Determinant Previous Years Questions

Based on Determinant

5 3 −1
1. If |−7 𝑥 −3| = 0, then the value of x is [CBSE 2021-22]
9 6 −2
(a) 3 (b) 5 (c) 7 (d) 9
𝑘 8
2. Value of k, for which A = [ ] is a singular matrix is [CBSE SQP 2021-
4 2𝑘
22]
(a) 4 (b) – 4 (c) ± 4 (d) 0
1 2 1 3
3. If A = [ ] and B = [ ], write the value of |𝐴𝐵|. [CBSE 2015C]
3 −1 −1 1
2𝑥 5 6 −2
4. If | |=| |, write the value of x. [CBSE 2014]
8 𝑥 7 3
𝑦+𝑘 𝑦 𝑦
5. The determinant | 𝑦 𝑦+𝑘 𝑦 | is equal to [ [CBSE 2021-22]
𝑦 𝑦 𝑦+𝑘
(a) 𝑘(3𝑦 + 𝑘 2 ) (b) 3𝑦 + 𝑘 3 (c) 3𝑦 + 𝑘 2 (d) 𝑘 2 (3𝑦 + 𝑘)
⌊1 ⌊2 ⌊3
6. The value of |2⌊2 3⌊3 4⌊4| is CBSE 2021-22]
⌊3 ⌊4 ⌊5
(a) 12 (b) – 12 (c) 24 (d) – 24
𝑥+1 𝑥−1 4 −1
7. If | |=| |, then write the value of x. [CBSE 2013]
𝑥−3 𝑥+2 1 3
8. Find the maximum value of
1 1 1
|1 1 + sin 𝜃 1 |. [CBSE 2016]
1 1 1 + cos 𝜃

𝑥+3 −2
9. If 𝑥 ∈ 𝑁 and | | = 8, then find the value of x. [CBSE 2016]
−3𝑥 2𝑥

𝑥 sin 𝜃 cos 𝜃
10. If |− sin 𝜃 −𝑥 1 | = 8, write the value of x. [CBSE 2016]
cos 𝜃 1 𝑥

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 𝑥+𝑦 𝑦+𝑧 𝑧+𝑥
11. Write the value of 𝛥 = | 𝑧 𝑥 𝑦 |. [CBSE 2015]
−3 −3 −3

2 sin 𝑥 3
12. In the interval π/2 < x < π, find the value of x for which the matrix [ ] is
1 2 sin 𝑥
singular. [CBSE 2015C]

Based on Properties
𝛼 2
13. If A = [ ] and |𝐴3 | = 27, then the value of α is [CBSE 2021-22]
2 𝛼
(a) ±1 (b) ± 2 (c) ± √5 (d) ± √7
14. If A is a square matrix of order 3 and |𝐴| = 5, then the value of |2𝐴′ | is
(a) – 10 (b) 10 (c) – 40 (d) 40 [CBSE 2020]

15. If A is a skew-symmetric matrix of order 3, then the value of |𝐴| is

(a) 3 (b) 0 (c) 9 (d) 27 [CBSE 2020]
16. Given that A is a square matrix of order 3 and |𝐴| = −4, then |𝑎𝑑𝑗 𝐴| is equal to
(a) – 4 (b) 4 (c) – 16 (d) 16
[CBSE SQP 2021-22]
17. If A is a 3 × 3 matrix such that |𝐴| = 8, then |3𝐴| equals
(a) 8 (b) 24 (c) 72 (d) 216 [CBSE 2020]
18. If A an dB are square matrices each of order 3 and |𝐴| = 5, |𝐵| = 3, then the value of
|3𝐴𝐵| is__________. [CBSE 2020]
19. If A and B are square matrices of the same order 3, such that |𝐴| = 2 and AB = 2I, write
the value of |B|. [CBSE 2019]
20. Given that A is a square matrix of order 3 × 3 and |𝐴| = −4. Find |adj A|.
[CBSE SQP 2020-21]
21. If A is a 3 × 3 matrix, |𝐴| ≠ 0 and |3𝐴| = 𝑘|𝐴|, then write the value of k. [CBSE 2014]
22. Given that A is a non-singular matrix of order 3 such that 𝐴2 = 2𝐴, then value of |2A| is
(a) 4 (b) 8 (c) 64 (d) 16
[CBSE SQP 2021-22]

