Topicwise Questions

ELEMENTRY 6. The cofactor of the element '4' in the determinant

Minor cofactors & expansion of determinant 1 3 5 1
2 3 4 2
1 a a2
8 0 1 1 is
1. 1 b b2 
0 2 1 1
1 c c2
(a) 4 (b) 10
2 2 2 (c) – 10 (d) –4
(a) a  b  c
(b) (a  b)(b  c)(c  a) a1 b1 c1
(c) (a  b)(b  c)(c  a) 7. If   a 2 b2 c 2 and A1 , B1 ,C1 denote the co-factors
a3 b3 c3
(d) a + b + c

1 1 1 of a1 , b1 ,c1 respectively, then the value of the determinant

2. The determinant 1 2 3 is not equal to A1 B1 C1
1 3 6 A2 B2 C2
is
A3 B3 C3
2 1 1 2 1 1
(a) 2 2 3 (b) 3 2 3 (a)  (b)  2
2 3 6 4 3 6 (c)  3 (d) 0

5 6 3
1 2 1 3 1 1
8. If A  4 3 2 , then cofactors of the elements of
(c) 1 5 3 (d) 6 2 3
4 7 3
1 9 6 10 3 6
2nd row are
1  2 (a) 39, –3, 11 (b) –39, 3, 11
(c) –39, 27, 11 (d) –39, –3, 11
3. If  is the cube root of unity, then  2 1 =
2 9. The minors of – 4 and 9 and the co-factors of – 4 and 9 in
 1 
1 2 3
(a) 1 (b) 0 determinant 4 5 6 are respectively
(c)  (d) 2 7 8 9
x 1 3 5 (a) 42, 3 ; – 42, 3
4. If 2 x2 5  0 , then x = (b) – 42, – 3 ; 42, –3
2 3 x4 (c) 42, 3 ; – 42, - 3
(a) 1, 9 (b) –1, 9 (d) 42, 3; 42, 3
(c) –1, –9 (d) 1, –9 Properties of determinant
ab a  2b a  3b
b 2  c2 a2 a2
5. a  2b a  3b a  4b 
10. b2 c2  a 2 b2 
a  4b a  5b a  6b
2 2 2 2
c c a b
2 2 2
(a) a  b  c  3abc (b) 3ab
(a) abc (b) 4abc
(c) 3a + 5b (d) 0 (c) 4a 2b2c2 (d) a 2b2c 2
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yz xz xy
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11. If z  x z x  k(x  y  z)(x  z) , then k = 18. If yz zx y  x  k xyz , then the value of k is
xy y z
zy zx x y
(a) 2xyz (b) 1
(c) xyz (d) x2y2z2 (a) 2 (b) 4
(c) 6 (d) 8
1 a 1 1
1
12. If a  b  c 1 1
 0 such that 1 1 b 1   . Application of determinant
1 1 1 c 19. x  ky  z  0,3x  ky  z  0 and x  3y  z  0 has
then the value of  is
non-zero solution for k =
(a) 0 (b) abc
(c) –abc (d) 2abc (a) –1 (b) 0
13. If a 2  b 2  c 2  2 (c) 1 (d) 2

1  a 2x (1  b 2 )x (1  c 2 )x
20. The number of solutions of equations x  4y  z  0 ,

and f (x)  (1  a 2 )x 1  b2x (1  c 2 )x then f(x) is a 3x  4y  z  0, x  3y  z  0 is

(1  a 2 )x (1  b 2 )x 1  c2 x (a) 0 (b) 1
polynomial of degree (c) 2 (d) Infinite
(a) 3 (b) 2
21. If the system of equations, x  2y  3z  1 , (k  3)z  3,
(c) 1 (d) 0
(2k  1)x  z  0 is inconsistent, then the value of k is
4  x2 6 2
14. The determinant 6 9  x2 3 is not divisible (a) –3 (b) 1/2

2 3 1  x2 (c) 0 (d) 2
22. If the system of equation
by
(a) x (b) x3 3x  2y  z  0 , x  14y  15z  0 , x  2y  3z  0
(c) 14 + x2 (d) x5
15. The value of the determinant have a non-trivial solution, then  

