CHAPTER -4

DETERMINANTS
MCQ /FB questions:
1. If A = kB, where A and B are square matrices of order n, then | A| =
(A) 𝑘|B| (B)k n |B| (C)𝑘 𝑛+1 |B| (D)𝑛𝑘|B|.
0 sin 𝛼 − cos 𝛼
2. The value of determinant |− sin 𝛼 0 sin 𝛽 |
cos 𝛼 − sin 𝛽 0
(A) 0 (B)1 (C)sin 𝛼 (D) cos 𝛼.
3 𝑥 3 2
3. If | |=| | then x is equal to
𝑥 1 4 1
(A) 2 (B) 4 (C) 8 (D)±2√2.
2𝑥 4 2 4
4. If | | =| |, then value of x is
6 𝑥 5 1
(A) √3 (B)±√3 (C)±√6 (D) √6.
5. If A is square matrix of order 3×3, then |𝑘A|is equal to
(A) 𝑘|A| (B)k 2 |A| (C)𝑘 3 |A| (D)3𝑘|A|
1 2
6. If A= [ ], then |2A|is equal to
4 2
(A) 2|A| (B)3|A| (C)4|A| (D)|A|.
1 0 1
7. If A=[0 1 2], then |3A|is equal to
0 0 4
(A) 27 (B)4 (C) 54 (D)108.
𝑥 2 6 2
8. If | | =| |, then value of x is
18 𝑥 18 6
(A) 3 (B)±3 (C)±6 (D) 6.
𝑥 3 2 3
9. If | | =| |, then value of x is
2𝑥 5 4 5
(A) 2 (B)±2 (C)-2 (D) 3.
10. Which of the following is correct
(A) Determinant is a square matrix
(B) Determinant is a number associated to a matrix.
(C) Determinant is a unique number associated to a square matrix.
(D) None of these.
2 3
11. Adjoint of a matrix A =[ ]
1 4
2 3 2 −3 4 3 4 −3
(A) [ ] (B)[ ] (C) [ ] (D) [ ].
1 4 −1 4 1 2 −1 2
12. If A be a non singular matrix of order 3, then |adj A| is equal to
(A) |A| (B)|A|2 (C)|A|3 (D)3|A|.
13. If A is an invertible matrix of order 2, then det (𝐴 ) is equal to
−1
1
(A) det (A) (B) (C)0 (D)1.
det (A)
14. If A is a square matrix of order 2 and |A| = 3, then | 𝐴−1| =
2 1
(A) 3 (B) 3
(C) 3
(D) 12.
15. If A is a square matrix of order n, then |adj(A) | =
(A) |A| (B)|A|n (C)|A|𝑛−1 (D) 𝑛|A|.
16. If A and B are invertible matrices, then which of the following is not correct?
(A) A (adj A) = (adj A) A = A I (B) A (adj A) = (adj A) A = |A|I
(C) (AB)−1 =B −1 A−1 (D) |A| ≠ 0 and |B| ≠ 0 .

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17. For a square matrix A in matrix equation AX = B, Which of the following is not correct
(A) |A| ≠0, there exists unique solution
(B) |A| = 0 and (adj A) B ≠ 0, then there exists no solution
(C) |A| = 0 and (adj A) B = 0, then system may or may not be consistent
(D) | A| ≠0, then system is inconsistent.
1 2 −1
18. If A = [1 𝑥 − 2 1 ] 𝑖𝑠 𝑠𝑖𝑛𝑔𝑢𝑙𝑎𝑟 𝑡ℎ𝑒𝑛 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑣𝑎𝑙𝑢𝑒 𝑜𝑓 𝑥 𝑖𝑠
𝑥 1 1
(A) 2 (B) 3 (C) 1 (D) 0.
19. If A is a square matrix of a order 3 and |adjA|= 25, then |𝐴| is
1 1
(A) 25
(B) 25 (C) 5 (D) 5
.
2 𝜆 −4
20. If A =[0 2 5 ] , then A−1 exists if
1 1 3
(A) 𝜆 =- 2 (B)λ ≠2 (C) 𝜆≠ -2 (D) 𝜆≠2 and 𝜆≠ -2.
2 3
21. The inverse of the matrix [ ] is
4 6
2 3 2 −3 6 −3
(A) [ ] (B)[ ] (C) [ ] (D) Does not exists.
4 6 −4 6 −4 2
2 2
22. The inverse of the matrix [ ] is
4 3
1 3 −2 1 −3 2 1 3 2 1 3 2
(A) 2 [ ] (B) 2 [ ] (C) 2 [ ] (D) − 2 [ ].
−4 2 4 −2 4 2 4 2
23. Consider the system of linear equations:
3𝑥 − 2𝑦 + 3𝑧=8, 2𝑥 + 𝑦 − 𝑧=1 and 4𝑥 − 3𝑦 + 2𝑧=4.The system has
(A) exactly 3 solutions (B) a unique solution
(C) no solution (D) infinite number of solutions.
24. If 𝐴 − 4𝐴 + 𝐼 = 𝑂, then the inverse of A is
2

(A) A + I (B) A- 4I (C) A – I (D) 4I – A.

