Practice Question LEVEL –1 Determinants

Question Q.7 The minors of the elements of the first row in

Expansion of Determinants
2 −1
based on
4
the determinant 4 2 − 3 are-
a +1 1 1 1 1 2
Q.1 If 1 1 − 1 = 4, then the value a is - (A) 2, 7, 11 (B) 7, 11, 2
−1 1 1 (C) 11, 2, 7 (D) 7, 2, 11
(A) 1 (B) –1 (C) –2 (D) 0
a1 b1 c1
x y 2 3 Q.8 If  = a 2 b2 c2 and A2, B2, C2 are
Q.2 If = 7 and = 4, then -
4 2 y x a3 b3 c3
5 5 respectively cofactors of a2, b2, c2 then
(A) x = – 3, y = – (B) x = – , y = – 3
2 2 a1A2 + b1B2 + c1C2 is equal to-
5 5 (A) –  (B) 0
(C) x = 3, y = (C) x = ,y=3
2 2 (C)  (D) None of these

5+i − 3i Q.9 If A = (aij) is a 4 × 4 matrix and cij is the co-

Q.3 The value of is -
4i 5−i factor of the element aij in Det (A), then the
(A) 12 (B) 17 (C) 14 (D) 24 expression a11c11+ a12c12+ a13c13 + a14c14
equals-
sec x sin x tan x (A) 0 (B) – 1
Q.4 0 1 0 is equal to - (C) 1 (D) Det. (A)
tan x cot x sec x
Q.10 If cofactor of 2x in the determinant
(A) 0 (B) – 1 x 1 −2
(C) 1 (D) None of these 1 2x x − 1 is zero, then x equals to-
x −1 x 0
1 0 0
1 (A) 0 (B) 2
Q.5 The value of 3 x3 1 is -
x−y (C) 1 (D) –1
5 y3 1
(A) x + y (B) x2 – xy + y2 Question
Some basic properties
based on
(C) x2 + xy + y2 (D) x3 – y3

Question Minors & a1 ma 1 b1

based on Cofactor and their properties
Q.11 The value of the determinant a 2 ma 2 b2
a3 ma 3 b3
Q.6 The cofactors of 1, –2, –3 and 4 in
is -
1 −2
are- (A) 0 (B) ma1a2a3
−3 4
(C) ma1b2a2 (D) mb1b2b3
(A) 4, 3, 2, 1 (B) –4, 3, 2, –1
(C) 4, –3, –2, 1 (D) –4, –3, –2, –1 a 0 0 p 2a 0 0
Q.12 If  = b c a , then pb c a is equal
c a b pc a b
to-
(A) p (B) p2
(C) p3 (D) 2p
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 1 / a 1 bc a+x a−x a−x
Q.13 The value of the determinant 1 / b 1 ca is Q.20 If a − x a + x a − x = 0, then value of x
1 / c 1 ab a−x a−x a+x
equal to are-
(A) abc (B) 1/abc (A) 0, a (B) 0, – a
(C) 0 (D) None of these
(C) a, – a (D) 0, 3a
Q.14 If each row of a determinant of third order of
value  is multiplied by 3, then the value of a b c
2 2
new determinant is - Q.21 The value of the determinant a b c 2 is -
(A)  (B) 27  (C) 21  (D) 54  bc ca ab

Q.15 The sum of infinite series (A) abc (a – b) (b – c) (c – a)