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23. If A is a square matrix of order 3 such that 𝐴2 = 2𝐴, then find the value of |A|.
[CBSE SQP 2020-21]
−2 0 0
24. If A = [ 0 −2 0 ], then the value of |adj A| is
0 0 −2
(a) 64 (b) 16 (c) 0 (d) – 8 [CBSE 2020]
25. If A is a square matrix of order 3 with |A| = 9, then write the value of |2 . adj A|.
[CBSE 2019]
26. If A is a 3 × 3 invertible matrix, then what will be the value of k if det(𝐴−1 ) = (det 𝐴)𝑘 ?
[CBSE 2017]

Based on Area of a Triangle

27. Find the equation of the line joining A(1, 3) and B(0, 0) using determinants and find the
value of k if D(k, 0) is a point such that area of ΔABD is 3 square units.[CBSE 2013C]

Minors and Cofactors

1 −2
28. Find the cofactors of all the elements of [ ]. [CBSE 2020]
4 3
29. Given that A = [𝑎𝑖𝑗 ] is a square matrix of order 3 × 3 and |A| = - 7, then the value of
∑3𝑖=1 𝑎𝑖2 𝐴𝑖2 , where 𝐴𝑖𝑗 denotes the cofactor of element 𝑎𝑖𝑗 is
(a) 7 (b) – 7 (c) 0 (d) 49
[CBSE SQP 2021-22]
30. Let A = [𝑎𝑖𝑗 ] be a square matrix of order 3 × 3 and |𝐴| = −7. Find the value of
𝑎11 𝐴21 + 𝑎13 𝐴23 where 𝐴𝑖𝑗 is the cofactor of element 𝑎𝑖𝑗 .
[CBSE SQP 2020-21]
5 6 −3
31. If A = [−4 3 2 ], then write the cofactor of the element 𝑎21 of its 2nd row.
−4 −7 3
[CBSE 2015]
2 −3 5
32. If 𝐴𝑖𝑗 is the cofactor of the element 𝑎𝑖𝑗 of the determinant |6 0 4 |, then write the
1 5 −7
value of 𝑎32 . 𝐴32 . [CBSE 2013]

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 Adjoint and Inverse of a Matrix

−4 3
33. The inverse of [ ] is
7 −5
−5 3 5 3 −5 7 −5 −3
(a) [ ] (b) [ ] (c) [ ] (d) [ ]
7 −4 7 4 3 −4 −7 −4
[CBSE 2021-22]
1 0 0
34. If A = [ 0 1 0 ], then A-1
59 69 −1
(a) is A (b) is (–A) (c) is A2 (d) does not exist
[CBSE 2021-22]
1 −2 4
35. If A = [2 −1 3] is the adjoint of a square matrix B, then B-1 is equal to
4 2 0
1 1
(a) ± 𝐴 (b) ± √2𝐴 (c) ± 𝐵 (d) ± 𝐴
√2 √2

[CBSE 2021-22]
1 − tan 𝜃 1 tan 𝜃 −1 𝑎 −𝑏
36. If [ ][ ] =[ ], then
tan 𝜃 1 − tan 𝜃 1 𝑏 𝑎
(a) 𝑎 = 1 = 𝑏 (b) 𝑎 = cos 2𝜃 , 𝑏 = sin 2𝜃
(c) 𝑎 = sin 2𝜃 , 𝑏 = cos 𝜃 (d) 𝑎 = cos 𝜃 , 𝑏 = sin 𝜃
[CBSE 2021-22]
2 0 0
37. If A = [−1 2 3], then find A (adj A). [CBSE 2020]
3 3 5
38. If for any 2 × 2 square matrix A.
8 0
A(adj A) = [ ] , then write the value of |A|. [CBSE 2017]
0 8
1 0 3 1
39. Find (𝐴𝐵)−1 if A = [ ] and 𝐵 −1 = [ ]. [CBSE 2020]
−4 2 5 2

2 −3
40. Given A = [ ], compute 𝐴−1 and show that 2𝐴−1 = 9𝐼 − 𝐴. [CBSE 2018]
−4 7
1 −2 3
41. If A = [ 0 −1 4], find (𝐴′ )−1. [CBSE 2015]
−2 2 1

