2+n=−2n2+7n-4n^2 + n = -2n^2 + 7n

    Move all terms to one side to form a quadratic equation:

    0=−2n2+7n+4n2−n0 = -2n^2 + 7n + 4n^2 - n 0=2n2+6n0 = 2n^2 + 6n

    Factor out 2n2n:

    2n(n+3)=02n(n + 3) = 0

    This gives two possible solutions for nn:

    2n=0  ⟹  n=02n = 0 \implies n = 0 n+3=0  ⟹  n=−3n + 3 = 0 \implies n = -3

    The solutions for nn are 0 and −3-3.

    n=0,−3n = 0, -3
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