1 2 1/ 2 2 1/ 4 2 (B) (a – b) (b – c) (c – a) (a + b + c)
+ + + ........ is - (C) (a – b) (b – c) (c – a) (ab + bc + ca)
6 4 2 4 2/3 4
(A) –10 (B) 0 (D) None of these
(C) 10 (D) 
a2 b2 c2 a2 b2 c2
a ma + nx x Q.22 If (a + 1) 2
(b + 1) 2
(c + 1) 2 =k a b c ,
Q.16 The value of b mb + ny y is- (a − 1) 2
(b − 1) 2
(c − 1) 2
1 1 1
c mc + nz z
then k is equal to-
(A) a + b + c (A) 1 (B) 2
(B) x + y + z (C) 4 (D) 0
(C) m(a + b + c) + n(x + y + z)
(D) 0
a b + c a3
a a+b a+b+c Q.23 The value of b c + a b 3 is-
Q.17 The value of 2a 3a + 2b 4a + 3b + 2c is c a + b c3
3a 6a + 3b 10a + 6b + 3c
(A) (a – b) (b – c) (c – a)
equal to -
(B) abc (a – b) (b – c) (c – a)
(A) a3 (B) b3
(C) c3 (D) a3 + b3 + c3 (C) – (a + b + c)2 (a – b) (b – c) (c – a)
(D) None of these
Q.18 The value of the determinant
ka k +a
2 2
1 Q.24 If x is real number such that
kb k +b
2 2
1 is - x +1 x + 2 x + 
kc k +c
2 2
1 x +2 x +3 x +  = 0 then    are in
x +3 x +4 x+
(A) k (a + b) (b + c) (c + a)
(B) k abc (a2 + b2 + c2) (A) A.P. (B) G.P.
(C) k (a – b) (b – c) ( c – a) (C) H.P. (D) None of these
(D) k (a + b – c) (b + c – a) (c + a – b)
1 1 1
r x n (n + 1) / 2 n Q.25 The determinant a b c is
Q.19 If Dr = 2r − 1 y n2 , then  Dr a − bc b − ca c − ab
2 2 2
r =1
3r − 2 z n (3n − 1) / 2
equal to -
is equal to -
1 1 (A) 0 (B) 1
(A) n(n + 1)(2n + 1) (B) n2(n + 1)2 (C) – 1 (D) None of these
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(C) 0 (D) None of these

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 1 1 1 3− x −6 3
m +1 m+2
Q.26 m
C1 C1 C1 = Q.33 If −6 3− x 3 = 0 then x =
m +1 m+2
m
C2 C2 C2 3 3 −6−x
(A) m(m + 1) (B) m(m – 1) (A) 6 (B) 3
(C) 1 (D) 0 (C) 0 (D) None of these
Question Symmetric and skew symmetric
based on Determinants
Q.27 Find the value of x in the equation
1 4 20
Q.34 If A + B + C =  , then
1 −2 5 =0
sin (A + B + C) sin B cos C
1 2x 5x 2
− sin B 0 tan A equals-
(A) –1, 2 (B) –1, 0 cos (A + B) − tan A 0
(C) 2, 0 (D) 1, 2
(A) 0 (B) 2sinB tanA cosC
(C) 1 (D) None of these
Q.28 If a, b, c are in A.P., then the value of
x + 2 x + 3 x + 2a Q.35 The value of an even order skew symmetric
x + 3 x + 4 x + 2b equals - determinant is-
x + 4 x + 5 x + 2c (A) 0 (B) perfect square
(C) ±1 (D) None of these
(A) 1 (B) 0 (C) 2a (D) 2x
Q.36 The value of an odd order skew symmetric
1+ i 1− i i determinant is-
(A) perfect square (B) negative
Q.29 1− i i 1+ i (where i = − 1 ) equals -
(C) ±1 (D) 0
i 1+ i 1− i
0 a −b a −c
(A) 7 + 4i (B) 7 – 4i
(C) 4 + 7i (D) 4 – 7i Q.37 The value of b − a 0b − c is-
c−a c−b 0
a a+b a+b+c (A) 0
Q.30  = 3a 4a + 3b 5a + 4b + 3c where a = i, (B) abc
(C) (a – b) (b – c) (c – a)
6a 9a + 6b 11a + 9b + 6c
(D) None of these
b =   c =  then  is equal to-
(B) – 2
Question
(A) i based on
Crammer's Rule
(C)  (D) – i
Q.38 The equations x + 2y + 3z = 1,
Q.31 The value of the determinant 2x + y + 3z = 2 and 5x + 5y + 9z = 4 have-
( x − 2) 2 ( x − 1) 2 x2 (A) unique solution (B) many solutions
( x − 1) 2 x2 ( x + 1) 2 is- (C) inconsistent (D) None of these
x 2
( x + 1) 2
( x + 2) 2
Q.39 The existence of unique solution of the
(A) 0 (B) 8x2 (C) 8 (D) –8 system
x + y + z = b, 2x + 3y – z = 6, 5x – y + az = 10
7579 7589 depends on-
Q.32 = (A) b only (B) a only
7581 7591
(C) a and b (D) neither a nor b
(A) 20 (B) – 2 (C) – 20 (D) 4
Q.40 Given the system of equations px + y + z = 1,
x + py + z = p, x + y + pz = p2, then for what
value of p does this system have no solution -
(A) –2 (B) –1
(C) 1 (D) 0
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Q.41 The value of k for which the set of equations
3x + ky – 2z = 0, x + ky + 3z = 0 and
2x + 3y – 4z = 0 has a non – trivial solution
is-
(A) 15 (B) 16
(C) 31/2 (D) 33/2

