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Determinants
BITSAT Previous Year Chapter-wise Sheets
1. The points represented by the complex numbers 7. Let a1, a2 and b1, b2 be the roots of ax2 + bx + c = 0
5 and px2 + qx + r = 0 respectively. If the system of
1 + i, – 2 + 3i, i on the argand plane are equations a1y + a2z = 0 and b1y + b2z = 0 has a
3
[2018] non-trivial solution, then [2016]
(a) vertices of an equilateral triangle 2 2
b ac c ab
(b) vertices of an isosceles triangle (a) = (b) 2 =
2 pr pq
(c) collinear q r
(d) None of these a2 bc
(c) = (d) None of these
é3 - 2 4 ù 2 qr
p
2. If matrix A = êê1 2 - 1úú and 8. If [ ] denotes the greatest integer less than or
êë0 1 1 úû equal to the real number under consideration and
1 –1 < x < 0; 0 < y < 1; 1 < z < 2 , then the value of the
A -=
1
adj (A) , then k is [2018] determinant [2016]
k
(a) 7 (b) – 7 (c) 15 (d) – 11 [ x] + 1 [ y] [z]
3. If x, y, z are complex numbers, and [ x ] [ y ] + 1 [ z ] is
0 -y -z [x] [ y ] [ z] + 1
D = y 0 - x then D is [2018] (a) [z] (b) [y]
(c) [x] (d) None of these
z x 0 9. Let M be a 3 × 3 non-singular matrix with
(a) purely real (b) purely imaginary det (M) = a. If [M–1 adj (adj (M)] = KI, then the
(c) complex (d) 0 value of K is [2015]
4. If a system of equation – ax + y + z = 0 (a) 1 (b) a (c) a2 (d) a3
x – by + z = 0; x + y – cz = 0 (a, b, c ¹ –1) 10. If the lines p1x + q1y = 1, p2x + q2y = 1 and
has a non-zero solution then p3x + q3y = 1 be concurrent, then the points
1 1 1 (p1, q1), (p2, q2) and (p3, q3) [2015, 2010]
+ + = [2017]
1+ a 1+ b 1+ c (a) are collinear
(a) 0 (b) 1 (c) 2 (d) 3 (b) form an equilateral triangle
(c) form a scalene triangle
p q-y r-z (d) form a right angled triangle
5. If p-x r - z = 0 , then the value of
q
11. The value of l , for which the lines
p-x q-y r
p q r 3x - 4 y = 13, 8 x - 11y = 33 and 2 x - 3 y + l = 0
+ + is [2017] are concurrent is [2014]
x y z
(a) 0 (b) 1 (c) 2 (d) 4pqr 1
(a) –1 (b) –7 (c) (d) 9
-1 3 7
6. Let w= +i . Then, the value of the
2 2 1 ( x – 3) ( x – 3)2
1 1 1 12. The determinant 1 ( x – 4 ) ( x – 4) 2
2 2
1 -1 - w w 1 ( x – 5) ( x – 5) 2
determinant is [2016] vanishes for
2
1 w w4 [2013]
(a) 3 w (b) 3 w ( w – 1) (a) 3 values of x (b) 2 values of x
(c) 3 w 2 (d) 3 w (1 – w ) (c) 1 values of x (d) No value of x

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13. If the lines lx + my + n = 0, mx +ny + l = 0 and é cos a - sin a 0ù

nx + ly + m = 0 are concurrent then [2013] ê sin a cos a 0úú
(a) l + m + n = 0 (b) l – m – n = 0 20. If M (a) = ê ;
êë 0 0 1úû
(c) l + m – n = 0 (d) m + n – l = 0
14. The equations 2x + 3y + 4 = 0; 3x + 4y + 6 = 0 and é cos b 0 sin b ù
4x + 5y + 8 = 0 are [2012] ê 0 1 0 úú
M (b) = ê then [M(a) M (b)]–1
(a) consistent with unique solution
ëê - sin b 0 cos bûú
(b) inconsistent
is equal to - [2009]
(c) consistent with infinitely many solutions
(a) M(b) M (a) (b) M (–a) M(–b)
(d) None of the above
(c) M(–b) M(–a) (d) –M(b) M(a)
15. The value of the determinant 21. If a + b + c = 0 then determinant
265 240 219 a -b-c 2a 2a
240 225 198 2b b-c-a 2b is equal to,
is [2012, 2007]
219 198 181 2c 2c c -a -b
[2008]
(a) 1000 (b) 779 (c) 679 (d) 0
(a) 0 (b) 1 (c) 2 (d) 3
é2 0 0ù 22. If the three linear equations
If A = êê 2 2 0úú , then adj ( adj A) is equal to -
x + 4ay + az = 0; x + 3by + bz = 0
16. x + 2cy + cz = 0
ëê 2 2 2 úû have a non-trivial solution, where a ¹ 0, b ¹ 0,
[2011] c ¹ 0, then ab + bc is equal to [2008]
(a) 2ac (b) – ac (c) ac (d) – 2ac
é1 0 0 ù é1 0 0ù 23. The system of equations a x + y + z = a – 1,
(a) 8 êê1 1 0úú (b) 16 êê1 1 0úú x + a y + z = a – 1, x + y + a z = a – 1 has no
êë1 1 1 úû êë1 1 1úû solution if a= [2007]
(a) –2 (b) a ¹ – 2
é1 0 0ù (c) either – 2 or 1 (d) a = 1
(c) 64 êê1 1 0 úú (d) None of these 24. If 1, w, w2 are the cube roots of unity, the
ëê1 1 1 ûú

