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Ch-4: Determinants
Class: XII WORK SHEET CUM ASSIGNMENT Subject : Mathematics(041)
Q.No. Answer the followings: Marks
The area of a triangle with vertices (– 2, 0), (2, 0) and (0, k) is 4 sq. units. The value of k is 1
1
(a) 4 (b) 2 (c) – 4 (d) 6
1
2 Matrices A and B will be inverse of each other only if _________.

1
If A is a square matrix of order 3, such that A (adj A) = 10 I, then |adj A| is equal to
3
(a) 1 (b) 10 (c) 100 (d) 101
200 50 50 40 1
Let A = ( )and B =( ), then |AB| is equal to
4 10 2 2 3
(a) 460 (b) 2000 (c) 3000 (d) –7000
−2 0 0 1
If A= ( 0 −2 0 ) , then the value of |adj A| is
5
0 0 −2
(a) 64 (b) 16 (c) 0 (d) – 8

3 −4 1
6 For A = ( )write 𝐴−1 .
1 −1

2𝑥 −9 −4 8
1
7 If | |=| | , then value of 𝑥 is ____________ .
−2 𝑥 1 −2
43 44 45 1
|44 45 46|equals
8
45 46 47
(a) 0 (b) – 1 (c) 1 (d) 2
9 A square matrix A is said to be singular if ____________ . 1
3 −5 1 17 1
10 If A =( ) and B =( ) , then |AB| = _____________ .
2 0 0 −10
1
11 3𝑥 3 4 −2
If | |=| | , then value of 𝑥 is ____________ .
13 𝑥 8 5
4𝑥 0 1 0 1
If 𝐴 = ( ) and 𝐴−1 = ( ) , then 𝑥 = _______________.
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5 3 −1
13 Find the value of 𝑥, if |−7 𝑥 2 | = 0.
9 6 −2
0 −1 3 5 1
14 Find |AB|, if A =( ) and B =( ).
0 2 0 0
15 If A is a square matrix of order 3 with |A| = 4, then write the value of |– 2A|. 1

16 If A is a square matrix of order 3, with |A| = 9, then write the value of |2 . adj A|. 1
If A is a square matrix of order 2 and |A| = 4, then find the value of |2 . AA|, where A is the 1
17
transpose of matrix A.
18 If A is an invertible matrix with |A| = 4, then write the value of det(𝐴−1 ). 1

5 3 8 1
19 Find the cofactor of the element 𝑎23 of the determinant |2 0 1|.
1 2 3
1
20 If A = 3B, where A and B are square matrices of order 3 and | B |= 2, then find | A |.

1
If A and B are square matrices, each of order 2 such that |A| = 3 and |B| = − 2, then write the
21
value of |3AB|.
1
8 0
22 If for any 2  2 square matrix A, A(adj A) =[ ], then write the value of |A|
0 8
1
23 −1 𝑘
If A is a 3 × 3 invertible matrix, then what will be the value of 𝑘 if det(𝐴 ) = (det A) .

3 −1 1
If |A| = 3 and 𝐴−1 = [−5⁄ 2 ], then write the adj A.
24 3 ⁄3

2
If A and B are square matrices of order 3 such that |A| = – 1, |B| = 3, then find the value of
25
|2AB|.
2
2 3
26 If A =[ ] be such that 𝐴−1 = kA, then find the value of k.
5 −2
2 −3 2
Given 𝐴 = [ ] , compute 𝐴−1 and show that 2𝐴−1 = 9I – A.
27 −4 7