0 b3  a 3 c3  a 3 (a) 5 (b) –5

a 3  b3 0 c3  b3 is equal to (c) –29 (d) 29

a 3  c3 b3  c3 0 23. The existence of the unique solution of the system

x  y  z  , 5x  y  z  10 , 2x  3y  z  6
(a) a 3  b3  c3 (b) a 3  b3  c3
depends on
(c) 0 (d) a 3  b3  c3
(a)  only (b)  only
1  sin 2  sin 2  sin 2  (c)  and  both (d) neither  nor 
2 2 2
16. cos  1  cos  cos  0
24. The system of equations x  y  z  2 , 3x  y  2z  6
4sin 4 4sin 4 1  4sin 4
and 3x  y  z  18 has
then sin 4 equal to
(a) A unique solution
(a) 1/2 (b) 1
(c) –1/2 (d) –1 (b) No solutions
(c) An infinite number of solutions
x  3 2x 2  18 3x 3  81
2 3 (d) Zero solution as the only solution
17. If f (x)  x  5 2x  50 4x  500 then
1 2 3 25. If the system of equations x  ay  0, az  y  0 and
ax  z  0 has infinite solutions, then the value of a is
f (1).f (3)  f (3).f (5)  f (5).f (1) =
(a) f(1) (b) f(3) (a) –1 (b) 1
(c) f(1) + f(3) (d) f(1) + f(5) (c) 0 (d) No real values
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a11 a12 a13 b1c 1 c1a1 a1b1

1. Let  0 = a 21 a 22 a 23 and let 1 denote the 7. The determinant b 2 c 2 c 2 a 2 a 2 b 2 =
a 32 a 32 a 33 b 3 c 3 c 3 a 3 a 3 b 3

determinant formed by the cofactors of elements of 0 a1 b1 c1 a1 b1 c1

and 2 denote the determinant formed by the cofactor at
(a) a 2 b 2 c2 (b) 2 a2 b2 c2
1 similarly n denotes the determinant formed by the
cofactors at n – 1 then the determinant value of n is a3 b3 c3 a3 b3 c3

2n n
(a)  0 (b) 2 a1 b1 c1 a1 b1 c1
0
(c) 3 a 2 b 2 c2 (d) 4 a 2 b2 c2
2 2 a3 b3 c3
(c) n (d)  0 a3 b3 c3
0
2. Three distinct points P(3u 2, 2u3) ; Q(3v2, 2v3) and
R(3w2, 2w3) are collinear then x xy xyz
(a) uv + vw + wu = 0 (b) uv + vw + wu = 3
8. If x, y, z  R &  = 2x 5x  2y 7 x  5 y  2z =
(c) uv + vw + wu = 2 (d) uv + ww + wu = 1
3 x 7x  3 y 9 x  7 y  3z
a b c
3. Let a determinant is given by A = p q r and suppose  16 then value of x is
x y z (a) 2 (b) 3
(c) 2 (d) 3
px qy rz
that det. A = 6. If B = a  x b  y c  z then b1c 1 c1a1 a1b1
ap bq cr 9. The determinant b 2 c 2 c 2 a 2 a 2 b 2 =
(a) det. B = 6 (b) det. B = – 6 b 3 c 3 c 3 a 3 a 3 b 3
(c) det. B = 12 (d) det. B = – 12
4. T h e a bsol ut e va l ue of t he deter m i na n t a1 b1 c1 a1 b1 c1
1 2 1 (a) a 2 b 2 c2 (b) 2 a 2 b 2 c2
a3 b3 c3 a3 b3 c3
3  2 2 2  2 2 1
is:
3 2 2 2  2 2 1
a1 b1 c1 a1 b1 c1
(a) 16 2 (b) 8 2 (c) 3 a 2 b 2 c2 (d) 4 a 2 b 2 c2
(c) 8 (d) 4 2 a3 b3 c3 a3 b3 c3
5. If ,  &  are the roots of the equation x 3 + px + q = 0,
x xy x yz
   10. If x, y, z  R &  = 2x 5x  2y 7x  5y  2z =
then the value of the determinant    = 3x 7x  3y 9x  7y  3z
    16 then value of x is
(a) 2 (b) 3
(a) p (b) q
(c) 2 (d) 3
