ALP – DETERMINANTS

Single Answer type

a1 a2 a3... an
an a1 a2 ... an1 n
an1 an a1... an2  k  f   i 
i 1
... ... ... ...
a2 a3 a4 a1
1. where
 i ; i  1, 2,3,..., n ; be the nth (complex) roots of unity f  x   a1 x  a2 x  a3 x  ...  an x
2 3 n

Then find the value of k.

 a 1  b 2
 c 3  d 4
2. Let a, b, c  R satisfying a  b  c  1 then
2 2 2

ax  by  c bx  ay cx  a
bx  ay ax  by  c cy  b 0
cx  a cy  b ax  by  c
Will represent
 a  straight line
 b  ellipse
 c  parabola
 d  hyperbola
3. Let
k  x k  y k  z k then the value of m satisfying
0 1 2
1 2 3   x  y   y  z   z  x 
m m m

2 3 4
is
 a 1  b 2
 c 3  d 4
4. If A  B  C  P  Q  R  0 then the value of
tan  A  P  tan  B  P  tan  C  P 
tan  A  Q  tan  B  Q  tan  C  Q 
tan  A  R  tan  B  R  tan  C  R 
is
 a 0
 b 1
 c  depends on A, B, C
 d  depends on P, Q, R
5. The degree of polynomial
 x7  1 1 2
3 x3 x3  0
1 3x 3x
 a 1  b 3
 c 7  d  11
6. if  ,  ,  are the roots of the equation
x 3  x 2  2 x  1  0 then the value of
 3  2  1   3  2   1 2   2
2   2  3  2  1  3  2  1
 3  2  1 2   2   3  2  1
is
 a  11  b  17
 c  23  d  none of these
x y 1
y 1 x  x3  y 3  z 3  C
1 x y
7. ; where x  y; C  0 will represent
 a  straight line
 b  parabola
 c  ellipse
 d  hyperbola
8. Given the vertices of triangle are rational. If the area of same triangle is irrational then triangle must be
 a  scalene
 b  nonequilateral isosceles
 c  equilateral
 d  any triangle
9. Given
 x1  x2    y1  y2   9
2 2

 x2  x3    y2  y3   16
2 2

 x3  x1    y3  y1   25
2 2

x1 y1 1
x2 y2 1

Then the value of

x3 y3 1
is in square unit is
 x1, x2 , x3  R 
 a 4  b 8
 c  12  d  16
 D  M 44 
10. Let denotes the non zero determinant value of matrix 4  4 .if
D  kM 44   k m D  M 44 
where k is non zero real number then ' m ' must be
 a 1  b 2
 c 3  d 4

Multiple correct
 1 sin  1 
  sin  1 sin  

 1  sin  1 
1 Let A =  , then show that det A 
A)[2, 4]    [0, 2] B) [1, 4]    [0, 2].
C) [0, 1]    [0, 2]D) (D) [0, 2]    [0, 2].

2. Values of t for which the system of equations

(t  1)x + (3t + 1)y + 2tz = 0

(t  1)x + (4t  2)y + (t + 3)z = 0

2x + (3t + 1)y + 3 (t  1) z = 0 has a nonzero solution.

A) 0 B)4 C)3 D)2

3. x + y + z = 6, x + 2y + 3z = 10, x + 2y + z = . Tha system has

(A) unique solution for   R (B) infinitely many solution for  = 3,  = 10

(C) no solution for  = 3,   10 (D) All of above

a a2 a4  1
b b2 b4  1  0
c c2 c4  1
4. If a, b, c are distinct real numbers and  = , then

A) a=b=c B)abc=0 C) abc=1 D) abc(a+b+c)=1

2 2
1+sin x cos x sin2 x
| sin 2 x 1+cos 2 x sin2 x |
2 2
5. If maximum and minimum values of the determinant sin x cos x 1+sin 2x are  and , then

