function det = bis_determinant ( alpha, beta, n )

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%
%% BIS_DETERMINANT returns the determinant of the BIS matrix.
%
%  Licensing:
%
%    This code is distributed under the MIT license.
%
%  Modified:
%
%    27 September 2007
%
%  Author:
%
%    John Burkardt
%
%  Input:
%
%    real ALPHA, BETA, the scalars which define the
%    diagonal and first superdiagonal of the matrix.
%
%    integer N, the order of the matrix.
%
%  Output:
%
%    real DET, the determinant of the matrix.
%
  det = alpha^n;

  return
end
