DAV PUBLIC SCHOOL, UNIT-VIII
SUB-MATHEMATICS
CHAPTER:-DETERMINANTS
WORKSHEET (BASIC)
CLASS:-XII
SECTION - A
1. If A is a 3 3 matrix and |adj A| = 64, then A
(a) 64 (b) 8 (c) 64 (d) 18
2. If Aij is the co-factor of aij , then the value of A is
(a) a11 A11 a12 A12 a13 A13 (b) a11 A31 a12 A32 a13 A33
(c) a11 A13 a12 A12 a13 A11 (d) none of these
3. If A, B are square matrix of order 3, A is non-singular and AB 0, then B is a (a)
(a) null matrix (b) singular matrix (c) unit matrix (d)
non-singular matrix
x 2 x
4. Let x 2 x 6 ax4 bx3 cx 2 dx e . The value of 5a 4b 3c 2d e is equal to:
x x 6
(a) 0 (b) 16 (c) 16 (d) none of
these
x 2 6 2
5. f , then x is equal to
18 x 18 6
(a) 6 (b) 6 (c) 6 (d) 0
6. If A is a skew-symmetric matrix of order 2, then det A is of the form
(b) a 1 (c) a 1
2 2 2
(a) a (d) none of
these
7. If A is a invertible matrix of order 2, then A1 is_________.
x 2 x 3 x 2a
8. If a, b, c are in A.P, then x 3 x 4 x 2b is __________.
x 4 x 5 x 2c
1 2 1
9. If A 1 1 2 , then the value of det(adj(adjA)) is _________.
2 1 1
10 0
10.For any 2 2 matrix, if A(adjA) , then A ________.
0 10
11.If A 11, where A is a 3rd order square matrix then cofA __________.
12.If A is 3 3 non-singular matrix such that adjA adjA1 , then A ___________.
13.If A is a square matrix of order 3 3 , then find kA .
14. If A and B are square matrices of order 3 such that A 1, B 3, then find 3 AB
15.If B is a non-singular matrix and A is a square matrix, then find the value of
det(B 1 AB ) .
16.Find the value of and , for which x y z 5, x 2 y 3z 9, x 3 y z has a
unique solution.
2 0 0
17.If A 2 2 0, find adj(adj(adjA)) .
2 2 2
1 sin 1
18.If A sin 1 sin ,0 2 , find A .
1 sin 1
SECTION - B
2 3 1 2
19.If adjA , adjB 3 , then find adj( AB ) .
4 1 1
3 2
20.If A , find values of a and b such that A aA bI 0 .
2
1 1
21.If A is a skew-symmetric matrix of odd order n, then prove that A 0 .
0 a b
22.Without expanding, prove that a 0 c 0 .
b c 0
x 5 2
23..If A 2 y 3, xyz 80,3x 2 y 10z 20, then find A (adjA) .
1 1 z
24.If A and B are square matrices of the same order, prove that adj( AB ) (adjB)(adjA)
25.Find the value of k, if the area of the triangle with vertices (k,0), (4,0) and (0,2)
is 4 sq. units.
26.Find the equation of the line joining (1, 2) and (3, 6) using determinants.
(a x a x ) 2 (a x a x ) 2 1
27.Without expanding, evaluate the determinant: (a y a y ) 2 (a y a y ) 2 1
(a z a z ) 2 (a z a z ) 2 1
2
28. If A
& A3 125 , then find .
2
29. Prove that the points (a, b + c), (b, c + a) and (c, a + b) are collinear.
30. Find the sum of the two values of a which makes determinant,
1 2 5
2 a 1 86
0 4 2a
