Vector Classes

STD 12 : Mathematics Total Marks : 45

Chapter 04: Determinant

SECTION A

* Choose The Right Answer From The Given Options.[1 Marks Each] [45]

1. ∣ x2 sin x ∣
Let f (x) = ∣ ∣ , where p is a constant. The value of p for which ′
f (0) = 1 is
∣ p −1 ∣

(A) R (B) 1 (C) 0 (D) -1

2. ∣ −a b c ∣
∣
a −b c
∣
= kabc , then the value of k is:
∣ ∣

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∣ a b −c ∣

SE
(A) 0 (B) 1 (C) 2 (D) 4
3. ∣ 2x −3 ∣ ∣ 10 1∣
For which value of x, are the determinants AS ∣ ∣ and ∣ ∣ equal?
∣5 x ∣ ∣ −3 2∣

(A) ±3 (B) -3 (C) ±2 (D) 2

4.
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∣ 2 7 1∣

The value of the determinant ∣

∣
1 1 1
∣
∣
is
∣ 10 8 1∣

(A) 47 (B) -79 (C) 49 (D) -51

OR

5. ∣α 3 4∣

If ∣
∣
1 2 1
∣
∣
= 0 , then the value of α is
CT

∣1 4 1∣

(A) 1 (B) 2 (C) 3 (D) 4

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6. α 2
If A = [ ] and ∣
∣A ∣
3
∣ = 27 , then the value of α is
2 α

– –
(A) ±1 (B) ±2 (C) ±√5 (D) ±√7
7. ∣ 5 3 −1 ∣

If ∣
∣
−7 x −3
∣
∣
= 0 , then the value of x is
∣ 9 6 −2 ∣

(A) 3 (B) 5 (C) 7 (D) 9

8. ∣y +k y y ∣

The determinant ∣
y y +k y
∣
is equal to
∣ ∣
∣ y y y +k ∣

(A) k (3y + k 2
) (B) 3y + k 3

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 (C) 3y + k 2
(D) k 2
(3y + k)

9. ∣ ⌊1 ⌊2 ⌊3 ∣
∣ ∣
The value of ∣ 2⌊2 33 4⌊4 ∣ is
∣ – ∣
∣ ⌊3 ⌊4 ⌊5 ∣

(A) 12 (B) -12 (C) 24 (D) -24

10. If A is a non-singular square matrix of order 3 such that A
2
= 3A , then value of
|A| is
(A) -3 (B) 3 (C) 9 (D) 27
11. ∣x 0 8∣

The roots of the equation ∣

∣
4 1 3
∣
∣
= 0 are
∣2 0 x∣

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(A) −4, 4 (B) 2, −4 (C) 2.4 (D) 2.8

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12. 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
13. If A is a skew-symmetric matrix of order 3 , then the value of
AS |A| is
(A) 3 (B) 0 (C) 9 (D) 27
CL
14. If A is a 3×3 matrix such that |A| = 8 , then |3A| equals
(A) 8 (B) 24 (C) 72 (D) 216
15. The value of the cofactor of the element of second row and third column in the
OR

4 3 2
⎡ ⎤
matrix ⎢ 2 −1 0⎥ is:
⎣ ⎦
1 2 3
CT

(A) 5 (B) -5 (C) -11 (D) 11

16. 2 1
Given that , matrix A is :
VE

−1 1
A = [ ]
7
−3 2

2 −1 2 −1
(A) 7 [ ] (B) [ ]
3 2 3 2

2 −1 2 −1
(C) 1

7
[ ] (D) 1

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[ ]
3 2 3 2

17. −2 0 0
⎡ ⎤
If A = ⎢ 1 2 3 ⎥ , then the value of |A(adj. A)| is:
⎣ ⎦
5 1 −1

(A) 100I (B) 10I (C) 10 (D) 1000

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18. 2 −1 1
⎡ ⎤
For the matrix A = ⎢ λ 2 0⎥ to be invertible, the value of λ is
⎣ ⎦
1 −2 3

(A) 0 (B) 10 (C) R − {10} (D) R − {−10}

19. If A is a square matrix of order 3 such that the value of | adj A| = 8 , then the
value of ∣ ⊤
∣A ∣∣ is
– – –
(A) √2 (B) −√2 (C) 8 (D) 2√2

20. 7 −3 −3 1 3 3
⎡ ⎤ ⎡ ⎤
If inverse of matrix ⎢ −1 1 0 ⎥ is the matrix ⎢ 1 λ 3⎥ , then value of λ is
⎣ ⎦ ⎣ ⎦
−1 0 1 1 3 4

(A) -4 (B) 1 (C) 3 (D) 4

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21. If A is a square matrix of order 3 and |A| = 6 , then the value of | adj A| is:

SE
(A) 6 (B) 36 (C) 27 (D) 216

22. If |A| = 2 , where A is a 2×2 matrix, then ∣

∣4A
−1
∣
∣ equals:
(A) 4 (B) 2
AS (C) 8 (D) 32
1

23. Let A be a 3×3 matrix such that | adj A| = 64 . Then |A| is equal to:
CL
(A) 8 only (B) -8 only (C) 64 (D) 8 or -8

24. −4 3
The inverse of [ ] is
7 −5
OR

−5 3 5 3
(A) [ ] (B) [ ]
7 −4 7 4

−5 7 −5 −3
(C) [ (D) [
CT

] ]
3 −4 −7 −4

25. 1 0 0
⎡ ⎤
VE

If A = ⎢ 0 1 0 ⎥ , then A
−1

⎣ ⎦
59 69 −1

(A) is A (B) is (-A)

(C) is A
2
(D) does not exist

26. 1 −2 4
⎡ ⎤
If A = ⎢2 −1 3⎥ is the adjoint of a square matrix B, then B
−1
is equal to
⎣ ⎦
4 2 0

–
(A) ±A (B) ±√2A (C) ± 1
B (D) ± 1
A
√2 √2

27. −1
1 − tan θ 1 tan θ a −b
If [ ][ ] = [ ] , then
tan θ 1 − tan θ 1 b a

(A) a = 1 = b (B) a = cos 2θ, b = sin 2θ

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 (C) a = sin 2θ, b = cos θ (D) a = cos θ, b = sin θ
28. −2 0 0
⎡ ⎤
If A = ⎢ 0 −2 0 ⎥ , then the value of | adj A| is
⎣ ⎦
0 0 −2

(A) 64 (B) 16 (C) 0 (D) -8

29. If A is a square matrix of order 3 , such that A(adj A) = 10I , then ∣ adj A∣ is equal
to
(A) 1 (B) 10 (C) 100 (D) 101

30. 0 2x − 1
−
−
⎡ √x ⎤

The value of |A| , if A = ⎢ 1 − 2x 0

−
−
2√x ⎥ , where x ∈ R
+
, is
⎣ −
− −
− ⎦
−√x −2√x 0

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(A) (2x + 1) 2
(B) 0 (C) (2x + 1) 3
(D) (2x − 1) 2

SE
31. ∣2 4∣ ∣ 2x 4∣
If ∣ ∣ = ∣ ∣ , then the possible value(s) of ' x ' is/are
∣5 1∣ ∣ 6 x∣

(A) 3 (B) √3
– AS (C) −√3
– –
(D) √3, −√3
–

32. If A is a square matrix of order ′

3, |A | = −3 , then ′
|AA | =

(A) 9 (B) -9 (C) 3 (D) -3

CL

33. k 8
Value of k, for which A = [ ] is a singular matrix is
4 2k
OR

(A) 4 (B) -4 (C) ±4 (D) 0

34. Given that A is a non-singular matrix of order 3 such that A
2
= 2A , then value of
|2A| is
CT

(A) 4 (B) 8 (C) 64 (D) 16

35. The points D, E and F are the mid-points of AB, BC and CA respectively.
VE

What is the area of the shaded region?

(A) 2 sq units (B) 3

2
squnits
−−
(C) 1

2
squnits (D) (2√26 − 1) squnits
36. If the area of the triangle with vertices (−3, 0), (3, 0) and (0, k) is 9 sq units, then
the value/s of k is will be
(A) 9 (B) ±3 (C) -9 (D) 6

37. Given that A = [a ]is a square matrix of order

ij 3×3 and |A| = −7 , then the value
of 3
∑i=1 ai2 Ai2 , whereA denotes the cofactor of element
ij aij is
(A) 7 (B) -7 (C) 0 (D) 49
38. V is a matrix of order 3 such that ∣ adj V ∣= 7 .
Which of these could be |V | ?
– –
(A) 7 2
(B) 7 (C) √7 (D) √73

39. If A and B are invertible square matrices of the same order, then which of the
following is not correct?

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(A) ∣∣AB
|A|
−1
∣
∣ =
|B|

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(B) ∣∣(AB) −1
∣
∣ =
1

|A||B|

(C) (AB) −1
= B
−1
A
−1
AS
(D) (A + B) −1
= B
−1
+A
−1

40. Given that A is a square matrix of order 3 and |A| = −2 , then | adj(2A)| is equal to
CL
(A) −2 6
(B) 4 (C) −2 8
(D) 2 8

41. If A is a square matrix of order 3 and |A| = 5 , then | adj A| =

(A) 5 (B) 25 (C) 125 (D)

OR

42. 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
CT

43. 2 5
For matrix A = [ ] , (adj A)
′
is equal to
−11 7
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−2 −5 7 5
(A) [ ] (B) [ ]
11 −7 11 2

7 11 7 −5
(C) [ ] (D) [ ]
−5 2 11 2

44. 3 1
For A = [ ] , then 14A
−1
is given by
−1 2

2 −1 4 −2
(A) 14 [ ] (B) [ ]
1 3 2 6

2 −1 −3 −1
(C) 2 [ ] (D) 2 [ ]
1 −3 1 −2

45. 10 0
For an invertible matrix A if A(adj A) = [ ] , then |A| is
0 10
(A) 100 (B) -100 (C) 10 (D) -10

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