CLASSROOM ASSIGNMENT

1 1 1
1. The value of the determinant e  2 is equal to :
2 2 2

(A) 0 (B) e (C)  (D) 2 (e –  + 2)

1 a b a b c
2. If D  1 b c , then b c a equals
1 c a 1 1 1

(A) O (B) D (C) –D (D) None of these

3. If A = (aij) is a 4 x 4 matrix and Cij is the co-factor of the element aij in Det (A), then the expression a11c11 + a12c12 + a13c13 +
a14c14 equls

(A) 0 (B) –1 (C) 1 (D) Det (A)

a1 la1  mb1 b1
4. The value of the determinant a2 la2  mb2 b2 is :
a3 la3  mb3 b3

(A) 0 (B) l (C) m (D) lm

1 x yz
5. The value of the determinant 1 y z  x is :
1 z xy

(A) 0 (B) x+y+z (C) 1 + x + y + z (D) (x – y) (y – z) (z – x)

a b ax  by
6. If a, b, c are in G.P., then the value of the determinant   b c bx  cy is
ax  by bx  cy 0

(A) 1 (B) 0 (C) –1 (D) None of these

a b b c c a
7. The value of the determinant x  y y  z z  x is
p q qr r p

(A) 0 (B) abc + pqr + xyz (C) (a – x) (y – z) (r – p) (D) None of these

1! 2! 3!
8. The value of the determinants   2! 3! 4! is :
3! 4! 5!

(A) 2 ! (B) 3 ! (C) 4 ! (D) 5 !

log x log y log z

9. The value of the determinant   log 2x log 2y log 2z is
log 3 x log 3y log 3z
(A) 0 (B) log (xyz) (C) log (6 xyz) (D) 6 log (xyz)
10. If A and B are any 2 x 2 matrics, then det (A + B) = 0 implies
(A) det A + det B = 0 (B) det A = 0 or det B = 0 (C) det A = 0 and det B = 0 (D) None of these

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11. If A is a square matrix such that A2 = A, then det (A) equals :
(A) 0 or 1 (B) –2 or 2 (C) – 3 or 3 (D) None of these

1 a 1 1
12. The value of the determinant 1 1  a 1 is
1 1 1 a

3 2  3 3 3 3 2
(A) a 1  a  (B) a3  1   (C) a 1  a  (D) a 1  a 
   a    

2 3 x
13. The solution set of the equation 2 1 x 2  0
6 7 3

(A)  (B) {0, 1} (C) {1, –1} (D) {1, –3}

14. If A is a square matrix such that | A | = 2, then for any +ve integer n, | A | is equal to
n

(A) 0 (B) 2n (C) 2n (D) n2

15. If A and B are square matrices of the same order and A is non-singular then for a positive integer n, (A –1 BA)n is equal to
(A) A–n Bn An (B) An Bn A–n (C) A–1Bn A (D) n (A–1 BA)

1 1 1 1 1 1
16. If D1  x 2 y2 2
z and D2  yz xz xy then
x y z x y z

(A) D1 = D2 (B) D1 = -D2 (C) D1 = -2D2 (D) D2 = 2D2

0 0 1
17. The multiplicative inverse of the matrix A  0 1 0 is
 1 0 0

0 0 0  0 1  1  1 0 0  0 0 1
 
(A) 0 1 0 (B)  0  1 0  (C)  0  1 0  (D) 0 1 0
 
0 0 1  1 0 0   1 0  1 1 0 0

a 0 0 
 
18. If a, b, c are non-zero real numbers, then the inverse of the matrix A  0 b 0 is :
0 0 c 

a1 0 0 a1 0 0 1 0 0 a 0 0
 1   1  1   1  
(A)  0 b 0 (B) abc  0 b 0 (C) 0 1 0 (D) 0 b 0
0 abc  abc 
0 0 c 1 0 c 1 0 0 1 0 0 c 
   

10 0 
19. For any 2 x 2 martrix A, if A (Adj A) =   ,then | A | i.e., det A equals :
 0 10

