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GREGORIOS SCHOOL, DWARKA

WORKSHEET – 2
TOPIC – DETERMINANTS CLASS – XII
1. Let A be a square matrix of order 3 × 3 then find the value of |4A| .
𝑥 + 3 −2
2. If x 𝜖 N and | | = 8, then find the value of x.
−3𝑥 2𝑥
2 4 2𝑥 4
3. If | |=| |, then find the value of x.
5 1 6 𝑥
𝑥 2
4. If A = | |and |𝐴| 3 = 125, then find x.
2 𝑥
5. If A is a skew-symmetric matrix of order 3, then find the value of │A│.
2 3 2
6. If |𝑥 𝑥 𝑥| + 3 = 0, then find the value of x.
4 9 1
7. If A is a square matrix such that │A│= 5, then find the value of |𝐴𝐴𝑇 |.
8. If area of triangle is 35 sq units with vertices (2 , – 6), (5 , 4) and (k , 4). Then find k.
2 −3 5
9. If Aij is the co-factor of the element aij of the determinant |6 0 4 | , then find the value of 𝑎32 𝐴32 .
1 5 −7
8 0
10. If for any 2 × 2 square matrix A, A(adj A) =[ ], then find the value of |A|.
0 8
11. If A is a square matrix of order 3 such that │adjA│= 64, then find the value of │A│.
12. If A is a square matrix of order 3, with |A| = 9, then find the value of |2.adj A|.
2 𝑘 −3
13. If A =[0 2 5 ] , then for what value of k A-1 exists.
1 1 3
14. If A and B are matrices of order 3 and |A| = 4, |B| = 5, then find then value of |3AB|.
15. Solve the following system of equations by matrix method: x + 2y + z = 7, x + 3z = 11, 2x – 3y = 1.
2 3 10 4 6 5 6 9 20
16. Solve the following system of equations by matrix method: 𝑥 + 𝑦 + 𝑧 = 4 , 𝑥 − 𝑦 + 𝑧 = 1 , 𝑥 + 𝑦 − 𝑧 =
2 , 𝑥, 𝑦, 𝑧 ≠ 0.
1 2 5
−1
17. Find 𝐴 , where 𝐴 = [1 −1 −1] . Hence solve the equations x + 2y + 5z = 10, x –y – z = –2 and 2x +
2 3 −1
3y –z = –11.
1 1 1
18. Find 𝐴−1 , where [1 2 −3]. Hence solve x + y + 2z = 0, x + 2y – z = 9 and x – 3y + 3z = –14.
2 −1 3
2 1 −3 2 1 2
19. Find the matrix P satisfying the matrix equation:[ ] 𝑃[ ]=[ ] using the concept of
3 2 5 −3 2 −1
determinants.
1 −1 0 2 2 −4
20. Given that 𝐴 = [2 3 4] and 𝐵 = [−4 2 −4] , find AB. Use this product to solve the following
0 1 2 2 −1 5
system of equations: x – y = 3; 2 x + 3 y + 4 z = 17; y + 2 z = 7.
2 −1 1
21. If 𝐴 = [−1 2 −1],then verify A3 – 6A2 +9A – 4I = 0 and hence find A-1.
1 −1 2