1 2 3 1 wn w 2n
D = wn w2n
The value of -4 3 6 is
1 is equal to [2006]
17. [2010]
2 -7 9 w 2n
1 w n

(a) 213 (b –231 (c) 231 (d) 39 (a) w2 (b) 0 (c) 1 (d) w
18. If a > 0, b > 0, c > 0 are respectively the pth, qth,
rth terms of G.P., then the value of the determinant é0 1ù
é 0 -1 2ù ê ú
25. If A = ê ú ,B= ê1 0 ú and M = AB,
log a p 1 ë 2 -2 0û êë1 1 úû
log b q 1 is [2009] then find M–1. [2006]
é 1 -1ù é1 1ù é1 1ù é 1 1ù
log c r 1 ê6 3 ú ê6 3ú ê3 6ú ê 3 6ú
(a) 0 (b) 1 (a) ê 1 1 ú (b) ê 1 1 ú (c) ê 1 1 ú (d) ê 1 1 ú
ê ú ê ú ê ú ê ú
(c) –1 (d) None of these ë3 3 û ë3 6û ë6 3û ë 6 6û
19. The digits A, B and C are such that the three digit é 2 -3ù
numbers A88, 6B8, 86C are divisible by 72 then 26. Inverse matrix of ê ú [2005]
ë -4 2 û
A 6 8
1 é 2 3ù 1 é 2 4ù
the determinant 8 B
6 is divisible by (a) – ê
8 ë 4 2û
ú (b) – ê 3 2ú
8 ë û
8 8 C
[2009] 1 é 2 3ù é2 3ù
(c) ê ú (d) ê
2úû
(a) 72 (b) 144 (c) 288 (d) 216 8 ë 4 2û ë4

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Solutions

5
1. (c) Let z1 = 1 + i, z2 = – 2 + 3i and z3 = 0 + i p q-y r-z
3
x1 y1 1 1 1 1 5. (c) p-x q r-z =0
Then x2 y2 1 = -2 3 1 p-x q-y r
x3 y3 1 0 5/3 1
Apply R1 ® R1 – R3 and R2 ® R2 – R3,
=
we get
æ 5ö æ -10 ö 4 10 4 + 6 - 10
1ç 3 - ÷ + 1(2) + 1ç ÷ = + 2- = =0 x 0 -z
è 3ø è 3 ø 3 3 3
0 y -z = 0
é 3 -2 4 ù
2. (c) If A = ê1 2 -1ú p-x q-y r
êë0 1 1 úû Þ x[ yr + z(q - y)] - z[0 - y(p - x)] = 0
1
and A -1 = adj(A) ......(i) Þ xyr + xzq - xzy + yzp - zyx = 0
k
adj(A) p q r
Also, we know A -1 = .......(ii) Þ xyr + zxq + yzp = 2xyz Þ + + = 2
|A| x y z
\ By comparing (i) and (ii) | A | = k 6. (b) We have,
3 -2 4
Þ | A |= 1 2 -1 1 1 1
0 1 1
= 3 (2 + 1) + 2 (1 + 0) + 4 (1 – 0) = 9 + 2 + 4 = 15 D = 1 -1-w2 w2
3. (b) We have 1 w2 w4
0 - y -z 0 y z
D = y 0 -x = -y 0 x
z x 0 -z -x 0 1 0 0
[Interchanging rows and columns] 2 2
Þ D = 1 -2 - w w -1
0 - y -z
= ( -1)3 y 0 - x = –D 1 2
w -1 w4 -1
z x 0
[Taking –1 common from each row]
[Applying C2 ® C2 - C1, C3 ® C3 - C1 ]
\ D + D = 0 Þ 2 Re( D ) = 0 \ D is purely
imaginary.
-a 1 1
Þ D = (-2 - w2 )( w -1) - (w2 -1) 2
4. (b) D = 1 -b 1 = 0 for non-zero
1 1 -c [Qw3 = 1]
solution Þ abc – a – b – c – 2 = 0
Þ abc = a + b + c + 2 Þ D = - (2 + w3 - 2 - w2 ) - (w4 - 2w2 + 1)
1 1 1
Now, + + Þ D = - (2w- 1- w2 ) - (w - 2w2 + 1)
1+ a 1+ b 1+ c
3 + 2 (a + b + c) + (ab + bc + ac) 2 2
= Þ D = - (2w+ w) - (-3w ) = - 3w+ 3w
1 + (a + b + c) + (ab + bc + ac) + abc
3 + 2 ( a + b + c) + (ab + bc + ac) = 3w ( w-1)
= =1
1 + 2 ( a + b + c ) + 2 + ab + bc + ac

