function determ = combin_determinant ( alpha, beta, n ) %*****************************************************************************80 % %% COMBIN_DETERMINANT returns the determinant of the combinatorial matrix. % % Licensing: % % This code is distributed under the GNU LGPL license. % % Modified: % % 01 October 2007 % % Author: % % John Burkardt % % Parameters: % % Input, real ALPHA, BETA, scalars that define A. % % Input, integer N, the order of A. % % Output, real DETERM, the determinant. % determ = alpha^( n - 1 ) * ( alpha + n * beta ); return end