MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTIONS
CHAPTER – 4 DETERMINANTS
1 1 1 1 bc a
Q1. If 1 a b c , 2 1 ca b then:
a2 b2 c2 1 ab c
(a) 1 2 0 (b) 1 22 0 (c) 1 2 (d) none of these
52 53 54
Q2. The value of 53 54 55 is:
54 55 56
(a) 52 (b) 0 (c) 513 (d) 59
1 x 2 3
Q3. If 0 x 0 0 , then its roots are:
0 0 x
(a) 1 only (b) 0,1 (c) 0 only (d) 1,0,1
Q4. If A 3, 4 , B 7, 2 , C x , y are collinear, then:
(a) x 5 y 17 0 (b) x 5 y 13 0 (c) x 5 y 17 0 (d) none of these
3 4 2 2
then A B is:
1
Q5. If A , B
2 3 0 1
1 1
(a) (b) does not exist (c) is a skew-symmetric (d) none of these
1 1
2
Q6. If A is a square matrix such that A2 I , then A1 is equal to:
(a) 2A (b) O (c) A (d) A I
Q7. The system of equations x 2 y 11 , 2 x 4 y 22 has:
(a) Only one solution (b) finitely many solutions
(c) no solution (d) infinitely many solutions
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cos ecx sec x sec x
Q8. The number of distinct real roots of sec x cos ecx sec x 0 lying in x is:
4 4
sec x sec x cos ecx
(a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 3 (d) 0
cos150 sin150
Q9. Value of is:
sin150 cos150
1 3
(a) 1 (b) (c) (d) none of these
2 2
a ib c id
Q10. Value of is:
c id a ib
(a) a 2 b2 c 2 d 2 (b) a 2 b2 c 2 d 2 (c) a 2 b2 c 2 d 2 (d) none of these
x y x x
Q11. Value of 5 x 4 y 4 x 2 x is:
10 x 8 y 8 x 3x
(a) 0 (b) x 3 (c) y 3 (d) none of these
1! 2! 3!
Q12. Value of 2! 3! 4! is:
3! 4! 5!
(a) 2 (b) 6 (c) 24 (d) 120
1 1 1
Q13. Value of 1 1 x 1 is:
1 1 1 y
(a) x y (b) x y (c) xy (d) none of these
1
a2 bc
a
1
Q14. Value of b2 ac is:
b
1
c2 ab
c
(a) 0 (b) 1 (c) -1 (d) none of these
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cos sin cos 2
Q15. The value of sin cos sin is:
cos sin cos
(a) Independent of only (b) Independent of only
(c) Independent of both and (d) Dependent of both and
x 3 7
Q16. The solution set of the equation 2 x 2 0 is:
7 6 x
(a) 2, 3, 7 (b) 2, 7, 9 (c) 2,3, 7 (d) none of these
5 3 1
Q17. The solution set of the equation 7 x 2 0 is:
9 6 2
(a) 0 (b) 6 (c) 6 (d) 0,9
Q18. If the points A 3, 2 , B k , 2 and C 8,8 are collinear, then the value of k is:
(a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 5 (d) 4
x 1 x2 x4
Q19. The value of x 3 x 5 x 8 is:
x 7 x 10 x 14
(a) 2 (b) 2 (c) x 2 2 (d) x 2 2
a b c
Q20. The value of b c a is:
c a b
(a) abc a b c (b) a3 b3 c3 3abc
(c) a3 b3 c3 3abc (d) none of these
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ANSWERS
1. a 2. b 3. b 4. c 5. a 6. c 7. c 8. b 9.c 10. c 11. b 12. c 13. c 14. a
15. a 16. b 17. c 18. c 19. a 20. c
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