(A) 0 (B) 10 (C) 20 (D) 100

a 0 0 
 
20. If A  0 a 0 , then the value of | A | | Adj A | is
0 0 a

(A) a 3 (B) a6 (C) a9 (D) a27

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21. The value of a for which the system of equation
a3 x + (a + 1)3 y + (a + 2)3 z = 0
ax + (a + 1) y + (a + 2) z = 0
x + y + z = 0 has a non-zero solution is
(A) 1 (B) 0 (C) –1 (D) None of these
22. For a 3 x 3 matrix A, if det A = 4, then det (Adj A) equals
(A) –4 (B) 4 (C) 16 (D) 64
23. If the entries in a 3 x 3 determinant are either 0 or 1, thent he greatest value of this determinant is
(A) 1 (B) 2 (C) 3 (D) 9
24. A and B are square matries of order n x n, then (A – B)2 is equal to
(A) A2 – 2AB + B2 (B) A2 – B2 (C) A2 – 2BA + B2 (D) A2 – AB – BA + B2

ax c b
25. If a + b + c = 0, one root of c bx a  0 is
b a cx

(A) x = 1 (B) x = 2 (C) x = a2 + b2 + c2 (D) x = 0.

26. Choose the correct answer
(A) Every scalar matrix is an identity matrix
(B) Every identity matrix is a scalar matrix
(C) Every diagonal matrix is an identity matrix
(D) A square matrix whose each element is 1 is an identity matrix
27. A square matrix can always be expressed as a
(A) Sum of a symmetric matrix and a skew symmetric matrix (B) Sum of a diagonal matrix and a symmetric matrix
(C) Skew matrix (D) Skew symmetric matrix
28. If A is singular matrix, then Adj A is
(A) Singular (B) Non-singular
(C) Symmetric (D) Not defined
29. If A and B are square matrices of order 3 such that | A | = –1, | B | = 3, then | 3 AB | =
(A) – 9 (B) – 81 (C) – 27 (D) 81

3x  8 3 3
30. One root of the equation 3 3x  8 3  0 is which of the following ?
3 3 3x  8

(A) 8/3 (B) 2/3 (C) 1/3 (D) 16/3

2r  1 2.3r  1 4.5r  1 n

31. If Dr     , then the value of D

r 1
r is
n n n
2 1 3 1 5 1

(A) 0 (B)  (C)  (D)  . 2n +  . 3n + . 4n.

32. If (1 2 3) A = (4 5), what is the order of matrix A ?
(A) 3 x 2 (B) 3 x 1 (C) 2 x 3 (D) 2 x 1

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33.   2  1 1 , the value of 8  4 4 is
0 4 2 0 16 8
(A) 12  (B) 64  (C) 4  (D) 42 

a2 a 1
34. The value of the determinant   cosnx  cosn  1x cosn  2x is independent of
sin nx sinn  1x sinn  2x
(A) n (B) a (C) x (D) None of these

1 a 1 1
1 1 1
35. If a, b and c are all different from zero and   1 1 b 1  0 , then the value of   is
a b c
1 1 1 c

(A) abc (B) 1/abc (C) – a – b – c (D) –1

1 a 1 1
1 1 1
36. If    0 , then 1 1 b 1 is equal to
a b c
1 1 1 c

(A) 0 (B) abc (C) –abc (D) None of these

1 cos    cos   
37. If ,  and  are real numbers, then   cos    1 cos   is equal to
cos    cos    1

(A) –1 (B) cos  cos  cos  (C) cos  + cos  + cos  (D) 0

b 2c 2 bc b  c
2 2
38. If a, b and c are non-zero real numbers, then   c a ca c  a is equal to
a 2b 2 ab a  b

(A) abc (B) a2b2c2 (C) bc + ca + ab (D) 0

39. If each element of a 3 x 3 matrix is multiplied by 3, then the determinant of the newly formed matrix is

(A) 3 det A (B) 9 det A (C) 27 det A (D) (det A)3

40. Let aij denote the element of the ith row and jth column in a 3 x 3 determinant (1  i  3, 1 j  3) and let aij = –aij
for every i and j. Then the determinant has all the principal diagonal element as

(A) 1 (B) –1 (C) 0 (D) None of these

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 HOME ASSIGNMENT

xn x n 2 x n 3
1 1 1
1. If y
n
y n 2 y n3 = (x - y) (y - z) (z - x)     then n equals
z n
z n 2 zn 3 x y z

(A) 1 (B) –1 (C) 2 (D) –2

   
 
2. If , ,  are the roots of x  px  qx  r  0 , then      =
3 2

   
 
