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ST. JOHN’S ENGLISH SCHOOL & JUNIOR COLLEGE

BESANT NAGAR, CHENNAI - 90
Class: XII CHAPTER - 4 DETERMINANTS Subject: Mathematics

1. Let 3 y = 3 2 , find possible value

x 1 4 1
of x and y , if x , y are natural numbers
2. For what value of x the matrix A is singular
x -1 1 1
1 x -1 1
1 1 x -1

3. If the point (2, -3), (λ, -1) and (0, 4) are collinear, find the value of λ.

4. If A and B are square matrixes of order 3 such that | A | = -1, | B | = 3,

then | 3AB | = _________

5. If a = x 2 and | A3 | = 125, then x = _________

2 x

6. On expanding by first row, the value of the determinant of a 3 x 3

square matrix
A= [aij] is a11 c11 + a12 c12 + a13 c13, where aij is the cofactor of aij in A.
Write the expression for its value on expanding by second coloumn.

7. If A = 1 tan x , show that

- tan x 1

At A-1 = cos2 x - sin2 x

sin2 x cos2 x

8. Show that A = 2 -3 satisfies the

3 4
equation x – 6 x + 17 = 0. Hence find A-1
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9. Find a 2 x 2 matrix B such that

B 1 -2 = 6 0
1 4 0 6

10. If A = 0 1 3 and A-1 = ½ -4 5

/2
1 2 x -½ 3 -3/2
2 3 1 ½ y ½

find x , y

11. For the matrix A = 1 -1 1

2 3 0
18 2 10
Show that A (adj A ) = 0

12. Find the inverse of the matrix

A = 1 2 3
2 3 1
3 1 2

13. If A = cosθ sinθ and A (adj A) = K O

- sinθ cosθ O K
then find the value of k

14. If A = 1 -1 1 , find A-1 and

2 1 -3
1 1 1

hence solve the system of linear equations

x + 2 y + z = 4, - x + y + z = 0, x – 3y + z = 2
15. Determine the product
-4 4 4 1 -1 1 and use
-7 1 3 1 -2 -2
3 -3 -1 2 1 3
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It to solve the equations

x – y + z = 4, x – 2 y - 2z = 9, 2 x + y + 3z = 1

16. An amount of Rs.5000 is put into three investments at the rate of

interest 6%, 7% and 8% per annum respectively. The total annual
income is Rs.358. If the combined income from the first two
investments is Rs.70 more than the income from the third, find the
amount of each investment by matrix method.

17. If A = 2 3 -1 , then the value of

0 4 7
0 0 8

| adj A | is a) 212 b) 26 c) 24 d) 28

18. If A = x 5 2 , x y z = 80,
2 y 3
1 1 z
3 x + 2y + 10z = 20 and A (adj A) = KI then K=
a) 80 b) 75 c) 115 d) 95

19. If A = 2 λ -3 , then A-1 exist if

0 2 5
1 1 3
a) λ = 2 b) λ ≠2 c) λ ≠ -2 d) none of these

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20. If A = 1 1 2 satisfies At A = I then
3
2 1 -2
x 2 y x +y=

a) 3 b) 0 c) -3 d)1