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DETERMINANTS
4.1
Overview
To every square matrix A = [aij] of order n, we can associate a number (real or complex)
called determinant of the matrix A, written as det A, where aij is the (i, j)th element of A.
If A
a b
, then determinant of A, denoted by |A| (or det A), is given by
c d
|A| =
= ad bc.
Remarks
(i)
(ii)
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a11
a21
a31
a12
a22
a32
a13
a23
a33
a23
a12
2+1
+
a
(1)
21
a33
a32
a13
a12
3+1
+
a
(1)
31
a33
a22
a13
a23
= a11(a22 a33 a23 a32) a21 (a12 a33 a13 a32) + a31 (a12 a23 a13 a22)
Remark In general, if A = kB, where A and B are square matrices of order n, then
|A| = kn |B|, n = 1, 2, 3.
(ii)
If we interchange any two rows (or columns), then sign of the determinant
changes.
(iii)
If any two rows or any two columns in a determinant are identical (or
proportional), then the value of the determinant is zero.
(iv)
(v)
(vi)
DETERMINANTS
(vii)
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Notes:
(i) If all the elements of a row (or column) are zeros, then the value of the determinant
is zero.
(ii) If value of determinant becomes zero by substituting x = , then x is a
factor of .
(iii) If all the elements of a determinant above or below the main diagonal consists of
zeros, then the value of the determinant is equal to the product of diagonal
elements.
y1 1
y2 1
.
y3 1
(ii)
(iii)
(iv)
The adjoint of a square matrix A = [aij]nn is defined as the transpose of the matrix
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[aij]nn, where Aij is the co-factor of the element aij. It is denoted by adj A.
If A
a11
a21
a31
a12
a22
a32
a13
a23 , then adj A
a33
A11
A12
A13
A 21
A 22
A 23
A 31
A 32 , where Aij is co-factor of aij.
A 33
(ii)
(iii)
(iv)
(v)
If A and B are non-singular matrices of the same order, then AB and BA are
also nonsingular matrices of the same order.
(vi)
(vii)
1
(adj A)
|A|
a1x + b1 y + c1 z = d1
a2x + b2 y + c2 z = d2
a3x + b3 y + c3 z = d3,
(ii)
b1
b2
b3
c1
c2 , X
c3
x
y and B
z
d1
d2
d3
DETERMINANTS
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(iii)
(iv)
4.2
(a)
(b)
(c)
Solved Examples
2x 5
8 x
6 5
, then find x.
8 3
2x 5
8 x
Solution We have
6 5
. This gives
8 3
x2 = 9
2x2 40 = 18 40
1 x
x2
Example 2 If = 1 y
1 z
Solution We have
1
y , 1 = yz
x
z2
1
yz
x
1
zx
y
1
xy , then prove that + 1 = 0.
z
1 1
zx xy
y z
1 yz
1 zx
1 xy
x
y
z
x
=
x = 3.
1
y
xyz
z
xyz
x2
xyz
y2
xyz
z2
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x 1 x2
xyz
y 1 y2
= xyz
z 1 z2
Interchanging C1 and C2
1 x
x2
(1) 1 y
y2
1 z
z2
1 + = 0
cot
42
cot 2
cosec
40
1
2
1
= 0.
2
cosec
0
cot 2
1 cosec
40
x
p
q
cot 2
1
2
0 cosec 1 = 0
0
40
2
p q
x q = (x p) (x2 + px 2q2)
q x
x p
p x
0
p q
x q
q x
1 p q
( x p) 1 x q
0 q x
DETERMINANTS
0 p + x 2q
= ( x p) 1
x
q
0
q
x
Applying R1 R1 + R2
Example 5 If
b a c a
a b
0
c b , then show that
a c b c
0
px 2q 2 )
is equal to zero.
a b a c
0
b a
b c
0
c a c b
b a c a
(1) a b
0
c b
a c b c
0
3
=0
or
=0
Example 7 If x = 4 is a root of
x 2 3
1 x 1 = 0, then find the other two roots.
3 2 x
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MATHEMATICS
x 4 x 4 x 4
1
1 .
x
x
3
2
Taking (x + 4) common from R1, we get
1 1 1
( x 4) 1 x 1
3 2 x
Applying C2 C2 C1, C3 C3 C1, we get
1
0
0
( x 4) 1 x 1
0 .
