Determinants

LEVELI

1.

f (0) f (1) f ( 2)
Let f (x) = x(x 1), then = f (1) f (2) f (3) is equal to
f (2 ) f (3 ) f ( 4 )
(B) 3! 2!
(C) 0

(A) 2!

2.

If f (x) =
(A) 0

3.

1
2x

x
x( x 1)

x 1
( x 1)x

3x( x 1) x( x 1)( x 2) ( x 1)x( x 1)

(B) 1
(C) 100

ac

4.

(1 + x)2
none of these

(B)
(D)
1
p

The value of the determinant

1
q
2

(abc 0) is divisible by

c (1 x )

1+x
x2

(A) pqr
(C) p + q + r pqr

ac
bc

1
r

is

p qr q pr r pq
(B) p + q + r
(D) 0

If a, b, c > 0 and x, y, z R, then the determinant

to
(A) ax + by + cz
(C) a2x b2y c2z

(D) 100

bc

5.

, then f (100) is equal to

a 2 (1 x )
ab
2
The determinant (x) =
ab
b (1 x )

(A)
(C)

(D) none of these

a
b
c

a x

b y

z 2

a
b
c

a x

by

z 2

1
1 is equal
1

(B) a-x by c-z

(D) 0

6.

Given a system of equations in x, y, z: x + y + z = 6; x + 2y + 3z = 10 and x + 2y + az = b. If

this system has infinite number of solutions, then
(A) a = 3, b = 10
(B) a = 3, b 10
(C) a 3, b = 10
(D) a 3, b 10

7.

If each element of a determinant of 3rd order with value A is multiplied by 3, then the value of
the newly formed determinant is
(A) 3A
(B) 9A
(C) 27A
(D) none of these

8.

If the value of 3rd order determinant is 11, then the value of the determinant formed by the
cofactors will be
(A) 11
(B) 121
(C) 1331
(D) 14641

9.

If a

1 a
1
+ b + c = 0 such that 1
1 b
1

(A) 0

10.

= , then the value of is

1 c
(C) abc

(D) none of these

a 1 a a 1
If a, b, c are real numbers, then b 1 b b 1 is
c 1 c c 1
(B)
6
(D)
None of these

0
9

Let D be the determinant of order 3 3 with the entry Ii + k in lth row and kth column
(I =
(A)
(C)

12.

(B) abc

(A)
(C)
11.

1
1

1 . Then value of D is
imaginary
real and positive

(B)
(D)

1 a a 2 bc
The value of the determinant 1 b b 2 ca

Zero
real and negative

is

1 c c ab
3

(B) a2+b2+c2-bc-ca-ab
(D) None of these

(A) a +b +c -3abc
(C) a2b2+b2c2+c2a2

13.

Let =

l
x

m 1
n 1

1
1

. Then, the roots of the equation are

(A) , ,
(C) +, +, +

(B) l, m ,n
(D) l+m, m+n, n+l

a b c
14.

Let = b

c a ; a>0 , b>0, c >0. Then,

c a b
(A) 0
(C) >0

15.

(B) a+b+c = 0
(D) R

The value of = 1

2 is

1 2
(A) 3 3 i

(B) - 3 3 i

(C) - 3 i

(D)

3 i

a b c
16.

If a, b, c are negative different real numbers, then = b c

a is

c a b
(A) < 0
17.

(B) 0

(C) > 0

(D) 0

The equation x + 2y + 3z = 1, x y + 4z = 0, 2x + y + 7z = 1 have

(A) one solution only (B) two solutions only (C) no solution
(D) infinitely may solution

18.

The value of and for which the system of equation x + y + z = 6, x + 2y + 3z = 10,

x + 2y + z = have unique solution are
(A) = 3, R
(B) = 3, = 10
(C) 3, = 10
(D) 3, 10

LEVELII

im

1.

The value of i m 5
i m 6

i m 1
i m 4
i m 7

im 2
i m 5 , where i =
i m 8

1 is

(A) 1 if m is multiple of 4
(C) i if m is a multiple of 3

(B) 0 for all real m

(D) none of these

2.

If the equations a(y + z) = x, b(z + x) = y and c (x + y) = z, where a 1, b 1, c 1

admit non-trivial solution, then (1 + a)1 + (1 + b)1 + (1 + c)1 is
(A) 2
(B) 1
(C) 1/2
(D) none of these

3.

The number of values of t for which the system of equations (a t)x + by + c = 0,

bx + (c t)y + az = 0, cx + ay + (b t)z = 0 has non-trivial solution is
(A) 1
(B) 2
(C) 3
(D) 4

4.

If , are non real numbers satisfying x 1 = 0, then the value of

equal to
(A) 0
5.

6.

(D) none of these

1 sin 2 x
cos 2 x
4 cos 2x
2
2
The maximum value of sin x
1 cos x
4 sin 2x is
sin 2 x
cos 2 x
1 4 sin 2x

(B) 4

(C) 5

(D) 6

There are three points (a, x), (b, y) and (c, z) such that the straight lines joining any two of
them are not equally inclined to the coordinate axes where a, b, c, x, y, z R.
xa
yb
zc
y
If y b
zc
x a = 0 and a + c = -b, then x , , z are in
2
zc
xa
y b
(A) A. P.
(C) H.P.

8.

(C) 3 + 1

is

The system of equations ax + 4y + z = 0, bx + 3y + z = 0, cx + 2y + z = 0 has non trivial

solutions if a, b, c are in
(A) A.P
(B) G.P
(C) H.P
(D) none of these

(A) 3
7.

