Matrix Hand

Matrix Hand
Matrix Hand
How does one prove that the determinant of a right hand rotation matrix must be +one?

The rotation matrix is
[cos (t) -sin(t)]
[sin(t) cos(t)]

So the determinant is cos^2(t) – (- sin^2(t)) = cos^2(t) + sin^2(t) = 1

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