NAGARJUNA VIDYANIKETAN

MATHEMATICS ( GRADE 12 )

DETERMINANTS

𝑥+1 𝑥−1
1. | 2 2 |=
𝑥 +𝑥+1 𝑥 −𝑥+1

a) 2𝑥 3 b) 2 c) 0 d) 2𝑥 3 − 3
2. If A is a square matrix of order 3 such that |𝑎𝑑𝑗𝐴| = 8, 𝑡ℎ𝑒𝑛 |𝐴𝑇 | =

a) √2 b) −√2 c) 8 d) 2√2

7 −3 −3 1 3 3
3. If the inverse of the matrix [−1 1 0 ] 𝑖𝑠 [1 𝛼 3], then 𝛼 =
−1 0 1 1 3 4

a) -4 b) 1 c) 3 d) 4
𝑇
4. If A is a square matrix of order 2 and |𝐴| = −2, 𝑡ℎ𝑒𝑛 |5𝐴 | =

a) -50 b) -10 c) 10 d) 50
−𝑎 𝑏 𝑐
5. If | 𝑎 −𝑏 𝑐 | = 𝑘𝑎𝑏𝑐, 𝑘 =?
𝑎 𝑏 −𝑐

a) 0 b) 1 c) 2 d) 4
6. If 𝐴 = [𝑎𝑖𝑗 ] = 3 × 3 matrix, where 𝑎𝑖𝑗 = 𝑖 − 3𝑗 then which is false

a) 𝑎11 < 0 b) 𝑎12 + 𝑎21 = −6 c) 𝑎13 > 𝑎31 d) 𝑎31 = 0

−2 0 0
7. f A=[ 1 2 3 ] , 𝑡ℎ𝑒𝑛 |𝐴. 𝐴𝑑𝑗 𝐴| =
5 1 −1

a) 100I b) 10I c) 10 d) 1000

8. For a square matrix A, 𝐴2 − 3𝐴 + 𝐼 = 0 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝐴−1 = 𝑥𝐴 + 𝑦𝐼, then 𝑥 + 𝑦=

a) -2 b) 2 c) 3 d) -3
9. If |𝐴| = 2, where 𝐴 = 2 × 2 matrix, then |4𝐴−1 | =

a) 4 b) 2 c) 8 d) 1/32
10. Let A be a 3 × 3 matrix, such that |𝑎𝑑𝑗 𝐴| = 64, 𝑡ℎ𝑒𝑛 |𝐴|=

a) 8 only b) -8 only c) 64 d) 8 or -8

1 2 1
11. If 𝐴 = [2 3 1] is a non-singular matrix, and 𝑎 ∈ 𝐴, then 𝑠𝑒𝑡 𝐴 =
3 𝑎 1

a) R b) {0} c) {4} d) 𝑅 − {4}

 12. If |𝐴| = |𝑘𝐴|, where A= square matrix of order 2, then sum of all possible values
of 𝑘=

a) 1 b) -1 c)2 d) 0
3 0 0
13. If (𝐴)(𝐴𝑑𝑗 𝐴) = [0 3 0], then |𝐴| + |𝐴𝑑𝑗 𝐴| =
0 0 3

a) 12 b) 9 c) 3 d) 27
𝛼 3 4
14. If | 1 2 1| = 0, then 𝛼 =
1 4 1

a) 1 b) 2 c) 3 d) 4
0 𝑥−𝑎 𝑥−𝑏
15. If 𝑓(𝑥) = |𝑥 + 𝑎 0 𝑥 − 𝑐 |, then
𝑥+𝑏 𝑥+𝑐 0

a) f(a)=0 b) f(b)=0 c) f(0)=0 d) f(1)=0

16. If A and B are square matrices of order 3 × 3 such that |𝐴| = 5 𝑎𝑛𝑑 |𝐵| = 3, then
|3𝐴𝐵| =

a) 135 b) 45 c) 405 d) none of these

5 5𝛼 𝛼
17. Let 𝐴 = [0 𝛼 5𝛼 ] if |𝐴|2 = 25, then |𝛼| =
0 0 5

a) 25 b) 1 c) 5 d) 1/5
18. Let the determinant of a 3 × 3 matrix A be 6 and B be a matrix given by 𝐵 = 5𝐴2
then |𝐵|
a) 750 b) 180 c) 450 d) 4500
19. If A is a square matrix of order 3 × 3 such that |𝐴| = −3 , 𝑡ℎ𝑒𝑛 |−3𝐴𝐴𝑇 | =