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7. (a) Since a1, a2 and b1, b2 are the roots of 12. (d) The given determinant vanishes, i.e.,
ax2 + bx + c = 0 and px2 + qx + r = 0 respectively,
1 x - 3 ( x - 3)2
-b c
therefore a1 + a2 = , a1a2 = ...(1) 1 x - 4 ( x - 4)2 = 0
a a
-q r 1 x - 5 ( x - 5)2
and b1 + b2 = , b 1b 2 = ...(2)
p p Expanding along C1, we get
Since the given system of equation has a (x – 4)(x – 5)2 – (x – 5)(x – 4)2 – {(x – 3)(x –5)2
non-trivial solution – (x – 5)(x – 3)2} + (x – 3)(x – 4)2
a1 a 2 – (x – 4)(x – 3)2 = 0
\ = 0 i.e. a1b2 – a2b1 = 0 Þ (x – 4)(x – 5)(x – 5 – x + 4)
b1 b 2 – (x – 3)(x – 5)(x – 5 – x + 3)
+(x – 3)(x – 4) (x – 4 –x + 3) = 0
a1 a 2 a1 + a 2 a1a 2 Þ – (x – 4)(x – 5) + 2(x – 3)(x – 5) – (x – 3)
or = = =
b1 b 2 b1 + b 2 b1b 2 (x – 4) = 0
Þ – x2 + 9x – 20+ 2x2 – 16x + 30 – x2 + 7x – 12 = 0
pb pc b 2 ac
Þ = Þ = Þ – 32 + 30 = 0 Þ –2 = 0
qa ra q 2 pr Which is not possible, hence no value of x
8. (a) Since, –1 £ x < 0 \ [x] = –1 satisfies the given condition.
0 £ y < 1 \ [y] = 0; 1 £ z < 2 \ [z] = 1 13. (a) Since the lines are concurrent, so
0 0 1 l m n
\ Given determinant = -1 1 1 = 1 = [z] m n l = 0 Þ 3lmn – l3 – m3 – n3 = 0
-1 0 2
n l m
9. (b) We know that, M (adj M) = |M| I
Replacing M by adj M, we get Þ (l + m + n) (l2 + m2 + n2 – lm – mn – nl) = 0
adj M [adj (adj M) = det (adj M) I Þ l + m + n = 0 [Q l2 + m2 + n2 > lm + mn + n]
= det (M) M–1 [adj (adj M) = a2l 14. (a) Consider first two equations :
Þ a M–1 [adj (adj M)] = a2I 2x + 3y = –4 and 3x + 4y = –6
Þ M–1 [adj (adj M)] = a I 2 3
But M–1 [adj (adj M)] = KI Hence, K = a We have D = = -1 ¹ 0
10. (a) The equations of the lines are 3 4
p1x + q1y - 1 = 0 ...(i) -4 3 2 -4
p2 x + q 2 y - 1 = 0 ...(ii) Dx = =2 and Dy = =0
-6 4 3 -6
and p3 x + q 3 y - 1 = 0 ...(iii)
As they are concurrent, \ x = –2 and y = 0
Now this solution satisfies the third, so the
p1 q1 -1 p1 q1 1 equations are consistent with unique
p2 q2 -1 = 0 Þ p2 q2 1 = 0 solution.
p3 q3 - 1 p3 q 3 1 15. (d) Applying C1 – C2 and C2 – C3, we get
This is also the condition for the points (p1, 25 21 219 4 21 9
q1), (p2, q2) and (p3, q3) to be collinear. Det. = 15 27 198 = -12 27 -72
11. (b) For concurrency of 3 lines the determinant
of coefficients of equations should be 0. 21 17 181 4 17 11
3 -4 -13 [by C1 – C2, C3 –10C2]
8 -11 -33 = 0 4 21 9
i.e.,
2 -3 l = 0 90 -45 [By R2 + 3R1,R3–R1]
Þ 3(-11l - 99) + 4(8l + 66) -13(-24 + 22) = 0 0 -4 2
Þ -33l - 297 + 32l + 264 + 312 - 286 = 0 = 4 (180 – 180) = 0
Þ -l - 583 + 576 = 0 Þ l = -7

