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EXERCISE - 01 CHECK YOUR GRASP

SELECT THE CORRECT ALTERNATIVE (ONLY ONE CORRECT ANSWER)

ab bc c a
1. The value of determinant bc ca ab is equal to -
c a ab bc

(A) abc (B) 2abc (C) 0 (D) 4abc

sin 2x cos 2 x cos 4 x

2. If cos 2 x cos 2x sin 2 x = a0 + a1 (sinx) + a2 (sin2x) +.......+ an (sinnx) then the value of a0 is -
cos 4 x sin 2 x sin 2x
(A) –1 (B) 1 (C) 0 (D) 2

a b c
3. The value of the determinant a b c is equal to -
a b c

(A) 0 (B) (a – b)(b – c)(c – a) (C) (a + b)(b + c)(c + a) (D) 4abc

sin 2 A cot A 1
4. For any ABC, the value of determinant sin 2 B cot B 1 is equal to -
sin 2 C cot C 1

(A) 0 (B) 1 (C) sin A sin B sin C (D) sin A + sin B + sin C

p 15 8
2
5. If Dp = p 35 9 , then D1 + D2 + D3 + D4 + D5 is equal to -
p3 25 10

(A) 0 (B) 25 (C) 625 (D) none of these

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sin(A  B  C ) sin B cos C

6. If A + B + C = , then  sin B 0 tan A is equal to -
cos(A  B )  tan A 0

(A) 0 (B) 2 sin B tan A cos C (C) 1 (D) none of these

x 3x  2 2x  1
7. The number of real values of x satisfying 2x  1 4x 3x  1 = 0 is -
7x  2 17x  6 12x  1
(A) 3 (B) 0 (C) 1 (D) infinite

log a p 1
8. If a, b, c are pth, qth and rth terms of a GP, then log b q 1 is equal to -
log c r 1

(A) 0 (B) 1 (C) log abc (D) pqr

log a n log a n 2 log a n  4

9. If a1, a2,.......an, an+1,...... are in GP and ai > 0 i, then log a n  6 log a n 8 log a n 10 is equal to -
log a n 12 log a n 14 log a n 16

(A) 0 (B) n log an (C) n(n + 1) log an (D) none of these

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x 2  3x x 1 x3
10. 4 3 2
If px + qx + rx + sx + t = x 1 2x x 3 then t is equal to -
x 3 x4 3x
(A) 33 (B) 0 (C) 21 (D) none
1 log x y log x z
11. For positive numbers x, y and z, the numerical value of the determinant log y x 1 log y z is -
log z x log z y 1
(A) 0 (B) log xyz (C) log(x + y + z) (D) logx logy logz

(a x  a  x ) 2 (a x  a  x ) 2 1
12. If a, b, c > 0 and x, y, z  R, then the determinant (b y  b  y )2 (b y  b  y )2 1 is equal to -
(c z  c  z )2 (c z  c  z )2 1
(A) axbycx (B) a–xb–yc–z (C) a2xb2yc 2z (D) zero

a 2  b2
c c
c
b2  c2
13. For a non-zero real a, b and c a a =  abc, then the values of  is -
a
c2  a 2
b b
b
(A) –4 (B) 0 (C) 2 (D) 4

(1  x)2 (1  x)2 (2  x 2 ) (1  x) 2 2x  1 x 1

14. The equation 2x  1 3x 1  5x  (1  x)2 3x 2x = 0
x 1 2x 2  3x 1  2x 3x  2 2x  3

(A) has no real solution (B) has 4 real solutions

(C) has two real and two non-real solutions (D) has infinite number of solutions, real or non-real
a b c px qy rz

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15. Let a determinant is given by A = p q r and suppose determinant A = 6. If B = ax by cz
x y z ap bq cr
then -
(A) det. B = 6 (B) det. B = –6 (C) det. B = 12 (D) det. B = –12
a b c
2 2
16. If a  b  c and a b c2 = 0 then -
bc ca ab
(A) a + b+ c = 0 (B) ab + bc + ca = 0
(C) a2 + b2 + c2 = ab + bc + ca (D) abc = 0
b2 c2 bc bc
17. If a, b, & c are nonzero real numbers, then c2 a2 ca ca is equal to -
a 2 b2 ab ab
(A) a2 b 2c 2(a + b + c) (B) abc(a + b + c) 2 (C) zero (D) none of these

