4 Determinants

ILLUSTRATIVE EXAMPLES FOR MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTIONS

Choose the correct answer
from the given four options in examples (1 to 8):
8) et roiigo i
a b c 6a 2b 2c
Example 1. f \m n p = k, then the value of3m n ps e zantsF

x y z 3x y z
() (b) 2k (c) 3k d) 6k

6a 2b 2c 2a 2b 2c
Solution. 3m n
p=3 m n
P (Operating C C
3x y
ab c S rolle Operating
3 2 m nP
x
R R)
x y z
6k.
The correct option is (d).

sin2 23 sin267 cos 180

Example 2. The value ofthe determinant A=-sin2 67 - sin2 23P -cos180 is
cos 180° sin2 23 sin267
(b) 1 ()-1 (d)none ofthese
Solution. Since sin 67 = cos 23° and cos 180°=-1,

sin 23 cos2 23
-cos 23°sin2 23 Operate CC +C2+C)
-1 sin2 23 cos 23|
0 cos2 23
0-sin2 23 1 ( sin2 23° +cos2 23° = 1)
0 sin2 230 cos 23
0.
The correct option is (a).

a d m n
Example 3. IfA = |b e mand B = la b e, then

efn d e

(a) A+B = 0 (b) A-B =0 (c) AB = 0

()-0
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ad la c b

Solution. A =|b m=ld f e e

(: A JAD =

e f n mn
m n (Passing on Ca over the first two columns)
a b e
e
=B
A - B =0.
.
The correct option is (b).

Example 4. IfA is a 3 x 3 matrix such that |A| =-2, then |-2A1| is equalto
(a) 4 (b)-4 )8 (d-2
Solution. Given A is a3 x3 matrix such that |A| = -2

As IA| 0, so A-l exists and AA-1 =I - |AA-|= |I|

A | |A-| =1>||A-1| = A
As Ais 3 x 3, so A- is 3 x 3.

-24---2A| =-8e9 4
T h e correct option is (a)

Example 5. 1fA =
|C besuchthat A-1 =
kA, thenthevalue of k is
(@)11 )-11 (11
Solution. Given A=23 3 Al1

ad A -2

KA A (: A-l=kA, given)
11

The correct option is (¢).

Example 6. IfA and B are square matrices of order 3 such that |A| = 5 and AB =-51, then tne ua
B| is
(a) -5 b) -25 ()25 (d) none of these
Oution. AS A and B are square matrices of order 3, so AB is also a square matrix of order .

Given, AB= -51 | AB| =|-51| » JA||B| = (-5* |I|

(: JA| =5)
5|B| =-125 x1
B=-25.
The correct
option is (6).
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Example 7. The inverse of a skew-symmetric matrix of odd order

(a) is a symmetric matrix (6) is a diagonal matrix
(c) is a skew-symmetric matrix (d) does not exist
Solution. Since the determinant of a skew-symmetric matrix of odd order is zero, therefore, the
inverse of a skew-symmetric matrix of odd order does not exist.
The correct option is (d).

x ax-b
Example 8.Iff(x) = |x +a 0 x-cl, then
x+b x+C 0
(a) f(a) = 0 (b) f(6) =0 (c)f(c) = 0 (d) f(0) = 0

0-a-b
Solution.f(0) = la -c=0

b c0 (: Determinant of a skew-symmetric matrix of odd order is zero.)

The correct option is ().

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTIONS

Choose the correct answer from the given four options in questions (1 to 37):

1. IfA= [4] is a square matrix of order 3 and A; denote

cofactor of the element 4; in |A|, then
the value of |A| is given by
6) 1 Au t+ 412 Ag1 +13A31
(o) a A +a12 A12 tA13 A13
() a1 A21 +12 A2+ A13 A23 (d) a A13 +21 A23 t 1 Ass
2. The value of a determinant is unaltered if

(a) two rows are interchanged

(b) two columns are interchanged
the same number
every element in a row (or column) multiplied by
is
(c)
is added equi-multiples of the corresponding
(d) to each element of a row (r a column)
elements of another row or column
of the following is not true?
3. If A is square matrix of order 3, then which
6) |kA| = KJA|
cofactor of the same element
( minor of an element of A| can never be equal
of | A| is same
(d) order of minors and of cofactors of elements
a+pd a +qd a+rd
4. The value of 9 is
d

()-1 (6) 0 (c) 1 (d) p+9+

2
23 24|
5. The value of |23 24 25 is

24 25 26
(b) 26 c) 213 (d) 0
(a) 29

,then x =
6.1
C) 3 or -3 (d) 6 or-6
(a) 3 only (b)-3only
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a-b b +c a
b is
of the determinant |b c cta
-

7. The value
c-a a +b o

(a) a3+b3 + (b) a3+ b3 + -3abc (c) abc (d) 3abc

a a + 2b a + 4b
8. The value of |a + 2b a +4b a + 6b| is
a + 4b a + 6b a +8b

(a) 3a + 6b (b) 2b (d) none of these

1+a 1 1
9. If abc +0 and 1 1+b 1| 0,then the value of a1+rl+clis
=

1 1 1+F
(a) -1 (b) 1 C)abc. (a) arliri
1
10. The minimum value of |1 1+ sin x is 214 9RT
1+ cos 1
1 1

a)-2 (b)-1 (c) (d) 0

1+a b
11. The value of | a 1+b cis
a b 1+c
(a) abc (b) a +b+c C)1+a+b+c (d) 3 + abc