25. If area of 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
26. If area of triangle is 4 sq units with vertices (k, 0), (4, 0) and (0, 2) thenk is
(A) 2,6 (B) –2,6 (C) 0, 8 (D) 0, 4
27. In matrix equation AX = B, |𝐴|=0 and (𝑎𝑑𝑗𝐴)𝐵=0, then system of equations have
A) unique solution B) finite solution
C) either infinity many solutions or no solution D) infinitely many solution
28.If 𝐴and 𝐵are square matrix of order 3 and |𝐴|=5, |𝐵|=3 then |3𝐴𝐵|=
A) 405 B) 45 C) 135 D) 675
29.If 𝐴is a matrix of order 3, such that 𝐴(𝑎𝑑𝑗𝐴)=10𝐼then |𝑎𝑑𝑗𝐴|=
A) 10 B) 30 C) 1 D) 100
30. Which of the following is not correct?
(A) A square matrix A is said to be singular if A = 0.
(B) If elements of a row (or column) are multiplied with cofactors of any other row
(or column), then their sum is zero.
(C) A square matrix A is invertible if and only if A is singular matrix
(D) A square matrix A is said to be non-singular if |𝐴| ≠ 0
1 2 1
31. Statement 1:MatrixA = [1 2 1] 𝑖𝑠 a 𝑠𝑖𝑛𝑔𝑢𝑙𝑎𝑟 matrix.
0 1 1
Statement 2:A square matrix A is said to be singular if |𝐴| = 0.
A) Statement 1 is true and Statement 2 is false.
B) Statement 1 is true and Statement 2 is true, Statement 2 is correct explanation for Statement 1
C) Statement 1 is true and Statement 2 is true, Statement 2 is not a correct explanation
for Statement 1
D) Statement 1 is false and Statement 2 is false.

