The theory of determinants in the historical order of development, by Sir Thomas Muir.

CONTINUANTS (GUNTHER, 1873) 409 al a02 a3; ao a, a. a32-a ao a' Cl a32- 2 ao l a3a2-aC1 secondly, the element in the place (1, 3) is changed, the result being aCL~ ~ ~a C3 2; ao a1 a22- a3a1 a32- a2 ao a2a1 - aC3a a3a2 - a1 a2.(oO a3a1-ao and lastly, the element in the place (2, 4), with the result al a2 ao a1 a22-a a * aO a2al - a3 (a22 - a31) (a3a - a1) - (aCa - ac3o) (a2 -C3) a~a o (a3-2 3 ) -a)a~a)- ( ao) (a2-cO. ~ a2Co (aa2 - a3t1) (3a1 - nao) - C 2ao (a32 - c2) 3a.a2 (aC2 - a3c1) It is thus seen that if the equation for solution be the quartic x4+a3x3+a2x2+alx+ao = 0, a convergent to the smallest root is, according to Firstenau, -a0 c2 a3 1 al a2 a3 1 - C1 a^ 2 3 1^o 3 1 I2 3.* a2 "31 a a a0 a1 a23 a| a 3 a a0 a1 a2 (2 0 1 21 ao o ^! a ~ ao al and therefore, by the preceding transformation, if we write U, V for the two lengthiest elements, is equal to -Co a2.. a1 a-aa a a o a1 a22-a 3a ao C2a1- a3Cao. ao a2a, —cao U. a2a0 V *.. a2O V and consequently — aC0 a- -O ao (a22- aaL) aV a2a1 — a3-G Vu ffaic~-o- v

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The theory of determinants in the historical order of development, by Sir Thomas Muir.
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Muir, Thomas, Sir, 1844-1934.
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1906-
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Determinants

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