(B) 3

(B) G.P.
(D) none of these

If x, y, z are the integers in A.P, lying between 1 and 9 and x51, y41 and z31 are
5
4
3
three digits numbers, then the value of x 51 y 41 z 31 is
x
y
z

(A) x + y + z
(C) 0

(B) x y + z
(D) None of these

9.

x1

y1

a1

b1

If x 2

y2

1 = a2

b2

1 , then the two triangles with vertices

x3

y3

b3

a3

(x1, y1), (x2, y2), (x3, y3), and (a1,b1), (a2,b2) (a3,b3) are
(A) Congruent
(B) Similar
(C) Of equal area
(D) Of equal altitude

a 1
10.

Let a = ( a 1)

n
2

2n

(a 1)3

6
2

3n 3

4n 2 . Then a is equal to
a 1

3n 2 3n

(A) 0

(B) (a-1)

(C) (a-1)n n

(D) None of these

cos( ) sin( ) cos 2

11.

The determinant =

sin

cos

sin

sin

sin

cos

(A)
(C) and

(B)
(D) None of these

a 2 1 ab
12.

ac

b 1 bc

Let = ba

ca

cb

. a, b, c R. Then,

c2 1

(A) = 0
(C) >0
13.

(B) <0
(D) None of these

If A +B +C = , then the value of

sin( A B C )

sin B

sin B

cos( A B )

tan A

(A) sinA sinB sinC

(C) 0
sinBsinC
Let 1= a

x b and 2 =

a a

d
1 = 32
dx

d
2
1 = 3(2)
dx
xp y
x

(B)

(D) 1 = 3(2)3/2

(C)

Let yp z

tan A is

x b
. Then
a x

(A) 1= 3(2)2

15.

cos C

(B) sinA sinB+ sinC sinA +sinB sinC

(D) sinA cosBsinC+sinA sinB cosC+cosA

x b b
14.

is independent of

xp y

yp z

(A) x, y, z are in A.P

(C) x, y, z are in H.P

= 0. Then
(B) x,y,z are in G.P
(D) xy, yz , zx are in A.P

16.

x3
Let f(x) = 6

sin x cos x
d3
1
0 where p is a constant. Then
f ( x) at x =0 is
dx 3
2
3
p
p

(B) p+p2
(D) independent of p

(A) p
(C) p+p3

1
17.

sin

Let = sin

1
sin , then lies in the interval

sin

(A) [2, 3]

(B) [3, 4]

(C) [2, 4]

(D) (2, 4)

18.

If , , are roots of x3 + ax2 + b = 0, then the value of

(A) a
19.

(B) a 3b

is

(D) a2 3b

Given ai2 + bi2 + ci2 = 1, (i = 1, 2, 3) and aiaj + bibj + cicj = 0 (i j, i, j = 1, 2, 3), then the value

a1 a2 a3
of b1 b 2 b3
c1 c 2

is

c3

(A) 0

20.

(C) a

(B) 1/2

(C) 1

1
cos x
1 cos x
If (x) = 1 sin x cos x 1 sin x cos x , then
sin x

(A) 1/4

sin x

(D) 2

/2

( x) dx

is equal to

(B) 1/2

(C) 0

(D) 1/2

sin 2 A cot A 1
21.

If A + B + C = , then the value of determinant sin 2 B cot B 1 is equal to

sin 2 C cot C 1
(A)
(C)

0
-1

(B)
(D)

1
None of these

LEVELIII

1.

xn

x n 2

x n 3

If y n

y n 2

zn

z n 2

1 1 1
y n 3 = ( y-z )( z x) ( x y) , then
x y z
z n3

(A) n =2
(C) n = -1

2.

(B) n = -2
(D) n = 1

2r 1
m2 1

Let m be a positive integer and r =

Cr

1
m 1 .

sin (m ) sin 2 (m) sin(m 2 )

m

Then the value of r is given by

r 0

(A)
(C)

3.

0
2m

If (x) = log 1 x 2
cos x

(A)
(C)
4.

m2-1
2m sin2 (2m )

(B)
(D)

1 x2
ex
tan x

x3
sin x then
sin2 x

(x) is divisible by x
(x) = 0

(B)
(D)

(x) = 0
None of these

If fr(x), gr(x), hr(x), (r=1,2,3) are polynomials in x such that fr(A) = gr(A) = hr(A), r = 1,2,3 and

f1 ( x) f 2 ( x) f 3 ( x)
F(x) = g1 ( x) g 2 ( x ) g 3 ( x ) , then F (x) at x = a is
h1 ( x ) h 2 ( x) h 3 ( x)
(A) 0
(C) fr(x)+ gr(x)+ hr(x)

5.

(B) 1
(D) None of these

sec x cos x sec 2 x cos ecx cot x

Let f(x) = cos 2 x cos 2 x
cos ec 2 x
. Then
1

cos x

cos x

6.

(A) ++
(C) 2n 3n 5n

is equal to

(B)
15 4

(C) -
15 4

2r 1 2(3r 1 ) 4(5r 1 )

Let Dr =
. Then
n
n
n
2 1 3 1 5 1

f ( x)dx
0

(A)
15 4

/2

(D) None of these

is equal to

r 1

(B)
(D) 0

7.

If maximum and minimum values of the determinant

1 sin2 x

cos 2 x

sin 2x

sin 2 x

1 cos 2 x

sin 2x

sin 2 x

cos 2 x

1 sin 2x

are and , then

(A) + 99 = 4
(B) 3 - 17 = 26
(C) (2n - 2n) is always an even integer for nN
(D) a triangle can be constructed having its sides as , and - .
8.

The parameter on which the value of the determinant

1
a
a2
cos p d x cos px cos( p d ) x does not depend upon is
sin( p d ) x

sin px

sin( p d ) x

(A) a
(C) d
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(D) x

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C
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A
A
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B

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