1) mathematics- Xii

matrices & determinants– dPP - 1

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WITH ONE CORRECT ANSWER
1. If A and B are square matrices of equal degree, then which one is correct among the
following ?
(a) A + B = B + A (b) A + B = A – B (c) A – B = B – A (d) AB = BA
xp  y x y
2. The determinant yp  z y z  o if
0 xp  y xp  z
(a) x,y,z are in A.P. (b) x,y,z are in G.P. (c) x,y.z are in H.P. (d) xy, yz, zx are inA.P.
1 x z 1
3. If f(x) = 2x x ( x  1) ( x  1) x then f(100) is equal to
3x  x  1 x ( x 1) ( x  2) ( x  1) x ( x 1)
(a) 0 (b) 1 (c) 100 (d) –100
4. The number of values of k for which the system of equations (k + 1) x + 8y = 4k; kx +
(k + 3) y = 3k – 1 has infinitely many solution is
(a) 0 (b) 1 (c) 2 (d) infinite
  0  1 0
5. If A =   and B =   , then value of  for which A2 = B, is
 1 1  5 1
(a) 1 (b) –1 (c) 4 (d) no real values
6. Given 2x – y + 2z = 2, x – 2y + z = – 4, x + y + z = 4 then the value of  such that the
given system of equations has NO solution is
(a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 0 (d) –3
  2
7. If A =   and |A | = 125 then the value of  is
3
 2  
(a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 3 (d) 5
1 0 0  1 0 0 
1 
8. A = 0 1 1  and I = 0 1 0  and A–1   A2  cA  dl   , then the value of c and d are
 
6 
0 2 4  0 0 1 
(a) (–6, –11) (b) (6,11) (c) (–6, 11) (d) (6,–11)
 3 1 
 2  1 1
9. If P =  2  and A =   and Q – PAPT and x = PTQ2005 P then x is equal to
 1 3
 0 1
 2 2 
1 2005   4  200 3 6015  1 2  3 1  1  2005 2  3 
(a) 0 1  (b)   (c)   (d)  
   2005 4  2005 3  4  1 2  3  4  2  3 2005 

10. Consider three points

P = (– sin ( – ), – cos ), Q = (cos ( – ), sin ) and R = (cos ( – , +  )), where 0 <

 < then
4
(a) P lies on the line segment RQ (b) Q lies on the line segment PR
(c) R lies on the line segment QP (d) P, Q R are non–collinear

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MORE THEN ONE CORRECT

a b a  b
11. The determinant b c a  c is equal to zero if
a  b b  c 0
(a) a, b,c are in A.P. (b) a,b,c are in G.P.
(c) a,b,c are in H.P. (d)  is root of the equation ax2 + bx + c = 0
(e) (x – ) is a factor of ax2 + 2bx + c

SUBJECTIVE PROBLEMS
12. Without expanding a determinant at any stage, show that
x2  x x 1 x  2
2 x  3 x  1 3x 3 x  3 = xA + B, where A and B are determinants of order 3 not
2

x 2  2 x  3 2 x 1 2 x  1
involving x
13. Show that the system of equations 3x – y + 4z = 3
x + 2y – 3z = – 2
6x + 5y + z = – 3
Has at least one solution for any real number  –5. Find the set of solutions if
=–5

p b c 
p q r
14. If a  p b  q, c r and  a q c  = 0. Then find the value of  
pa qb r c
 a b r 
15. for fixed positive integer n. if
n!  n  1!  n  2 !  D 
D =  n  1 !  n  2 !  n  3! then show that   4  is divisible by n.
  n !
3

 n  2  !  n  3 !  n  4  !

16. For all values of A,B,C and P,Q,R show that

cos  A  P  cos  A  Q  cos  A  R 
cos  B  P  cos  B  Q  cos  B  R   0
cos  C  P  cos  C  Q  cos  C  R 

sin  cos  sin 2 

 2   2   4 
17. Prove that for all values of  sin     cos     sin  2   =0
 3   3   3 
 2   2   4 
sin     cos     sin  2  
 3   3   3 

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a b c 
18. If matrix A =  b c a  where a,b,c are real positive numbers abc = 1 and AT A = 1,
 c a b 
then find the value of a3 + b3 + c3

PARAGRAPH FOR QUESTIONS NOS. 1 TO 3

19. Let U be the set of all 3 × 3 symmetric matrices all of whose entries are either 0 or 1.
Five of these entries are 1 and four of them are 0
1. The number of matrices in U is
(a) 12 (b) 6 (c) 9 (d) 3

2. The number of matrices A in U for which the system of linear equations

 x  1
A  y    0  has a unique solution is
 z   0 
(a) less than 4 (b) at least 4 but less than 7
(c) at least 7 but les than 10 (d) at least 10

3. The number of matrices A in U for which the system of linear equation

 x  1
A  y    0  is inconsistent is
 z   0 
(a) 0 (b) more then 2 (c) 2 (d) 1

20. Consider the system of equations

x – 2y + 3z = – 1
– x + y – 2z = k
z – 3y + 4z = 1
STATEMENT – 1 : The system of equation has no solution for k  3
And
 1 3 1
STATEMENT – 2 : the determinant  1 2 k   0, for k  3
 1 4 1 
(a) STATEMENT – 1 is true STATEMENT – 2 is true,
STATEMENT – 2 is a correct explanation for STATEMENT – 1
(b) STATEMENT – 1 is true STATEMENT – 2 is true,
STATEMENT – 2 is NOT a correct explanation for STATEMENT – 1
(c) STATEMENT – 1 is true STATEMENT – 2 is false
(d) STATEMENT – 1 is false, STATEMENT – 2 is true

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