Solve this following

Question:

Evaluate $\left|\begin{array}{cc}14 & 9 \\ -8 & -7\end{array}\right|$

Solution:

$\left|\begin{array}{cc}14 & 9 \\ -8 & -7\end{array}\right|=14 \times(-7)-9 \times(-8)$

$=-26$

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