如果A是n阶方阵,k是常数,那么 |kA| = Kn|A|
证明:
用 j1, j2, ··· , jn 表示从1到n的序列。根据行列式的定义:
|A|= ∑(j1,j2,···,jn)(-1)τ(j1,j2,···,jn)a1j1a2j2···anjn
|kA|=∑(j1,j2,···,jn)(-1)τ(j1,j2,···,jn)(ka1j1)(ka2j2)···(kanjn)
= ∑(j1,j2,···,jn)kn(-1)τ(j1,j2,···,jn)a1j1a2j2···anjn
= kn∑(j1,j2,···,jn)(-1)τ(j1,j2,···,jn)a1j1a2j2···anjn = kn|A|