(c) p2  2q (d) 0
6. If a, b, c > 0 & x, y, z  R, then the determinant 11. The determinant
cos (  )  sin (  ) cos 2
a a  a a 
x x 2 x x 2
1 sin  cos  sin  is:
b b  b b 
y y 2 y y 2
1 =  cos  sin  cos 
c c  c c 
z z 2 z z 2
1 (a) 0
(b) independent of 
(a) a xbycz (b) a xbycz (c) independent of 
(c) a 2xb2yc2z (d) zero (d) independent of  &  both
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 sin  cos  sin  sin  cos  16. The system of equations
cos  cos  cos  sin   sin  , then x – y cos  + z cos 2 = 0
12. Let =
 sin  sin  sin  cos  0 – x cos  + y – z cos  = 0
x cos 2 – y cos  + z = 0
(a)  is independent of 
has non trivial solution for  equals
(b)  is indepedent of 
(c)  is a constant 
(a) n only, n  I (b) n + only, n  I
(d)  is dependent of  4
cos (x  y) cos (y  z) cos (z  x) 
(c) (2n – 1) only, n  I (d) all value of 
13. The determinant cos (x  y) cos (y  z) cos (z  x) = 2
sin (x  y) sin (y  z) sin (z  x) 17 If a, b, c are non zeros, then the system of equations
(a) 2 sin (x  y) sin (y  z) sin (z  x) ( + a) x + y + z = 0
(b)  2 sin (x  y) sin (y  z) sin (z  x) x + ( + b)y + z = 0
(c) 2 cos (x  y) cos (y  z) cos (z  x) x + y + ( + c)z = 0
(d)  2 cos (x  y) cos (y  z) cos (z  x) has a non-trivial solution if
1  a 2  a 4 1  ab  a 2 b 2 1  ac  a 2 c 2 (a) –1 = – (a –1 + b–1 + c–1)
2 2
14.  = 1  ab  a b 1  b 2  b 4 1  bc  b 2 c 2 is equal (b) –1 = a + b + c
1  ac  a 2 c 2 1  bc  b 2 c 2 1  c 2  c 4
(c)  + a + b + c = 1
to (d) none of these
18. The system of equation  2x + y + z = 1, x  2y + z = 2,
1  a 2  a 4 1  ab  a 2 b 2 1  ac  a 2 c 2 x + y + z = 4 will have no solution if
2 2
 = 1  ab  a b 1  b 2  b 4 1  bc  b 2 c 2 (a)  =  2 (b)  = 1
1  ac  a 2 c 2 1  bc  b 2 c 2 1  c 2  c 4 (c)  = 3 (d) none of these
(a) (a – b)2 (b – c)2 (c – a)2 19. If the system of equations x – 2y + z = a; 2x + y – 2z = b and
(b) 2(a – b) (b – c) (c – a) x + 3y – 3z = c have atleast one solution, then the
relationship between a, b and c is
(c) 4(a – b) (b – c) (c – a)
(a) a + b + c = 0 (b) a – b + c = 0
(d) (a + b + c)3
(c) – a + b + c = 0 (d) a + b – c = 0
15. The values of  for which the following equations sin
20. If the system of linear equations
x – cos y + (+1) z = 0; cos x + sin y – z = 0;
x + 2ay + az = 0
x + ( + 1)y + cos z = 0 have non trivial solution, is
x + 3by + bz = 0
(a)  = n,  R – {0}
x + 4cy + cz = 0
(b)  = 2n,  is any rational number
has a non-zero solution, then a, b, c
(c)  = (2n + 1),   R+, n  I
 (a) are in G..P. (b) are in H.P.
(d)  = (2n + 1) ,   R, n  I (c) satisfy a + 2b + 3c = 0 (d) are in A.P.
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Advanced Level Multiconcept Questions

