What is happening to the sin(phi) factor in the spherical curl?

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Homework Statement
Take the curl in the shperical coordinate system.
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Same as below.
This is from my E&M textbook.
I'm doing a problem where I need to take the Curl in spherical coordinates but I'm getting the wrong answer.
I tried applying the matrix, but it doesn't seem like it make sense with the expansion that they show in the textbook (screenshot below).
If I apply the matrix formula I end up with an extra sinθ that don't get if I use the formula in the expansion.
It looks to me like in the component there should be a 1/sinθ factor outside the brackets?
I don't see what is happening in the compentent that is making the 1/sinθ factor next to the matrix disapear when we get to the component.
Am I missing something.

Thanks

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This looks like a typo. But I have some trouble with a factor ##r## in the second term, too, missing ##r^{-1}##. I suggest to deal with the determinant and apply the factor outside last.
 
fresh_42 said:
This looks like a typo. But I have some trouble with a factor ##r## in the second term, too, missing ##r^{-1}##. I suggest to deal with the determinant and apply the factor outside last.
I get the wrong answere when I use the determinant, even though I divide through with the r^2 sin(theta) last.
I do get the right answer if I use the expanded notation as a guide. So not sure if I'm applying the matrix wrong, or if there's a typo somewhere?
 
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