Given that I3 is a unit matrix of order 3, find |I3|

A unit matrix is a square matrix in which all the diagonal elements are equal to 1, and all the other elements are equal to 0. The symbol I3 represents the unit matrix of order 3, which is a 3x3 matrix. So, the matrix I3 can be written as: |1 0 0| |0 1 0| |0 0 1| To find the determinant of I3, we can use the formula for the determinant of a 3x3 matrix: |a b c| |d e f| |g h i| = a(ei - fh) - b(di - fg) + c(dh - eg) Applying this formula to I3, we get: |1 0 0| |0 1 0| |0 0 1| = 1(1*1 - 0*0) - 0(0*1 - 0*0) + 0(0*1 - 0*0) = 1 Therefore, the determinant of I3 is 1, and the correct answer is option (C) 1. Options (A) -1, (B) 0, and (D) 2 are incorrect.