DETERMINANTS.

1. Using matrices, solve the following system of equations: x+2y-3z = -4 , 2x+3y+2z = 2, 3x-3y-4z=11.

𝟑 − 𝟐𝒙 𝒙+𝟏
2. For what value of x, is the following matrix singular.( )
𝟐 𝟒

3. Let A be a square matrix of order 3X3. Write the value of |𝟐𝑨| , where |𝑨| = 4.

𝟎
4. Evaluate :| 𝐬𝐢𝐧 𝟑𝟎 𝟎 𝒄𝒐𝒔 𝟑𝟎𝟎 | (4a) A(adj A)=(
𝟖 𝟎
) , find |𝑨|.
− 𝐬𝐢𝐧 𝟔𝟎 𝐜𝐨𝐬 𝟔𝟎𝟎 𝟎 𝟖

𝟐 −𝟏
5. Write the adjoint of the following matrix. ( )and verify that A.(adj. A) = |𝑨|I.
𝟒 𝟑
𝒌 𝟐
6. For what value of k, the matrix ( ) has no inverse.
𝟑 𝟒
−𝟓 𝟏 𝟑 𝟏 𝟏 𝟐
7. Find the product of A = ( 𝟕 𝟏 −𝟓) and B =(𝟑 𝟐 𝟏) and use if for solving the equations x+y+2z =1
𝟏 −𝟏 𝟏 𝟐 𝟏 𝟑
3x+2y+z = 7, 2x+y+3z=2.

𝟐 𝟏 −𝟑 𝟐 𝟏 𝟎
8. Find a matrix A, such that( ) A ( ) = ( )
𝟑 𝟐 𝟓 −𝟑 𝟎 𝟏

9. Using determinants, find the area of the triangle whose vertices are (-2,4), (2,-6), and (5,4).

10. The points (3,-2), (x,2) and (8,8) are collinear , find x , using determinants.

𝟏 𝟐 𝟐
11. If A = (𝟐 𝟏 𝟐), prove that A2 – 4A -5I = 0. Hence find A-1 .
𝟐 𝟐 𝟏
𝟑 𝟏
12. If A = ( ) , find x and y such that A2 + xI = yA. Hence find A-1.
𝟕 𝟓
−𝟏 𝟐 𝟐 𝒙
13. Find x, if | | = | |.
𝟒 𝟖 𝒙 −𝟒

14. Given a square matrix A of order 3X3 , such that |𝑨| =12 , find the value of |𝑨 . 𝒂𝒅𝒋 𝑨| and also find A. adj A.

15. A is a non-singular matric of order 3 and |𝑨|= -4 , find |𝒂𝒅𝒋. 𝑨|

And if |𝒂𝒅𝒋 𝑨| = 64, find |𝑨|.

16.. The management committee of a residency colony decided to award some of its members for honesty, some for
cooperation and some others for supervising the workers to keep the colony neat. The sum of all the awardees is 12.
Three times the sum of awardees for cooperation and supervision added to two times the number of awardees for
honesty is 33. If the sum of number of awardees for honesty and supervision is twice the number of awardees for helping
others, using matrix method, find the number of awardees of each category. Apart from these values, suggest one more
value which the management of the colony must include for awards.

𝟐 −𝟑 𝟓
17. If Aij is the cofactor of the elements a ij of the determinant |𝟔 𝟎 𝟒 | then write the value of a32 .A32 .
𝟏 𝟓 −𝟕

18. Two cricket teams honoured their players for three values excellent bowling, wonderful bating and unparalleled
fielding by giving Rs.x, Rs.y and Rs.z per player respectively. The first team paid respectively 2,2 and 1 player for the above
values with a total prize money of RS.11 lakhs, while the second team paid respectively 1,2 and 2 players for these values
with a total prize money of 9 lakhs. If the total awards money for one person each for these values amounts to 6 lakhs,
then express the above situation as a matrix equation and find the award money per person for each value. For which of
the above mentioned values, would you like to pay more?.

19. Two schools A and B want to award their selected students on the values of sincerity, truthfulness and helpfulness.
The school A wants to award Rs. X each, Rs. Y each and Rs. Z each for the three respective values to 3, 2 and 1 students
respectively with a total award money of Rs. 1,600. School B wants to spend Rs. 2,300 to award its 4, 1 and 3 students on
the respective values.(by giving the same award money to the three values as before) If the total amount of award for
one prize on each value is Rs. 900, using matrices, find the award money for each value. Apart from these three values,
suggest one more value which should be considered for award.

𝒄𝒐𝒔 𝜽 𝒔𝒊𝒏 𝜽
20. If A= [ ] , then for any natural number n, find the value of Det(A n).
− 𝒔𝒊𝒏 𝜽 𝒄𝒐𝒔 𝜽

21 A typist charges Rs. 145 for typing 10 English and 3 Hindi pages, while charges for typing 3 English and 10 Hindi
pages are Rs.180. Using matrices, find the charges of typing one English and one Hindi page separately. However
typist charged only Rs 2 per page from a poor student Shyam for 5 Hindi pages. How much less was charged from
this poor boy?. Which values are reflected in this problem?.
22 If A is 3X3 matrix and |𝟑𝑨| = K|𝑨|, then write the value of K.
23 For what value of k, x+y+z=2, 2x+y-z=3, 3x+2y+kz=4 has a unique solution.
𝟖 𝟎
24 For any 2X2 matrix A, A(adj A)=( ), then write the value of |𝑨|.
𝟎 𝟖