Determinants
Section A: (a) 0 (b) 1
1-Mark Questions (MCQs/Assertion-Reason) (c) -1 (d) sinθ
1. If A is a square matrix of order 3 with |A| = 8,
then |3A| is: x 1 1
(a) 24 (b) 72 8. If the determinant 1 x 1 = 0 , then x is:
(c) 216 (d) 512 1 1 x
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(a) 1 (b) -1
1 2 (c) 0 (d) ±1
2. The value of the determinant is:
3 4
(a) -2 (b) 2 1 2 3
(c) 10 (d) -10 9. The minor of element 5 in the determinant 4 5 6
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3. If A is a 3x3 matrix with |A| = 5, then |adj A| is: is:
(a) 5 (b) 25 (a) 6 (b) -6
(c) 125 (d) 10 (c) 12 (d) -12
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3 x 10. If A is a skew-symmetric matrix of order 3, then
4. The determinant = 0 , then x is:
x 3 |A| is:
(a) ±3 (b) ±9 (a) Positive (b) Negative
(c) ±1 (d) 0 (c) Zero (d) Non-zero
5. Assertion (A): If |A| = 0 for a square matrix A, Section B:
then A is singular. 2-Mark Very Short Answer Questions
Reason (R): A square matrix is considered 3 4
11. Evaluate: .
singular if its determinant is zero. 5 6
(a) Both A and R are true, R elucidates A.
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(b) Both A and R are true, R does not elucidate A.
(c) A is true, R is false.
(d) A is false, R is true. 1 2
12. If A = find |adj A|.
3 4
6. Assertion (A): If A is a 2x2 matrix with |A| = 4, [CBSE 2023, 2021, 2019]
then |A-1| = 1/4.
Reason (R): For a square matrix A, |A-1| is x 3
equivalent to 1/|A|. 13. Determine x if =7
2 x
(a) Both A and R are true, R elucidates A.
(b) Both A and R are true, R does not elucidate A.
(c) A is true, R is false. 1 0 2
(d) A is false, R is true. 14. If A = 0 1 3 ascertain the minor of element a12.
2 3 4
cos sin
7. The value of the determinant is:
− sin cos 2 1
15. Verify that |2A| = 4|A| for A = .
3 4
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x+ y y z
3 4 5 prove: y x + y y = 2 xyz
16. Compute the cofactor of element 7 in 6 7 8 z y x+ y
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2 x 1 25. Employing matrices,
17. If x 2 1 = 0 , find x? solve: x + y + z = 7, x - y + z = 3, 2x + y - z = 2.
1 1 x
26. Determine the inverse of
cos − sin 1 2 3
18. Show that =1
sin cos A= 0 1 4
0 0 1
Section C: using elementary row operations.
3-Mark Short Answer Questions
19. Utilizing properties of determinants, prove: 1 a a2
2 27. Prove that a a 2 1 = (1 - a3)2 and calculate its
1 a a
1 b b2 = (a − b )( b − c )( c − a ) . a2 1 a
1 c c2 value for a = 3.
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28. Utilizing properties of determinants,
x 2 3
a 2 ab ac
20. Solve for x: 4 x 5 = 0
prove: ab b2 bc = a2b2c2.
6 7 x
ac bc c 2
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Section E:
3 2
21. Determine the adjoint of A = 4-Mark Case-Based Questions
1 4
3 4
22. Utilizing properties of determinants, 29. A company utilizes A = for product
5 6
a b b
quantities across two stores.
prove: b a b = ( a + 2b ) ( a − b )
2
(a) Calculate the total quantity of products.
b b a
1 2
(b) If B= represents added stock,
3 4
2 3 compute A + B and interpret the results.
23. Verify that |AT| = |A| for A =
4 5
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Section D:
5-Mark Long Answer Questions
24. Utilizing properties of determinants,
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