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Vijeta Series (Class 12th)

Determinants
Practice Sheet

a1 b1 c1 5. Find k for which system

1. If a2 b2 c2  0, then the number of solution of kx  y  2 z  3
a3 b3 c3 x  2 y  3z  7
the system of equations 3x  4 y  9 z  1
a1x  b1 y  c1z  0, a2 x  b2 y  c2 z  0 and is having unique solution
a3 x  b3 y  c3 z  0 is 2 2
(1) k  (2) k 
(1) Infinite number of solutions 3 3
(2) Only one unique solution 1 1
(3) More than one solution (3) k  (4) k 
3 3
(4) None of these
6. If |A| = 5 of matrix A of order 3 then the value of
3 0 0 |adj A| is equal to
2. If A. (adj A)  0 3 0  , then the value of |A| + (1) 5 (2) 125
0 0 3 (3) 25 (4) 625
|adj A| is equal to
(1) 12 (2) 9 A1 1
(3) 3 (4) 27 7. If  , where A is a 3 × 3 matrix, then the
2 k A
value of k is
 1 2 1
If  2 3 1 is non-singular matrix and a A, then
1
3. (1) (2) 8
8
 3 a 1
1
the set A is (3) 2 (4)
(1) R (2) {0} 2
(3) {4} (4) R – {4}
1 x 2 3
4. Given below are two statements: one is labelled as 8. If 0 x 0  0, then its roots are
Assertion A and other is labelled as Reason R.
0 0 x
Assertion (A): Let A and B two matrices of order n.
If A, B are square matrices of order 3 such that (1) 1 only (2) 0, 1
A  1, B  3, then 3 AB  81. (3) 0 only (4) –1, 0, 1
Reason (R): AB  A B ; kA  k 3 A if A is of
order 3 × 3. 9. If A is square matrix such that A2  I , then A1 is
In the light of the above statements, choose the most equal to
appropriate answer from the options given below (1) 2A (2) O
(1) Both A and R are correct and R is the correct (3) A (4) A + I
explanation of A
(2) Both A and R are correct but R is NOT the 10. If A  3, 4  , B  7, 2  , C  x, y  are collinear, then
correct explanation of A
(3) A is correct but R is not correct (1) x  5 y  17  0 (2) x  5 y  13  0
(4) A is not correct but R is correct (3) x  5 y  17  0 (4) None of these
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0 2 y z  1 2 0  7 2 6
11. Find the value of x, y and z if A   x y  z  14. If A   2 1 3 and B   2 1 3 , find AB.
 
 x  y z  0 2 1   4 2 5 
satisfies A  A1. Hence, solve the system of equations:
x  2 y  10,2x  y  3z  8 and  2 y  z  7
x sin  cos 
12. Show that the determinant  sin   x 1 is 15. The sum of three numbers is –1. If we multiply
second number by 2, third number by 3 and add
cos  1 x
them, we get 5. If we subtract third number from the
independent of . sum of first and second number, we get –1.
Represent the information by the system of
2 3   1 2 equations and find the numbers using inverse of
13. If A    ,B    , verify that
1 4  1 3  matrix.
 AB 1  B 1 A1.
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Hints and Solutions

1. (2) 7. (2)
Given system is a Homogeneous system of linear 1
We know A1 
equations and as the determinant of coefficient | A|
a1 b1 c1 and kA  k n | A |, where n is order of A
matrix i.e., a2 b2 c2  0  Therefore, system
A1  1  1
3
a3 b3 c3    A
2 2
has only one solution i.e., x  0, y  0, z  0 .
8. (2)
2. (1) Expand the determinant to get the equation and
A.(adj A) = 3I3 then find its roots.
|adj A| = |A|n-1, where n is order of A
9. (3)
3. (4) As A2  I  A  A  I  A1  A
As matrix is non-singular
1 2 1 10. (3)
 2 3 1 0 As points are collinear, therefore, area
3 a 1  ABC   0.

4. (1)
11. The relation A  A1 gives AA  A1 A  I

5. (1) 0 x y   0 2 y z  1 0 0 
Thus,  2 y y  y   x y  z   0 1 0

 k 1 2 
 1 2 3  0  z  z z   x  y z  0 0 1 
 
 3 4 9  0  x 2  x 2 0  xy  xy 0  xz  xz  1 0 0 
 
  0  xy  xy 4 y2  y2  y2 2 yz  yz  yz   0 1 0 
 k  18  12  1 9  9   2  4  6   0  
 0  zx  zx 2 yz  yz  yz z 2  z 2  z 2  0 0 1 
  6k  4  0
  6k  4 2 x2 0 0  1 0 0 
 
4  0 6 y2 0  0 1 0 
 k  
6
 0 0 3 z 2  0 0 1 
2
 k
3  2 x 2  1; 6 y 2  1 and 3z 2  1
1 1 1
 x ; y ; z
6. (3) 2 6 3
|adj A| = |A|n–1 = (5)3–1 = 52 = 25
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12. 14.
x sin  cos  1 2 0   7 2 6 
   sin   x 1 AB   2 1 3   2 1 3
cos  1 x  0 2 1   4 2 5 
 x   x 2  1  sin    x sin   cos    cos    sin   x cos   11 0 0 1 0 0
  0 11 0   11 0
 1 0   11I
  x3  x  x sin 2   sin  cos   cos  sin  x cos 2   0 0 11 0 0 1 

  x3  x  x 1  1
 A   B   I  A1  B
 11  11
  x3 , independent of 
Now, the given system of equations is
x  2 y  10
13. Here,
2 x  y  3z  8
2 3   1 2 
A  and B     A  11, B  1 2 y  z  7
1 4  1 3 
The system of equations can be written as

1 2 0 x  10
1  4 3 3 2 
AX  P, where A   2 1 3 , X   y  , P   8 
   
1
 A1  adj A     and B 1   
A 11  1 2  1 1 
0 2 1   z   7 
 R.H .S .  B 1 A1
 A-1 exists, so given system of equations has a
unique solution given by X = A-1 P
3 2  1   4 3  1   14 15 x   7 2 6  10   44   4 
         ...(i )
  y   BP   2 1 3  8    33   3
  1 1    1
1 1   11   1 2   11   5 1 
11 11 11
 2 3   1 2  1 5   z   4 2 5   7   11   1 
Now, A  B     
1 4  1 3   5 14  x  4, y  3, z  1.
 AB  14  25  11
15. x+y+z=–1
1  1   14 5
 L.H .S .   AB     2 y  3z  5
 11   5 1
...(ii)
x  y  z  1
1
From (i) and (ii),  AB   B1 A1. 7 5
x   ,y  ,z  0
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