AMITY INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL, MAYUR VIHAR

SUBJECT: MATHEMATICS
CLASS: XII
CHAPTER: DETERMINANTS

1 Mark Questions.
5−x x+1
1)For what value of x , the matrix ( ) is singular?
2 4
−3 5
2) For what value of k , the matrix ( ) has no inverse ?
k k+1
3x 1 −1 1
3) If | |=| | , find the value of x.
5 −x 5 2
4) If A is a determinant of order 3 ,find |𝐴| + |−𝐴|.
5) If A is a non singular square matrix of order 3 and |A|= 2 ,find, |adjA| ,|AadjA| , |adj(adjA)| , AadjA.
12 0
6) If A is a square matrix of order 2 and A (adj A) = [ ] , what is |𝐴| .
0 12
7) If 𝐴 and B are square matrices of order 3 and |A| = −1, |B| = 3 ,find |3AB|
1 2
8) If A =( ) ,then find the value of k if |2A| = k|A|.
4 2
a 0 0
9) If A =(0 a 0), then find the value of |adj A|.
0 0 a
10) If A is a non singular matrix of order 3 and |adjA| = |A|k then write the value of k.
11) If A is a square matrix, |A| = 5, then find the value of|A−1 |,|(A−1 )−1 |.
12) What is the condition that systems of equation AX=B has no solution.
13) If A is a square matrix of order 3 and |A|= -5, find a12 C12 + a22 C22 + a32 C32 where Cij is a cofactor of aij .
14) If A is a non singular matrix of order 3 and |adjA| = 8 find |A|.
15) If A=2B where A and B are square matrices of order 3 and |B| = 5 , find |A|.
16) If A is a skew symmetric matrix of order 3 , find |A|.
2 Marks Questions
1 1 1
1) Find the maximum value of |1 1 + sin θ 1 |.
1 1 1 + cos θ
cosx 1
2) If 0<x<𝜋 and A = ( ) is singular, find x .
3 4cosx
x+4 2 x 2x − 1
3) If A = ( ) ,B=( ) and |AB| = 12 , find 𝑥.
3 1 2 5
α 2
4) If A = ( ) and |𝐴3 | = 125 then find α
2 α
cosx sinx 1 0
5) Given that A = ( ) and A (adj A ) = k ( ) , find k
−sinx cosx 0 1
7 1
x −2 34 17
6) If A =( )and A−1 = (−3 2) find the value of x.
3 7
34 17
3 0
7) If A is a square matrix of order 2 and adj(adj A) = [ ] , what is |𝐴|.
0 3
1
5
0 0
−1 ′
8) For a non singular matrix A if A = [0 1 0] , find|adjA |.
0 0 1

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9) If the value of third order determinant is 12, then find the value of the determinant formed by replacing each element
by its co factor .
−1
10) Prove that (A−1 )′ = (A′ )
3 Marks Questions
1) Find a matrix A satisfying the matrix equation
2 1 −3 2 1 0
( )A( )=( )
3 2 5 −3 0 1
.
2) The monthly incomes of Aryan and Babban are in the ratio 3 : 4 and their monthly expenditures are in the ratio 5 :7 .
If each saves Rs. 15,000 per month; find their monthly incomes using matrix method.

3) On her birthday, Seema decided to donate some money to children of an orphanage home. If there were 8 children
less, everyone would have got Rs 10 more. However, if there were 16 children more, everyone would have got Rs 10
less. Using matrix method, find the number of children and the amount distributed by Seema.
5 Marks Questions
1 −1 0 2 2 −4
1) If A =[2 3 4] and B=[−4 2 −4] , find AB .Use this to solve the system of equations : x − y = 3 ,
0 1 2 2 −1 5
2x + 3y + 4z = 17 , y + 2z = 7
2) Two schools P and Q want to award their selected students on the values of Discipline, Politeness and Punctuality.
The school P wants to award Rs. x, y , z each for the three respective values to its 3 , 2, 1 students with a total award
money of Rs. 1000. School Q wants to spend Rs. 1500 to award its 4, 1 , and 3 students on the respective values ( by
giving the same award money for the three values as before). If the total amount of awards for one prize on each value is
Rs. 600 .Using matrices find the award money for each value. Apart from the above three values , suggest one more
value for awards.
1 −1 1
3) If = [2 1 −3] , then find 𝐴−1 and hence , solve the system of linear equations:
1 1 1
x + 2y + z = 4 , −x + y + z = 0 , x − 3y + z = 2.

2 3 4 20 2 34
4) If A =[5 4 −6] and B=[ 8 16 −32] ,find AB .Use this to solve the system of Equations:
3 −2 −2 22 −13 7
2 3 4 5 4 6 3 2 2
x
+ y + z = −3 , x
+y− z = 4,x −y− z = 6

ANSWERS:
1 marks:
−3 √2 1
1) 3 , 2) 8
, 3) ± , 4) 0 , 5) : 4 ,8,16, 2In , 6) 12 , 7) -27 , 8) 4 , 9) a6 , 10) 2 , 11) 5 ,5
√3
13) -5 , 14)∶ +2√2 , 15) 40 , 16) 0
2 marks :
1 π 5π
1) 2 , 2) 6 , 6 , 3) ±4 , 4) ±3 , 5) 1 , 6) 4 , 7) 9 , 8) 25 , 9) 144
3 marks :
1 1
1) ( ) 2) Rs. 30000 , 15000 3) 32 , Rs 30 ,
1 0
5 marks:
1) 2,-1,4 , 2) Rs . 100 , 200 ,300 , 3) 9/5 , 2/5 , 7/5 , 4) 1,1,1/2.

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