1 x x 1
18. If f(x) = 2x x(x  1) (x  1)x , then f (100) is equal to - [JEE 98]
3x(x  1) x(x  1)(x  2) (x  1)x (x  1)
(A) 0 (B) 1 (C) 100 (D) –100

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a b 0
19. The value of the determinant 0 a b is equal to -
b 0 a
(A) a3 – b3 (B) a3 + b 3 (C) 0 (D) none of these
20. An equilateral triangle has each of its sides of length 6 cm. If (x1, y1); (x2, y2) & (x3, y3) are its vertices then the
2
x1 y1 1
value of the determinant, x 2 y2 1 is equal to -
x3 y3 1

(A) 192 (B) 243 (C) 486 (D) 972

21. If the system of equations x + 2y + 3z =4, x + py + 2z = 3,  x + 4y + z = 3 has an infinite number of
solutions, then -
(A) p = 2, µ = 3 (B) p =2, µ= 4 (C) 3p = 2µ (D) none of these

SELECT THE CORRECT ALTERNATIVES (ONE OR MORE THAN ONE CORRECT ANSWERS)
a a x
22. If m m m  0 , then x may be equal to -
b x b
(A) a (B) b (C) a + b (D) m

sin 2x e x sin x  x cos x sin x  x 2 cos x

23. If D(x)  cos x  sin x ex  x 1  x2 , then the value of |n cos (Dx)| will be -
x
e cos x e2 x e x

(A) independent of x (B) dependent on x (C) 0 (D) non-existent

  
24. The value of the determinant  x n is
  x
(A) independent of  (B) independent of n (C) (x – )(x – ) (D)(x – )(x – n)
25. If the system of linear equations x + ay + az = 0, x + by + bz = 0, x + cy + cz = 0 has a non-zero solution
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then
(A) System has always non-trivial solutions.
(B) System is consistent only when a = b = c
(C) If a  b  c then x = 0, y = t, z=–t  t  R
(D) If a = b = c then y = t 1, z = t 2, x = –a(t 1+ t 2)  t 1,t 2  R
26. If the system of equations x + y – 3 = 0, (1 + K ) x + (2 + K ) y – 8 = 0 & x – (1 + K) y + (2 + K) = 0 is consistent
then the value of K may be -
3 5
(A) 1 (B) (C) – (D) 2
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CHE CK Y OU R G R ASP ANSWER KEY EXERCISE-1

Que. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
Ans. C A D A D A D A A C
Que. 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20
Ans. A D D D C A C A B D
Que. 21 22 23 24 25 26
Ans. D A,B A,C B,C A ,C , D A,C
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EXERCISE - 02 BRAIN TEASERS

SELECT THE CORRECT ALTERNATIVES (ONE OR MORE THAN ONE CORRECT ANSWERS)

1. Which of the following determinant(s) vanish(es) ?

1 1
1 ab 
1 bc bc(b  c) a b
1 ca ca(c  a) 1 1
(A) (B) 1 bc 
1 ab ab(a  b) b c
1 1
1 ca 
c a

0 a b a c log x xyz log x y log x z

ba 0 b c log y xyz 1 log y z
(C) (D)
c a c b 0 log z xyz log z y 1

mx mx  p mx  p
2. If f'(x) = n np n p , then y = f(x) represents -
mx  2n mx  2n  p mx  2n  p

(A) a straight line parallel to x–axis (B) a straight line parallel to y–axis
(C) parabola (D) a straight line with negative slope

a2 a 2  (b  c)2 bc
3. The determinant b2 b 2  (c  a)2 ca is divisible by -
c2 c 2  (a  b)2 ab

(A) a + b + c (B) (a + b) (b + c) (c + a) (C) a2 + b 2 + c2 (D) (a – b)(b – c) (c – a)

a b a  b
4. The determinant b c b  c is equal to zero, if -
a  b b  c 0

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(A) a, b, c are in AP (B) a, b, c are in GP
(C)  is a root of the equation ax2+bx+c=0 (D) (x–  ) is a factor of ax2 + 2bx + c

1  sin 2 x cos 2 x 4 sin 2x

5. Let f(x) = sin 2 x 1  cos 2 x 4 sin 2x , then the maximum value of f(x) =
sin 2 x cos 2 x 1  4 sin 2x

(A) 2 (B) 4 (C) 6 (D) 8

1 a a2
6. The parameter on which the value of the determinant cos(p  d)x cos px cos(p  d)x does not depend upon
sin(p  d)x sin px sin(p  d)x
is-
(A) a (B) p (C) d (D) x