MCQ/COMPREHENSION/COLUMN/ 1 x x2
NUMERICAL 2. Let  = x
2
1 x , then
2
x x 1
ax e xna x2
1. If f(x) = a
3 x
e 3 xna x 4 , then (a) 1 – x3 is a factor of 
5 xna
a 5 x e 1 (b) (1 – x3)2 is factor of 
(a) f2(x) – f2(– x) = 0 (b) f(x) . f(– x) = 0 (c) (x) = 0 has 4 real roots
(c) f(x) + f(– x) = 0 (d) f(x) – f(– x) = 0
(d) (1) = 0
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3. If p, q, r, s are in A.P. and
a 2 (1  x) ab ac
p  sin x q  sin x p  r  sin x
2
9. The determinant  = ab b (1  x) bc
f (x) = q  sin x r  sin x  1  sin x such that
ac bc c 2 (1  x)
r  sin x s  sin x s  q  sin x
2 is divisible by

0
f (x)d x = – 4 then the common difference of the A.P. can (a) x + 3 (b) (1 + x)2
be (c) x2 (d) x2 + 1
(a) 1 (b) 1/2 10. If D is a determinant of order three and  is a determinant
(c) 1 (d) 2 formed by the cofactors of determinant D; then
x 2y  z z (a)  = D2
y 2x  z z (b) D = 0 implies  = 0
4. If  = , then
y 2y  z 2x  2y  z (c) if D = 27, then  is perfect cube
(a) x – y is a factor of  (d) if D = 27, then  is perfect square
(b) (x – y)2 is a factor of 
Comprehension – 1 (No. 11 & 13)
(c) (x – y)3 is a factor of 
(d)  is independent of z For R. Let
bc a b
cos(  ) sin(   ) 1
5. Let D1 = c  a c a and
cos(  ) sin(  ) 1
ab b c A () =
cos(  ) sin(  ) 1
(b  c) 2 a 2 bc
2 2
D2 = (c  a) b ca 11. If a = A/2 (), b = A/3 (). Which of the following
(a  b) 2 c 2 ab is true
The divisor which is common to both D1 and D2 is (a) a = b (b) a < b
(a) (a – b) (b) (ab + bc + ca)
(c) a > b (d) 2a = b
(c) a + b + c (d) (c – a)
6. Suppose a 1, a 2, a 3 are in A.P. and b1, b2, b3 are in H.P. 12. A2 + A2 – 2(A)2 equals
and let (a) –2AA (b) A+ A
a 1  b1 a1  b2 a1  b 3 (c) A– A (d) None of these
 = a 2  b1 a 2  b2 a 2  b3 , then 13. If  are fixed, then y = Ax () represents
a 3  b1 a 3  b 2 a 3  b3 (a) a straight line parallel to x-axis
(b) a straight line through the origin
(a)  is independent of a 1, a 2, a 3,
(c) a parabola with vertex at origin
(b) a 1  , a 2  2, a3  3 are in A.P.
(d) None of these
(c) b1 + , b2 +  2, b3 +  are in H.P.
Comprehension –2 ( No. 14 & 15)
(d)  is independent of b1, b2, b3
Let , ,  be the roots of the cubic x3 + ax2 + bx + c = 0,
x a b
which (taken in given order) are in G.P. If  and  are
7. Let a, b > 0 and  = b x a , then
2 1 2
a b x
such that 1     = 0, then
(a) a + b – x is a factor of 
4   3    1
(b) x2 + (a + b)x + a 2 + b2 – ab is a factor of 
(c)  = 0 has three real roots if a = b 14. The value of a + b + c equals
(a) 0 (b) 1
(d) a + b + x is a factor of  (c) –1 (d) 2
b c b  c
100  r  a r
8. The determinent  = c d c  d is 15. If S =         , then S equals
r 1    
 b 
b  c c  d a 3  c
equal to zero if 1 1  4 1 
(a) b, c, d are in A.P. (a) 1  100  (b) 1  100 
3 2 3 2
(b) b, c, d are in G.P.
(c) b, c, d are in H.P. 8 1  2 1 
(c) 1   (d) 1  
(d)  is a root of ax3 – bx2 – 3cx – d = 0 3  2100  3  2100 
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 16. Consider a square matrix A of order 2 which has its elements as 0,1,2 and [Link] N denote the number of such matrices, all
elements of which are distinct.
Column-I Column-II
(a) Possible non-negative value of det(A) is (p) 2
(b) Sum of values of determinants corresponding to N matrices is (q) 4
(c) If absolute value of (det(A)) is least, then possible value of adj(adj(adj A)) | (r) –2
(d) If det (A) is algebraically least, then possible value of det(4A–1) is (s) 0
(t) 8

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17. Consider a system of linear equations 3x + y – z = 0, x – + z = 2 and 2x – y + 2z = q where
4
p, q  I and p, q  [1, 10], then identify the correct statement(s).

List-I List-II
(P) Number of ordered pairs (p, q) for which system of equation has unique solution is (1) 1
(Q) Number of ordered pairs (p, q) for which system of equation has no solution is (2) 9
(R) Number of ordered pairs (p, q) for which system of equation has infinite solutions is (3) 10
(S) Number of ordered pairs (p, q) for which system of equation has atleast one solution is (4) 90
(5) 91
(a) P  4; Q  2; R  1; S  5
(b) P  4; Q  3; R  1; S  4
(c) P  4; Q  3; R  2; S  5
(d) P  4; Q  2; R  2; S  4

NUMERICAL VALUE BASED 22. The number of distinct real roots of

1 3 5 sin x cos x cos x 

18. 3 1 4 = cos x sin x cos x  0 in the interval 0  x  is
4
5 4 1 cos x cos x sin x

19. If a 2  b2  c 2  2 and
1 a bc 1 a a2
2
 2
1 a x 1 b x 1 c x   2
 23. The value of 1 b ca  1 b b 2 is
1 c ab 1 c c2
 
f  x   1  a 2 x 1  b2 x  
1  c2 x ,
   
1  a 2 x 1  b2 x 1  c2 x
24. For what value of 2k/33 the equations
then f  x  is a polynomial of degree
x  ky  3z  0, 3x  ky  2z  0, 2x  3y  4z  0
20. The system of equations
x  y  z    1 possess a nontrival solution over the set of rationals ?
x  y  z    1
x  y  z    1 25. If 2s = a + b + c and
has no solution , if absolute value of  is
a2 (s  a) 2 (s  a) 2
21. If a1 ,a 2 ,a 3 ,.........a n ...... are in G.P, then the determinant (s  b)2 b2 (s  b)2  ks 3 (s  a)(s  b)(s  c)
(s  c)2 (s  c) 2 c2
log a n log a n 1 log a n 2
  log a n  3 log a n 4 log a n 5 is equal to
log a n 6 log a n 7 log a n 8 then the numerical quantity k should be