3
1 x 3
Expanding along R1,
1
1 sin B
1
1 sin C
0 ,
Solution Let =
1
1 sin A
1
1 sin B
1
1 sin C
DETERMINANTS
1
1
1
1 sin A 1 sin B 1 sin C
cos 2 A
1
1 sin A
cos 2 B
cos 2 C
sin B sin A
sin C sin B
cos 2 B cos 2 C
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R3 R3 R2
A = B or B = C or C = A
3
2 sin 3
7 8 cos 2
11 14
2
0 , then sin = 0 or
3
5
10
or
2
sin 3
0 cos 2 4sin 3
0
2 + 7sin3
or
or
2 2cos 2 sin 3 = 0
sin (4sin2 + 4sin 3) = 0
1
.
2
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MATHEMATICS
or
or
sin = 0 or sin =
1
(Why ?).
2
Example 10 Let
By
Cz
x2 1
y
1 and
A
x
B
y
zy
zx
C
z , then
xy
(A)
1 =
(B)
(C)
1 = 0
(D)
None of these
A
x
zy
Ax
x2
xyz
1
By
xyz
Cz
y2
xyz
A
=B
C
B C
y z
zx xy
xyz
x
y
z
yz
zx
xy
Ax
x2 1
xyz
By
= xyz
Cz
y2 1
cos x
sin x
cos( x y )
z2 1
sin x
1
cos x
1 lies
sin( x y ) 0
in the interval
(A)
2, 2
(B) [1, 1]
(C)
2,1
(D)
1,
2,
DETERMINANTS
cos x
sin x
0
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sin x
1
cos x
1
.
0
sin y cos y
1
sin y
2
=
Hence 2
1
cos y
2
2 sin (y 4 )
2.
sin C
cotB 1
................
cotC 1
10 is equal to ...............
15
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MATHEMATICS
sin 2 23
sin 2 67
cos180
sin 67
cos 2 180
sin 23
sin 2 23
cos180
..........
sin 2 67
The determinant
cos ( x y )
sin x
cos x
sin ( x y ) cos 2 y
cos x
sin y
sin x
cos y
is independent of x only.
Solution True. Apply R1 R1 + sinyR2 + cosy R3, and expand
Example 16
The value of
1
n
C1
C2
1
n+ 2
n+ 2
C1
C2
n+ 4
n+ 4
C1
is 8.
C2
Solution True
Example 17
If A
x 5 2
2 y 3 , xyz = 80, 3x + 2y + 10z = 20, then
1 1 z
A adj. A
Solution : False.
81 0 0
0 81 0 .
0 0 81
DETERMINANTS
Example 18 If A
0 1 3
1 2 x , A 1
2 3 1
1
2
1
2
1
2
4
3
y
77
5
2
3
2
1
2
then x = 1, y = 1.
Solution True
4.3 EXERCISE
Short Answer (S.A.)
Using the properties of determinants in Exercises 1 to 6, evaluate:
1.
x2 x 1 x 1
x 1
x 1
xy 2
0
2
3.
x y
2
x z
5.
zy
2.
xz 2
yz
a x
y
z
x
a y
z
x
y
a z
3x
x
x
4.
x 4
x
x
x
x 4
x
x
x
x 4
6.
x y
3y
y z
y
z
x z
z y
3z
2a
2a
a b c
2b
2b
b c a
2c
2c
c a b
7.
y2 z2
yz
2 2
zx
xy
z x
2
x y
y
0
8.
z
z
y
z
z
y
x
x
x
4 xyz
y
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9.
MATHEMATICS
a 2 2a 2a 1 1
2a 1
a 2 1
3
3
1
(a 1)3
10.
1
cos C cos B
1
cos A
If A + B + C = 0, then prove that cos C
cos B cos A
1
11.
y1 1
3a 4
y2 1 =
4 .
y3 1
12.
1 1 sin 3
Find the value of satisfying 4 3 cos 2 = 0 .
2
7 7
13.
4 x 4 x 4 x
If 4 x 4 x 4 x
4 x 4 x 4 x
14.
ar 5
ar 11
ar 17
ar 9
ar 15
is independent of r.
ar 21
15.
16.
DETERMINANTS
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1
1
1
1 + cos B
1 + cos C = 0 .
= 1 + cos A
cos 2 A + cos A cos 2 B + cos B cos 2 C + cos C
17.
Find A if A
0 1 1
A 2 3I
1 0 1 and show that A 1
.
2
1 1 0
18.
1 2 0
If A = 2 1 2 , find A1.
0 1 1
Using
A 1 ,
solve
the
system
x 2y = 10 , 2x y z = 8 , 2y + z = 7.
19.
20.
of
linear
Given A
2
4
2
2
2
1
4
4 ,B
5
1
2
0
of
equations
equations
1 0
3 4 , find BA and use this to solve the
1 2
21.