(A)  +99 = 4

(B) 3 - 17 = 26

(C) (2n - 2n) is always an even integer for nN

 (D) a triangle can be constructed having it’s sides as ,  and  - .

x 1+x 2 x 3
|log ( 1+x 2 ) e x sin x |
6. If  (x) = cos x tan x sin2 x then

(A)  (x) is divisible by x (B)  (x) = x sin x (C)  (x) = 0 (D) None of these

a 1 a a a
a a2 a a  a a a a
 k 1     
a a a3 a  1 2 3 4
7. If
a a a a4 then factor of k is/are
(a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 5 (d) 60

8. The value of  for which the equation x+y=3, (1+)x+(2+)y–8=0, x–(1–)y+(2+)=0 are consistent is

(a) 0 (b) 5/3 (c) –5/3 (d) 1

9. Let  and  be real. The values of  for which the system of linear equations x+(sin)y+(cos)z=0, x+(cos)y+
(sin)z=0 and –x+(sin)y–(cos)z=0 has non zero solution is

(a)  2 (b) –1 (c) 1 (d) 2

Matrix Match:

1.

COLUMN-I COLUMN-II
(a) Coefficient of  in (p) 10
 (1  sin  ) 3
cos 
f ( x)  1 log(1   ) 2
2 1  2 0
(b) 1 3cos  1 (q) 0
sin  1 3cos 
1 sin  1
Value of
(c) If k,l,m are in A.P. and (r) –12
yk y 1
2
1
f ( y)  y  l 2 y 12
1
ym 3y  2
2
1
, then f’(o) is
(d) x 2 x (s) –2
1 x 6  t4 x 4  t3 x 3  t 2 x 2  t1 x  t 0
x x x 1
If
then to
 x n r
m y r 0
m n z
2.If x>m, y>n, z>r, (x,y,z>0) such that then match the following

COLUMN-I COLUMN-II
(a) x y z (p) –1
 
Value of x  m y  n z  r is
(b) m n r (q) 8
 
Value of x  m y  n z  r is
(c) xm yn zr (r) 1
 
Value of x  m y  n z  r is
(d) 27 xyz (s) 2

The greatest value of ( x  m)( y  n)( z  r ) is

Numerical

 1
f(x) f    f(x)
1 x
2  1
1 f 
1. If f (x) is a polynomial satisfying f (x) = x and f (2) = 17, then find the value of f (5)/313.

2y 2 3
2 5y 6 0
3 4 10  y
2. Number of integral root of the equation is

xn1 x n1 xn  2
yn1 y n1 yn  2  1 1 1
zn1 zn1 zn  2    
3. If = (x  2y) (y  z) (z  x)  x y z  , then find the value of n.

b  c bc b2c 2
c  a ca c 2a2  D
a  b ab a2b2
4. If then D/(2abc) is
 sec  tan2  1
 sec x tan x x
1 tan x  tan  0
5. If f (x) = , |f (0) | is

1 cos x 1−cos x
 /2
|1+sin x cos x 1+sin x−cos x | | 4  ( x) dx |
6. If D (x) = sin x sin x 1 , then 0 is equal to

sin( A+B+C ) sin B cosC

| −sin B 0 tan A |
7. If A +B +C = p , and D= cos( A +B ) −tan A 0 then 4D is

8. If x, y, z are the integers in A.P, lying between 1 and 9 and x51, y41 and z31 are three digits numbers, and

5 4 3
| x51 y 41 z 31 |
x y z =k(x+y+z-xyz) then k is

1 x 1 x 1 x
x  sin   3 cos  and 1  x 1 x 1 x  0
1 x 1 x 1 x
9. if then number of solutions in [0,2] is

a b c
 p q r
l m n
10. Let abc, pqr, lmn are three digit numbers, each of which divisible by 3, then must be divisible by

ANSWERS & HINTS :