1  a 2 x (1  b 2 )x (1  c 2 )x
2 2 2
7. If a2 + b2 + c2 = -2 and f(x)  (1  a )x 1  b x (1  c )x , then f(x) is a polynomial of degree-
(1  a 2 )x (1  b 2 )x 1  c 2 x

(A) 2 (B) 3 (C) 0 (D) 1

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p q px  qy
8. 2
Given that q –pr < 0, p > 0, then the value of q r qx  ry is-
px  qy qx  ry 0

(A) zero (B) positive (C) negative (D) q2 + pr

  
9. The value of  lying between  & and 0  A  and satisfying the equation
4 2 2
1  sin 2 A cos 2 A 2 sin 4 
sin 2 A 1  cos 2 A 2 sin 4  = 0 are -
2 2
sin A cos A 1  2 sin 4 
  3    3
(A) A = ,  (B) A =   (C) A  ,  (D) A  , 
4 8 8 5 8 6 8
10. The set of equations x – y + 3z = 2, 2x – y + z = 4, x – 2y +  z = 3 has -
(A) unique solution only for  = 0 (B) unique solution for   8
(C) infinite number of solutions of  = 8 (D) no solution for  = 8
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BRAIN TEASER S ANSWER KEY EXERCISE-2

Que. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
Ans. A,B, C,D A A ,C , D B,D C B A C A,B, C,D B,D
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EXERCISE - 03 MISCELLANEOUS TYPE QUESTIONS

TRUE / FALSE

a b c
1. If a, b, c are sides of scalene triangle, then the value of b c a is positive.
c a b
a h g
2. If ax 2 + 2hxy + by 2 + 2gx + 2fy + c  ( 1 x + m 1y + n 1 ) ( 2 x + m 2 y + n 2), then h b f = 0.
g f c
3. If x = cy + bz, y = az + cx, z = bx + ay, where x, y, z are not all zero, then
a 2 + b 2 + c 2 + 2abc + 1 = 0.
2
3 3 3 3 3 3
x1 x2 x3
4. If  x 2i   y 2i   z 2i  1 and  x i y i   y i z i   z i x i  0 then y 1 y2 y3 1
i 1 i 1 i 1 i 1 i 1 i 1
z1 z2 z3
5. Consider the system of equations a i x + b i y + c i z = d i where i = 1, 2, 3.
a1 b1 c1 d1 b1 c1 a1 d1 c1 a1 b1 d1
If a2 b2 c2 = d2 b2 c2 = a2 d2 c2 = a2 b2 d2 = 0
a3 b3 c3 d3 b3 c3 a3 d3 c3 a3 b3 d3
then the system of equations has infinite solutions.

MATCH THE COLUMN

Following question contains statements given in two columns, which have to be matched. The statements in
Column-I are labelled as A, B, C and D while the statements in Column-II are labelled as p, q, r and s. Any given
statement in Column-I can have correct matching with ONE statement in Column-II.
1. Column-I Column-II
ap x uf
bq m y vg
(A) If the determinant (p) 3
cr n z w h

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splits into exactly K determinants of order 3,
each element of which contains only one
term, then the values of K is
(B) The values of  for which the
system of equations (q) 8
x + y + z = 6,
x + 2y + 3z = 10
& x + 2y + z = 12
is inconsistent
(C) If x, y, z are in A.P. then the (r) 5
value of the determinant
a 2 a 3 a  2x
a 3 a 4 a  2y is
a 4 a 5 a  2z
(D) Let p be the sum of all possible (s) 0
determinants of order 2 having
0, 1, 2 & 3 as their four elements
(without repeatition of digits).
The value of 'p' is

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ASSERTION & REASON
These questions contain, Statement I (assertion) and Statement II (reason).
(A) Statement-I is true, Statement-II is true ; Statement-II is correct explanation for Statement-I.
(B) Statement-I is true, Statement-II is true ; Statement-II is NOT a correct explanation for statement-I.
(C) Statement-I is true, Statement-II is false.
(D) Statement-I is false, Statement-II is true.
a1 a2 a3
1. Statement - I : Consider D = b1 b2 b3
c1 c2 c3
Let B 1 , B 2 , B 3 be the co-factors of b 1, b 2, and b 3 respectively then a 1 B 1 + a 2 B 2 + a 3B 3 = 0
Because
Statement - II : If any two rows (or columns) in a determinant are identical then value of determinant is
zero.
(A) A (B) B (C) C (D) D
2. Statement - I : Consider the system of equations,
2x + 3y + 4z = 5
x + y + z = 1
x + 2y + 3z = 4
This system of equations has infinite solutions.
Because
Statement - II : If the system of equations is
e 1 : a 1x + b 1y + c 1z – d 1 = 0
e 2 : a 2x + b 2y + c 2z – d 2 = 0
a 1 b1
e 3 : e 1 + e 2 = 0, where  R & a  b
2 2