(A) p 3  3pq (B) 3 pqr (C) p 3  3qr (D) p 3  3pr

a 1 1
3. If   1 b 1  0 , then
1 1 c
(A) abc > 1 (B) abc > -8 (C) abc < -8 (D) abc > -2

a  b  2c a b
4. Find the value of c b  c  2a b
c a c  a  2b

(A) (a + b + c)3 (B) 2 (a + b + c)3 (C) 2 (a3 + b3 + c3) (D) None of these

1 a 1 1
5. The value of 1 1 b 1
1 1 1 c

 1 1 1
(A) abc 1     (B) bc + ca +ab +abc (C) Both (A) & (B) (D) None of these
 a b c

1 logx y log x z
6. For positive numbers x, y and z the numerical value of the determinant log y x 1 log y z is =
logz x logz y 1

(A) 0 (B) log x (C) log y (D) log z

7. Let the three digit numbers A28, 3B9, 62C where A, B, C are integers between 0 and 9 be divisible by a fixed integer k, then

A 3 6
the determinant 8 9 C is divisible by
2 B 2

(A) k (B) k 2 (C) k 3 (D) None of these

a b c
8. Let a, b, c be positive and not all equal. The value of the determinant b c a is
c a b

(A) 0 (B) Positive (C) Negative (D) Either positive or negative

9. If a matrix has 56 elements, then number of possible dimensions are

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

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  1 3 1 1
10. The matrix A satisfying the equation 0 1 A  0  1 is
   

 1 4 1  4  1 4 
(A)  1 0  (B)   (C)   (D) None of these
  1 0  0  1

0 1  1
 
2 1 3
11. If A =  , then (adjA)-1 =
3 2 1 

0 1  1 0 1  1 0 1  1
1     
2 1 3 6 2 1 3 
(A) 6 (B) (C) 2 1 3  (D) none
3 2 1  3 2 1  3 2 1 

12. If A and B are two idempotent matrices of the same order, such that A + B is also an idempotent matrix then, AB + BA is a

(A) Idempotent (B) Null matrix (C) Symmetric Matrix (D) None of these

1 sin  1
13. Let A =  sin  1 sin  , then A lies in the interval.
1  sin  1

(A) [2, 3] (B) [3, 4] (C) [2, 4] (D) (2, 4)

a2 b sinB c sin A
14. If a, b, c are sides of a triangle ABC and A, B, C are angles opposite a, b, c then   b sin A 1 cos A given
c sin A cos A 1

(A)  = area of triangle (B)  = Perimeter of triangle (C)    a2 (D)  = 0

 1 2
15. If the matrix A =   then 1+A+A2 +.. up to infinity is
3 4

 1 0  1/ 2 1/ 3    1/ 2  1/ 3   1/ 2  1/ 3 
(A)   (B)   (C)   1/ 2  (D)  
 0 1   1/ 2 0   0    1/ 2 0 

x 2 x
2
16. Let x x 6 = Ax4+Bx3 + (x2+1)x + E. Then the value of 5A + 4B + 3C + 2D + E =
x x 6

(A) 0 (B) –16 (C) –17 (D) N.O.T.

a b c
17. ak bk ck 
a  2k b  2k c  2k

(A) k (B) 0 (C) kabc (D) None of these

1  a2 ab ac
18. ab b 2  1 bc 
ac bc c2  1

(A) 0 (B) 1 (C) 1  a 2  b 2  c 2 (D) 4a 2b 2 c 2

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p q r 
19. If a, b, c are p th , qth , r th terms of a H.P., then
1 1 1

abc 1 1 1
(A) 0 (B) pqr (C) abc (D)   
pqr p q r

2  3   1   3
20. If   1 2   4  p4  q3  r2  s  t is an identity in  , then the value of t is
  3   4 3

(A) 0 (B) 1 (C) 18 (D) None of these

sin  sin2 
1
2 
21. If f(x) = cos  cos   1 then f   
2 2
cos x sin x sin x

(A) 0 (B) 1 (C) sin  (D) cos 

a 2  a 2n1  2p b 2  2n  2  3q c 2  p
22. If p, q, r are in A.P., then the determinant 2n  p 2n1  q 2q 
2
a 2 pn
b  2n 1  2q c 2  r
2

(A) 1 (B) 0 (C) a2b2c2 – 2n (D) (a2 + b2 + c2) – 2nq

xn x n 2 x 2n
p
23. If   1 x p  0 , then p is given by
n 5
x x p 6 x 2n  5

(A) xn (B) (n + 1) (C) Either (A) or (B) (D) Both (A) & (B)

x 1 x  2 x  a
24. If a, b, c are in A.P. then the value of x  2 x  3 x  b is
x3 x4 xc

