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The 3×3 is augmented by repeating the first two columns of the
determinant on the right-hand-side of the determinant. Three triple
products are formed, starting with the elements of the first row multiplied
by the two remaining elements on the right-downward-sloping diagonals.
Three more triple products are formed, starting with the element of the
third row multiplied by the row remaining elements on the right-upwardsloping
diagonals. The value of the determinant is the sum of the first
three triple products minus the sum of the last three triple products. Thus