Determinants
Determinants
Determinants
Easy Questions
Question 1
λx + y + 3z = 0
2x + μy − z = 0
5x + 7y + z = 0
A. A) λ = 2, μ = 3
B. B) λ = 1, μ = 2
C. C) λ = 1, μ = 3
D. D) λ = 3, μ = 1
Question 2
⎛3 − t 1 0⎞
Let A = −1 3 − t 1 and det A = 5, then
⎝ 0 −1 0⎠
A. A) t = 1
B. B) t = 2
C. C) t = −1
D. D) t = −2
Question 3
x 3x + 2 2x − 1
2x − 1 4x 3x + 1 = 0 is true for
7x − 2 17x + 6 12x − 1
Question 4
⎜∣⎟
B. B) 6
C. C) -6
D. D) 4
Question 5
Question 6
a
p + b
q + c
r is
If A and B are square matrices of second order such that |A| = −1, | B| = 3, then what is |3AB|
equal to?
A. A) 3
B. B) −9
C. C) −27
D. D) None of these
Question 7
The system of equations 2x + y − 5 = 0, x − 2y + 1 = 9, 2x − 14y − a = 0, is consistent. Then,
a is equal to
A. A) 1
B. B) 2
C. C) 5
D. D) None of these
Question 8
x3 sin x cos x
Consider the function f(x) = 6 −1 0 where p is a constant. What is the value of f ′ (0)?
p p2 p3
A. A) p 3
B. B) 3p 3
C. C) 6p 3
D. D) −6p 3
Question 9
Question 10
∣
The number of real values of α for which the system of equations $
x + 3y + 5z = αx
5x + y + 3z = αy
A. A) 1
B. B) 2
C. C) 4
D. D) 6
Question 11
x3 sin x cos x
Consider the function f(x) = 6 −1 0 where p is a constant. What is the value of p for
p p2 p3
which f (0) = 0 ?
′′
A. A) − 16 or 0
B. B) −1 or 0
C. C) − 16 or 1
D. D) −1 or 1
Question 12
⎛ 1 1 + 2i −5i ⎞
If z = 1 − 2i −3 5 + 3i then (i = √−1)
⎝ 5i 5 − 3i 7 ⎠
A. A) z is purely real
B. B) z is purely imaginary
∣⎜⎟
C. C) z + z̄ = 0
D. D) (z − z̄) i is purely imaginary
Question 13
A. A) 1000
B. B) 779
C. C) 679
D. D) 0
Question 14
265
The value of the determinant 240
219
240
225
198
219
198 is
181
A. A) 1
B. B) 0
C. C) −1
D. D) None of these
a 3 x + (a + 1) 3 y + (a + 2) 3 z = 0
ax + (a + 1)y + (a + 2)z = 0
x+y+z=0
Question 15
A. A) no solution
B. B) a unique solution
C. C) an infinitely many solution
D. D) None of these
Question 16
Question 17
A. A) D ′ = D 2
B. B) D ′ = D 3
C. C) D ′ = 2D 2
D. D) D ′ = 3D 3
Question 18
2 4 0
If 0 5 16 = 20, then what is the value of p?
0 0 1+p
A. A) 0
B. B) 1
C. C) 2
D. D) 5
Question 19
1 log x y log x z
If x, y and z are greater than 1 , then the value of log y x 1 log y z is
log z x log z y 1
A. A) log x ⋅ log y ⋅ log z
B. B) log x + log y + log z
C. C) 0
D. D) 1 − {(log x) ⋅ (log y) ⋅ (log z)}
Question 20
If A is semy square matrix of order 3 and det A = 5, then what is det [(2 A) −1 ] equal to?
