CH-4 DETERMINANTS
Q1. Evaluate the following Q5. Find
determinants: the integral value of x, if
𝑥 −7 𝑥2 𝑥 1
a. | | [Ans.5x2+ 8x] | 0 2 1|= 28.
𝑥 5𝑥 + 1
𝑎 + 𝑖𝑑 𝑐 + 𝑖𝑑 3 1 4
b. | | [Ans.2]
−𝑐 + 𝑖𝑑 𝑎 − 𝑖𝑏
[Ans.a2+b2+c2+d2] Q6. Foe what value of x the matrix A
2 3 7 2 is singular?
c. |13 17 5 | [Ans.0] 1+𝑥 7 13
a. A= [ ] [Ans. ]
15 20 12 3−𝑥 8 15
𝑥−1 1 1
sin 10˚ − cos 10˚
Q2. Show that | |= b. A= | 1 𝑥−1 1 |
sin 80˚ cos 80˚
1 1 1 𝑥−1
[Ans.-1,2]
2 5 4 −3
Q3. If A = [ ] and B=[ ], Q7. Without expanding evaluate the
2 1 2 5
41 1 5
verify that |𝐴𝐵|= |𝐴||𝐵 |. determinant |79 7 9|
Q4. Find the value of x, if 29 5 3
1 𝑎 𝑏+𝑐
2 3 𝑥 3
a. | |= | | [Ans.2] Q8. Show that |1 𝑏 𝑐 + 𝑎 |= 0.
4 5 2𝑥 5
𝑥+1 𝑥−1 4 −1 1 𝑐 𝑎+𝑏
b. | |= | | Q9. Show that
𝑥−3 𝑥+2 1 3
[Ans.2] 𝑏−𝑐 𝑐−𝑎 𝑎−𝑏
2𝑥 5 6 5 | 𝑐 − 𝑎 𝑎 − 𝑏 𝑏 − 𝑐 |= 0
c. | |= | | 𝑎−𝑏 𝑏−𝑐 𝑐−𝑎
8 𝑥 8 3
[Ans.±3]
Q10. Without expanding show that : −𝑎2 𝑎𝑏 𝑎𝑐
Q16. Prove that | 𝑏𝑎 −𝑏 2
𝑐𝑜𝑠𝑒𝑐 2 𝛳 𝑐𝑜𝑡 2 𝛳 1 𝑏𝑐 |=
𝛥=| 𝑐𝑜𝑡 𝛳 2 2
𝑐𝑜𝑠𝑒𝑐 𝛳 −1|= 0 𝑎𝑐 𝑏𝑐 −𝑐 2
42 40 2 4a2b2c2.
Q11. Without expanding show that Q17. Prove that
𝑏 2 𝑐 2 𝑏𝑐 𝑏 + 𝑐 𝛼 𝛽 𝛾
|𝑐 2 𝑎2 𝑐𝑎 𝑐 + 𝑎 |= 0. | 𝛼2 𝛽2 𝛾 2 |=
𝑎2 𝑏 2 𝑎𝑏 𝑎 + 𝑏 𝛽+𝛾 𝛾+𝛼 𝛼+𝛽
Q12. Without expanding evaluate the (α-β)(β-γ)(γ-α)(α+β+γ).
determinant 𝑎 𝑏 𝑐
sin 𝛼 cos 𝛼 sin(𝛼 + 𝛿) Q18. Show that |𝑎 𝑏2 2
𝑐 2 |=
|sin 𝛽 cos 𝛽 sin(𝛽 + 𝛿)| 𝑏𝑐 𝑐𝑎 𝑎𝑏
sin 𝛾 cos 𝛾 sin(𝛾 + 𝛿) 1 1 1
1 1 1 |𝑎2 𝑏 2 𝑐 2 | =(a-b)(b-c)(c-
Q13. If Δ1=|𝑥 2
𝑦 2 𝑧 2 | and 𝑎3 𝑏 3 𝑐 3
𝑥 𝑦 𝑧 a)(ab+bc+ca).