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JEE-MAIN 6. The system of linear equation x + y + z = 2, 2x + 3y + 2z = 5,
2x + 3y + (a2 – 1)z = a + 1 then
PREVIOUS YEAR’S
[JEE Main-2019 (January)]
1. The system of linear equation (a) is inconsistent when a=4
x   y  z  0 ; x  y  z  0 ; x  y  z  0 (b) has a unique solution for a  3
has a non-trivial solution for: (c) has infinitely many solutions for a = 4
[JEE Main-2016]
(d) inconsistent when a  3
(a) infinitely many values of λ 7. If the system of linear equation x – 4y + 7z = g, 3y – 5z = h,
(b) exactly one value of λ –2x + 5y – 9z = k is consistent, then :
(c) exactly two values of λ [JEE Main-2019 (January)]
(a) g + h + k = 0 (b) 2g + h + k = 0
(d) exactly three values of λ (c) g + h + 2k = 0 (d) g + 2h + k = 0
2. If S is the set of distinct values of 'b' for which the following
e t e  t cos t e t sin t 
system of linear equations.  t t t t t 
e  e cos t  e sin t e sin t  e cos t 
x + y + z = 1 , x + ay + z = 1 ,ax + by + z = 0 8. If A =  t
e
 2e t sin t 2e t cos t 

has no. solution, then S is :
[JEE Main-2017]
Then A is:
[JEE Main-2019 (January)]
(a) a singleton 
(b) an empty set (a) invertible only if t 
2
(c) an infinite set (b) not invertible for any t  R
(c) invertible for all t  R
(d) a finite set containing two or more elements. (d) invertible only if t = 
3. Let  be a complex number such that 2 + 1 = z where z = 9. If the system of equations
x + y+ z = 5
1 1 1 x + 2y + 3z = 9
1   1  2
2 x + 3y + z = 
3 . If = 3k, then K is equal to: has infinitely many solutions, then  –  equals:
1 2 7 [JEE Main-2019 (January)]
(a) 21 (b) 8
[JEE Main-2017]
(c) 18 (d) 5
(a) 1 (b) – z 10. The number of values of ) for which the system of
(c) z (d) –1 linear equations
4. If the system of linear equations x + ky + 3z = 0 ; 3x + ky x + 3y + 7z = 0
–x + 4y + 7z = 0
– 2z = 0 ; 2x + 4y – 3z = 0 has a non-zero solution (x , y, z),
xz xsin3  ycos 2  2z  0 has a non-trivial solution, is
then 2 is equal to: [JEE Main-2018] [JEE Main-2019 (January)]
y
(a) 10 (b) –30 (a) three (b) two
(c) four (d) one
(c) 30 (d) –10
2 b 1
 2 4d (sin )  2  11. Let A   b b  1 b  where b > 0. Then the minimum
2

5. Let d  R, and A =  1 (sin  )  2 d ,  
 5 (2sin )  d (  sin )  2  2d   1 b 2 

 [0, 2] . If the minimum value of det (A) is 8, then a det  A 

value of is:
value of d is: [JEE Main-2019 (January)]
b
[JEE Main-2019 (January)]
(a) –5 (b) –7
(a) 2 3 (b) 2 3
(c) 2  2 1 (d) 2  22  (c)  3 (d) 3
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 12. Let a1, a2, a3,...a10 be in G.P. with ai > 0 for i = 1, 2,...10 and S 1 1 1
be the set of pairs (r, k), r, k  N(the set of natural numbers) 18. Let the number 2, b, c be in an A.P. and A  2 b c .
for which  2 
4 b c2 
loge a1r a 2k loge a 2r a 3k log e a 3k a 4k If det (A) [2,16], then c lies in the interval:
loge a 4r a 5k log e a 5k a 6k log e a 6k a 7k  0 [JEE Main-2019 (April)]
(a) [2, 3) (b) (2 + 23/4, 4)
log e a 7k a 8k log e a 8k a 9k log e a 9k a10
k
3/4
(c) [3, 2 + 2 ] (d) [4, 6]
Then the number of elements in S, is: 19. Let  and  be the roots of the equation x2 + x + 1 = 0. Then
[JEE Main-2019 (January)]
for y  0 in R,
(a) 4 (b) infinitely many
(c) 2 (d) 10 y 1  
 y 1 is equal to [JEE Main-2019 (April)]
a b c 2a 2a  1 y
13. If 2b bca 2b
(a) y3 (b) y3 – 1
2c 2c ca b 2
(c) y(y – 1) (d) y(y2 – 3)
= (a + b + c) (x + a + b + c)2 , and a + b + c  0, then x is equal 20. If the system of equations 2x + 3y – z = 0,
to:
x + ky – 2z = 0 and 2x – y + z = 0 has a non-trival solution
[JEE Main-2019 (January)]
(a) abc (b) –(a + b + c) x y z
(x, y, z), then   + k is equal to:
(c) 2(a + b + c) (d) –2(a + b + c) y z x
14. An ordered pair (, ) for which the system of linear [JEE Main-2019(April)]
equations
3
(1 + )x + y + z = 2 (a) (b) –4
x + (1 + )y + z = 3 4
x + y + 2z = 2 1 1
has a unique solution, is: (c) (d) –
2 4
[JEE Main-2019 (January)]
(a) (2,4) (b) (–3, 1) x sin  cos 
(c) (–4,2) (d) (1,–3) 21. If 1 =  sin  x 1 and
1 sin  1  cos  1 x

