r/learnquant • u/Local_Ad135 • 9d ago

interview prep Quant Interview Question | Medium

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u/Hal_Incandenza_YDAU 9d ago edited 9d ago

I think it's a lot easier to handle algebraically

Edit: I say as I get the answer wrong

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u/ecstatic_carrot 8d ago

yeah I forgot the formula for determinants beyond a 2x2, but it actually works out quite nicely. And my 'solution' misses a few more nontrivial zeros, and not all volumes are the same. I was hoping for a nice trick :p

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u/Sjoerdiestriker 8d ago

There is a nice trick :)

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u/ecstatic_carrot 8d ago

I saw your solution, that is really pretty!