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30 Practice Questions on Determinants

The document provides 30 practice questions on determinants tailored for Grade 12 Maths, structured into various categories including very short answers, short answers, competency-based questions, and standard board-style questions. Each question focuses on evaluating determinants, applying properties, and solving related mathematical problems. The document also suggests combining these questions into a structured worksheet for easier export as a PDF.
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30 Practice Questions on Determinants

The document provides 30 practice questions on determinants tailored for Grade 12 Maths, structured into various categories including very short answers, short answers, competency-based questions, and standard board-style questions. Each question focuses on evaluating determinants, applying properties, and solving related mathematical problems. The document also suggests combining these questions into a structured worksheet for easier export as a PDF.
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Here are 30 practice questions on Determinants modelled on CBSE past papers and CBSE’s
competency-based item booklets (Grade 12 Maths, Vol 1 & Vol 2). [1] [2] [3] [4] [5]
You can paste these into a document and convert to PDF.

A. Very short answer (1 mark each)


1. Find the value of . [6] [1]

2. If , find . [2] [7]

3. For what value of is

[2]

4. If for a square matrix , what is for a matrix ? [3]

5. If and is a matrix, find . [2] [3]

B. Short answer – type I (2 marks each)


6. Evaluate

and comment on the relation between the two determinants. [8] [1]
7. Using properties of determinants, show that

Explain the step where you use a property. [6] [8]


8. If
find the value of

in terms of . [2] [3]


9. Using properties of determinants, evaluate

[1] [8]

10. If for a matrix , find . [3] [8]

C. Short answer – type II (3 marks each)


11. Evaluate the determinant

by expanding along the second row. [2] [6]


12. Show that

(Hint: use .) [9] [2]


13. Using properties of determinants, prove that

[2] [10]

14. Evaluate

[1] [8]

15. If
find the possible values of . [3] [2]

D. Competency / case‑based style (3–4 marks each)


16. The coordinates of three vertices of a triangle are , , .
Use determinants to find the area of the triangle and state whether the three points are
collinear. [1] [8]
17. A farmer owns three plots of land with coordinates , , .
(a) Use determinants to compute the area of triangle .
(b) If he sells plot at and buys a new plot at , find the area of triangle and
compare. [11] [8]

18. The vertices of a quadrilateral are , , , .


Using determinants and splitting into triangles, find the area of the quadrilateral. [11] [8]
19. A linear equation in two variables is represented as

For two such lines and , write the determinant used to


check if the lines are parallel or intersecting, and explain the condition in terms of that
determinant. [4] [8]
20. A system of three linear equations in three variables is represented as

where is a coefficient matrix. Explain how the determinant of helps to decide whether
the system has a unique solution, no solution, or infinitely many solutions (conceptual
explanation, no numeric example). [4] [2]

E. Standard 4‑mark board‑style questions


21. Evaluate the determinant using properties:

[2] [3]

22. If and are square matrices of order 3 such that and , find and
. State which property you have used. [2] [3]
23. Using properties of determinants, prove that
[2] [10]

24. Solve the system of equations using Cramer’s rule:

Write all determinants used clearly. [3] [2]


25. Using determinants, show that the points , , are collinear. [8] [1]

F. Mixed competency + proof / conceptual (4 marks each)


26. Let for a matrix .
(a) What is ?
(b) What is ?
Explain the properties used. [2] [3]
27. If and are square matrices of order 3 with and , find . Show
working using determinant properties. [11] [3]
28. Show that if two rows of a determinant are identical, then the value of the determinant is
zero. Illustrate with a example. [1] [8]
29. Consider the determinant

If , show that using row/column operations. [9] [2]


30. Given

find and state for which value(s) of the matrix becomes singular. [2] [7]

If you want, the next step can be:


“Combine the 30 matrices + 30 determinants questions into one structured worksheet (with
sections and marks) so you can export as a single PDF.”

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