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32.Assertion (A):If A is a square matrix of order 2 and |A| = 3, then|adj(A)|= 9
Reason (R):If A is a square matrix of order n, then |adj(A) | =|A|𝑛−1
A) A is false but R is true B) A is true but R is false
C)A is true and R is true D)A is false and R is false.
0 1 2
33.Assertion (A)The matrix A = [−1 0 4],then |𝐴| = 0.
−2 −4 0
Reason (R): If Determinant of a skew-symmetric matrix of odd order is zero
A) A is true and R is true B) A is false and R is true
C)A is true but R is false D) A is false and R is false.
34.Statement 1: If A is a square matrix of order 2 and|𝑨| = 7, then |𝟒𝑨| = 112
Statement 2: |𝝀𝑨| = λn |𝑨|, where n is order of square matrix
A) Statement 1 is true and Statement 2 is false.
B) Statement 1 is false and Statement 2 is true,
C) Statement 1 is true and Statement 2 is true,
D) Statement 1 is false and Statement 2 is false.
2 3
35.Statement I : The inverse of the matrix A=[ ]does not exist
4 6
Statement II :The inverse of singular matrix does not exist
A) Statement 1 is true and Statement 2 is false.
B) Statement 1 is true and Statement 2 is true, Statement 2 is correct explanation for
Statement 1
C) Statement 1 is true and Statement 2 is true, Statement 2 is not a correct explanation for
Statement 1
D) Statement 1 is false and Statement 2 is false.
36. If 𝐴 is matrix of order 3×3, then number of minors in determinant of 𝐴 is ___
37. If 𝐴=[𝑎𝑖𝑗] is a square matrix of order 3, |𝐴| = 3 and 𝐴𝑖𝑗 is cofactor of 𝑎𝑖𝑗 then
𝑎11𝐴21+𝑎12𝐴22+𝑎13𝐴23 is equal to _____
38. If 𝐴is an invertible matrix of order 2 then |𝐴𝐴−1|=______
39. If𝐴and 𝐵are square matrices of same order and|𝐴𝐵|=16, |𝐴|=8 then |𝐵|=______
40. A is a square matrix of order 2 and |𝑎𝑑𝑗𝐴|=9, then |𝐴| =______
1 1 T
41. If A= [ ], then |2A |=______
3 2
42. If A is a square matrix of order 3 with |A| = 3, find the values of |AAT |= -------------
43. If A is a square matrix such that 𝐴2 = 𝐼 𝑎𝑛𝑑 |𝐴| ≠ 0, then A−1 is equal to
(A) 2A (B) O (C) A (D) 𝐴2
°
44. The value of |cos 15° sin 15° | is
sin 15 cos 15°
√3−1 √3 1 √3+1
(A) (B) (C) (D) .
2√2 2 2 2√2
45. 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.
46. 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.
47. If A and B are square matrices of order 3 such that |A|=-1. |B| =3 , then |3AB−1 | is equal
A)-9 B)-81 C)-27 D)81.
48. If A and B are invertible square matrices of order n, then which of the following is not
true?
(A) det (AB) = det(A)det(B) (B) det (kA) = kn det(A)
(C) det (A+B) = det(A) + det(B) (D) det (AT) = 1/ det(A−1 )
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49. For a non-trivial solution |A| is
A) |A| > 0 B) |A| < 0 C) |A| = 0 D) None of the above.
50. For any singular matrix A, A−1 =
𝐴𝑑𝑗𝐴 1
A) |𝐴|
B) |A|𝐴𝑑𝑗
C) |A| adj A D) None of the above.
51. If A and B are square matrices of same order n × n and |A| = 3, |B| = 2.
i) det (AB) = 6 ii) det (AT BT) = 1/6 iii) det (kAB) = k n 6 .
A) only i) is true B) only i) and ii) statements are true.
C) only i) and iii) statements are true. D) all i), ii) and iii) statements are true.
52. The system of equations 4x + 6y = 5, 8x + 12y = 10 has
A) No solution. B) Infinitely many solutions.
C) A unique solution. D) None of the above.
53. A and B are invertible matrices of the same order such that |(𝐴𝐵)−1 |= 8. If |A| = 2, then |B| is
equal to
A)16 B) 4 C)6 D) 1/ 16.
10 0
54. For any 2×2 matrix if A(adjA) = [ ], then |𝐴| is equal to
0 10
A) 20 B) 100 C)10 D) 0
k −2
55. The Value of k for which the matrix [ ] has no inverse is
3 k−5
A) k = 3, 2 B) k = -2, 3 C) 𝑘 ≠ 3 ,2 D) 𝑘 ≠ 2, -3
56. If the value of a third- order determinant is 6, then the value of the determinant formed by
replacing each of its elements by its cofactor
(A) 12 (B)36 (C) 216 (D) 18
57. If A is square matrix of order 3 and |A|=4, then |A adjA| is
(A) 64 (B)16 (C) 4 (D) 12.
1 3 2 −1
58. If A =[ ], B=[ ] then |ABB′ | =
4 2 1 2
(A) 50 (B) -250 (C) 100 (D) 250.
2 𝜆 −3
59. If A =[0 2 5 ] , then A−1 exists if
0 3 3
(A) 𝜆 = 2 (B)𝜆≠2 (C)𝜆≠ - 2 (D)None of these.
60. For a square matrix A in matrix equation AX = B
i)|A| ≠ 0, system of equations is consistent
ii)|A| = 0 and (adj A) B ≠ 0, then system of equations is inconsistent.
iii)|A| = 0 and (adj A) B = 0, then system may or be either consistent or inconsistent
A) only i) is true B) i) and ii) statements are true.
C) i) and iii) statements are true. D) all i), ii) and iii) statements are true.
Two/Three marks questions;
1. Find the equation of the line joining the points (3, 1) and (9, 3) using determinants.
2. Find the equation of the line joining the points (1, 2) and (3, 6) using determinants.
3. Find the area of the triangle whose vertices are (3, 8), (−4, 2)and (5, 1) using
determinants.
4. If the area of the triangle with vertices (−2, 0)(0, 4) and (0, 𝑘) is 4 square units. Find the
value of 𝑘 using determinants.
5. Examine the consistency of the system of equations 𝑥 + 3𝑦 = 5 and 2𝑥 + 6𝑦 = 8.
6. Find the area of the triangle whose vertices are (1, 0)(6, 0)and (4, 3) using determinants.
7. Find𝑘, if the area of the triangle is 3 square units and whose vertices are (𝑘, 0)(1, 3) and
(0, 0) using determinants.
8. Prove that |𝑎𝑑𝑗𝐴| = |𝐴|2 , where 𝐴 is the matrix of order 3 × 3.
9. Find the area of the triangle whose vertices are (3, 8), (−4, 2) and (5, 1) using
determinants.
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