13 91
12. If | 1 x x2 i s singular matrix, then =

4 69
3
(a) 3 (b) 3 or 6 (c) 3 or, (d)-3,
sin(x+ y+2) sin (x +z) cosy
13. Ifx + y +z=n, then the value of -sin y tan x| is
cos (x+ z) tan(y +z) 0

(a) 0 (6) 1 (c)-1 (d) none of these

1 1
14. The value of b+C C +a a+b is
b +C a c+a-b a+b-c
(a) a +b+c (6) 2(a + b+c) (c) 1 (d) 0

15. If
Ax21 A BC|
A =By y2 1 and A2 =|x y z |, then
Cz2 1 yz zx xy|

(a) A tA2 =0 of these

(b) A1-A2 =0 (c)AA2 (d) none
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ab ac - b|
16. If |b c ba- c = 0, then
2 1 0
(a) a, b, c are in A.P. (6) a, b, c are in G.P.
(c)a =2 (d) none of these

a a2 a-1
17. Ifa, b, c are distinct real numbers and |b b2 b3 -1 =
0, then

(a)a+b+C=0 (b) abc = 1

() a +b+C=1 (d) ab +bc + ca = 0

a a2 a-1
18. Ifa, b, c are distinct real numbers andb b2 b -

1=0, then

(a) abc = 1 (b) abc(a + b+c) = 1

(c) abc(a +b+c) =ab + bc + ca a) none of these

19. If a, B, y are roots of the equation r+ px + q 0, then the value of |B Y is

Y aB
a) (b) 4 ()p2-49 ) 0
20. If A is a non-sirngular matrix, then
a A | |A'|(6)
()1A1A|1 (c)AA'| * |A2| () A| + A'| #0
21. IfAis a non-singular matrix of order 3, then which of the following is not true?
alad A| =|A2|
(b) (A1)-1) =A
) IfAB = AC, then B+Cwhere B and C are square matrices of order3
()(AB)1 = B-1A-1, where B is a non-singular matrix of order 3
22. IfA, B are two non-singular matrices of same order, then
() AB is non-singular (b) AB is singular
((AB)-1 =A-13-1 (d) AB is not invertible
23. If for matrix A, A3 =1, then A-1=
A
(a) () A2 (c) A3 (d) none of thesee
24. IfA, B, Care non-singular matrices ofsame order, then (AB-1 C)1 =
(a) CBA-1 (b) C-1B-1 A-1 c) C1BA-1 (d) C-1 BA

25. If A=2x and

01 A = thenthe value ofx is

(o) 2 ) (c) 1

-3 0 0
26. If A is a square matrix of order 3 such that A (adj A) = | 0 -3 0 , then |A| is equal to

0 0 -3
(a) 9 (b) -3 (c)-6 (d) 3
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27. If A is a square matrix of order 3 such that A (adj A) = | 0 -2 0 then adj A| is
equal to
0 0-2
(a)-2 (b) -4 c) 4 d)-8
a 0 0
28. If A = | 0 a 0,a #0, then | adj A| is equal to
o 0 a
(a) a3 (b) a (c) a6 (d) a27
29. If A2 - A+I= O, then A-l is equal to
(a) A+I (b) A-I (c) A+ 21
4) I-A
30. If A and B are invertible matrices of same order, then which of the
true?
following statement is not
Atsdesnsro
(a) A-1|= |A|1 (b) adj A= JA| A-1
(c) (A+B)l =B-1 +A-1 (d) (AB)-1 =B-1A-1
31. Which of the following statements is correct?
(a) Determinant is a number associated to a matrix.
(6) Determinant is a square matrix.
(c) Determinant is a number associated to a square matrix.
(d) None of the above
32. For what value of k inverse does not exist for the matrix
(a) 0 ( 3 (c) 6 (4) 2

33. If x
23 2
x+3 0, then the value of x is
4 9 1
(a) 3 (b) 0tse3 (c) -1 (d) 1
2 1 3
34. The matrix 0 7 is not invertible for
-11 4
a) =-1 (b) =1 (c) =0 (d) ae R-{1}
35.
IfA is a
square matrix of order 3 and |A| =2, then the value of |-AA'| is
(a) 4 (b) 2 (c)-2 (d) -4
36. IFAis a square matrix of
order 3 and |A| =
5, then the value of |2A'| is
(a)-10 () 10 c)-40 (d) 40
S7.
IfAis a non-singular square matrix of order 3 such that A2 =3A, then the value of |A|is
(a)-3 (b) 3 c)9 () 27

ANSWERS
1. (a) 2. (4) 3. (C) 4. (b) 5. (d) 6. (c) 7. (b)
8. (c) 9. a) 10. (c) 11. (c) 12. (c) 13. (a) 14. (d)
15. (b) 16. (b) 17. (b) 18. (b) 19. (d) 20. (d) 21.
22. (a) 23. (b) 24. (c) 25. (d) 27. () 28. (c)
26. (6)
29 (a) 30. (c) 31. (c) 32. (b) 33. (c) 34. (6) 35. (d)
36. (d) 37. (d)