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CBSE Class-12 Mathematics NCERT Solution Chapter - 4 Determinants - Exercise 4.2

The document provides solutions to exercises regarding properties of determinants from NCERT Class 12 Mathematics. It uses properties of determinants to prove various identities involving determinants, without expanding the determinants. Various steps like taking common factors, adding or subtracting rows and columns, and interchanging rows and columns are used in the proofs. Examples of determinants of matrices and their properties are also given.

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CBSE Class-12 Mathematics NCERT Solution Chapter - 4 Determinants - Exercise 4.2

The document provides solutions to exercises regarding properties of determinants from NCERT Class 12 Mathematics. It uses properties of determinants to prove various identities involving determinants, without expanding the determinants. Various steps like taking common factors, adding or subtracting rows and columns, and interchanging rows and columns are used in the proofs. Examples of determinants of matrices and their properties are also given.

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CBSE

Class–12 Mathematics
NCERT solution
Chapter - 4
Determinants - Exercise 4.2

Using the properties of determinants and without expanding in Exercise 1 to 7, prove


that:

1.

Ans. Given:

Operating

0 = 0 [ C1 and C2 are identical]

L.H.S. = R.H.S.

2. = 0

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Ans.

Operating

=> = 0 = R.H.S.

[ All entries of one column here first are zero]

3.

Ans.

operating

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= 9 x 0 = 0 [ two columns are identical] Proved.

4.

Ans.

Operating

= = 0 [ two columns are identical] Proved.

5.

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Ans. L.H.S. =

operating

[operating ]

[operating ]

[operating ]

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=

[Interchanging and ]

[Interchanging and ]

= = R.H.S.

6. = 0

Ans. Let

[Taking common from each row]

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=>

Interchanging rows and columns in the determinants on R.H.S.,

Proved.

7.

Ans. L.H.S. =

Taking common from respectively,

[operating ]

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=

= = = R.H.S.

8. (i)

(ii)

Ans. (i) L.H.S. =

and ,

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Taking (b-a) and (c-a) common from R2 and R3 respectively.

[Expanding along 1st column]

= = R.H.S. Proved.

(ii) L.H.S. =

operating and

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=

= = R.H.S.

9.

Ans.

L.H.S. =

[Multiplying by respectively]

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=

Taking xyz commong from C3

[operating ]

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=

= = R.H.S.

10. (i)

(ii)

Ans. (i) L.H.S. =

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=

Taking 5x+4 common from R1

[operating and ]

= = R.H.S.

(ii) L.H.S. =

Taking 3y+k common from C1

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=

[operating and ]

= =

= R.H.S. Proved.

11. (i)

(ii)

Ans. (i) L.H.S. =

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=

Taking a+b+c common from R1

= = R.H.S. Proved.

(ii) L.H.S. =

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Taking 2(x+y+z) common from C1

= = R.H.S. Proved.

12.

Ans. L.H.S. =

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= T

Taking 1+x+x2 common from R1

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= = R.H.S. Proved.

13.

Ans. L.H.S. =

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= = R.H.S.

14.

Ans. L.H.S. =

Multiplying by respectively and then dividing the determinant by

Taking a,b, and c common from R1, R2 and R3 respectively.

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=

= = R.H.S. Proved.

Choose the correct answer in Exercises 15 and 16.

15. Let A be a square matrix of order 3 x 3, then is equal to:

(A)

(B)

(C)

(D)

Ans. Let A = be a square matrix of order 3 x 3. ……….(i)

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= [From eq. (i)]

Therefore, option (C) is correct.

16. Which is the following is correct:

(A) Determinant is a square matrix.

(B) Determinant is a number associated to a matrix.

(C) Determinant is a number associated to a square matrix.

(D) None of these.

Ans. Since, Determinant is a number associated to a square matrix.

Therefore, option (C) is correct.

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