15. If A =   sin  1 sin  ; then for all
  x sin 2 cos 2
 1  sin  1  2 =  sin 2  x 1 , x  0;
cos 2 1 x
 3 5 
   ,  , det (A) lies in the interval:  
 4 4 then for all    0,  :
 2
[JEE Main-2019 (January)]
[JEE Main-2019 (April)]
 5 5  (a) 1 – 2 = x (cos 2 – cos 4)
(a)  1,  (b)  , 4
2 2 (b) 1 + 2 = – 2x3
 3 3  (c) 1 – 2 = – 2x3
(c)  0,  (d)  ,3 (d) 1 + 2 = – 2(x3 + x – 1)
2 2 
22. Let  be a real number for which the system of linear
16. The set of all values of  for which the system of linear equations
equations
x + y+ z = 6
x – 2y – 2z =x
x + 2y + z =y 4x + y – z = – 2
–x – y =z 3x + 2y – 4z = –5
[JEE Main-2019 (January)] has infinitely many solutions. Then  is a root of the
(a) is a singleton quadratic equation.
(b) contains exactly two elements [JEE Main-2019 (April)]
(c) is an empty set (a) 2 – 3 – 4 = 0 (b) 2 –  – 6 = 0
(d) contains more than two elements (c) 2 + 3 – 4 = 0 (d) 2 +  – 6 = 0
17. The greatest value of c  R for which the system of linear
equations x 6 1
x – cy – cz = 0 23. The sum of the real roots of the equation 2 3x x 3
cx – y + cz = 0 3 2x x  2
cx + cy – z = 0
has a non-trivial solution, is: = 0, is equal to:
[JEE Main-2019 (April)] [JEE Main-2019 (April)]
(a) 1/2 (b) –1 (a) 6 (b) 1
(c) 0 (d) 2 (c) 0 (d) –4
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  5 2 1  30. The system of linear equations
24. If B =  0 2 1  is the inverse of a 3 × 3 matrix A, then [JEE Main-2020 (January)]
 3 1 x + 2y + 2z = 5
the sum of all values of  for which det (A) + 1 = 0, is: 2x + 3y + 5z = 8
[JEE Main-2019 (April)] 4x + y + 6z = 10 has
(a) 0 (b) 2 (a) no solution when  = 8
(c) 1 (d) –1 (b) a unique solution when  = – 8
25. A value of   (0, /3), for which (c) no solution when  = 2
1  cos 2  sin 2  4 cos 6 (d) infinitely many solution when  = 2
2 2 31. If for some  and  in R, the intersection of the following
cos  1  sin  4 cos 6  0, is :
three planes
cos 2  sin 2  1  4 cos 6
x + 4y – 2z = 1
[JEE Main-2019 (April)] x + 7y – 5z = 
x + 5y + z = 5
7 
(a) (b) is a line in R3, then  +  is equal to :
24 18
[JEE Main-2020 (January)]
 7 (a) 0 (b) –10
(c) (d) (c) 10 (d) 2
9 36
32. Let a – 2b + c = 1.
26. If the system of linear equations
x – 2y + kz =1 xa x2 x 1
2x + y + z = 2 If f(x) = x  b x  3 x  2 , then :
3x – y – kz = 3 xc x4 x3
has a solution (x, y, z), z  0, then (x, y) lies on the straight
line whose equation is: [JEE Main-2020 (January)]