Then such system of equations has infinite solutions.

(A) A (B) B (C) C (D) D
3. Statement - I : If a, b, c  R and a  b  c and x,y,z are non zero. Then the system of equations
ax + by + cz = 0
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bx + cy + az = 0
cx + ay + bz = 0 has infinite solutions.
Because
Statement - II : If the homogeneous system of equations has non trivial solution, then it has infinitely many
solutions.
(A) A (B) B (C) C (D) D

COMPREHENSION BASED QUESTIONS

Comprehension # 1

x x3 x4  1
Let x, y, z  R & D = y
+ y3 y4  1
z z3 z4  1

On the basis of above information, answer the following questions :

1. If x  y  z & x, y, z are in GP and D = 0, then y is equal to -
(A) 1 (B) 2 (C) 4 (D) none of these
2. If x, y, z are the roots of t 3 – 21t 2 + bt – 343 = 0, b  R, then D is equal to-
(A) 1 (B) 0 (C) dependent on x, y, z (D) data inadequate
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3. If x  y  z & x, y, z are in A.P. and D = 0, then 2xy 2z + x 2z 2 is equal to-
(A) 1 (B) 2 (C) 3 (D) none of these

Comprehension # 2
Consider the system of linear equations
x + y + z = m
x + y + z = n
and x + y + z = p
On the basis of above information, answer the following questions :
1. If   1, – 2 then the system has -
(A) no solution (B) infinte solutions
(C) unique solution (D) trivial solution if m  n  p
2. If  = –2 & m + n + p  0 then system of linear equations has -
(A) no solution (B) infinite solutions (C) unique solution (D) finitely many solution
3. If  = 1 & m  p then the system of linear equations has -
(A) no solution (B) infinite solutions (C) unique solution (D) unique solution if p = n

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M ISCEL L AN E OU S TYP E Q U ESTION ANSWER KEY EXERCISE-3

 Tr u e / Fals e
1. F 2. T 3. F 4. T 5. F
 Matc h th e C o lu mn
1. (A)  (q); (B)  (p); (C)  (s); (D)  (s)
 A s s er ti o n & R eas o n
1. A 2. A 3. A
 C o mp r eh e ns i o n B as ed Qu es ti o ns
C o mp re he n s i o n # 1 : 1. A 2. B 3. C
C o mp re he n s i o n # 2 : 1. C 2. A 3. A

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EXERCISE - 04 [A] CONCEPTUAL SUBJECTIVE EXERCISE

1. Without expanding the determinant prove that :

0 b c 0 p q p r
(a) b 0 a = 0 (b) q p 0 q r = 0
c a 0 r p r q 0
2. Prove that :
ax by cz a b c 1 a a2  b c
(a) x2 y2 2
z = x y z (b) 1 b b2  c a = 0
1 1 1 yz zx xy 1 c c2  a b

a2  2 a 2 a 1 1
3. Prove that : 2 a  1 a  2 1 = (a  1)3
3 3 1

18 40 89
4. Using properties of determinants or otherwise evaluate 40 89 198 .
89 198 440

a b c bc c a a b
5. If D = c a b and D = a  b b  c c  a then prove that D = 2 D.
b c a c a a b b c

1  a 2  b2 2 ab 2 b
6. Prove that 2 ab 1  a 2  b2 2a = (1 + a² + b²)3 .
2 2
2b 2 a 1a b

a bc cb
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7. Prove that ac b ca  (a  b  c)(a 2  b 2  c 2 )

ab ba c

x 2 2x  3 3x  4
8. Solve for x, 2 x  3 3 x  4 4x  5 = 0.
3 x  5 5 x  8 10 x  17

ax c b
9. If a + b + c = 0 , solve for x : c bx a = 0.
b a cx

bc bc ' b 'c b 'c '

10. Prove that ca ca ' c 'a c 'a '  (ab ' a 'b)(bc ' b 'c)(ca ' c 'a) .
ab ab ' a 'b a ' b '

11. Let the three digit numbers A28, 3B9, and 62C, where A, B, and C are integers between 0 and 9, be
A 3 6
divisible by a fixed integer k. Show that the determinant 8 9 C is divisible by k.
2 B 2

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n! (n  1)! (n  2)!
 D 
12. For a fixed positive integer n, if D = (n  1)! (n  2)! (n  3)! then show that  3
 4  is divisible
 (n !) 
(n  2)! (n  3)! (n  4)!
by n.

