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CHAPTERWISE QUESTION
MATHEMATICS
Class XII DETERMINANTS Time : 1½ hrs
SET A Marks : 40
SECTION - A 10 × 1 =10

1. If A and B are invertible matrices, then which of the following is not correct?

a) adj A = |A|.A–1 b) det (A)–1=[det (A)]–1

c) (AB)–1 = B–1A–1 d) (A + B)–1 = B–1 + A–1

2. Find the minor of the element of second row and third column in the following determinant

 2 –3 5 
6 0 4 
 
1 5 –7 

a) 13 b) 5 c) 4 d) 0

3. If A is a square matrix of order 3 such that |A| = –5, then value of |–A| is
a) 125 b) –125 c) 5 d) –5

cos15 sin15
4. Evaluate
sin 75 cos 75

3 1
a) 1 b) 0 c) d)
2 2

2x 3 16 3
5. What positive value of ‘x’ makes the given pair of determinants equal
5 x 5 2

a) 4 b) 8 c) 2 d) 4
6. If A is an invertible matrix of order 2, then det(A–1)=
1
a) b) 0 c) 1 d) det(A)
det A
7. If A is a square matrix such that A2 = I, then A–1 is equal to
a) 2A b) O c) A d) A+I

xy yz zx

z x y
8. The value of is equal to
1 1 1

a) 0 b) 1 c) x+y+z d) 2(x + y + z)

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 Two statements are given, one labelled Assertion (A) and the other labelled Reason (R).
Select the correct answer from the codes (a), (b), (c) and (d) as given below.
a) Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is the correct explanation of (A).
b) Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is not the correct explanation of (A).

c) (A) is true and (R) is false. d) (A) is false and (R) is true.

3 7 6 8 1  61 –87 
– 
67 
9. Assertion(A) : If A    and B  7 9 then (AB) –1
= .
2  –47
2 5  
Reason (R) : For any two matrix A and B. (AB)–1 = B–1A–1.
10. Assertion (A) : In a square matrix of order 3 the minor of an element a22 is 3 then cofactor
of a22 is –3.

Reason (R) : Cofactor an element aij = Aij = (–1)i+jMij.

SECTION - B 2×2=4

8 0 
11. If for any 2 × 2 square matrix A, A(AdjA) =   , then write the value of |A|.
0 8 

1 3 2
12. If A =   , find the value of A – 2A .
 2 1

OR

Find the equation of the line joining A(1, 3) and B(0, 0) using determinants.

SECTION - C 4 × 3 = 12

13. If the points (a1, b1), (a2, b2) and (a1 + a2, b1 + b2) are collinear, then prove that a1b2 = a2b1.

3 0 0
0 3 0 
14. If A. (adjA) =   , then find the value of |A| + |adj A|.
0 0 3 

 1 2 3
15. If A   3 –2 1 , then show that A3 – 23A – 40 I = 0.
 
 4 2 1

16. Using determinants, find the area of PQR with vertices P(3, 1), Q(9, 3) and R(5, 7). Also
find the equation of line PQ using determinants.

OR

Using matrix method, solve x – 2y = 4 and –3x + 5y = –7.

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 SECTION - D 2 × 5 = 10
17. Solve the following system of equations by matrix method.
3x – 2y + 3z = 8
2x + y – z = 1
4x – 3y + 2z = 4

 1 2 –2   3 –1 1 
 
0  and B  –15 6 –5 , find (AB)–1.

18. If A   –1 3
–1
 
 0 –2 1   5 –2 2 

OR
The monthly incomes of Aryan and Babban are in the ratio 3 : 4 and their monthly
expenditures are in the ratio of 5 : 7. If each saves Rs. 15,000 per month, find their monthly
incomes using matrix method.
SECTION - E

CASE STUDY

19. Read the following passage and answer the questions that follow.

Ram buys 5 pens, 3 bags 1 instrument box and pays a sum of Rs. 160. From the same
shop, Madhav buys 2 pens, 1 bag and 3 instrument boxes and pays a sum of Rs. 190.
Also Ankit buys 1 pen, 2 bags and 4 instrument boxes and pays a sum of Rs. 250.