a) 243 b) -243 c) -27 d) -81

2 3 −1
20. If 𝐴 = [0 4 7 ] , then |𝑎𝑑𝑗 𝐴|
0 0 8
a) 212 b) 26 c) 24 d) 28
cos 𝛼 sin 𝛼 𝜆 0
21. If 𝐴 = [ ] 𝐴( 𝑎𝑑𝑗 𝐴) = [ ] , 𝑡ℎ𝑒𝑛 𝜆 =
− sin 𝛼 cos 𝛼 0 𝜆

a) 0 b) 1 c) sin 𝛼 cos 𝛼 d) sin 2𝛼

1 𝑥 3
22. If 𝑃 = [1 3 3] is the adjoint of 3 × 3 matrix A , and |𝐴| = 4 , then x =
2 4 4

a) 4 b) 11 c)5 d) 0
1 −2 4
23. For a matrix A , |𝐴| = 6 , 𝑎𝑑𝑗 𝐴 = [ 4 1 1] ,then k =
−1 𝑘 0

a) -1 b) 0 c) 1 d) 2
𝛼 2 |𝐴3 |
24. If A = [ ] , = 125 , 𝑡ℎ𝑒𝑛 𝛼 =
2 𝛼
a) ±2 b) ±3 c) ± 1 d) ±5
 1 −1 1 4 2 2
25. Let A = [2 1 −3] 𝑎𝑛𝑑 10𝐵 = [−5 0 𝑎] , B is inverse of A , then a =
1 1 1 1 −2 3
a) 5 b) 2 c) -1 d) -2
7 6 𝑥
26. If one root of the equation |2 𝑥 2| = 7 is x =-9 then the other two roots are
𝑥 3 7
a) 6, 3 b) 6, -3 c) -2, -7 d) 2, 6
𝑥 𝑦
27. If 𝐴 = [ ] , then |4𝐴𝐴−1 | is
𝑧 𝑡

a) 4 b) 4(xt-yz) c) 0 d) 16
1 0 0
28. If A = [ 0 1 0 ] , then 𝐴−1
59 69 −1
a) A b) –A c) A2 d) does not exist
1 −2 4
29. If A = [2 −1 3] is the adjoint of square matrix B , then 𝐵−1 =
4 2 0
a) ±𝐴 1 1
b) ±√2𝐴 c) ± 𝐵 d) ± 𝐴
√2 √2

0 3
30. If A= [ ] 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝐴−1 = 𝜆 𝐴𝑑𝑗 𝐴 , then 𝜆=
2 0
a)1/6 b) -1/6 c)6 d)-6
31. If A and B are square matrices of the same order such that 2𝐴𝐵 = 𝐼 ,
1
|𝐵| = , 𝑡ℎ𝑒𝑛 |𝐴| =
24

a) 3 b) -3 c) 4 d) -4
2+𝑥 3 4
32. If [ 1 −1 2 ] is a singular matrix, then x =
𝑥 1 −5
13 25 5 25
a) 25
b) − 13 c) d)
13 13
1 3
33. If 𝐴 = [ ] ,then |𝐴2 − 2𝐴|
2 1
a) 5 b) 25 c) -5 d) -25
0 1 −2
34. In the matrix A = [ −1 0 3 ] , the ratio of the cofactor to its minor of the
2 −3 0
element -3 is
a) -1 b) 1 c) 2 d) 1/2
35. If A and B are square matrices of order 3 such that 𝐴𝐵 = 6𝐼 , |𝐴| = 12 , |𝐵| =

a) 1/2 b) 2 c)18 d) 54
36. If A is a 3 × 3 invertible matrix, |𝐴 | = |𝐴|𝑘 , then k =
−1

a)1 b) 2 c)-1 d) -2
3 0 −1
37. If A = [2 1 0 ] , then |(𝐴−1 )𝑇 | =
1 2 2
a)1/2 b) 1/3 c)2 d)3
 12 0
38. For any 2 × 2 matrix if A (adj A) = [ ] , then |𝐴|3 =
0 12
a) 122 b) 123 c) 124 d) none of these
39. If A is a 3 × 3 matrix such that |5 𝑎𝑑𝑗 𝐴| = 5 , 𝑡ℎ𝑒𝑛 |𝐴|=
1 b) ±5 c) ±1 1
a) ± 5 d) ± 25