1 1 1
Δ2= |𝑦𝑧 𝑧𝑦 𝑥𝑦|, without Q19. For any scalar p prove that
𝑥 𝑦 𝑧 𝑥 𝑥 2 1 + 𝑝𝑥 3
expanding prove thatΔ1= Δ2. Δ=|𝑦 𝑦 2 1 + 𝑝𝑦 3 |=
Q14. If A is skew -symmetric matrix of 𝑧 𝑧 2 1 + 𝑝𝑧 3
odd order n, then |𝐴|= 0. (1+pxyz)(x-y)(y-z)(z-x).
Q15. Without expanding or evaluating
show that Q20. Using properties of determinants
0 𝑏−𝑐 𝑐−𝑎 1 𝑎 𝑎2 − 𝑏𝑐
|𝑎 − 𝑏 0 𝑐 − 𝑏 |=0. show that |1 𝑏 𝑏 2 − 𝑐𝑎|= 0.
𝑎−𝑐 𝑏−𝑐 0 1 𝑐 𝑐 2 − 𝑎𝑏
Q21. Show that Q25. Show that
𝑏+𝑐 𝑐+𝑎 𝑎+𝑏 1 + 𝑎2 − 𝑏 2 2𝑎𝑏 −2𝑏
|𝑞 + 𝑟 𝑟 + 𝑝 𝑝 + 𝑞 |= | 2𝑎𝑏 1 − 𝑎2 + 𝑏 2 2𝑎 |
𝑦+𝑧 𝑧+𝑥 𝑥+𝑦 2𝑏 −2𝑎 1 − 𝑎2 − 𝑏 2
= (1+a2+b2)3
𝑎 𝑏 𝑐
2|𝑝 𝑞 𝑟|
𝑥 𝑦 𝑧 Q26. Show that
𝑏2 + 𝑐 2 𝑎𝑏 𝑎𝑐
Q22. Prove that | 𝑏𝑎 𝑐 2 + 𝑎2 𝑏𝑐 |=
1+𝑎 1 1 𝑐𝑎 𝑐𝑏 𝑎 + 𝑏2
2
| 1 1+𝑏 1 |= 4a2b2c2.
1 1 1+𝑐 Q27. Prove that
1 1 1 𝑎 𝑏 𝑎𝑥 + 𝑏𝑦
abc(1 + + + )=
𝑎 𝑏 𝑐 | 𝑏 𝑐 𝑏𝑥 + 𝑐𝑦 |=
abc+ bc+ ca+ ab. 𝑎𝑥 + 𝑏𝑦 𝑏𝑥 + 𝑐𝑦 0
(b2-ac)(ax2+ 2bxy+ cy2).
Q23. Prove that
(𝑏 + 𝑐)2 𝑎2 𝑎2 Q28. Without expanding the
| 𝑏2 (𝑐 + 𝑎)2 𝑏 2 |= determinant, show that (a+b+c) is a
𝑐2 𝑐2 (𝑎 + 𝑏)2 factor of the
2abc(a+b+c)3. 𝑎 𝑏 𝑐
determinant|𝑏 𝑐 𝑎|.
Q24. Show that 𝑐 𝑎 𝑏
(𝑏 + 𝑐)2 𝑏𝑎 𝑐𝑎 Q29. Show that
| 𝑎𝑏 (𝑐 + 𝑎)2 𝑐𝑏 |= 𝑎 𝑏−𝑐 𝑐+𝑎
|𝑎 + 𝑐 𝑏 𝑐 − 𝑎|=
𝑎𝑐 𝑏𝑐 (𝑎 + 𝑏)2
𝑎−𝑏 𝑏+𝑎 𝑐
2abc(a+b+c)3 . (a+b+c)(a2+b2+c2).
