Let x and y be two vectors in a 3 dimensional space and <x, y> denote their dot product. Then the determinant det \[\left[ {\begin{array}{*{20}{c}} { < {\text{x}},{\text{x}} > }&{ < {\text{x}},{\text{y}} > } \\ { < {\text{y}},{\text{x}} > }&{ < {\text{y}},{\text{y}} > } \end{array}} \right].\]
A. is zero when x and y are linearly independent
B. is positive when x and yare linearly independent
C. is non-zero for all non-zero x and y
D. is zero only when either x or y is zero
Answer: Option B

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