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20. (c) [M(a) M(b)]–1 = M(b)–1 M(a)–1]

é 2 0 0ù
ê 2 2 0ú é cos a sin a 0ù
16. (b) | A | = ê ú = (2) (2) (2) = 8 ê - sin a cos a 0ú
êë 2 2 2úû Now M(a)–1 = ê ú
Now adj (adj A) = |A|3–2A êë 0 0 1úû
é 2 0 0ù é1 0 0ù é cos(-a ) - sin(-a ) 0ù
ê 2 2 0ú ê ú ê sin( -a) cos(-a ) 0ú
=8ê ú = 16 ê1 1 0ú = ê ú = M(–a)
êë 2 2 2úû êë1 1 1úû êë 0 0 1 úû
1 2 3 é cos b 0 - sin bù
-4 6 ê 0 0 úú
-4 3 6 3 6
1
17. (c) =1
-7 9
–2
2 9
+3 M(b)–1 = ê
2 -7 9 êë sin b 0 cos b úû
-4 3
é cos(-b) 0 sin(-b) ù
2 -7 ê 0 1 0 úú
= 1 (3 × 9 – 6 (–7)) –2 (–4 × 9 –2 × 6) +3 ((–4) = ê = M (–b)
êë - sin(-b) 0 cos(-b) úû
(–7) – 3 × 2)
= (27 + 42) –2 (–36 – 12)+3 (28 – 6) = 231 [M(a) M(b)]–1 = M(–b) M(–a)
18. (a) Let A be the 1st term and R the common
21. (a) We have
ratio of G.P., then
a = Tp = AR p-1 a-b-c 2a 2a
2b b-c-a 2b
\ log a = log A + ( p - 1) log R
2c 2c c-a-b
Similarly, log b = log A + (q - 1) log R
and (a + b + c) = 0
and log c = log A + (r - 1) log R
log A + ( p - 1)log R p 1 Applying R1 ® R1 + R 2 + R 3
\D = log A + ( q - 1) log R q 1
a +b+c a +b+c a +b+c
log A + (r - 1) log R r 1
Split into two determinants and in the first = 2b b–c–a 2b
take logA common and in the second take 2c 2c c–a–b
log R common
1 p1 p -1 p 1 Take (a + b + c) common from R1
D = log A 1 q 1 + log R q - 1 q 1
1 1 1
1 r 1 r -1 r 1
= (a + b + c ) 2b b – c – a 2b
Apply C1 ® C1 - C 2 + C3 in the second
2c 2c c–a–b
0 p1
D = 0 + log R 0 q 1 = 0 =0 ( Q a + b + c = 0)
0 r 1 22. (a) Given system has non trivial solution
19. (a) R3 ® 100R1 + 10R 2 + R 3 1 4a a

A 6 8 A 6 8
Þ 1 3b b = 0, (a ¹ 0, b ¹ 0, c ¹ 0)
1 2c c
Þ 8 B 6 = 8 B 6
on expanding along C1, we get
8 8 C A88 6BC 86C (3bc – 2bc) – (4ac – 2ac) + 4ab – 3ba = 0
Þ bc + ab = 2ac
which is divisible by 72.

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a 1 1 é0 1ù
23. (a) D =0Þ 1 a 1 =0 é 0 -1 2 ù ê 1 0ú é 1 2ù
25. (a) M = ê 2 -2 0 ú ê ú = ê
-2 2 úû
1 1 a ë û ê1
ë 1 úû ë
Þ (a – 1)2 (a + 2) = 0 Þ a = 1, –2
é 1 -2 ù
But for no solution, at least one of D1, D2 |M| = 6, adj M = ê ú
and D3 should not be equal to 0. ë2 2 û
\ a¹1 \ a = –2
1 é 1 -2 ù é1/ 6 -1/ 3ù
n 2n M–1 = ê ú = ê ú
1 w w 6 ë 2 2 û ë1/ 3 1/ 3 û
n 2n 26. (a) Let the given matrix is A, then | A | = – 8
24. (b) D= w w 1
T
w 2n 1 wn é 2 4ù é 2 3ù
and adj A = ê ú = ê ú
( 3n
)
n 2n
= 1 w -1 - w w - w
2n
(
+ w 2n w n - w 4n ) ( ) ë 3 2û ë 4 2û
1 1 é 2 3ù
= w 3n - 1 - 0 + w 3n - w 6 n \ A–1 = adj A = – ê ú
|A| 8 ë 4 2û
= 1 - 1 + 1 - 1 = 0 éQ w3n = 1ù
ë û

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