2 r 1 
2 3 r 1  4 5 r 1
n
13. If Dr = x y z then prove that D
r 1
r
= 0.
n n n
2 1 3 1 5 1

1 1 (x  y)

z z z2
(y  z) 1 1
14. Find the value of the determinant 
x2 x x
y (y  z) x  2y  z y(x  y)
 
x2 z xz xz 2

4 2
                 1
4 2
15. Prove that                 1 =  64(  ) (  )(  ) (  ) (  ) ( )
4 2
              1

a 1 l 1  b1 m 1 a 1 l 2  b1 m 2 a 1 l 3  b1 m 3
16. Show that a 2 l1  b 2 m 1 a 2 l2  b2 m 2 a 2 l 3  b 2 m 3 = 0.
a 3 l1  b 3 m 1 a 3 l2  b3 m 2 a 3 l 3  b3 m 3
17. Solve the following sets of equations using Cramer’s rule and remark about their consistency.
x y z 6 0 x  2y  z 1 x  3y  z  2 7x  7 y  5 z  3
(a) 2 x  y  z  1  0 (b) 3 x  y  z  6 (c) 3 x  y  z  6 (d) 3 x  y  5z  7
x  y  2z  3  0 x  2y  0 5x  y  3z  3 2 x  3y  5 z  5
18. Investigate for what values of ,  the simultaneous equations x + y + z = 6 ; x + 2 y + 3 z = 10 &
x + 2 y +  z =  have :

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(a) A unique solution. (b) An infinite number of solutions. (c) No solution.
19. Find the values of c for which the equations
2x +3y = 0
(c + 2) x + (c + 4)y = c + 6
(c + 2)2x + (c + 4)2 y = (c + 6)2
are consistent. Also solve above equations for these values of c.
20. Let 1, 2 and  1,  2 be the roots of ax2 + bx + c = 0 and px2 + qx + r = 0 respectively. If the system of
b 2 ac
equations 1y + 2z = 0 and  1y +  2z = 0 has a non-trivial solution, then prove that 2  .
q pr

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3 2
4. 1 8. x =  1 or x =  2 9. x = 0 or x = ±
2

a  b2  c2  14. 0

1 7 . (a) x = 1 , y = 2 , z = 3; consistent (b) x = 2 , y =  1 , z = 1 ; consistent

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(c) x = , y= ,z= ; consistent (d) inconsistent
3 6 6
1 8 . (a)   3 (b)  = 3,  = 10 (c)  = 3,   10

10
1 9 . c = –6,–1, for c = –6, x = 0 = y & for c=–1, x = –5 , y =
3

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EXERCISE - 04 [B] BRAIN STORMING SUBJECTIVE EXERCISE

1. Let a, b, c, d be real numbers in G.P. If u, v, w satisf y the system of equations u + 2v + 3w = 6,

4u + 5v + 6w = 12, 6u + 9v = 4, then show that the roots of the equations

1 1 1 
 u  v  w  x2 + [ (b – c)2 + (c – a)2 + (d – b)2 ] x + u + v + w = 0 and 20x2 +10 (a – d)2 x – 9 = 0 are reciprocals
 
of each other. [JEE 99]

b c  a2 c a  b2 a b  c2
2. Prove that  b c  c a  a b b c  c a  a b b c  c a  a b = 3 . (b  c) (c  a) (a  b) (a + b + c) (ab + bc + ca)
(a  b) (a  c) (b  c) (b  a) (c  a) (c  b)

3. If a2 + b2 + c2 = 1 then show that the value of the determinant

a 2  (b 2  c 2 ) cos  ba(1  cos ) ca(1  cos )
2 2 2
ab(1  cos ) b  (c  a ) cos  cb(1  cos ) simplifies to cos2
ac(1  cos ) bc(1  cos ) c  (a 2  b 2 ) cos 
2

cos(x  y) cos(y  z) cos(z  x)