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 −1 −2 −2
42. Find the adjoint of the matrix A = [ 2 1 −2] and hence show that A.(adj A) =
2 −2 1
|𝐴|𝐼3 . [CBSE 2015]
2 −1
43. If A = [ ] and I is the identity matrix of order 2, then show that 𝐴2 = 4𝐴 − 3𝐼.
−1 2
Hence find 𝐴−1. [CBSE 2015]
2 3 1 −2
44. If A = [ ] and B = [ ], then verify that (𝐴𝐵)−1 = 𝐵 −1 𝐴−1 . [CBSE 2015C]
1 −4 −1 3
cos 𝛼 − sin 𝛼 0
45. If A = [ sin 𝛼 cos 𝛼 0], find adj A and verify that A(adj A) = (adj A)A = |A| I3
0 0 1
[CBSE 2016]
Based on Solutions
1 2 −3
46. If A = [3 2 −2], then find A-1 and use it to solve the following system of the
2 −1 1
equations:
𝑥 + 2𝑦 − 3𝑧 = 6, 3𝑥 + 2𝑦 − 2𝑧 = 3,
2𝑥 − 𝑦 + 𝑧 = 2 [CBSE 2020]
47. Solve the following system of equations by matrix method:
𝑥 − 𝑦 + 2𝑧 = 7, 2𝑥 − 𝑦 + 3𝑧 = 12,
3𝑥 + 2𝑦 − 𝑧 = 5 [CBSE 2020]
1 −1 2 −2 0 1
48. Use product [0 2 −3] [ 9 2 −3] to solve the system of equations 𝑥 + 3𝑧 =
3 −2 4 6 1 −2
9, −𝑥 + 2𝑦 − 2𝑧 = 4, 2𝑥 − 3𝑦 + 4𝑧 = −3
[CBSE 2017]
49. 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 =
5 −3 −1 2 1 3
4,
𝑥 − 2𝑦 − 2𝑧 = 9, 2𝑥 + 𝑦 + 3𝑧 = 1. [CBSE 2017]

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 3 1
50. For A = [ ], then 14𝐴−1 is given by
−1 2
2 −1 4 −2 2 −1 −3 −1
(a) 14 [ ] (b) [ ] (c) 2 [ ] (d) 2 [ ]
1 3 2 6 1 −3 1 −2
[CBSE SQP 2021-22]
1 2 0
51. If A = [−2 −1 −2], find 𝐴−1. Hence solve the system of equations;
0 −1 1
𝑥 − 2𝑦 = 10, 2𝑥 − 𝑦 − 𝑧 = 8, −2𝑦 + 𝑧 = 7 [CBSE SQP 2020-21]
52. Evaluate the product AB, where
1 −1 0 2 2 −4
A = [2 3 4] and B = [−4 2 −4]
0 1 2 2 −1 5
Hence solve the system of linear equations
𝑥 − 𝑦 = 3, 2𝑥 + 3𝑦 + 4𝑧 = 17, 𝑦 + 2𝑧 = 7 [CBSE SQP 2020-21]

Word Problems

53. 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. This problem reflects which value? [CBSE 2016]
54. 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 as 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. Interest received on this amount
will be given to Helpage India as donation. Which value is reflected in this question?

55. A coaching institute of English (Subject) conducts classes in two batches I and II and fees
for rich and poor children are different. In batch I, it has 20 poor and 5 rich children and
total monthly collection is Rs. 9,000, whereas in batch II, it has 5 poor and 25 rich
children and total monthly collection is Rs. 26,000. Using matrix method, find monthly
fees paid by each child of two types. What values the coaching institute is inculcating in
the society? [CBSE 2016]