(A) 0 (B) a (C) b (D) c

1 a2  b2 2ab  2b
25. If a, b  R, and   2ab 1  a 2  b2 2a , then minimum value of is
2b  2a 1  a2  b 2

(A) 27a2b 2 (B) 8a2b2 (C) 64a2b2 (D) a2b2

x 2 x
26. Let x 2 x 6 = Ax4 + Bx3 + Cx2 + Dx + E. Then the value of 5A + 3B + 3C + 2D + E is equal to
x x 6

(A) Zero (B) –16 (C) 16 (D) –17

27. For the equations x + 2y + 3z = 1, 2x + y + 3z = 2, 4x + 5y + 9z = 4
(A) There is only one solution (B) There exist infinitely many solutions
(C) There is no solution (D) None of these

 3  2  1 0 2
28. If A =   and 1 =   such that A  kA  2 I , then k =
 4  2 0 1

(A) 2 (B) 1 (C) 0 (D) None of these

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29. If a, b, c, are + ve and distinct then c  a a  b b  c  is
ab bc c a

(A) > 0 (B) > 0 (C) < 0 (D) < 0

x1 x2 x3 6 x1 3 x 2 15 x 3
30. If x 4 x5 x 6 = 2 then the value of 2x 4 x5 5 x 6 is
x7 x8 x9 2x 7 x8 5x 9

(A) 12 (B) 20 (C) 30 (D) 60

a 5x p 3a 3b c
31. If b 10 y 5 = 125, then value of x 2y z is
c 15z 15 p 5 5

(A) 125 (B) 375 (C) 25 (D) 75

1 4 1/ 2 4 1/ 4 4
32.    .......... . 
1 3 1/ 3 3 1/ 9 3

(A) 1 (B) – 1 (C) 0 (D) 

 1 0 0 1  cos θ sin θ 
33. If I =  , J    and B   , then B equals
0 1   1 0  sin θ cos θ

(A) I cos  + J sin  (B) I sin  + J cos  (C) I cos  - J sin  (D) – I cos  + J sin 

34. If D = diag (d1, d2, d3 ..., dn ), where di  0 for all i = 1, 2, ...,n, then D-1 is equal to

1
(A) D (B) diag (d 1 1 d 2 1,..., d n ) (C) In (D) None of these

 cos  sin  
35. Let  = /5 and A   , then B = A + A + A + A is
2 3 4

  sin  cos  

(A) Singular (B) Non- singular (C) Null matrix (D) None of these

36. For the equations : x + 2 y + 3 z = 1, 2 x + y + 3 z = 2, 5 x + 5 y + 9 z = 4,

(A) There is only one soultion (B) There exists infinitely many solution
(C) There is no solution (D) None of these.
37. The system of linear equations x + y + z = 2, 2 x + y – z = 3, 3 x + 2 y + kz = 4 has a unique solution if
(A) k  0 (B) – 1 < k < 1 (C) – 2 < k < 2 (D) k = 0

0 1
38. If A = 0 0 , I is the unit matrix of order 2 and a, b are arbitrary constants, then (al + bA) 2 is equal to
 
(A) a2 I + ab A (B) a2 I + 2 ab A (C) a2 I + b2 A (D) None of these.
39. If A is 3 × 4 matrix and B is a matrix such that A’B and BA’ are both defined. Then B is of the type
(A) 3 x 4 (B) 3 x 3 (C) 4 x 4 (D) 4 x 3

0 a 5
 
3 0 b
40. If the matrix  is skew-symmetic, then
c 2 0

(A) a = 3, b = 2, c = 5 (B) a = – 3, b = – 2, c = 5 (C) a = – 3, b = – 2, c = – 5 (D) None of these

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2x x( x  1) ( x  1)x
41. If f (x) = , then f (100) is equal to
3 x( x  1) x( x  1)( x  2) ( x  1)x( x  1)

(A) 0 (B) 1 (C) 100 (D) – 100

log an log an1 log an2

42. If a1, a 2 , a 3 ,..., an ,... are in GP, then the determination   log an3 log an 4 log an5 is equal to
log an6 log an7 log an8

(A) 0 (B) 1 (C) 2 (D) None of these

bc c a ab a b c
ab bc c a  k c a b
43. If , then the value of k is
c a ab bc b c a

(A) 1 (B) 2 (C) 3 (D) 4

44. The values of  and  for which the system of equations x + y + z = 6, x + 2 y + 3 z = 10 and x + 2 y +  z =  have infinite
number of soutions are

