X +a b C

x +b a = 0.
. Usin8 properties of determinants to solve forx : C

a b X +C

sin A sin A cos A 2.

sin B) (sin B sin C) (sin C
-

sin A)
that: sin cos B =(sin A
-

2. Prove B sin B -

sinC sin C cos C

3 -1 1 13

3. Find the values of Afor which the determinant is equal to zero 1 5 - -1

1 -1 3
y+ X+y X
4. Using properties of determinants, prove that x+ y + z y =x + y + z3 3xyz.

1+a 1 1

5. Prove without expanding that 1 1+b 1 abc + ab +bc +ca abc 1+++L|=

1 1+c

or
(1 is a factor of determinant.
Determinats 53

y 1 1

6 Prove that x y2 y = (x -y)(y - z)(z -x)(*y + yz +zx).

yz zx y

3x 8 3 3

7 Solvefor x, 3 3x -8 3 = 0.

3 3 3x - 8

of determinants, prove that

Using properties

x 1px
y y 1+ py= (1 +pxy2) (x -y) y-2) a -x), where p is any scalar.
1pz
9. Without expanding the determinant, prove that the value of the following is zero :
42 1 6 43 1 6 a - b b -c C -a

() 28 7 4 (ii) 35 74 (ii)b- c c-a a - b|

14 3 2 17 3 2 c-a a -b b-c
10. For positive numbers x, y and z, show that the numerical value of the determinant
1 lo8yy log,z|

logyX 1 logz=0.
|logx log8y
x+1x+2 x+a
11. Without expanding the determinant, prove that x +2 x+3 x+b =0, wherea, b, c are in A.P
x+3 x +4 x+c

Cb-)a
12. Prove that b2 (ca) b 2abe (a +b c)* +

(a +b)
x -2 2x - 3 3x -4
13. Solve for x, consider x - 4 2x - 9
3x -16=0.
x-8 2x - 27 3x -64|
14. Using properties of determinants, prove the following:
3x -X +y -X
+
X -

Y 3y - y =
3(x +y + 2)(y + yz + x)
y 2 3
a aa-1
15. 0 and a, b, c are different, then show that
If bb3 b -1
c -1
abc (ab + bc + ca) =a +b+c
1 sin 6 1|
16. If A =|- sin sin, where 0 <0s 27, then determine the range of value of Det (A).
1
-1 - sin 6 1
17.
Using the properties of determinants, prove that
1a+be a'
b +c*)
1 b+ca b-(a -b)(b- c)(c -a)(a +

1 +ab c
+X 2
where A and .
3x 3x 3 X A + B,
18. Without expanding at any stage show that:2x3x-1
2x 1 2x--1
x 2 x +3
constants. aD.
-a', b-b') are collinear, if ao
9Using determinant, prove that the points (a, b), (a', b) and (a
20. Prove that

a a-(b -c)be
bb-c a) ca= -
-

b)(b- cc -a)a +b+c)Ma+b+c*

22-(a -b ab
ANSWERS
7. 2/3, 11/3
1. x= 0 or (a + b+ c) 3. 2, 3,6

13. x= 4 16. [2, 4]

HINTS/SOLUTIONS
1. C C +C2 C3, then take out (x + a + b+ c) common and apply R2> R2 - R1 and R3 R3 - R1, we ge

r + a +b + c) x = 0.

2. Applying C C +Cg then R2 R -R and Ra Rs - R1 and

take out (sin A sin B) (sin C - sin A) common.

3. C C+C2 +R2 R2 R1 and R3 R3 -R2

Cg, then -

4.
R1R +R2 +R3, then C >C -Ca and C2 C2 Cg
5. CC -Ca and C2 C2 -Cg, C1>C -aCg and then expand.
6. Multiplying
C by x, C2 by y and C3 by z respectively and also divide by xyz, taking xyz common from R3. Now procee
for part 2nd C2 >C2- C and Cg C3 -C, taking (y -X) common from C2 and (z -x) from
R 2 2 determinant), C1 C1 -C2, taking (y - z) from C and then expand.
x C3, expanding alon
7.
RR +R2 +Rg, then take out (3x 2) common, then C1C1 -C3 and > C2
8. Given determinant can be written as
C2 C3.-

p 1x*|
- Py° 1 y + pxyz|1 y y| =
(1 +
por)|1 y y
pzpe
Now, performing R R1
R2 and R2> R2
> -

and takë out (x

1
9.
Taking out 7 from C1, then 2 columns are R3
-

i) - y) and (y-z) common from and

identical R R2.
1+7x6 1 6 1
661 6
G 7+7x4 7
4=7 7
3+7x2 3 2 3
4+74
7
4: (i) C-C+C2 +C3
3 2 3 2 2