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56. Two schools A and B decided to award prizes to their students for three values, team
spirit, truthfulness and tolerance at the rate of Rs. x, Rs. y and Rs. z per student
respectively. School A, decided to award a total of Rs. 1,100 for the three values to 3, 1
and 2 students respectively while school B decided to award Rs. 1,400 for the three
values to 1, 2 and 3 students respectively. If one prize for all the three values together
amount to Rs. 600 then
(i) Represent the above situation by a matrix equation after forming linear equations.
(ii) Is it possible to solve the system of equations so obtained using matrices?
(iii) Which value you prefer to be rewarded most and why? [CBSE 2015C]
57. A shopkeeper has 3 varieties of pens 'A', 'B' and 'C. Meenu purchased 1 pen of each
variety for a total of Rs. 21. Jeevan purchased 4 pens of 'A' variety, 3 pens of 'B' variety
and 2 pens of 'C' variety for Rs. 60. While Shikha purchased 6 pens of 'A' variety, 2 pens
of "B" variety and 3 pens of 'C' variety for Rs. 70. Using matrix method, find cost of each
variety of pen. [CBSE 2016]
58. 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 each, Rs. y each and Rs. z
each for the three respective values to its 3, 2 and 1 students with a total award money of
Rs. 1,000, School Q wants to spend Rs. 1,500 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. [CBSE 2014]
59. Two schools A and B want to award their selected students on the values of sincerity,
truthfulness and helpfulness. The school A wants to award Rs. x each. Rs. y each and Rs.
z each for the three respective values to 3,2 and 1 students respectively with a total award
money of Rs. 1,600. School B wants to spend Rs. 2,300 to award its, 4, 1 and 3 students
on the respective values (by giving the same award money to the three values as before).
If the total amount of award for one prize on each value is Rs. 900, using matrices, find
the award money for each value. Apart from these three values, suggest one more value
which should be considered for award. [CBSE 2014]

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60. Two schools P and Q want to award their selected students on the values of tolerance,
kindness and leadership. The school P wants to award Rs. x each, Rs. y each and Rs. z
each for the three respective values to its 3, 2 and 1 students respectively with a total
award money of Rs. 2200. School Q wants to spend 3100 to award its 4, 1 and 3 students
on the respective values (by giving the same award money for the three values as school
P). If the total amount of award for one prize on each value is Rs. 1200, using matrices,
find the award money for each value.
Apart from the above these three values, suggest one more value which should be
considered for award. [CBSE 2014]
61. A total amount of Rs. 7,000 is deposited in three different savings bank accounts with
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annual interest rates of 5%, 8% and 82% respectively. The total annual interest from these

three accounts is Rs. 550. Equal amounts have been deposited in the 5% and 8% savings
accounts. Find the amount deposited in each of the three accounts, with the help of
matrices. [CBSE 2014C]
62. Two schools, P and Q, want to award their selected students for the values of sincerity,
truthfulness and hard work at the rate of Rs. x, Rs. y and Rs. z for each respective value
per student. School P awards its 2, 3 and 4 students on the above respective values with a
total prize money of Rs. 4,600, School Q wants to award its 3, 2 and 3 students on the
respective values with a total award money of Rs. 4,100. If the total amount of award
money for one prize on each value is Rs. 1,500, using matrices find the award money for
each value. Suggest one other value which the school can consider for awarding the
students. [CBSE 2014C]
63. A school wants to award its students for the value of honesty, regularity and hard work
with a total cash award of Rs. 6,000. Three times the award money for hard work added
to that given for honesty amounts to Rs. 11,000. 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. [CBSE 2013]
64. The management committee of a residential colony decided to award some of its
members (say x) for honesty, some (say y) for helping others and some others (say z) for

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 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 cooperation and supervision added to two times
the numbers of awardees for honesty is 33. If the sum of the number of awardees for
honesty and supervision is twice the number of awardees for helping others, using matrix
method, find the number of awardees of 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. [CBSE 2013]
65. Two institutions decided to award their employees for the three values of resourcefulness,
competence and determination in the form of prizes at the rate of Rs. x, Rs. y and Rs. z
respectively per person. The first institution decided to award respectively 4, 3 and 2
employees with a total prize money of Rs. 37,000 and the second institution decided to
award respectively 5, 3 and 4 employees with a total prize money of Rs. 47,000. If all the
three prizes per person together amount to Rs. 12,000 then using matrix method find the
value of x, y and z.
What values are described in the question? [CBSE 2013C]
66. Two factories decided to award their employees for three values of (a) adaptable to new
techniques. (b) careful and alert in difficult situations and (c) keeping calm in tense
situations, at the rate of Rs. x. Rs. y and Rs. z per person respectively. The first factory
decided to honour respectively 2. 4 and 3 employees with a total prize money of Rs.
29,000. The second factory decided to honour respectively 5, 2 and 3 employees with the
prize money of Rs. 30,500. If the three prizes per person together cost Rs. 9,500; then
(i) Represent the above situation by a matrix equation and form linear equations
using matrix multiplication.
(ii) Solve these equations using matrices.
(iii) Which values are reflected in this question?
[CBSE 2013C]