[JEE Main-2019 (April)] (a) f(–50) = –1 (b) f(50) = 1

(a) 3x – 4y – 1 = 0 (b) 3x – 4y – 4 = 0 (c) f(50) = –501 (d) f(–50) = 501
33. The following system of linear equations
(c) 4x – 3y – 4 = 0 (d) 4x – 3y – 1 = 0
7x + 6y – 2z = 0
27. If the system of linear equations
3x + 4y + 2z = 0
2x + 2ay + az = 0 x – 2y – 6z = 0, has
2x + 3by + bz = 0 [JEE Main-2020 (January)]
2x + 4cy + cz = 0 (a) infinitely many solution, (x, y, z) satisfying y = 2z
where a, b, c  R are non-zero and distinct; has a non-zero (b) infinitely many solution, (x, y, z) satisfying x = 2z
solution, then (c) Only the trivial solution
[JEE Main-2020 (January)] (d) no solution
34. Let S be the set of all   R for which the system of linear
1 1 1
(a) a, b, c are in A.P. (b) , , are in A.P.. equations
a b c
2x – y + 2z = 2
(c) a + b + c = 0 (d) a, b, c are in G.P. x – 2y + z = –4
28. Let A = [aij] and B = [bij] be two 3 × 3 real matrices such that x + y + z = 4
bij = (c)(i + j– 2) aji, where i, j = 1, 2, 3. If the determinant of B has no solution. Then the set S:
is 81, then the determinant of A is: [JEE Main-2020 (September)]
[JEE Main-2020 (January)]
(a) is a singleton.
(a) 1/9 (b) 1/81 (b) contains more than two elements.
(c) 3 (d) 1/3 (c) is an empty set.
29. For which of the following ordered pairs (, ), the system (d) contains exactly two elements.
of linear equations
[JEE Main-2020 (January)] x  2 2x  3 3x  4
x + 2y + 3z = 1 35. If 2x  3 3x  4 4x  5 = Ax3 + Bx2 + Cx + D, then
3x  5 5x  8 10x  17
3x + 4y + 5z = 
4x + 4y + 4z =  B + C is equal to:
is inconsistent? [JEE Main-2020 (September)]
(a) (4, 6) (b) (3, 4) (a) 9 (b) –1
(c) (1, 0) (d) (4, 3) (c) 1 (d) –3
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 36. If the system of equations 42. The values of  and  for which the system of linear
[JEE Main-2020 (September)] equations
x + y+ z = 2 x + y+ z = 2
2x + 4y – z = 6 x + 2y + 3z = 5
3x + 2y + z = µ x + 3y + z = 
has infinitely many solutions, then :
has infinitely many solutions are, respectively:
(a) 2 – µ = 5 (b)  – 2µ = –5
[JEE Main-2020 (September)]
(c)  + 2µ = 14 (d) 2 + µ = 14
37. If the system of equations (a) 5 and 7
[JEE Main-2020 (September)] (b) 6 and 8
x – 2y + 3z = 9 (c) 4 and 9
2x + y + z = b (d) 5 and 8
x – 7y + az = 24, has infinitely many solutions, then a – b is 43. Consider the system of linear equations
equal to ____.
 x  y  2z  0
38. If the system of linear equations
3 x  ay  5 z  1
[JEE Main-2020 (September)]
x + y + 3z = 0 2 x  2 y  az  7
x + 3y + k2z = 0 Let S1 be the set of all a  R for which the system is
3x + y + 3z = 0 inconsistent and S2 be the set of all a  R for which the
has a non-zero solution (x, y, z) for some k  R , then system has infinitely many solutions. If n  S1  and n  S 2 
 y denote the number of elements in S1 and S2 respectively,,
x    is equal to
z then
[JEE Main-2021 (September)]
(a) 9 (b) 3
(c) –9 (d) –3 (a) n  S1   2, n  S2   2
39. If a + x = b + y = c + z + 1, where a, b, c, x, y, z are non-zero (b) n  S1   1, n  S2   0
distinct real numbers, then
[JEE Main-2020 (September)]
(c) n  S1   2, n  S2   0
(d) n  S1   0, n  S2   2
x a y x a
44. If       2 , then the system of equations
y b y yb
is equal to :
z cy zc x  (cos  ) y  (cos  ) z  0
(cos  ) x  y  (cos  ) z  0
(a) y(b – a) (b) y(a – b)
(c) y(a – c) (d) 0 (cos  ) x  (cos  ) y  z  0
40. Let  R. The system of linear equations has:
[JEE Main-2021 (August)]
[JEE Main-2020 (September)]
(a) no solution
2x1 – 4x2 + x3 = 1
(b) infinitely many solution
x1 – 6x2 + x3 = 2 (c) exactly two solutions
x1 – 10x2 + 4x3 = 3 (d) a unique solution
is inconsistent for :
2r 2r
(a) exactly two values of . 45. If ar  cos  i sin , r  1, 2, 3,.., i  1 , then
9 9
(b) exactly one positive value of .
a1 a2 a3
(c) every value of .
a a5 a6
(d) exactly one negative value of . the determinant 4 is equal to :
41. The sum of distinct values of  for which the system of a7 a8 a9
equations [JEE Main-2021 (August)]
( – 1) x + (3 + 1) y + 2z = 0 (a) a2 a6  a4 a8
( – 1) x + (4 – 2) y + ( + 3) z = 0
(b) ag
2x + (3 + 1) y + 3( – 1) z = 0,
has non-zero solutions, is ________ . (c) a1a9  a3 a7
[JEE Main-2020 (September)] (d) a5
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JEE-ADVANCED 3. Which of the following values of  satisfy the
PREVIOUS YEAR’S (1   )2 (1  2 )2 (1 3 ) 2
2
1. The number of all possible values of Q, where 0 < Q < equation (2   ) (2  2 ) 2 (2  3 ) 2 = – 648
P, for which the system of equations (3  ) 2 (3  2 ) 2 (3  3 ) 2
(y + z) cos 3 = (xyz) sin 3
[JEE Advanced-2015]
2cos 3 2sin 3 (a) –4 (b) 9
x sin 3 = +
y z (c) –9 (d) 4
(xyz) sin 3 = (y + 2z) cos 3  + y sin 3 have a solution (x0, 4. The total number of distinct x   for which
y0, z0) with y0 z0  0, is
[IIT JEE-2012] x x2 1  x3
2. Let M and N be two 3 × 3 matrices such that 2 x 4 x2 1  8 x 3  10 is
MN = NM. Further, if M  N2 and M2 = N4, then 3x 9 x2 1  27 x3
[JEE Advanced-2014]
(a) determinant of (M2 + MN2) is 0 [JEE Advanced-2016]
(b) there is a 3 × 3 non-zero matrix U such that 5. Let p be a matric of order 3 × 3 such that all the entries in P
(M2 + MN2)U is the zero matrix are from the set (–1,0,1). Then, the maximum
(c) determinant of (M2 + MN2)  1 possible value of the determinant of P is
(d) for a 3 × 3 matrix U, if (M2 + MN2)U equals the zero [JEE Advanced-2018]
matrix then U is the zero matrix

