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Relation between the determinants of metric tensors

Recently I have started to study the classical theory of gravity. In Landau, Classical Theory of Field, paragraph 84 ("Distances and time intervals") , it is written

We also state that the determinanats $g$ and $\gamma$, formed respectively from the quantities $g_{ik}$ and $\gamma_{\alpha\beta}$ are related to one another by $$-g=g_{00}\gamma $$ I don't understand how this relation between the determinants of the metric tensors can be obtained. Could someone explain, or make some hint, or give a direction?

In this formulas $g_{ik}$ is the metric tensor of the four-dimensional space-time and $\gamma_{\alpha\beta}$ is the corresponding three-dimensional metric tensor of the space. These tensors are related to one another by the following formulas $$\gamma_{\alpha\beta}=(-g_{\alpha\beta}+\frac{g_{0\alpha}g_{0\beta}}{g_{00}})$$ $$\gamma^{\alpha\beta}=-g^{\alpha\beta}$$

Thanks a lot.