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 LEVEL – 2

a 2 + b2 p 15 8
c c 2
c Q.6 If Dp = p 35 9 , then
b2 + c2 p 3
25 10
Q.1 a a is equal to-
a
D1 + D2 + D3 + D4 + D5 is equal to-
c2 + a 2
b b (A) 0 (B) 25
b
(C) 625 (D) None of these
(A) abc (B) 2abc
b−c c−a a−b
(C) 4abc (D) 0
Q.7 If the determinant b − c c − a a − b
2 3
3 3
3 .2 + 3 .2 + 1
2 b − c c − a a − b
Q.2 33 43 3.32 + 3.3 + 1 is equal to- a b c
43 53 3 .4 2 + 3 .4 + 1 is expressible as m a b
c , then the
(A) 0 (B) 1 a b c
(C) 92 (D) None of these value of m is-
(A) – 1 (B) 0 (C) 1 (D) 2
a+b b+c c+a a b c Q.8 In a third order determinant each element of
Q.3 If b + c c + a a + b =  b c a then the first column consists of sum of two terms,
c+a a+b b+c c a b each element of the second column consists
 is equal to- of sum of three terms and each element of
third column consists of sum of four terms,
(A) 1 (B) 2
then it can be decomposed into n
(C) 3 (D) 4
determinants, where n has the value-
(A) 1 (B) 9 (C) 16 (D) 24
a b c y b q
Q.4 If  = x y z and 2 = x a p then Q.9 For any ABC, the value of determinant
p q r z c r
sin 2 A cot A 1
1 is equal to- sin 2 B cot B 1 is-
2
(A) 22 (B) 2 sin C cot C 1

(C) – 2 (D) None of these (A) 0

(B) 1
(C) sin A sin B sin C
ax by cz
2 2
(D) sin A + sin B + sin C
Q.5 The determinant x y z 2 is equal to-
1 1 1 2r x n (n + 1)
1 1 1 a b c Q.10 If Sr = 6r 2 − 1 y n 2 (2n + 3) then
(A) a b c (B) x y z 4r − 2nr
3
z n (n + 1)
3

2 2 2
x y z yz zx xy n

1 1 1
S
r =1
r does not depends on

(C) x y z (D) None of these (A) x (B) y

2 2 2
a b c (C) n (D) all of these

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Q.11 If a, b, c are non-zero real numbers, then Q.16 If [a] denotes the greatest integer less than or
b 2c 2 bc b + c equal to a and – 1  x < 0, 0  y < 1, 1  z <
c a 2 2
ca c + a is equal to [x] + 1 [ y] [z]
a b 2 2
ab a + b 2, then [x] [ y] + 1 [z] is equal to-
[x] [ y] [z] + 1
(A) abc (B) a2b2c2
(C) ab + bc + ca (D) None of these (A) [x] (B) [y]
(C) [z] (D) None of these
x p q
Q.12 p x q is equal to - Q.17 The value of the determinant
p q x 5 5
C0 C 3 14
5 5
(A) (x + p) (x + q) (x – p – q) C1 C4 1 is-
5 5
(B) (x – p) (x – q) (x + p + q) C2 C5 1
(C) (x – p) (x – q) (x – p – q) (A) 0 (B) – (6!)
(D) (x + p) (x + q) (x + p + q) (C) 80 (D) None of these

Q.13 If x is a positive integer then the value of a b c

x! ( x + 1)! ( x + 2)! Q.18 If  = b c a , then 2 is equal to-
determinant ( x + 1)! ( x + 2)! ( x + 3)! is- c a b
( x + 2)! ( x + 3)! ( x + 4)!
bc − a 2 ca − b 2 ab − c 2
(A) (2x) !. (x + 1) !. (x + 2) !. (x + 3) ! (A) ca − b 2
ab − c 2
bc − a 2
(B) 2 (x) !. (x + 1) !. (x + 2) ! ab − c 2 bc − a 2 ca − b 2
(C) (2x) !. (x + 3) !
(D) None of these bc + a 2 ca + b 2 ab + c 2
(B) ca + b 2 ab + c 2 bc + a 2
Q.14 The determinant ab + c 2 bc + a 2 ca + b 2
cos ( + ) − sin ( + ) cos 2
sin  cos  sin  is- a 2 − bc b 2 − ca c 2 − ab
− cos  sin  cos  (C) b 2 − ca c 2 − ab a 2 − bc
c 2 − ab a 2 − bc b 2 − ca
(A) 0
(B) independent of  (D) None of these
(C) independent of  Q.19 If ax + by + cz = 1, bx + cy + az = 0 = cx + ay +
(D) independent of both  and  x y z a b c
bz, then z x y c a b is equal to-
13 + 3 2 5 5 y z x b c a
Q.15 15 + 26 5 10 equals-
(A) 0 (B) 1
65 + 3 15 5
(C) – 1 (D) 2
(A) 0
(B) 5 3 ( 6 – 5)
(C) 5 3 (5 – 6 )
(D) None of these

