This is LaTeX code:

[latex]
\left|\begin{array}{ccc}
\vec{i} & \vec{j} & \vec{k} \\
2 & 1 & -1 \\
2 & -1 & 3
\end{array}\right| = (2, -8, -4) = 2 (1, -4, -2)
[/latex]