Solution of Determinants

ISC Previous Years Board Questions

2000 to 2020

1. Using property of determinants prove that :

| | (ISC 2000, 1987)

Solution : L.H.S.

| |

| | (operating )

( )| | (taking common ( ) from )

( )| | (0perating )

( ){ | |} (expanding along )

( )* ( ) ( )( )+

( )* ( )+

( )* +

Proved

2. Using property of determinants prove that :

| | ( )( )( )( ) (ISC 2001)

Solution : L.H.S.

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( )( )( ){ | |} (expanding along )

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( )( )( )( ) Proved.

3. Using property of the determinants, find the value of the following determinant:

| | (ISC 2002)

Solution : | |

| | (taking common respectively)

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( )| | (expanding along )

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Answer.
4. Using Crammer’s Rule , solve the following system of equations:
(ISC 2002)

Solution : The given equations are

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Hence the required solution are

5. If | | show that (ISC 2004, 1995, 88)

Solution : Given | |
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 | | | |

(taking common respectively)

 | | ( )| | ( interchanging )

 | | ( )( )| | (interchanging )

 ( )| |

 ( )| | ( )

( ){ | |} (expanding along )

( )( )
 ( )| |
( )( )

 ( )( )( )| |

 ( )( )( )( )

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Proved

6. Using property of determinants show that :

| | (ISC 2005)

Solution : L.H.S. | |
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(taking common respectively)

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(multiplying respectively.)

| | (operating )

( )| |

( )| |

(operating )

( ){ | |} (expanding along )
Proved

7. Show that | | ( )( )( )( ) (ISC 2006)

Solution : L. H. S.

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| | (operating )

| | (expanding along )

( )( ) ( )( )
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(operating )

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( )( )( )* ( )( )+

( )( )( )* +

( )( )( )( )

( )( )( )( ) Proved

8. Show that | | ( ) (ISC 2007)

Solution : L.H.S.

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| | (operating )

( )| |

( )| ( ) |
( )
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9. Prove that | | ( )( ) (ISC 2008)

Solution : L.H.S. | |

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(taking common respectively)

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(operating )

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(operating )

( )| | (expanding along )

( )| |

(operating )

( )| |

( )( ) Proved tapatisclasses.in
10. By using properties of determinants, prove that : (ISC 2009)

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Solution : L.H.S. | |

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(operating )

| |

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(operating )

( )| | (expanding along )

Proved

11. By using properties of determinants, prove that the following determinant is independent of

| | (ISC 2010)

Solution : | |

| | operating
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*( )( ) ( )( )+

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* +

which is independent of Proved.

12. If and not in G.P. and | | using property of determinants, show

that (ISC 2011)

Solution : Given | |

 | |

(taking common respectively)

 | |

(taking common )

 | | (operating )

 | | (operating )

 ( )| | (expanding along )

 ( )( )

 ( )( )

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 ( )( )

But as are not in G.P.

Proved.

13. Prove that | | ( )( )( )( ) (ISC 2013)

Solution : L.H.S. | |

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|( )( ) ( )( ) |
( ) ( )

( )( )| |

( )( )| |

(operating )

( )( )( )| | (expanding along )

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14. Show that | | ( ) (ISC 2015)

Solution : L.H.S. | |

| | (operating )
( ) ( )

( ) | |

( ) | | (operating )

( ) | | (expanding along )

( ) ( )

( ) Proved

15. Prove that | | (specimen paper 2016)

Solution : L.H.S. | |

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(taking common respectively)
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| | (multiplying respectively)

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| | (operating )

{ | | | |} (expanding along )

* +

Proved

16. Show that , using properties of determinants

| | (ISC 2016)

Solution : L.H.S. | |

| | (operating )

| |

| | (operating )

{ | | | |} (expanding along )

* +

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17. Show that | | ( )( ) (ISC 2017)

Solution : L.H.S. | |

( )
| | (operating )

( )| |

( )| | (operating )

( )( )| | (expanding along )

( )( ) Proved

18. Without expanding at any stage , find the value of

| | (ISC 2018)

Solution : | |

| | (operating )

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(as are identical)

Answer

19. Using property of determinants, solve for

| | (ISC 2018)
 Solution : Given | |

 | | (operating )

 ( )| |

 ( )| | (operating )

 ( )| | (expanding along )

 ( )

But

( ) Answer

20. Using determinants, find the value of if the area of the triangle with vertices ( ) ( ) and
( ) is square units. (ISC 2019)
Solution : Given area of the triangle sq units

 | |

 | | (expanding along )

 ( )

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21. Using properties of determinants , prove that
( )
| ( ) | ( )( )( )( ) (ISC 2019)
( )
( )
Solution : L.H.S. | ( ) |
( )

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| | (operating )

| | (operating )

| | (expanding along )

( )( )
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( )( )

( )
( )( )| |
( )

( )( )*( ) ( )+

( )( )* +

( )( )* +

( )( )*( )( ) ( )+

( )( )( )( )

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22. Without expanding at any stage , find the value of determinant :

| | (ISC 2020)

Solution : Given | |

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| | ( )

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( ) ( are identical)
Answer

23. Using properties of determinants , show that

| | ( )( ) (ISC 2020)

Solution : L. H. S. | |

| | (operating )

( )| | (taking common ( ) from )

( )| | (operating )

( ) | | (expanding by )
( )*( ) +
( )( )
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