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Topicwise Questions
1. (c) 2. (a) 3. (b) 4. (d) 5. (d) 6. (b) 7. (b) 8. (c) 9. (b) 10. (c)
11. (b) 12. (b) 13. (b) 14. (d) 15. (c) 16. (c) 17. (b) 18. (d) 19. (c) 20. (b)
21. (a) 22. (d) 23. (a) 24. (a) 25. (a)

Learning Plus
1. (b) 2. (a) 3. (c) 4. (a) 5. (d) 6. (d) 7. (b) 8. (c) 9. (b) 10. (c)
11. (b) 12. (b) 13. (b) 14. (a) 15. (d) 16. (d) 17. (a) 18. (a) 19. (b) 20. (b)

Advanced Level Multiconcept Questions

MCQ/COMPREHENSION/COLUMN/NUMERICAL
1. (a, c) 2. (a, b, d) 3. (a, c) 4. (a, b) 5. (c, d) 6. (a, b, c, d) 7. (a, b, c) 8. (b, d) 9. (a, c)
10. (a, b, c, d)11. (a) 12. (d) 13. (a) 14. (c) 15. (d) 16. (a)  P, Q, T ; (b)  S; (c)  P, R ; (d)  R
17. (a) 18. (0003) 19. (0002) 20. (– 2) 21. (0000) 22. (0001) 23. (0000) 24. (0001) 25. (0002)

JEE Mains & Advanced Past Years Questions

JEE MAIN
PREVIOUS YEAR’S
1. (d) 2. (a) 3. (b) 4. (a) 5. (a) 6. (d) 7. (b) 8. (c) 9. (b) 10. (b)
11. (a) 12. (b) 13. (b) 14. (a) 15. (d) 16. (a) 17. (a) 18. (d) 19. (a) 20. (c)
21. (b) 22. (b) 23. (c) 24. (c) 25. (c) 26.(c) 27. (b) 28. (a) 29. (d) 30. (c)
31. (c) 32. (b) 33. (b) 34. (d) 35. (d) 36. (d) 37. [5] 38. (d) 39. (b) 40. (d)
41. (03.00) 42. (d) 43. (c) 44. (b) 45. (c)

JEE-ADVANCED
PREVIOUS YEAR’S

1. [3] 2. [a, b] 3. [b, c] 4. [2] 5. [4]

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