(A)  = 3,  = 10 (B)  = 3,   10 (C)   3,  =10 (D)   3,   10

1  sin 2 x cos 2 x 4 sin 2x

sin 2 x 1  cos 2 x 4 sin 2x
45. If f(x) = then the maximum value of f(x) is
2 2
sin x cos x 1  4 sin 2x

(A) 6 (B) 8 (C) 12 (D) 16

log l p 1
46. l, m and n are the pth, qth and rth terms of an GP and all positive, then log m q 1 equals [AIEEE 2002]
log n r 1

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

1 1 i  2 2
1 i 1  2 1
47. If   1 is a cubic root of unity, then equals [AIEEE 2002]
i 1    i 1

(A) zero (B) 1 (C) i (D) 

48. If the system of linear equations x  2ay  az  0 , x  3by  bz  0 , x  4cy  cz  0 has a non-zero solution,
then a, b, c [AIEEE 2003]
(A) are in A. P. (B) are in G.P. (C) are in H.P (D) satisfy a + 2b + 3c = 0

a b   
A  A2   ,
 
49. If and then [AIEEE 2003]
b a  
(A)   a 2  b 2 ,   ab (B)   a 2  b 2 ,   2ab
(C)   a2  b2 ,   a2  b2 (D)   2ab,   a 2  b 2

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50. If 1,  ,  2 are the cube roots of unity, then   n  2n 1 is equal to [AIEEE 2003]

 2n 1 n

(A) 0 (B) 1 (C)  (D) 2

 0 0 1
 
51. Let A   0 1 0  . The only correct statement about the matrix A is [AIEEE 2004]
 1 0 0 
 
(A) A is zero matrix (B) A2  1
(C) A1 does not exist (D) A = (–1) I, where is a unit matrix

 1 1 1   4 2 2
   
52. Let A   2 1 3  10  B   5 0   . If B is the inverse of matrix A, then  is [AIEEE 2004]
1 1 1   1 2 3 
   
(A) –1 (B) 5 (C) 2 (D) –1

log an log an1 log an 2

53. If a1 , a2 , a3 ,............an ,.......... are in G.P., then the value of the determinant log an3 log an  4 log an5 , is

log an  6 log an  7 log an 8

[AIEEE 2004]
(A) 0 (B) –2 (C) 2 (D) 1

1 0  1 0 
54. If A  and I   , then which one of the following holds for all n  1, by the principle of mathematical
1 1  0 1 
induction [AIEEE 2005]

(A) A  nA   n  1 I
n
(B) A 2n n 1
A   n  1 I

(C) An  nA   n  1 I (D) An  2n 1 A   n  1 I
55. The system of equations  x  y  z    1, x   y  z    1, x  y   z    1, has no solution, if  is
[AIEEE 2005]
(A) –2 (B) either –2 or 1 (C) not –2 (D) 1

1  a  x 1  b  x 1  c  x
2 2 2

56. If a 2  b 2  c 2  2 and f  x   1  a  x 1  b  x 1  c  x
2 2 2
then f (x) is a polynomial of degree

1  a  x 1  b  x 1  c  x
2 2 2

[AIEEE 2005]
(A) 1 (B) 0 (C) 3 (D) 2

1 2  a 0
57. Let A  and B  , a, b  N. Then [AIEEE 2006]
3 4 0 b
(A) there cannot exist any B such that AB = BA
(B) there exits more than one but infinite number of B’s such that AB = BA
(C) there exists exactly one B such that AB = BA
(D) there exist infinitely many B’s such that AB = BA

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58. If D  1 1 x 1 for x  0, y  0 then D is : [AIEEE 2007]
1 1 1 y
(A) divisible by neither x nor y (B) divisible by both x and y
(C) divisible by x but not y (D) divisible by y but not x
59. Let A be a 2 x 2 matrix with real entries. Let I be the 2 x 2 identify matrix. Denote by tr(A), the sum of diagonal entries of