A. A) 1/10
B. B) 2/5
C. C) 8/5
D. D) 1/40
Question 21
⎡3 2 4⎤
If A 1 2 1 and A ij are cofactors of the elements a ij of A, then a 11 A 11 + a 12 A 12 + a 13 A 13 is
⎣3 2 6⎦
equal to
A. A) 8
B. B) 6
C. C) 4
D. D) 0
Question 22
a b a+b
If a, b, c are in GP, then what is the value of b c b+c
a+b b+c 0
A. A) 0
B. B) 1
C. C) −1
⎢⎥
D. D) None of these
Question 23
If the vertices of a triangle are (−2, 6), (3, −6) and (1, 5), then the area of the triangle is
A. A) 40 sq. units
B. B) 15.5 sq. units
C. C) 30 sq. units
D. D) 35 sq. units
Question 24
If A is an invertible matrix, then what is det (A −1 ) equal to?
A. A) det A
B. B) det1 A
C. C) 1
D. D) None of the above
Question 25
A. A) abc − a − b − c + 2 = 0
B. B) abc − a − b − c + 3 = 0, a = 1
C. C) abc − a − b − c + 3 = 0
D. D) abc − a − b − c + 2 = 0, a ≠ 1, b ≠ 1, c ≠ 1
Question 26
1 2 3
If A(x) = x + 1 2x + 1 3x + 1 , then ∫ 01 A(x)dx equals
x2 + 1 2x 2 + 1 3x 2 + 1
A. A) 0
B. B) 1
C. C) 2
D. D) 4
Question 27
Question 28
⎡cos θ − sin θ 0⎤
If A = sin θ cos θ 0 , the cofactor of a 32 are
⎣ 0 0 1⎦
A. A) 1, −1
B. B) 0,1
C. C) −1, 0
D. D) 0,0
Question 29
Question 30
A. A) −3
B. B) 1
C. C) 0
D. D) 3
Moderate Questions
Question 31
⎡ 1⎤ ⎡x⎤
Consider the following system of equations in matrix form 2 [1 2 λ] y = 0. Then which one
⎣λ⎦ ⎣ z⎦
of the following statements is true?
Question 32
The number of real values of t such that the system of homogeneous equations
tx + (t + 1)y + (t − 1)z = 0
(t + 1)x + ty + (t + 2)z = 0
(t − 1)x + (t + 2)y + tz = 0
A. A) 3
B. B) 2
C. C) 1
D. D) None of these
Question 33
Question 34
Question 35
Under which one of the following condition does the system of equations $
kx + y + z = k − 1
x + ky + z = k − 1
x + y + kz = k − 1
$ have no solution?
A. A) k = 1
B. B) k ≠ −2
C. C) k = 1 or k = −2
D. D) k = −2
Question 36
1 tan θ 1
If f : [0, π/2) → R is defined as f(θ) = − tan θ 1 tan θ Then, the range of f is
−1 − tan θ 1
A. A) (2, ∞)
B. B) (−∞, −2]
C. C) [2, ∞)
D. D) (−∞, 2]
Question 37
2 cos x 1 0
If f(x) = x − 2 then f ′ (π) is equal to
π
2 cos x 1
0 1 2 cos x
A. A) 0
B. B) 2
C. C) π2
D. D) π − 6
Question 38
A. A) 2
B. B) 4
C. C) 16
D. D) 8
Question 39
A. A) -15
B. B) − 15
C. C) -30
D. D) -5
If p − x
2
∣
x+1
If A(x) = 2x + 1
3x + 1
Question 40
p q−y r−z
p−x q−y
A. A) 0
B. B) 1
C. C) 2
D. D) 4pqr
q
Question 41
2x + 1
3x + 1
x+1
3x + 1
x + 1 , then ∫ 0 A(x)dx is equal to
2x + 1
p
x
+ q
y
+ r
z is
sin 2 14 ∘ sin 2 66 ∘ tan 135 ∘
The value of sin 2 66 ∘ tan 135 ∘ sin 2 14 ∘ is
tan 135 ∘ sin 2 14 ∘ sin 2 66 ∘
A. A) 0
B. B) 1
C. C) 2
D. D) −1
Question 42
a a+1 a−1
Let a, b, c be such that b(a + c) × 0 If −b b + 1 b − 1
c c−1 c+1
a+1 b+1 c−1
+ a−1 b−1 c + 1 = 0 then the value of n is
(−1) n+2 a (−1) n+1 b (−1) n c
∣
A. A) any integer
B. B) zero
C. C) any even integer
D. D) any odd integer
Question 43
sin θ cos θ 0
If x = − cos θ sin θ 1 then the value of 4x 2 + x sin
2
sin θ cos θ 2
A. A) 13 − √2
B. B) 13 + √2
C. C) √2 − 13
D. D) Both (A) and (B)
Question 44
1
The determinant 1
1
A. A) 3 values of x
B. B) 2 values of x
C. C) 1 values of x
D. D) No value of x
(x − 3) (x − 3) 2
(x − 4) (x − 4) 2
(x − 5) (x − 5) 2
3π
2
+ 5 is
Question 45
α α
cos 2 sin 2
Consider the following statements in respect of the determinant where α, β are
2 2
2 β 2 β
sin 2 cos 2
complementary angles 1. The value of the determinant is 1 cos ( 2 ). 2. The maximum value of
α−β
√2
the determinant is 1
. Which of the above statements is/ are correct?