22.
a b c
If a + b + c 0 and b c a = 0 , then prove that a = b = c.
c a b
bc a 2
ca b 2
ab c 2
2
Prove that ca b
ab c 2
ab c 2
bc a 2
ca b 2
quotient.
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23.
MATHEMATICS
xa
yb
zc
a b
If x + y + z = 0, prove that yc
zb
za
xc
xb = xyz c a b
ya
b c a
25.
26.
If
2x 5
8 x
6
7
2
, then value of x is
3
(A)
(B)
(C)
(D)
a b b +c a
ba c+a b
The value of determinant
ca a+b c
(A)
a3 + b3 + c 3
(B)
3 bc
(C)
a3 + b3 + c3 3abc
(D)
none of these
The area of a triangle with vertices (3, 0), (3, 0) and (0, k) is 9 sq. units. The
value of k will be
(A)
(B)
(C)
(D)
b2
27.
ab b c
The determinant ab a
bc ac
bc ac
a b b2
ab equals
c a ab a 2
(A)
abc (bc) (c a) (a b)
(B) (bc) (c a) (a b)
(C)
(a + b + c) (b c) (c a) (a b)
DETERMINANTS
28.
0 in the interval
x is
4
4
29.
(A)
(B)
(C)
(D)
1 cos C cos B
cos C
1 cos A is equal to
cos B cos A
1
30.
31.
(A)
(B)
(C)
(D)
None of these
cos t t
Let f (t) = 2sin t t
sin t t
1
f (t )
2t , then lim 2 is equal to
t 0 t
t
(A)
(B)
(C)
(D)
(A)
(C)
1
2
1
1
1 cos
1
1 sin
1
81
1
1 is ( is real number)
1
(B)
3
2
(D)
2 3
4
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0
32.
33.
34.
35.
If f (x) = x a
x b
x a
0
x c
x b
x c , then
0
(A)
f (a) = 0
(B)
f (b) = 0
(C)
f (0) = 0
(D)
f (1) = 0
2
If A = 0 2
1 1
3
5 , then A1 exists if
3
(A)
=2
(B)
(C)
(D)
None of these
If A and B are invertible matrices, then which of the following is not correct?
(A)
adj A = |A|. A1
(B)
(C)
(AB)1 = B1 A1
(D)
(A + B)1 = B1 + A1
1 x
1
1
If x, y, z are all different from zero and 1 1 y
1
0 , then value of
1
1 1 z
x1 + y1 + z1 is
36.
(A)
xyz
(B)
x1 y1 z1
(C)
x y z
(D)
x
The value of the determinant x 2 y
x y
x y
x
x 2y
x 2y
x y is
x
(A)
9x2 (x + y)
(B)
9y2 (x + y)
(C)
3y2 (x + y)
(D)
7x2 (x + y)
DETERMINANTS
37.
83
1 2 5
There are two values of a which makes determinant, = 2 a
1 = 86, then
0 4 2a
sum of these number is
(A)
(B)
(C)
(D)
40.
2x 2 x
2x 2 x
3 x 3 x
3 x 3 x
4x 4 x
4x 4 x
1
1 is
1
equal to _______.
2
41.
42.
43.
44.
45.
46.
0
cos sin
0 = _________.
If cos2 = 0, then cos sin
sin
0
cos
x 3 7
If x = 9 is a root of 2 x 2 = 0, then other two roots are __________.
7 6 x
0
yx
zx
xyz
0
z y
xz
yz
0
= __________.
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47.
MATHEMATICS
If f (x) =
(1 + x)17
(1 + x)19
(1 + x) 23
(1 + x) 23
(1 + x) 29
(1 + x) 41
(1 + x) 43
(1 + x) 47
A = ________.
State True or False for the statements of the following Exercises:
48.
A3
= A
1 3
1 1
A , where a is any real number and A is a square matrix.
a
49.
(aA)1 =
50.
51.
52.
If the value of a third order determinant is 12, then the value of the determinant
formed by replacing each element by its co-factor will be 144.
53.
x +1 x + 2 x + a
x + 2 x + 3 x + b = 0 , where a, b, c are in A.P.
x + 3 x + 4 x+c
54.
55.
56.
x a
If the determinant y b
z c
p u l f
q v m g splits into exactly K determinants of
r+w n h
order 3, each element of which contains only one term, then the value of K is 8.
DETERMINANTS
a
b
c
p
q
r
p+ x a+ x a+ p
x
y 16 , then 1 = q + y b + y b + q = 32 .
r + z c+ z c+r
z
57.
Let
58.
1
1
1
1
The maximum value of 1 (1 sin )
1
1
1 cos
is
1
.
2
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