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 LEVEL – 3

xn x n+2 x n +3
Q.1 If y n y n+2 y n +3
n+2 Q.6 The values  and  for which the system of
z n
z z n +3
equations x + y + z = 6, x + 2y + 3z = 10 and
1 1 1 x + 2y + z =  have unique solution are-
= (x–y) (y–z) (z–x)  + +  , then n = (A)   3,   R (B)  = 3,  = 10
x y z 
(C)   3,  = 10 (D)   3,   10
(A) 1 (B) –1
(C) 2 (D) –2
Q.7 The system of linear equations x + y + z = 2,
2x + y – z = 3, 3x + 2y + kz = 4 has a unique
Q.2 If    are the roots of x3 + ax2 + b = 0, solution if-
   (A) k   (B) –1 < k > 1
then the value of    is equals to- (C) –2 < k < 2 (D) k = 0
  
(A) – a3 (B) a3 –3b x2 + x x +1 x−2
(C) a3 (D) a2 – 3b Q.8 If 2 x + 3x − 1
2
3x 3x − 3 = Ax – 12,
x + 2x + 3
2
2x − 1 2x − 1
Q.3 If A, B and C are the angles of a triangle and then the value of A is-
1 1 1 (A) 12 (B) 24
1 + sin A 1 + sin B 1 + sin C =0 , (C) –12 (D) –24
sin A + sin A sin B + sin B sin C + sin C
2 2 2

441 442 443

then the triangle ABC is-
(A) isosceles Q.9 The value of 445 446 447 is-
(B) equilateral 449 450 451
(C) right angled isosceles (A) 441 × 446 × 451 (B) 0
(D) none of these (C) –1 (D) 1

Q.4 The value of the determinant x − 3 2 x 2 − 18 3x 3 − 81

cos  − sin  1 Q.10 If f(x) = x − 5 2x 2 − 50 4x 3 − 500 then
sin  cos  1 is- 1 2 3
cos( + ) − sin( + ) 1
f(1).f(3) + f(3).f(5) + f(5).f(1) is equal to-
(A) independent of  (A) f(1) (B) f(3)
(B) independent of  (C) f(1) + f(3) (D) f(1) + f(5)
(C) independent of  and 
(D) none of these Q.11 If the system of equations,
x + 2y – 3z =1, (k + 3)z = 3,(2k + 1)x + z = 0
is inconsistent, then the value of k is-
a 2r 216 − 1
(A) –3 (B) 1/2
Q.5 Let D r = b 3(4r ) 2(416 − 1) , then the (C) 0 (D) 2
c 7(8 ) 4(8 − 1)
r 16

16 1 a b
value of Σ D r is equals to- Q.12 In a ABC, if 1 c a = 0 then
r =1
(A) 0 1 b c
(B) a + b + c sin2 A+ sin2 B + sin2 C is equal to-
(C) ab + bc + ca (A) 9/4 (B) 4/9
(D) none of these (C) 1 (D) 3 3

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Q.13 The equation
x + 2y + 3z = 1, 2x + y + 3z = 2, 5x + 5y + 9z =
4 have-
(A) unique solution
(B) infinitely many solutions
(C) inconsistent
(D) None of these
1 1 1
Q.14 cos (nx ) cos (n + 1) x cos (n + 2) x is not
sin (nx ) sin (n + 1) x sin (n + 2) x
dependent-
(A) on x (B) on n
(C) both on x and n (D) None of these

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 ANSWER KEY

LEVEL- 1
Q.No. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21
Ans. D B C C C A B B D C A B C B A D A C C D C
Q.No. 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41
Ans. C C A A C A B C A D C C A B D A A B A D

LEVEL- 2
Q.No. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19
Ans. C A B B B D B D A D D B B B B C D A B

LEVEL- 3
Q.No. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14
Ans. B C A A A A A B B B A A A B