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Evaluate each determinant.

5127\left| \begin{array} { c c } { - 5 } & { - 1 } \\ { - 2 } & { - 7 } \end{array} \right|

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Recall that a determinant of a matrix is denoted by a1b1a2b2\left|\begin{array}{rr} a_1 & b_1 \\ a_2 & b_2 \end{array}\right|, and that the determinant is defined by:

a1b1a2b2=a1b2a2b1\left|\begin{array}{rr} a_1 & b_1 \\ a_2 & b_2 \end{array}\right| = a_1b_2-a_2b_1

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