Which of the following is correct?
a) Determinant is a square matrix
b) Determinant is a number associated to a matrix
c) Determinant is a number associated to a square matrix
d) None of the above
We know that for every square matrix, A=|aij] or order n, where aij=(i,j)th element of A. We can associate a number called the determinant of square matrix A.
Thus the determinant is a number associated to a square matrix
Hence, the correct answer is (c)