2 3 2
28 For the matrix A =( ), verify the following: A (adj A) = (adj A) A = |A|I.
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29 If A =( ) and |𝐴3 | = 125, then find the values of 𝑝.
𝑝 2
−2 2
30 If A= [ 4 ] and B= [1 3 −6], verify that (AB) = BA.
5
31 2
5 −3 3 2
If 𝐴 = [ ] and 𝐵 −1 = [ ] , find 𝐴−1 and hence find (AB)−1.
−3 2 0 −1
4
3 2 0
32
If A=[1 4 0] , then show that 𝐴2 − 7𝐴 + 10𝐼 = 𝑂. Hence, find 𝐴−1 .
0 0 5
2 −1 1 6
33 If matrix A= [−1 2 −1] , then verify that 𝐴3 − 6𝐴2 + 9𝐴 − 4𝐼 = 𝑂.
1 −1 2
1 3 3 6
34 If A=[1 4 3] , then verify that A . adj A = |A|I. Hence, find 𝐴−1 also.
1 3 4
Using Matrix method, solve the following system of linear equations : 6
35
x – y + 2z = 7 , 3x + 4y – 5z = – 5 , 2x – y + 3z = 12.

Using matrices, solve the following system of linear equations : 6

36
2x + 3y + 10z = 4 , 4x – 6y + 5z = 1 , 6x + 9y – 20z = 2.
1 1 1 6
For the matrix 𝐴 = (1 2 −3),show that 𝐴3 − 6𝐴2 + 5𝐴 + 11𝐼 = 𝑂 and hence
37
2 −1 3
find 𝐴−1 .
38 6
2 −1 1
If 𝐴 = (−1 2 −1) , show that 𝐴3 − 6𝐴2 + 9𝐴 − 4𝐼 = 𝑂 and hence find 𝐴−1 .
1 −1 2
2 −3 5 6
If A =(3 2 −4), then find 𝐴−1 .
1 1 −2
39 Using 𝐴−1 , solve the following system of equations : 2x – 3y + 5z = 11
3x + 2y – 4z = –5
x + y – 2z = – 3
1 3 2 6
40 If A= (2 0 −1), then show that 𝐴3 − 4𝐴2 − 3𝐴 + 11𝐼 = 𝑂 and hence find 𝐴−1 .
1 2 3
Solve the following system of equations by matrix method : x – y + 2z = 7 6
41 2x – y + 3z = 12
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 5 −1 4 6
If A =(2 3 5), find 𝐴−1 and use it to solve the following system of equations :
42
5 −2 6
5x – y + 4z = 5 , 2x + 3y + 5z = 2 , 5x – 2y + 6z = – 1.
1 2 −3 6
If A =(3 2 −2),then find 𝐴−1 and use it to solve the following system of the equations :
43
2 −1 1
x + 2y – 3z = 6 , 3x + 2y – 2z = 3 , 2x – y + z = 2.

1 −1 1 6
44 If A =(2 −1 0), find 𝐴2 and show that 𝐴2 = 𝐴−1 .
1 0 0
0 1 2 6
If A=[1 2 3] , find 𝐴−1 . Using 𝐴−1, solve the system of equations:
45 3 1 1
y + 2z = 5 , x + 2y + 3z = 10 , 3x + y + z = 9.
Solve the following system of equations, using matrix method : 6
46 5x − y + z = 4 , 3x + 2y − 5z = 2 , x + 3y − 2z = 5.
5 0 4 1 3 3 6
47 Given A =[2 3 2], 𝐵 −1 =[1 4 3] , compute (𝐴𝐵)−1.
1 2 1 1 3 4
−4 4 4 1 −1 1 6
Determine the product [−7 1 3 ] [1 −2 −2] and use it to solve the system of
48 5 −3 −1 2 1 3
equations: x – y + z = 4, x – 2y – 2z = 9, 2x + y + 3z = 1.
1 −1 2 −2 0 1 6
Use product[0 2 −3] [ 9 2 −3] to solve the system of equations
49 3 −2 4 6 1 −2
x + 3z = 9, –x + 2y – 2z = 4, 2x – 3y + 4z = –3.
1 −1 0 2 2 −4 6
If 𝐴 = [2 3 4] and B= [−4 2 −4] are two square matrices, find AB and hence
50 0 1 2 2 −1 5
solve the system of linear equations: x – y = 3, 2x + 3y + 4z = 17 and y + 2z = 7.

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