What is the difference between a matrix and a determinant?

Step-by-step explanation:

A matrix is a set of numbers organized in rows and columns to represent the variables in a situation, and the determinant is used to find the inverse of a matrix which helps you solve for different variable values.

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graphically?   well, you graph them both, the solutions is where they both intersect each other, since there are two solutions, meaning they will meet twice, or namely the linear will run into the quadratic curve twice, and where they meet, those x,y coordinates are the solutions to the system.