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<h1>MDETERM Function</h1>
<p>The <b>MDETERM</b> function is one of the math and trigonometry functions. It is used to return the matrix determinant of an array.</p>
<p>The <b>MDETERM</b> function syntax is:</p>
<p style="text-indent: 150px;"><b><em>MDETERM(array)</em></b></p>
<p>where <b><em>array</em></b> is an array of numbers.</p>
<p class="note"><b>Note</b>: If any of the cells in the array contain empty or non-numeric values, the function will return the <b>#N/A</b> error.<br />
If the number of rows in the array is not the same as the number of columns, the function will return the <b>#VALUE!</b> error.</p>
<p>To apply the <b>MDETERM</b> function,</p>
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<li>select the cell where you wish to display the result,</li>
<li>click the <b>Insert function</b> <img alt="Insert function icon" src="../images/insertfunction.png" /> icon situated at the top toolbar,
<br />or right-click within a selected cell and select the <b>Insert Function</b> option from the menu,
<br />or click the <img alt="Function icon" src="../images/function.png" /> icon situated at the formula bar,
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<li>select the <b>Math and trigonometry</b> function group from the list,</li>
<li>click the <b>MDETERM</b> function,</li>
<li>select the range of cells with the mouse or enter the required argument manually, like this A1:B2,</li>
<li>press the <b>Enter</b> button.</li>
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<p>The result will be displayed in the selected cell.</p>
<p style="text-indent: 150px;"><img alt="MDETERM Function" src="../images/mdeterm.png" /></p>
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