1. A 2. A 3. B 4. A 5. B 6. D 7. A

8. C 9. C 10. D

1. A 2. AC 3. B, C 4. AD 5. B 6. A,C 7. AB

8. CD 9. ABCD

1. Ans : A-s; B-P; C-s; D-s

2. A-s, B-p, C-r, D-q.

1. 2 2. 1 3. 0 4. 0 5. 1 6. 2 7. 0

8. 0 9. 2 10. 3
HINTS :

MORE THAN ONE CORRECT :

1 sin  1
 sin  1 sin 
1  sin  1
1 Det A =

C1  C 1 + C 3

2 sin  1
0 1 sin 
0  sin  1
Det A = = 2 (1 + sin2 )

 2  det A  4 as 0  sin2   1    [0, 2].

2. The given system of equation will have nonzero solution if

t  1 3t  1 2t
t  1 4t  2 t3 0
2 3t  1 3(t  1)
=

R1  R1  R2, R2  R2  R3

0 t  3 t3
t  3 t  3 2t  6
2 3t  1 3(t  1)
= =0

0 1 1
1 1 2
2 3t  1 3t  3
 (t  3)2 =0

 (t  3)2
 (3t  1)  (3t  3)  2 =0

 6t (t  3)2 = 0  t = 0, 3.
 1 1 1
1 2 3
1 2 
3.  = = (  3)

6 1 1
10 2 3
 2 
x = = 2 +   16

1 6 1
1 10 3
1  
y = = 2 (2   + 4)

1 1 6
1 2 10
1 2 
z = = (  10)

(i) For unique solution   0    3,   R

(ii) Infinite many solution  = x = y = z = 0   = 3,  = 10

(iii) No solution   = 0, any of x, y, z is nonzero   = 3,   10.

a a2 a 4 a a2 1
b b2 b 4  b b2 1  0
c c2 c 4 c c2 1
4.  =

1 a a3 1 a a 2
1 b b3  1 b b 2  0
1 c c3 1 c c2
 abc

 abc (a  b) (b  c) (c  a) (a + b + c)  (a  b) (b  c) (c  a) = 0

(a  b) (b  c) (c  a) [abc (a + b + c)  1] = 0

 abc (a + b + c) = 1

As a, b, c are distinct.

1. From the given relation

 1   1 
 x    f  x   f(x)
2f (x) = f (x) f      
  1  1
x  
 f (x) + f   = f (x) f  x 

 f (x) = 1  xn

also f (2) = 17

 f (x) = 1 + xn and n = 4

 f (5) = 1 + (5)4 = 626.

2. On expansion of the determinant, the given equation is

y3  17y2 + 67y  75 = 0

 (y  3) (y2  14y + 25) = 0

14  96
 y = 3, 2

So y = 3 is the only integral root.

3. Each term in the expansion of the determinant is of the degree (n  1) + (n + 1) + (n + 2) = (3n + 2) and R.H.S. is of
degree 2.

So 3n + 2 = 2  n = 0.

1 1 1
R1, R2  R 2 , R3  R3
4. R1  bc ca ab

1 1
 1 bc
b c
1 1
 1 ca
a c
1 1
 1 ab
2 2 2 a b
=a b c

R2  R2  R1, R3  R3  R1

1 1
 1 bc
b c
1 1
 0 c(a  b)
a b
1 1
 0 b(a  c)
 = a2b2c2 a c
   1 1  1 1 
c(a  b)  a  c   b(a  c)  a  b    0
= a2b2c2      .

5. Differentiating the given determinant with respect to rows

sec  tan2  1 sec  tan2  1

 sec x tan x sec 2 x 1   sec x tan x x
1 tan x  tan  0 0 sec 2 x 0
f (x) =

sec  tan2  1 sec  tan2  1

 sec   tan  sec 2  1   sec  tan  
1 0 0 0 sec 2  0
 f () =

= (tan2   sec2 ) + ( 1) sec2  ( sec    sec ).

=  1.