4. Find the value of the determinant cos(x  y ) cos(y  z) cos(z  x) .
sin(x  y ) sin(y  z) sin(z  x)

S0 S1 S2
5. r
If Sr =  +  +  r r
then show that S1 S2
S 3 = (  )2 ( )2 (  )2 .
S2 S3 S4
6. If ax 1² + by1² + cz12 = ax22 + by22 + cz22 = ax32 + by32 + cz32 = d
and ax 2x3 + by2y3 + cz2z3 = ax3x1 + by3y1 + cz3z1 = ax1x2 + by1y2 + cz1z2 = f,

x1 y1 z1 1/2

then prove that x2 y2 z 2 = (d  f)  d  2 f  (a , b , c  0)

 abc 
x3 y3 z3  
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7. If u = ax2 + 2 bxy + cy2 , u = ax2 + 2 bxy + cy2, then prove that-

y2  xy x2
ax  by bx  cy 1 u u
a b c  
a x  b y b x  c y y ax  by a x  b y .
a b c

z  a y  a2 x  a3  0 

8. Solve the system of equations : z  b y  b2 x  b 3  0  where a  b  c.
z  c y  c 2 x  c 3  0 

9. If x,y,z are not all zero and if ax + by + cz = 0; bx + cy + az = 0; cx + ay + bz = 0

Prove that x : y : z = 1 : 1 : 1 or 1 :  : 2 or 1 : 2 : .

10. Prove that the system of equations in x and y ; ax + hy + g = 0, hx + by + ƒ = 0, ax2 + 2hxy + by2 + 2gx + 2ƒy

a h g
a h
+ c = t is consistent if t  h b ƒ 
h b
g ƒ c

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4. 2sin(x – y) sin(y – z) sin(x – z) 8. x = (a + b + c) , y = ab + bc + ca , z = abc

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EXERCISE - 05 [A] JEE-[MAIN] : PREVIOUS YEAR QUESTIONS

log a p 1
1. If a, b, c are pth, qth and rth terms of a GP, and all are positive then log b q 1 is equal to- [AIEEE-2002]
log c r 1
(1) 0 (2) 1 (3) log abc (4) pqr

1 n 2 n
2. If 1, ,  are cube roots of unity and n  3p, p  Z, then 2 n
2
1 n is equal to- [AIEEE-2003]
n 2 n 1

(1) 0 (2)  (3) 2 (4) 1

a a2 1  a3
3. If b b 2 1  b 3 = 0 and vectors (1 , a , a2 ), (1 , b,b2) and (1 , c, c2) are non-coplanar, then the product abc
c c2 1  c3

equals- [AIEEE-2003]
(1) 1 (2) 0 (3) 2 (4) –1

log a n log a n 2 log a n  4

4. If a1, a2,.......an, an+1,...... are in GP and ai > 0 i, then log a n  6 log a n 8 log a n 10 is equal to-
log a n 12 log a n 14 log a n 16
[AIEEE-04,05]
(1) 0 (2) n log an
(3) n(n + 1) log an (4) none of these

1  a 2 x (1  b 2 )x (1  c 2 )x
5. If a2 + b2 + c2 = –2 and f(x)  (1  a 2 )x 1  b 2 x (1  c 2 )x , then f(x) is a polynomial of degree- [AIEEE 2005]
(1  a 2 )x (1  b 2 )x 1  c 2 x

(1) 2 (2) 3 (3) 0 (4) 1

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6. The system of equations x + y + z =  – 1
x + y + z =  – 1
x+y+z=–1 has no solution, If  is [AIEEE 2005]

(1) 1 (2) not –2 (3) either -2 or 1 (4) –2

1 1 1
7. If D = 1 1  x 1 for x 0, y 0 then D is- [AIEEE - 2007]
1 1 1y
(1) Divisible by both x and y (2) Divisible by x but not y
(3) Divisible by y but not x (4) Divsible by neither x nor y

5 5   
8. Let A = 0  5   , if |A2| = 25 then || equals- [AIEEE - 2007]
0 0 5 

(1) 5 (2) 52 (3) 1 (4) 1/5

9. Let a, b, c be any real numbers. Suppose that there are real numbers x, y, z not all zero such that
x = cy + bz, y = az + cx and z = bx + ay, then a2 + b2 + c2 + 2abc is equal to [AIEEE - 2008]

