It's actually simple; I explain it here in two variables, but the principle is the same.
Say you have an equation $$\begin{pmatrix}a&b\\\c&d\end{pmatrix}\begin{pmatrix}x\\\y\end{pmatrix}=\begin{pmatrix}p\\\q \end{pmatrix}$$
Now you can see that the following holds
$$\begin{pmatrix}a&b\\\c&d\end{pmatrix}\begin{pmatrix}x&0\\\y&1\end{pmatrix}=\begin{pmatrix}p&b\\\q &d\end{pmatrix}$$
Finally just take the determinant of this last equation; $\det$ is multiplicative so you get $$\Delta x=\Delta_1$$