Q30. If a, b, c are all distinct and 1 𝑎2 + 𝑏𝑐 𝑎3
𝑎 𝑎3 𝑎4 − 1 Q35. |1 𝑏 2 + 𝑐𝑎 𝑏 3 |= -(a-b)(b-c)(c-
|𝑏 𝑏 3 𝑏 4 − 1|= 0 , show that 1 𝑐 2 + 𝑎𝑏 𝑐3
𝑐 𝑐3 𝑐4 − 1 a)(a+b+c)(a2+b2+c2)
abc(ab+ bc+ ca)= a+b+c
𝑎 𝑏−𝑐 𝑐−𝑏
Q36. | 𝑎 − 𝑐 𝑏 𝑐 − 𝑎|=
Prove the following identities:
𝑎−𝑏 𝑏−𝑎 𝑐
𝑎 𝑏 𝑐
Q31. |𝑎 − 𝑏 𝑏 − 𝑐 𝑐 − 𝑎 |= (a+b-c)(b+c-a)(c+a-b)
𝑏+𝑐 𝑐+𝑎 𝑎+𝑏
1 𝑎 𝑎2
a +b3+c3-3abc
3
Q37. |𝑎2 1 𝑎 |= (a3-1)2
𝑎+𝑏 𝑏+𝑐 𝑐+𝑎 𝑎 𝑎2 1
Q32. | 𝑏 + 𝑐 𝑐 + 𝑎 𝑎 + 𝑏|= 𝑏2 + 𝑐 2 𝑎𝑏 𝑎𝑐
𝑐+𝑎 𝑎+𝑏 𝑏+𝑐 Q38. | 𝑏𝑎 2
𝑐 +𝑎 2
𝑏𝑐 |=
𝑎 𝑏 𝑐 𝑐𝑎 𝑐𝑏 𝑎2 + 𝑏 2
2|𝑏 𝑐 𝑎| 4a2b2c2
𝑐 𝑎 𝑏 𝑎2 +𝑏2
𝑐 𝑐
𝑎 + 𝑏 + 2𝑐 𝑎 𝑏 𝑐
Q33. | 𝑐 𝑏 + 𝑐 + 2𝑎 𝑏 | | 𝑏2 +𝑐 2 |
Q39. 𝑎 |= 4abc
𝑐 𝑎 𝑐 + 𝑎 + 2𝑏 | 𝑎 𝑎
𝑐 2 +𝑎2
=2(a+b+c)3. 𝑏 𝑏
𝑏
𝑎−𝑏−𝑐 2𝑎 2𝑎 𝑦+𝑧 𝑥 𝑦
Q34. | 2𝑏 𝑏−𝑐−𝑎 2𝑏 | Q40. | 𝑧 + 𝑥 𝑧 𝑥 |= (x+y+z)(x-z)2
2𝑐 2𝑐 𝑐−𝑎−𝑏 𝑥+𝑦 𝑦 𝑧
=(a+b+c)3
Q41. If A(x1,y1), b(x2,y2), C(x3,y3) are
vertices of an equilateral triangle
whose each side is equal to a, then Q47. If the points (3,-2), 9x,2) and
𝑥1 𝑦1 22 (8,8) are collinear , find x using
prove that |𝑥1 𝑦2 2| = 3a4
determinants. [Ans.5]
𝑥1 𝑦3 2
Q42. If the points (0,a), (0,b) and (1,1)
are collinear, prove that a+b=ab
Q43. Using determinants prove that
the points (a,b), (a’,b’) and (a-a’, b-
b’) are collinear if ab’=a’b.
Q44. Find the values of λ so that the
points (1,-5), (-4,5) and (λ,7) are
collinear. [Ans.λ= -5].
Q45. Using determinants, find the
value of k so that the points
(k,2-2k), (-k+1,2k) and (-4-k,6-2k)
may be collinear. [Ans.k=-1,1/2]
Q46. If the points (x,-2), (5,2) and (8,8)
are collinear, find x using
determinants. [Ans.3]