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ANSWER KEY

1. (2) 2. (2) 3. (4) 4. (4) 5. (3) 6. (1) 7. (2)
CP Live Course
PRE ENGINEERING
Expansion of determinant:
Q.1 If a, b, c be positive and not all equal, then the
value of the determinant
b a c
a c b
c b a
is-
(1) positive (2) negative
(3) zero (4) None of these

Q.2 If A
r
=
r 1 r
1 r r

where r is natural number,
then the value of

=
2008
1 r
r
A must be
(1) 0 (2) 2008 (3) 2
2008
(4) None

Properties of Determinants:

Q.3 If m is a positive integer

r

=
) 1 m ( sin ) m ( sin ) m ( sin
1 m 2 1 m
1 C 1 r 2
2 2 2 2
m 2
r
m
+
+

then find the value of

=

m
0 r
r

(1) 2 (2) 1 (3) 3 (4) None


Q.4 If a, b, c, d, e and f are in G.P. then the value of
z f c
y e b
x d a
2 2
2 2
2 2
depends on
(1) x and y
(2) x and z
(3) y and z
(4) Independent of x, y & z
Q.5
a b 2 a b a
b a a b 2 a
b 2 a b a a
+ +
+ +
+ +
= mb
n
(a + b), then
(1) m = 9, n =1 (2) m = 1, n = 2
(3) m = 9, n = 2 (4) None of these

Q.6 Let
r
=
) 1 n ( n 1 )! 1 n ( 1 2
c b a
r 2
r
1
1
)! 1 r (
2
n
1 r
+ +
+
+

, then value
of

=

n
1 r
r
is
(1) 0 (2) (n + 3)!
(3) a (n)! + b (4) None of these

Q.7 The value of
8 m 7 m 6 m
3 m 4 m 5 m
2 m 1 m m
i i i
i i i
i i i
+ + +
+ + +
+ +
where i = 1
is
(1) 1 if m is multiple of 4
(2) 0 for all real m
(3) i if m is multiple of 3
(4) None of these