DETERMINANTS

Section-A (1 Marks)
𝑎 + 𝑖𝑏 𝑐 + 𝑖𝑑
1. Evaluate: | |
−𝑐 + 𝑖𝑑 𝑎 − 𝑖𝑏
[Ans. 𝑎2 + 𝑏2 + 𝑐 2 + 𝑑2 ] {2008}
2. For what value of 𝑥, is the following matrix singular?
3 − 2𝑥 𝑥 + 1
[ ]
2 4
[Ans. 1] {2008}
𝑠𝑖𝑛30° 𝑐𝑜𝑠30°
3. Evaluate: | |
−𝑠𝑖𝑛60° 𝑐𝑜𝑠60°
[Ans. 1] {2008}
4. A matrix A, of the order 3 × 3 has a determinant 4. Find the value of |3A|.
[Ans. 108] {2008}
5. Write the value of the following determinant:
2 3 4
|5 6 8 |
6𝑥 9𝑥 12𝑥
[Ans. 0] {2009}
6. If A is an invertible matrix of the order 3 and |A| = 5, then find the |adj A|.
[Ans. 25] {2009}
𝑐𝑜𝑠15° 𝑠𝑖𝑛15° |
7. Evaluate |
𝑠𝑖𝑛75° 𝑐𝑜𝑠75°
[Ans. 0] {2011}
2 3
8. If A = [ ], write A–1 in terms of A.
5 −2
1
[Ans. A] {2011}
19
𝑥+1 𝑥−1 4 −1
9. If | |=| |, then write the value of 𝑥.
𝑥−3 𝑥+2 1 3
[Ans. 2] {2013}
10. Write the value of
𝑥+𝑦 𝑦+𝑧 𝑧+𝑥
A=| 𝑧 𝑥 𝑦 |
−3 −3 −3
[Ans. 0] {2015}
11. Find the maximum value of:
1 1 1
A = |1 1 + 𝑠𝑖𝑛𝜃 1 |
1 1 1 + 𝑠𝑖𝑛𝜃
[Ans. 1] {2016}
𝑥 + 3 −2
12. If 𝑥 𝜖 𝑁 and | | = 8, then find the value of 𝑥.
−3𝑥 2𝑥
[Ans. 2] {2016}
−1 ) )𝑘
13. If A is a 3 × 3 invertible matrix then what will be the value of 𝑘 if det(𝐴 = (𝑑𝑒𝑡𝐴
[Ans. –1] {2017}
8 0
14. If for any 2 × 2 matrix A, A(adj A) = [ ], then write the value of |A|.
0 8
[Ans. 8] {2017}
15. If A and B are square matrices of the same order 3, such that |A| = 2 and AB = 2I, write the value of
|B|.
[Ans. 4] {2019}
16. If A is a square matrix of the order 3, with |A| = 9, then write the value of |2 adj. A|
[Ans. 648] {2019}

Section-B (2 Marks)
17. If A is a skew-symmetric matrix of the order 3, then prove that det A = 0.
{2017}
2 −3
18. Given that A = [ ], compute A–1 and show that 2A–1 = 9I – A.
−4 7
 {2018}
Section-C (4 Marks)
1 −2 3
19. If A = [ 0 −1 4], find (Aꞌ)–1
−2 2 1
−9 8 −5
[Ans. [−8 7 −4]] {2015}
−2 2 −1
20. 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 ₹15,000 per month, find their monthly incomes using matrix method.
This problem reflects which value?
[Ans. ₹90,000 and ₹1,20,000 {2016}
Value: Definite of savings]
21. A trust invested some money in two type of bonds. The first bond pays 10% interest and second
bond pays 12% interest. The trust received ₹2800 as interest. However, if trust had interchanged
money in bonds they would have got ₹100 less as interest. Using matrix method, find the amount
invested by the trust. Interest received on this amount will be given to Helpage India as donation.
Which value is reflected in this question?
[Ans. ₹10000 and ₹15000
Value: Helping nature of trust] {2016}
Section D (6 Marks)
22. A school wants to award its students for the value of Honesty, Regularity and Hard Work. With a
total cash award of ₹6000. Three times the award money for hard work added to that given for
honesty amounts to ₹11000. The award money given for honesty and hard work together is double
the one given for regularity. Represent the above situation algebraically and find the award money
for each value using matrix method. Apart from these values namely, Honesty, Regularity and Hard
work, suggest one more value which the school must include for awards.
[Ans. Honesty = ₹500, Regularity = ₹2000,
Hardwork = ₹3500,Value = well behavior] {2013}
23. The management committee of a residual colony decided to award some of its members (say 𝑥)for
honesty, some (say 𝑦) for helping others and some others (say 𝑧) for supervising the workers to
keep the colony neat and clean. The sum of all the awardees is 12. Three times the sum of
awardees for co-operation and supervision added to two times the number of awardees for honesty
is 33. If the sum of the number of awardees for honesty and supervision is twice the number for
helping others, using matrix method, find the number of awardees for each category. Apart from
these values, namely honesty, cooperation and supervision, suggest one more value which the
management of the colony must include for awards.
[Ans. 𝑥 = 3, 𝑦 = 4, 𝑧 = 5,
Value=pollution free environment] {2013}
24. A shopkeeper has 3 varieties of pens ‘A’, ‘B’ and ‘C’. Meenu purchased 1 pen of each variety for a
total of ₹21. Jeevan purchased 4 pens of ‘A’ variety, 3 pens of ‘B’ variety and 2 pens of ‘C’ variety
for ₹60. While shikha purchased 6 pens of ‘A’ variety, 2 pens of ‘B’ variety and 3 pens of ‘C’ variety
for ₹70. Using the matrix method, find the cost of each variety of pen.
[Ans. A = ₹5, B = ₹8, and C = ₹8] {2016}
2 3 1
25. If A = [ 1 2 2 ], find A–1 and hence solve the system of equations 2𝑥 + 𝑦 − 3𝑧 = 13,
−3 1 −1
3𝑥 + 2𝑦 + 𝑧 = 4, 𝑥 + 2𝑦 − 𝑧 = 8.
−1
2 3 1
[Ans. 𝐴−1 = 16
1 2 2 ], 𝑥 = 1, 𝑦 = 2 & 𝑧 = −3] {2017}
[
−3 1 −1
26. Determine the product
−4 4 4 1 −1 1
[−7 1 3 ] [1 −2 −2] and use it to solve the system of equations 𝑥 − 𝑦 + 𝑧 = 4,
5 −3 −1 2 1 3
𝑥 − 2𝑦 − 2𝑧 = 9, 2𝑥 + 𝑦 + 3𝑧 = 1
[Ans. 8𝐼, 𝑥 = 3, 𝑦 = −2, 𝑧 = −1] {2017}