ANSWER
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EXPLANATION
For a matrix A of order n×n, the cofactor
of element
is defined to be

is the minor of element
equal to the determinant of the matrix we get by taking matrix A and deleting row i and column j.
Here, we have

M₁₁ is the determinant of the matrix that is matrix A with row 1 and column 1 removed. The bold entries are the row and the column we delete.

Since the determinant of a 2×2 matrix is

it follows that

so 
The answer is c as -2 is -2/1 , -2/1 times 1/2 equals -1 which makes it so If x is -2 or less than it won’t exceed -1
Answer:

Step-by-step explanation:
The systems of equations are
Let us assume the rate of the current be c
Now actual speed against the current is (15 - c)
And, the actual speed with the current is (15 + c)
Here we applied the time formula i.e. distance by speed
Also the upstream time - downstream time = 4
Now the equations are

The answer is
8/4
7/5
4/3
7/10