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If a 3 x 3 matrix has two identical rows, but the third row is different from the other two, its determinant equals 0.

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A matrix with two identical rows has a determinant of 0 because swapping these rows does not change the matrix but should change the sign of the determinant, implying the determinant must be zero.

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