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+;"determ.scm" Determinant
+
+(define (determinant m)
+  (define (butnth n lst)
+    (if (zero? n) (cdr lst) (cons (car lst) (butnth (+ -1 n) (cdr lst)))))
+  (define (minor m i j)
+    (map (lambda (x) (butnth j x)) (butnth i m)))
+  (define (cofactor m i j)
+    (* (if (odd? (+ i j)) -1 1) (determinant (minor m i j))))
+  (define n (length m))
+  (if (eqv? 1 n) (caar m)
+      (do ((j (+ -1 n) (+ -1 j))
+	   (ans 0 (+ ans (* (list-ref (car m) j) (cofactor m 0 j)))))
+	  ((negative? j) ans))))