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6</a>&nbsp;&nbsp;Matrix calculations <a name="sec:matrix">
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Maxima can compute the determinant, inverse and eigenvalues and
eigenvectors of matrices which have symbolic elements (i.e., elements
which involve algebraic variables.) We begin by entering a matrix <tt>
  m</tt> element by element:

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