(1) 2 (2) –1 (3) 0 (4) 1

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a a 1 a 1 a 1 b 1 c 1
10. Let a, b, c be such that b(a + c)  0. If b b  1 b 1 + a 1 b 1 c 1 = 0,
n 2 n 1 n
c c 1 c 1 ( 1) a ( 1) b ( 1) c
then the value of n is :- [AIEEE - 2009]
(1) Any odd integer (2) Any integer
(3) Zero (4) Any even integer
11. Consider the system of linear equations :
x 1 + 2x 2 + x 3 = 3
2x 1 + 3x 2 + x 3 = 3
3x 1 + 5x 2 + 2x 3 = 1
The system has [AIEEE - 2010]
(1) Infinite number of solutions (2) Exactly 3 solutions
(3) A unique solution (4) No solution
12. The number of values of k for which the linear equations
4x + ky + 2z = 0
kx + 4y + z = 0
2x + 2y + z = 0
possess a non-zero solution is :- [AIEEE - 2011]
(1) 1 (2) zero (3) 3 (4) 2
13. If the trivial solution is the only solution of the system of equations
x – ky + z = 0
kx + 3y – kz = 0
3x + y – z = 0
Then the set of all values of k is: [AIEEE - 2011]
(1) {2, –3} (2) R – {2, –3}
(3) R – {2} (4) R – {–3}
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P RE VIOU S Y EARS QU E STION S ANSWER KEY E XE R CISE -5 [A]

Que. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
Ans. 1 1 4 1 1 4 1 4 4 1
Que. 11 12 13
Ans. 4 4 2
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EXERCISE - 05 [B] JEE-[ADVANCED] : PREVIOUS YEAR QUESTIONS

a2 a 1
1. Solve for x the equation sin(n  1)x sin nx sin(n  1)x  0
cos(n  1)x cos nx cos(n  1)x

[REE 2001, (Mains), 3 out 100]

2. Test the consistency and solve them when consistent, the following system of equations for all values
of  
x + y + z = 1
x + 3y – 2z = 
3x +( + 2)y – 3z = 2  +1 [REE 2001,(Mains), 5 out 100]
3. Let a, b, c, be real numbers with a2 + b2 + c2 = 1, Show that the equation

ax  by  c bx  ay cx  a
bx  ay ax  by  c cy  b 0 represents a straight line.
cx  a cy  b ax  by  c

[JEE 2001,(Mains), 6 out 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 solutions is [JEE 2002,(Screening), 3]
(A) 0 (B) 1 (C) 2 (D) infinite
5. The value of  for which the system of equations 2x – y – z = 12, x – 2y + z = –4, x + y + z = 4 has no solution
is [JEE 2004 (Screening)]
(A) 3 (B) –3 (C) 2 (D) –2

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6. (a) Consider three point P = (–sin( – ), – cos), Q = (cos( – ), sin) and
R = (cos(  ), sin( )), where 0 <  /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
(b) Consider the system of equations x – 2y + 3z = –1; –x + y – 2z = k; x – 3y + 4z = 1.
Statement-I : The system of equations has no solution for k  3.
and

1 3 1
Statement-II : The determinant 1 2 k  0, for k  3. [JEE 2008, 3+3]
1 4 1

(A) Statement-I is true, Statement-II is true ; Statement-II is correct explanation for Statement-I.
(B) Statement-I is true, Statement-II is true ; Statement-II is NOT a correct explanation for statement-I.
(C) Statement-I is true, Statement-II is false.
(D) Statement-I is false, Statement-II is true.

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7. The number of all possible values of , where 0 <   , for which the system of equations
(y + z)cos3 = (xyz)sin3

2 cos 3  2 sin 3 
x sin 3   
y z

(xyz)sin3 = (y + 2z)cos3 + ysin3

have a solution (x0, y0, z0) with y0z0  0, is [JEE 2010, 3]
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P RE VIOU S Y EARS QU E STION S ANSWER KEY E XE R CISE -5 [B]

1. x = n, n  I
2. If  = 5, system is consistent with infinite solution given by z = K,
1 1
y (3K  4) and x   (5K  2) where K  R
2 2
1 1
If   5 , system is consistent with unique solution given by z  (1   ); x  (   2) and y = 0.
3 3
4. B 5. D 6. (a) D; (b) A 7. 3

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