A. Assume that A 2  I. [AIEEE 2008]

Statement-1 : If A  I and A   I , then det A = –1.
Statement-2 : If A  I and A   I , then tr (A)  0.
(A) statement-1 is false, statement-2 is true
(B) statement-1 is false, statement-2 is true, statement-2 is a correct explanation for statement-1
(C) statement-1 is true, statement-2 is true; statement-2 is not a correct explanation for statement-1
(D) statement-1 is true, statement-2 is false

a a  1 a 1 a 1 b 1 c 1
b b  1 b  1  a 1 b 1 c  1  0,
60. Let a, b, c be that b (a + c)  If then the value of ‘n’
c c 1 c  1  1
n 2
a  1
n 1
b  1
n
c

is [AIEEE 2009]
(A) zero (B) any even integer (C) any odd integer (D) any integer
61. The number of 3 x 3 non-singular matrices, with four entries as 1 and all other entries as 0, is [AIEEE 2010]
(A) 5 (B) 6 (C) at least 7 (D) less than 4
62. Let A be a 2 x 2 matrix with non-zero entries and let A2  I , is 2 x 2 identify matrix. Define Tr(A) = sum of diagonal
elements of A and |A| = determinant of matrix A. [AIEEE 2010]
Statement-1 : Tr(A) = 0
Statement-2 : |A| = 1
(A) statement-1 is false, statement-2 is true, statement-2 is not the correct explanation for statement-1.
(B) statement-1 is true, statement-2 is false
(C) statement-1 is false, statement-2 is true
(D) statement-1 is false, statement-2 is true, statement-2 is a correct explanation for statement-1
63. The number of values of k for which the linear equations 4x + ky + 2z = 0; kx + 4y + z = 0; 2x + 2y + z = 0 posses a non-
zero solution is [AIEEE 2011]
(A) 2 (B) 1 (C) zero (D) 3

1 0 0 1 0
     
64. Let A   2 1 0 . If u1 and u2 are column matrices such that Au1   0  and Au2   1  , then u1  u2 is
3 2 1 0 0
     
equal to [AIEEE 2012]

 1   1   1  1
       
(A) 1
  (B)
1
(C)
 1  (D)
 1 
0  1  0  1 
       

1  3
65. If p  1 3 3  is the adjoint of 3 x 3 matrix A and |A| = 4, then  is equal to [JEE MAIN 2013]
 2 4 4 

(A) 11 (B) 5 (C) 0 (D) 4

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 3 1  f 1 1  f  2 
 ,   0, and f  n      1  f 1 1  f  2  1  f  3  K 1    1        , then
n n 2 2 2
66. If and

1  f  2  1  f  3 1  f  4 
K is equal to [JEE MAIN 2014]

1
(A) 1 (B) –1 (C)  (D)


1 2 2 
67. If A   2 1 2  is a matrix satisfying the equation AAT = 9I, where I is 3 x 3 identity matrix, then the ordered pair

 a 2 b 
(a, b) is equal to : [JEE MAIN 2015]
(A) (–1, 1) (B) (2, 1) (C) (–2, –1) (D) (2, –1)
68. The set of all values of λ for which the system of linear equations : [JEE MAIN 2015]

2 x1  2 x2  x3   x1
2 x1  3 x2  2 x3   x2
 x1  2 x2   x3
has a non-trivial solution,
(A) is a singleton (B) contains two elements
(C) contains more than two elements (D) isan empty set.

5a b 
69. If A  and Aadj A =AAT, then 5a + b is equal to [JEE MAIN 2016]
3 2
(A) 13 (B) –1 (C) 5 (D) 4

CLASSROOM ASSIGNMENT HOME ASSIGNMENT

Q. Ans. Q. Ans. Q. Ans. Q. Ans. Q. Ans. Q. Ans. Q. Ans.

1 A 15 C 29 B 1 B 19 A 37 A 55 A
2 B 16 A 30 B 2 A 20 A 38 B 56 D
3 D 17 D 31 A
4 A 32 A
3 B 21 B 39 A 57 D
18 A
5 A 19 B 33 B 4 B 22 B 40 C 58 B
6 B 20 C 34 A 5 C 23 D 41 A 59 D
7 A 21 C 35 D 6 A 24 A 42 A 60 C
8 C 22 C 36 B 7 A 25 A 43 B 61 C
9 A 23 B 37 D
10 D 38 D
8 C 26 D 44 A 62 B
24 D
11 A 25 D 39 C 9 C 27 B 45 A 63 A
12 B 26 B 40 C 10 C 28 B 46 B 64 D
13 D 27 A 11 A 29 A 47 A 65 A
14 C 28 A 12 B 30 D 48 C 66 A
13 C 31 C 49 B 67 C
14 D 32 C 50 A 68 B
15 D 33 A 51 B 69 C
16 C 34 B 52 B
17 B 35 B 53 A
18 C 36 A 54 A

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