√2
A. A) 1 only
B. B) 2 only
C. C) Both 1 and 2
D. D) Neither 1 nor 2
Question 46
8x − 3y − 5z = 0⎫
The linear system of equations 5x − 8y + 3z = 0 ⎬ has
⎭
3x + 5y − 8z = 0
A. A) only zero solution
B. B) only finite number of non-zero solutions
C. C) no non-zero solution
D. D) infinitely many non-zero solutions
Question 47
B. B) [y]
C. C) [x]
D. D) None of these
Question 48
∣⎪
If [ ] denotes the greatest integer less than or equal to the real number under consideration and
−1 ≤ x < 0; 0 ≤ y < 1; 1 ≤ z < 2, then the value of the determinant
is
A. A) [z]
Consider the set A of all matrices of order 3 × 3 with entries 0 or 1 only. Let B be the subset of A
consisting of all matrices whose determinant is 1. Let C be the subset of A consisting of all matrices
whose determinant is −1. Then which one of the following is correct?
A. A) C is empty
B. B) B has as many elements as C
C. C) A = B ∪ C
D. D) B has thrice as many elements as C
Question 49
If A n = [ ], then |A 1 | + |A 2 | + … |A 2021 | =
1−n n
n 1−n
A. A) -2021
B. B) −(2021) 2
C. C) (2021) 2
D. D) 4042
Question 50
A. A) qb 2 = ac
2
pr
B. B) cr2 = pq
2
ab
C. C) ap2 = qr
2
bc
D. D) None of these
Question 51
If a > 0, b > 0, c > 0 are respectively the pth, q th, rth terms of GP., then the value of the
log a p 1
determinant log b q 1 is
log c r 1
A. A) 0
B. B) 1
C. C) -1
D. D) None of these
Question 52
x 1 1
If A = 1 x 1 and B = , then is equal to
x 1 dA
dx
1 x
1 1 x
A. A) 3B + 1
B. B) 3B
C. C) −3B
D. D) 1 − 3B
Question 54
A. A) A + B is singular
B. B) A + B is non-singular
C. C) A + B is orthogonal
D. D) A + B is skew symmetric
∣
Question 55
For how many values of k, will the system of equations (k + 1)x + 8y = 4k and
kx + (k + 3)y = 3k − 1, have an infinite number of solutions?
