Sean A, B, C y D matrices reales n × n. Si
$$ \ operatorname {rank} \begin{bmatrix} \ A & B \\[0.3em] \ C & D \\[0.3em] \end {bmatrix} = n $$
entonces muestra que
$$ \ det \begin{bmatrix} \det A & \det B \\[0.3em] \det C & \det D \\[0.3em] \end {bmatrix} = 0 $$