Determinants Class 12 Mathematics Important Questions

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Important Questions of Determinants Class 12

Very Short Answer Type Questions

Question. If A is an invertible matrix of order 3 and |A| = 5, then find |Adj A|.
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Question. If A is a non-singular matrix of order 3 and |Adj A| = |A|^K, then write the value of K.
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Question. If A is a square matrix of order 3 and |3A| = K|A|, then write the value of K.
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Question. A is a square matrix of order 3 and |A| = 7. Write the value of |adj. A|.
Answer. |adj. A|= |A|^n–1
= |A|^{3 – 1} = (7)² = 49

Question. If |A| = 2, where A is a 2 × 2 matrix, find |adj A|.
Answer. |adj A|= |A|^{n – 1} = (2)^{2 –1} = 2

Question. What is the value of the determinant

Answer. Expanding along R1 = – 2(12 – 16) = – 2(– 4) = 8

Question. Find the minor of the element of second row and third column (a₂₃) in the following determinant :

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Question. What positive value of x makes the following pair of determinants equal?

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Question. Write the adjoint of the following matrix :

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Question. A matrix A of order 3 × 3 is such that |A| = 4.
Find the value of |2A|.
Answer. |2A| = 2n|A| = 23(4) = 32

Question. If A is an invertible matrix of order 3 and |A| = 5, then find the value of |adj A|.
Answer. |adj A|= |A|^{n – 1}
= (5)^3–1 = (5)² = 25

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⇒ x2 – x = 6 – 4
⇒ x² – x = 2
⇒ x² – x – 2 = 0
⇒ x² – 2x + x – 2 = 0
⇒ x(x – 2) + 1(x – 2) = 0
⇒ (x – 2) (x + 1) = 0
⇒ x = 2 or x = – 1
∴ The positive value of x is 2.

Question. Let A be a square matrix of order 3 × 3. Write the value of |2A|, where |A| = 4.
Answer. |2A| = 2³|A| = 8(4) = 32

Question. The value of the determinant of a matrix A of order 3 × 3 is 4. Find the value of |5A|.
Answer. |A| = 4
|5A| = 5³ |A| = 125 (4) = 500

Question. If the determinant of a matrix A of order 3 × 3 is of value 4, write the value of |3A|.
Answer. |A| = 4
⇒ |3A| = 3³ |A| = 27(4) = 108

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Question. If A is a square matrix of order 3 such that |adj A| = 64, find |A|.
Answer. |adj A| = 64
|A|² = 64 [ ∵ |adj A| = |A|^n–1, Here n= 3]
∴ |A| = ± 8

Question. If A is an invertible square matrix of order 3 and |A| = 5, then find the value of |adj A|.
Answer. |adjA|= |A|^n–1
= (5)^3–1= 5² = 25 [Here |A| = 5, n = 3

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Answer. (x + 1) (x + 2) – (x – 1) (x – 3) = 12 + 1
⇒ (x² + 2x + x + 2) – (x² – 3x – x + 3) = 13
⇒ 3x + 2 + 4x – 3 = 13
⇒7x – 1 = 13 ⇒ 7x = 14

Question. If A_ij is the cofactor of the element a_ij of the

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Question. Find the inverse of the matrix

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Question. Find the maximum value of

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Question. If A is a square matrix of order 2 and |adj A| = 9, find |A|.
Answer. |adj A|= 9 …(given)
|A|^{n – 1} = 9, (order, adj, n = 2)
|A|^{2 – 1} = 9
|A| = 9

Question. If for any 2 × 2 square matrix A,

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Question. If A is an invertible matrix of order 2 and det (A) = 4, then write the value of det (A^–1).
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Question. If A is a 3 × 3 invertible matrix, then what will be the value of k if det(A^–1) = (det A)^k
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Short Answer Type Questions-I

Question. If A is a skew-symmetric matrix of order 3, then prove that det A = 0. (All India)
Answer. A is a skew-symmetric matrix
A^t = – A
⇒ |A^t| = |– A|
⇒ |A^t| = (– 1)ⁿ|A|
⇒ |A^t| = (– 1)³|A| …( ∵ = 3)
⇒ |A| = – |A| ( ∵ |A^t| = |A|)
⇒ |A| + |A| = 0
⇒ 2|A| = 0 ∴ |A| = 0

Short Answer Type Questions-II

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Answer. To find : f (2x) – f (x)
1^st method :

Question. Using properties of determinants, prove the following :

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Expanding along C₁, we have
= – 2abc² . 1(– ab – ab)
= – 2abc² (– 2ab)
= 4a²b²c² = R.H.S.

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Question. Using properties of determinants, solve for x :

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Question. Two schools A and B decided to award prizes to their students for three values, team spirit, truthfulness and tolerance at the rate of ₹ x, ₹y and ₹ z per student respectively. School A, decided to award a total of ₹ 1,100 for the three values to 3, 1 and 2 students respectively while school B decided to award ₹ 1,400 for the three values to 1, 2 and 3 students respectively. If one prize for all the three values together amount to ₹ 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?
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⇒ |A| = 3(2 – 3) – 1(1 – 3) + 2(1 – 2)
= – 3 + 2 – 2 = – 3 ≠ 0
A^–1 exists, so equations have a unique solution. Hence system of equations can be solved.

Question. Using properties of determinants, prove that

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Answer. Given : CD – AB = 0
DC = AB ⇒ D = C^–1AB …(i)
|C| = 16 – 15 = 1 ≠ 0;

Long Answer Type Questions

Question. Using matrices, solve the following system of equations :
x + y + z = 1;x – 2y + 3z = 2; x – 3y + 5z = 3
Answer. Given equations can be written as