A. A) 1
B. B) 2
C. C) 3
D. D) None of the above
Question 56
A. A) λ = 5 and μ ≠ 9
B. B) λ = 5 and μ = 9
C. C) λ = 9 and μ = 5
D. D) λ = 9 and μ ≠ 5
Question 57
Question 58
Question 59
1 ⎛ cos θ 0 ⎞
The value of det A, where A = − cos θ 1 cos θ , lies
⎝ −1 − cos θ 1 ⎠
A. A) in the closed interval [1,2]
B. B) in the closed interval [0,1]
C. C) in the open interval (0,1)
D. D) in the open interval (1, 2)
Question 60
A. A) 1
B. B) 2
C. C) 12
D. D) 0
Hard Questions
Question 61
∣
If p ≠ a, q ≠ b, r ≠ c and the system of equations $
px + ay + az = 0
bx + qy + bz = 0
cx + cy + rz = 0
Question 62
∣
C. C) 6
D. D) 4
Question 63
A. A) 0
B. B) 2
C. C) π2
2 cos x
If f(x) = x − 2
D. D) π − 6
Question 64
Let f(x) = ax
A. A) 117
B. B) 106
C. C) 125
D. D) 136
0
π
1
2 cos x
1
a −1 0
0
1
2 cos x
then f ′ (π) is equal to
A. A) 2 10
B. B) 2 11
C. C) 2 12
D. D) 2 13
Question 66
⎡2k − 1 2√ k 2√ k ⎤
A = 2√ k 1 −2k and
⎣ −2√k −1 ⎦
Let k be a positive real number and let If
2k
⎡ 0 2k − 1 √k ⎤
B = 1 − 2k 0 2√ k
⎣ −√k −2√k 0 ⎦
det(adj A) + det(adj B) = 10 6 , then [k] is equal to [Note : adj M denotes the adjoint of a square
matrix M and [k] denotes the largest integer less than or equal to k ].
Question 67
If [x] is the greatest integer less than or equal to x and |x| is the modulus of x, then the system of
three equations
2x + 3|y| + 5[z] = 0, x + |y| − 2[z] = 4,
x + |y| + [z] = 1 has
A. A) a unique solution
B. B) finitely many solutions
C. C) infinitely many solutions
D. D) no solution
Question 68
z c+y z+c
A. A) y(b – a)
B. B) y (a – b)
C. C) 0
D. D) y(a – c)
Question 69
⎢⎥
If a + x = b + y = c + z + 1, where a, b, c, x, y, z are non-zero distinct real numbers, then
x a+y x+a
y b + y y + b is equal to :
If f(x), f ′ (x)f ′′ (x), are positive functions and f(0) = 1, f ′ (0) = 2, then the solution of the
f (x) f ′ (x)
differential equation = 0 is
f ′ (x) f ′′ (x)
A. A) e 2x
B. B) 2 sin x + 1
C. C) sin 2 x + 2x + 1
D. D) e 4x
Question 70
p b c
If a ≠ p, b ≠ q, c ≠ r and p + a q + b 2c = 0, then is equal to :
p q r
p−a
+ q−b
+ r−c
a b r
A. A) 0
B. B) 1
C. C) 2
D. D) 3
Question 71
y are respectively.
D. D) e
A. A) 0
Δ1
A. A) e Δ3 , e Δ3
Δ3
B. B) e Δ2 , e Δ2
C. C) e
−Δ 1
Δ3
Δ2
Δ1
Question 72
B. B) 4α + 2β
C. C) 2α + 4β
D. D) 2n
Question 73
,e
,e
Δ2
Δ1
Δ3
Δ1
−Δ 2
Δ3
∣
Let a, b, c, d ∈ R be such that ad − bc ≠ 0 and e be a positive number other than 1 . If
xa yb = em , xc yd = en , Δ1 =
m b
n d
, Δ2 =
r
2r
3r − 2
1
2
3
a b
c d
, then the values of x and
n2
2
+α
n − β . Then
2
n(3n−1)
2
Consider the following linear equations a x+b y+c z=0, b x+c y+a z=0, c x+a y+b z=0 Match the
conditions/expressions in Column I with statements in Column II.
Question 74
Question 75
2
⎡1 x x ⎤
The number of integers x satisfying −3x 4 + det 1 x 2 x 4 = 0 is equal to
⎣1 x 3 x 6 ⎦
A. A) 1
B. B) 2
C. C) 5
D. D) 8
Question 76
Question 77
If a ≠ 1, b ≠ −1, c ≠ −1 and the system of equations, x = a(y + z), y = b(z + x), z = c(x + y)
has a non-trivial solution, then.