40. If (𝑎, 𝑏), (𝑐, 𝑑), (𝑒, 𝑓) are the vertices of triangle ABC and ∆ denotes the area of
𝑎 𝑐 𝑒2
triangle ABC, then |𝑏 𝑑 𝑓| =
1 1 1

a) 2∆2 b) 4∆2 c) 2∆ d) 4∆
41. If A = [𝑎𝑖𝑗 ] is a skew-symmetric matrix of order 3, then 5𝑎12 + 6𝑎22 − 5𝑎21
a) 1 b)0 c) −10𝑎21 d) -10𝑎12
2 11
42. Given 𝐴−1 = 7 [ ] , matrix A is
−3 2
2 −1 2 −1 1 2 −1 1 2 −1
a) 7[ ] b) [ ] c) 7 [ ] d) [ ]
3 2 3 2 3 2 49 3 2
−2 0 0
43. If 𝐴 = [ 1 2 3 ] , then the value of |𝐴 (𝑎𝑑𝑗 𝐴)|
5 1 −1
a) 100 I b) 10 I c) 10 d) 1000
44. If A is a non-singular matrix of order 3 such that 𝐴2 = 3𝐴 , then |𝐴|
a) -3 b) 3 c) 9 d) 27
45. If A is a non-singular matrix of order 3 such that 𝐴2 = 2𝐴 , then |2𝐴|
a) 4 b) 8 c) 16 d) 64
46. If A is a square matrix of order 3, |𝐴′| = −3 , 𝑡ℎ𝑒𝑛 |𝐴𝐴′|
a) 9 b) -9 c) 3 d) -3
47. Given that A is a square matrix of order 3 such that |𝐴| = −2, 𝑡ℎ𝑒𝑛 |𝑎𝑑𝑗 2𝐴| =
a) −26 b) 4 c) −28 d) 28
𝛼 2
48. If 𝐴 = [ ] and |𝐴3 | = 27 ,then the value of 𝛼
2 𝛼
a) 1 b) 2 c) 3 d) 4
49. If A is a square matrix of order 3such that |𝑎𝑑𝑗 𝐴| = 144 , 𝑡ℎ𝑒𝑛 |𝐴′|
a) 0 b) 144 c) 12 d) ±12
−2025 0 0
50. P is a square matrix such that 𝑃 𝑎𝑑𝑗 𝑃 = [ 0 −2025 0 ], then
0 0 −2025
|𝑃| + |𝑎𝑑𝑗 𝑃| =
a) 20252 × 2024 b) −2024 c) 2025 × 2024 d) (−2025)2 + 2025
51. If the area of triangle with vertices (2, −6), (5, 4), (𝑘, 4) is 35 sq. units, then k =
 a) 12 b) -2 c) -12, -2 d) 12, -2
3−𝑥 2 2
52. The values of x for which the matrix is singular : | 2 4−𝑥 1 |
−2 −4 −1 − 𝑥
a) 0, 1 b) 1,3 c) 0, 3 d) 3, 2
2 −1 5
53. If 𝐴 = [𝑎𝑖𝑗 ] = [1 3 2] and 𝐶𝑖𝑗 is the cofactor of element 𝑎𝑖𝑗 , then the value
5 0 4
of 𝑎21 𝐶11 + 𝑎22 𝐶12 + 𝑎23 𝐶13

a) -57 b) 0 c) 9 d) 57
𝑥+1 𝑥−1 4 −1
54. If | |=| | , find x
𝑥−3 𝑥+2 1 3
2𝑥 𝑥+3 1 5
55. If | |=| | , find x
2(𝑥 + 1) 𝑥 + 1 3 3
𝜋 2 sin 𝑥
−1 3 0
56. If 0 ≤ 𝑥 ≤ , 𝑎𝑛𝑑 | |=| | , find x
2 1 sin 𝑥 −4 sin 𝑥
3 − 2𝑥 𝑥 + 1
57. For what value of x, the matrix is singular ? [ ]
2 4
1
58. If A and B are invertible matrices of order 3 , |𝐴| = 2 𝑎𝑛𝑑 |𝐴𝐵−1 | = − , 𝑓𝑖𝑛𝑑 |𝐵|
6

