Determinants

(1+2+5+4=12)
For: PU Boards 2022
1 Marks.
1 2
1. If A =[ ] find |2𝐴| (2014)
3 4
1 2
2. If A = [ ]then find the value of |2𝐴| (2014s)
4 2
3 𝑥 3 2
3. Find the value of x for which| |=| | (2015,2019)
𝑥 1 4 1
1 0 1
4. Find |3𝐴|, if A = [0 1 2] (2015s)
0 0 4
𝑥 2 6 2
5. Find a value of x if | |=| | (2016,2020,2021m)
18 𝑥 18 6
2 3 𝑥 3
6. Find a value of x for which | |=| | (2016s)
4 5 2𝑥 5
7. If A is a square matrix with |𝐴|=8 then find the value of |𝐴𝐴1 | (2017)
8. If A is an invertible matrix of order 2 then find |𝐴−1 | (2018)
5 0
9. If A is a square matrix and adj(A) =[ ] (2021m)
0 5
2 Marks.
1. Find the equation of line joining (1,2) and (3,6) using determinants (2014,2021m)
2. Find the equation of a line passing through (3,1) (9,3) using determinants. (2014s)
3. If the area of the triangle with vertices (-2,0) (0,4) and (0,k) is a 4 square units, find the
values of k using determinants. (2015,2015s)
4. Using determinants show that points A(a,b + c), B(b,c + a) and C(c,a + b) are collinear.
(2016)
5. Find the values of k, if area of triangle is 4 sq. units and vertices are (k,0) (4,0) and (0,2)
using determinant (2017)
6. Find the area of the triangle whose vertices are (-2,-3), (3,2) and (-1, -8) by using determinant
method (2018,2020,2021m)
7. Find the area of triangle whose vertices are (2,7) (1,1) (10,8) (2019)
5 Marks.
1. Solve the following system of equation by matrix method.
x – y + z = 4, 2x + y – 3z = 0 and x + y +z = 2. (2014)
2. Solve the system of linear equation using matrix method.
x – y + 2z = 7
3x + 4y – 5z = -5
2x – y +3z = 12 (2014s,2018)
3. Solve the matrix method:
2x + 3y + 3z = 5
X – 2y + z = -4
3x – y - 2z = 3 (2015, 2015s,2020,2021m)
4. Solve the system of linear equation using matrix method.
2x – 3y + 5z = 11
3x + 2y – 4z = -5
x + y -2z = -3 (2016)

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 Determinants
(1+2+5+4=12)
For: PU Boards 2022
5. Solve the following system of equations by matrix method
3x – 2y + 3z = 8, 2x + y – z = 1, 4x -3y + 2z = 4 (2016s,2019)
6. Solve the following system of linear equations by matrix method .
x – y + 2z = 1
2y – 3z = 1
3x -2y +4z = 2 (2017)
7. Solve the following system of equation by matrix method. (2021m)
4x +3y + 2z = 60, 2x + 4y +6z = 90 and 6x + 2y +3z = 70.
4 Marks.
𝑏+𝑐 𝑎 𝑎
1. Show that| 𝑏 𝑐+𝑎 𝑏 | =4abc (2014)
𝑐 𝑐 𝑎+𝑏
𝑥 + 𝑦 + 2𝑧 𝑥 𝑦
2. Prove that| 𝑧 2𝑥 + 𝑦 + 𝑧 𝑦 | = 2(x + y + z )3 (2014s,2018)
𝑧 𝑥 𝑧 + 𝑥 + 2𝑦
𝑎2 + 1 𝑎𝑏 𝑎𝑐
3. Prove that | 𝑎𝑏 2 𝑏2 + 1 𝑏𝑐 |= 1 + a2 + b2 + c2 (2015,2015s)
𝑐2𝑎 𝑐2𝑏 𝑐2 + 1
1 1 1
4. Prove that | 𝑎 𝑏 𝑐 |= (a – b) (b – c) (c – a) (a + b + c) (2016)
𝑎3 𝑏 3 𝑐 3
𝑎−𝑏−𝑐 2𝑎 2𝑎
5. Prove that | 2𝑏 𝑏−𝑐−𝑎 2𝑏 | = (a + b+ c)3 (2016s)
2𝑐 2𝑐 𝑐−𝑎−𝑏
2
𝑥 𝑥 𝑦𝑧
6. Show that |𝑦 𝑦 2 𝑧𝑥 | = (𝑥 − 𝑦)(𝑦 − 𝑧)(𝑧 − 𝑥)(𝑥𝑦 + 𝑦𝑧 + 𝑧𝑥) (2017)
𝑧 𝑧 𝑥𝑦
7. Using the properties of determinants prove that:
1+𝑎 1 1
| 1 1+𝑏 1 | = abc + bc + ca + ab (2019)
1 1 1+𝑐
𝑥+4 2𝑥 2𝑥
8. Show that | 2𝑥 𝑥+4 2𝑥 | = (5x + 4)(4 – x)2 (2020)
2𝑥 2𝑥 𝑥+𝑎
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