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| 1 1+𝑏 1 |= 4a2b2c2.
1 1 1+𝑐 Q27. Prove that
1 1 1 𝑎 𝑏 𝑎𝑥 + 𝑏𝑦
abc(1 + + + )=
𝑎 𝑏 𝑐 | 𝑏 𝑐 𝑏𝑥 + 𝑐𝑦 |=
abc+ bc+ ca+ ab. 𝑎𝑥 + 𝑏𝑦 𝑏𝑥 + 𝑐𝑦 0
(b2-ac)(ax2+ 2bxy+ cy2).
Q23. Prove that
(𝑏 + 𝑐)2 𝑎2 𝑎2 Q28. Without expanding the
| 𝑏2 (𝑐 + 𝑎)2 𝑏 2 |= determinant, show that (a+b+c) is a
𝑐2 𝑐2 (𝑎 + 𝑏)2 factor of the
2abc(a+b+c)3. 𝑎 𝑏 𝑐
determinant|𝑏 𝑐 𝑎|.
Q24. Show that 𝑐 𝑎 𝑏
(𝑏 + 𝑐)2 𝑏𝑎 𝑐𝑎 Q29. Show that
| 𝑎𝑏 (𝑐 + 𝑎)2 𝑐𝑏 |= 𝑎 𝑏−𝑐 𝑐+𝑎
|𝑎 + 𝑐 𝑏 𝑐 − 𝑎|=
𝑎𝑐 𝑏𝑐 (𝑎 + 𝑏)2
𝑎−𝑏 𝑏+𝑎 𝑐
2abc(a+b+c)3 . (a+b+c)(a2+b2+c2).
Q30. If a, b, c are all distinct and 1 𝑎2 + 𝑏𝑐 𝑎3
𝑎 𝑎3 𝑎4 − 1 Q35. |1 𝑏 2 + 𝑐𝑎 𝑏 3 |= -(a-b)(b-c)(c-
|𝑏 𝑏 3 𝑏 4 − 1|= 0 , show that 1 𝑐 2 + 𝑎𝑏 𝑐3
𝑐 𝑐3 𝑐4 − 1 a)(a+b+c)(a2+b2+c2)
abc(ab+ bc+ ca)= a+b+c
𝑎 𝑏−𝑐 𝑐−𝑏
Q36. | 𝑎 − 𝑐 𝑏 𝑐 − 𝑎|=
Prove the following identities:
𝑎−𝑏 𝑏−𝑎 𝑐
𝑎 𝑏 𝑐
Q31. |𝑎 − 𝑏 𝑏 − 𝑐 𝑐 − 𝑎 |= (a+b-c)(b+c-a)(c+a-b)
𝑏+𝑐 𝑐+𝑎 𝑎+𝑏
1 𝑎 𝑎2
a +b3+c3-3abc
3
Q37. |𝑎2 1 𝑎 |= (a3-1)2
𝑎+𝑏 𝑏+𝑐 𝑐+𝑎 𝑎 𝑎2 1
Q32. | 𝑏 + 𝑐 𝑐 + 𝑎 𝑎 + 𝑏|= 𝑏2 + 𝑐 2 𝑎𝑏 𝑎𝑐
𝑐+𝑎 𝑎+𝑏 𝑏+𝑐 Q38. | 𝑏𝑎 2
𝑐 +𝑎 2
𝑏𝑐 |=
𝑎 𝑏 𝑐 𝑐𝑎 𝑐𝑏 𝑎2 + 𝑏 2
2|𝑏 𝑐 𝑎| 4a2b2c2
𝑐 𝑎 𝑏 𝑎2 +𝑏2
𝑐 𝑐
𝑎 + 𝑏 + 2𝑐 𝑎 𝑏 𝑐
Q33. | 𝑐 𝑏 + 𝑐 + 2𝑎 𝑏 | | 𝑏2 +𝑐 2 |
Q39. 𝑎 |= 4abc
𝑐 𝑎 𝑐 + 𝑎 + 2𝑏 | 𝑎 𝑎
𝑐 2 +𝑎2
=2(a+b+c)3. 𝑏 𝑏
𝑏
𝑎−𝑏−𝑐 2𝑎 2𝑎 𝑦+𝑧 𝑥 𝑦
Q34. | 2𝑏 𝑏−𝑐−𝑎 2𝑏 | Q40. | 𝑧 + 𝑥 𝑧 𝑥 |= (x+y+z)(x-z)2
2𝑐 2𝑐 𝑐−𝑎−𝑏 𝑥+𝑦 𝑦 𝑧
=(a+b+c)3
Q41. If A(x1,y1), b(x2,y2), C(x3,y3) are
vertices of an equilateral triangle
whose each side is equal to a, then Q47. If the points (3,-2), 9x,2) and
𝑥1 𝑦1 22 (8,8) are collinear , find x using
prove that |𝑥1 𝑦2 2| = 3a4
determinants. [Ans.5]
𝑥1 𝑦3 2
Q42. If the points (0,a), (0,b) and (1,1)
are collinear, prove that a+b=ab
Q43. Using determinants prove that
the points (a,b), (a’,b’) and (a-a’, b-
b’) are collinear if ab’=a’b.
Q44. Find the values of λ so that the
points (1,-5), (-4,5) and (λ,7) are
collinear. [Ans.λ= -5].
Q45. Using determinants, find the
value of k so that the points
(k,2-2k), (-k+1,2k) and (-4-k,6-2k)
may be collinear. [Ans.k=-1,1/2]
Q46. If the points (x,-2), (5,2) and (8,8)
are collinear, find x using
determinants. [Ans.3]