59. If A is a matrix such that 𝐴3 − 6𝐴2 − 9𝐴 + 𝐼 = 𝑂 , 𝑡ℎ𝑒𝑛 𝑓𝑖𝑛𝑑 𝐴−1

60. If A is a square matrix of order 3 such that |𝐴| = 2 , 𝑓𝑖𝑛𝑑 |−𝐴𝐴′ |

61. If A is a square matrix of order 2 such that |𝐴| = 4 , 𝑓𝑖𝑛𝑑 |2𝐴𝐴′ |

62. If A is a square matrix of order 3 such that |𝐴| = 5 , 𝑓𝑖𝑛𝑑 |𝐴𝐴′ |
63. If A and B are square matrices of order 3 , such that |𝐴| = −1, |𝐵| = 3 , find the value of
|3𝐴𝐵′|
3 −1 2 1
64. If A = [−4 0 ] 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝐵 = [−1 −2] find (𝐴′𝐵)−1
2 1 1 1
𝑥 sin 𝜃 cos 𝜃
65. If |− sin 𝜃 −𝑥 1 | = 8 , write the value of x
cos 𝜃 1 𝑥
𝜋 2 sin 𝑥 3
66. In the interval 2 < 𝑥 < 𝜋 ,find the value of x for which the matrix is singular [ ]
1 2 sin 𝑥
2𝑥 𝑥+3 1 5
67. If | |=| | , find x
2(𝑥 + 1) 𝑥 + 1 3 3
2 −3 5
68. If |6 0 4 | ,write the value of 𝑎32 . 𝐴32
1 5 −7
−1 −3
69. If A = [ ] find the value of |𝐴2 + 2𝐴|
2 1
1
70. If A and B are invertible matrices of order 3, |𝐴| = 2 𝑎𝑛𝑑 |(𝐴𝐵)−1 | = − 6 , 𝑓𝑖𝑛𝑑 |𝐵|
 3 −1
71. If |𝐴| = 3 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝐴−1 = [− 5 2 ] , find adj A
3 3
1 𝛼 3
72. If P = [1 3 3] is the adjoint of a matrix of order 3 , and |𝐴| = 4 , 𝑓𝑖𝑛𝑑 𝛼
2 4 4
73. If A is a symmetric matrix and B is a skew symmetric matrix such that
2 3
𝐴+𝐵 =[ ] , find |𝐴𝐵|
5 −1
𝑎 𝑏
74. Find the inverse of the matrix 𝐴 = [ 1+𝑏𝑐 ] and show that 𝑎𝐴−1 = (𝑎2 + 𝑏𝑐 + 1)𝐼 − 𝑎𝐴
𝑐 𝑎
𝑎 −1 0
75. If 𝑓(𝑥) = | 𝑎𝑥 𝑎 −1| , find the value of 𝑓(2𝑥) − 𝑓(𝑥)
𝑎𝑥 2 𝑎𝑥 𝑎
0 1 3 1 −8 5
1
76. If 𝐴 = [1 2 𝑥 ] 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝐴−1 = 2 [−1 6 −3] , find x and y
2 3 1 1 2𝑦 1
4 1 3
77. If A = [2 1 1 ] ,find 𝐴−1 and hence solve the system of equations :
3 1 −2
4𝑥 + 2𝑦 + 3𝑧 = 2 ; 𝑥 + 𝑦 + 𝑧 = 1 ; 3𝑥 + 𝑦 − 2𝑧 = 5
−4 4 4 1 −1 1
78. Determine the product [−7 1 3 ] [1 −2 −2] and use it to solve the system of
5 −3 −1 2 1 3
equations : 𝑥 − 𝑦 + 𝑧 = 4 ; 𝑥 − 2𝑦 − 2𝑧 = 9 ; 2𝑥 + 𝑦 + 3𝑧 = 1
1 −1 0 2 2 −4
79. If A = [2 3 4] 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝐵 = [−4 2 −4] , verify BA = 6I . Use this result , to solve
0 1 2 2 −1 5
𝑥 − 𝑦 = 3 ; 2𝑥 + 3𝑦 + 4𝑧 = 17 ; 𝑦 + 2𝑧 = 7
2 3 1
80. If A = [ 1 2 2 ] find 𝐴−1 and hence solve the system of equations:
−3 1 −1
2𝑥 + 𝑦 − 3𝑧 = 13 ; 3𝑥 + 2𝑦 + 𝑧 = 4 ; 𝑥 + 2𝑦 − 𝑧 = 8
3 −1 1 1 2 −2
81. If 𝐴−1 = [−15 6 −5] and B = [−1 3 0 ] , find (𝐴𝐵)−1
5 −2 2 0 −2 1