Based on the above information, answer the following questions.

i) Convert the given above situation into a matrix equation of the form AX = B. 1

ii) Find |A|. 1

iii) Find A–1. 1

iv) Determine P = A2 –5 A. 1

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CHAPTERWISE QUESTION
MATHEMATICS
Class XII DETERMINANTS Time : 1½ hrs
SET B Marks : 40
SECTION - A 10 × 1 =10

x 0 0
0 x 0
1. If A =   then the value of |adj(A)| is
 0 0 x 

a) x3 b) x6 c) x9 d) x27

2. If |A| =|kA|, where A is a square matrix of order 2, then sum of all possible values of k is

a) 1 b) –1 c) 2 d) 0

1 2 1
2 3 1
3. If is a non-singular matrix and a  A , then set A is
3 a 1

a) R b) {0} c) {4} d) R–{4}

4. If A(3, 4), B(–7, 2), C(x, y) are collinear, then which of the following is true?

a) x + 5y + 17 = 0 b) x + 5y + 13 = 0

c) x – 5y + 17 = 0 d) x – 5y – 17 = 0

5. If for a square matrix A, A2 – 3A + I = 0 and A–1 = xA + yI, then the value of x + y is

a) –2 b) 2 c) 3 d) –3

6. If A is a square matrix of order 3 such that |adj A| = 64, then what is the value of |A|?

a) 64 b) 8 c) –8 d) 8

a11 a12 a13

  a 21 a 22 a 23
7. If and Aij is cofactor of a ij then value of  is given by
a 31 a 32 a 33

a) a11A31 + a12A32 + a13A33 b) a11A11 + a12A21 + a13A31

c) a21A11 + a22A12 + a23A13 d) a11A11 + a21A21 + a31A31

8. If area of a triangle is 35 sq. units with vertices (2, –6), (5, 4) and (k, 4) then k is
a) 12 b) –2 c) –12, 2 d) 12, –2

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 Two statements are given, one labelled Assertion (A) and the other labelled Reason
(R). Select the correct answer from the codes (a), (b), (c) and (d) as given below.
a) Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is the correct explanation of (A).
b) Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is not the correct explanation of (A).
c) (A) is true and (R) is false. d) (A) is false and (R) is true.

x x 1
9. Assertion(A) : The value of is equal to 1.
x –1 x

a b
Reason (R) : The value of the determinant of a matrix A order 2 × 2, where A 
c d
is ad – bc.
10. Assertion (A) : The system of equations 2x + 5y = 1; 3x + 2y = 7 are consistent.

Reason (R) : A system of equations is said to be consistent if they have one or more
solution.
SECTION - B 2×2=4
11. Show that the following system of equations is consistent
3x + 5y = 7
2x – 5y = 9

2 3
12. If A = 
–2 
write A–1 in terms of A.
5
OR
If A = [Aij] is a matrix of order 2 × 2, such that |A| = –15 and Aij is the cofactor of the element
aij then find a21A21 + a22A22.
SECTION - C 4 × 3 = 12

5 2   –13
13. Let A =   and B =   find a matrix X such that AX = B.
3 –1  1 

2 –3
14. Given A = 
7 
, compute A–1 and show that 2A–1 = 9I – A.
 –4

1 sin x 1
A  – sin x 1 sin x
15. If , where 0  x  2 , then prove that |A|  [2, 4]
–1 – sin x 1

x 3 7
16. If x = –9 is a root of 2 x 2  0 then find the other 2 roots.
7 6 x
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 OR

2 3  1 –2 
If A    and B    then verify that (AB) = B A .
–1 –1 –1

1 –4   –1 3 

SECTION - D 2 × 5 = 10
17. Using the matrix method, solve the following system of linear equations.

2 3 10 4 6 5 6 9 20
   4, –   1,  – 2
X Y Z X Y Z X Y Z
18. 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 Rs. 2,800 at interest. However, if trust
had interchanged money in bonds, they would have got Rs. 100 less as interest. Using
matrix method, find the amount invested by the trust.
OR

1 1 2   2 0 1 
0 2 3  9 2 3
Use the product    to solve the system of equations.
 3 2 4   6 1 2 

x – y + 2z = 1
2y – 3z = 1
3x – 2y + 4z = 2
SECTION - E
CASE STUDY
19. Read the following passage and answer the questions that follow.

Manjit wants to donate a rectangular plot of land for a school in his village. When he was
asked to give dimensions of the plot, he told that if its length is decreased by 50 m and
breadth is increased by 50m, then its area will remain same, but if length is decreased by
10 m and breadth is decreased by 20 m, then its area will decrease by 5300 m 2.

i) Based on the information given above, form equations in terms of x and y. 1

ii) Write down matrix equation represented by the given information. 1

iii) How much is the area of rectangular field? 2

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