A. A) a+1
a b
+ b+1 c
+ c+1 =0
B. B) a+1
a b
+ b+1 c
+ c+1 =1
C. C) (a+1)(b+1)(c+1)
abc
=1
D. D) (a+1)(b+1)(c+1)
a+b+c
=2
Question 78
Question 79
r 2r − 1 3r − 2
If Δ r = , then the value of ∑ r=1 Δ r
n n−1
2
n−1 a
1
2 n(n − 1) (n − 1) 2 1
2 (n − 1)(3n + 4)
A. A) Is independent of both a and n
B. B) Depends only on a
C. C) Depends only on n
D. D) Depends both on a and n
Question 80
∣
A and C lie in [0, π2 ) and B lies in [0, 2π]. If tan A + 3 cos B + 6 sin C = 1;
3 tan A + cos B + 4 sin C = 4; 5 tan A + 3 cos B − 8 sin C = −2, then B − 2 A − C =
A. A) π6
B. B) π3
C. C) π4
D. D) π2
Question 81
The set of real values of α for which the system of linear equations
B. B) nπ
2 + (−1) 8 ( n is an integer)
nπ
C. C) nπ
2 + (−1) 8 − 8 ( n is an integer)
nπ π
D. D) nπ
2 + (−1) 4 − 8 ( n is an integer)
nπ π
Question 82
x3 2x 2 + 1 1 + 3x
If f(x) = 3x 2 + 2 2x x 3 + 6 for all x ∈ R, then 2f(0) + f ′ (0) is equal to
x3 − x 4 x2 − 2
A. A) 48
B. B) 24
C. C) 42
D. D) 18
Question 83
If [x] denotes the greatest integer ≤ x, then the system of linear equations [sinθ]x + [−cosθ]y = 0
, [cotθ]x + y = 0
Question 84
∣
Consider the lines given by L_1: x+3 y-5=0, L_2: 3 x-k y-1=0, L_3: 5 x+2 y-12=0 Match the
Statements/Expressions in Column I with the Statements/Expressions in Column II.
Question 85
7π
The number of integers a in the interval [1,2014] for which the system of equations x+y=a \frac{x^{2}}
{x-1}+\frac{y^{2}}{y-1}=4 has finitely many solutions is
A. A) 0
B. B) 1007
C. C) 2013
D. D) 2014
Question 86
Let A and B be two 3 × 3 non singular matrices, such that det (A T BA) = 27 and det
(AB −1 ) = 8. Then det (B T A −1 B) =
A. A) 32
3
B. B) 16
1
C. C) 1
D. D) 16
Question 87
Question 88
Let A be the set of all 3 × 3 determinants with entries 0 or 1 only and B be the subset of A
consisting of all determinants with value 1 . If C is the subset of A consisting of all determinants with
value -1 , then
A. A) n(C) = 0
B. B) n(B) = n(C)
C. C) A = B ∪ C
∣
D. D) n(B) = 2n(A)
Question 89
A. A) 8
B. B) 12
C. C) 24
D. D) 36
Question 90
⎡1 2017 2⎤
Let A −1
= 1 2017 4 . Then |2 A| − 2 A −1 is equal to
⎣1 2018 8⎦
A. A) 3
B. B) −3
C. C) 12
D. D) −12
Easy Questions
Question 1
tan −1 2 + tan −1 3 =
A. A) 5π
4
B. B) π4
C. C) − π4
D. D) 3π
4
Question 2
A. A) ( 3π
c
4
)
B. B) ( π2 )
c
C. C) ( π4 )
c
D. D) ( π6 )
c
Question 3
3 2 4 2
[sin (tan −1 4 )] + [sin (tan −1 3 )] =
A. A) 5
B. B) 1
C. C) -1
D. D) 0
Question 4
A. A) − 2 5 6
√
B. B) −2√6
C. C) − 56
√
D. D) None of these