2 −3 5
82. If A = [3 2 −4] , find 𝐴−1 and hence solve the system of equations
1 1 −2
𝑥 + 𝑦 − 2𝑧 = −3 ; 3𝑥 + 2𝑦 − 4𝑧 = −5 ; 2𝑥 − 3𝑦 + 5𝑧 = 11
−3 −2 −4 1 2 0
83. If A = [ 2 1 2 ] , 𝐵 = [−2 −1 −2] , find AB and use it to solve the system of
2 1 3 0 −1 1
equations : 𝑥 − 2𝑦 = 3 ; 2𝑥 − 𝑦 − 𝑧 = 2 ; −2𝑦 + 𝑧 = 3
 3 1 2
84. If A = [3 2 −3] , find 𝐴−1 and hence solve the system of equations
2 0 −1
3𝑥 + 3𝑦 + 2𝑧 = 1 ; 𝑥 + 2𝑦 = 4 ; 2𝑥 − 3𝑦 − 𝑧 = 5
1 −2 3 11 −5 −14
85. If 𝐴 = [1 4 1] 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝐵 = [−1 −1 2 ] , Use product AB to solve the system of
1 −3 2 −7 1 6
equations : 𝑥 − 2𝑦 + 3𝑧 = 6 ; 𝑥 + 4𝑦 + 𝑧 = 12 ; 𝑥 − 3𝑦 + 2𝑧 = 1
0 2𝑦 𝑧
86. Find x, y and z if A=[𝑥 𝑦 −𝑧] satisfies 𝐴′ = 𝐴−1
𝑥 −𝑦 𝑧

−3 −2 −4 1 2 0
87. If 𝐴 = [ 2 1 2 ] 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝐵 = [−2 −1 −2 ] , Use product AB to solve the system of
2 1 3 0 −1 1
equations : −3𝑥 − 2𝑦 − 4𝑧 = −1 ; 2𝑥 + 𝑦 + 2𝑧 = 2 ; 2𝑥 + 𝑦 + 3𝑧 = 6

1 −2 0 7 2 −6
88. If 𝐴 = [2 1 3 ] 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝐵 = [−2 1 −3] , Use product AB to solve the system of
0 −2 1 −4 2 5
equations : 𝑥 − 2𝑦 = 10 ; 2𝑥 + 𝑦 + 3𝑧 = 8 ; −2𝑦 + 𝑧 = 7
𝜃
0 − tan 𝑎 −𝑏
2
89. If A = [ 𝜃
] 𝑎𝑛𝑑 (𝐼2 + 𝐴)(𝐼2 − 𝐴)−1 = [ ] , find the value of 𝑎2 + 𝑏 2
tan 2 0 𝑏 𝑎

1 2 −3 −6 17 13
90. Find the product of the matrices [2 3 2 ] [ 14 5 −8 ] and hence solve the
3 −3 −4 −15 9 −1
system of equations 𝑥 + 2𝑦 − 3𝑧 = −4 ; 2𝑥 + 3𝑦 + 2𝑧 = 2 ; 3𝑥 − 3𝑦 − 4𝑧 = 11
−1 𝑎 2 1 −1 1
−1 −8 7 −5
91. If A =| 1 2 𝑥 | 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝐴 = | | find (𝑎 + 𝑥) − (𝑏 + 𝑦)
3 1 1 𝑏 𝑦 3

1 2 1
92. If A = [1 −1 −2] 𝑓𝑖𝑛𝑑 𝐴−1 . Using 𝐴−1 , solve system of equations
1 1 3

𝑥 + 𝑦 + 𝑧 = 3 ; 2𝑥 − 𝑦 + 𝑧 = 21 ; 𝑥 − 2𝑦 + 3𝑧 = 2
1 −1 0 2 2 −4
93. If A = [2 3 4 ] 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝐵 = [−4 2 −4] , find AB. Use this result , to solve
0 1 2 2 −1 5
𝑥 − 𝑦 = 3 ; 2𝑥 + 3𝑦 + 4𝑧 = 17 ; 𝑦 + 2𝑧 = 7
1 2 1
94. If A = [2 3 −1] 𝑓𝑖𝑛𝑑 𝐴−1 . Using 𝐴−1 , solve system of equations
1 0 1

𝑥 + 2𝑦 + 𝑧 = 5 ; 2𝑥 + 3𝑦 = 1 ; 𝑥 − 𝑦 + 𝑧 = 8
 −3 −2 −4 1 2 0
95. If 𝐴 = [ 2 1 2 ] 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝐵 = [−2 −1 −2] , Use product AB to solve the system of
2 1 3 0 −1 1
equations : 𝑥 − 2𝑦 = 3 ; 2𝑥 − 𝑦 − 𝑧 = 2 ; −2𝑦 + 𝑧 = 3
1 2 −3 0 1 2
96. Find the product of the matrices [3 2 −2] [−7 7 −7] and hence solve the system
2 −1 1 −7 5 −4
of equations 𝑥 + 2𝑦 − 3𝑧 = 6 ; 3𝑥 + 2𝑦 − 2𝑧 = 3 ; 2𝑥 − 𝑦 + 𝑧 = 2
−5 1 3 1 1 2
97. Find the product of the matrices [−7 1 −5] [3 2 1] and hence solve the system of
1 −1 1 2 1 3
equations 𝑥 + 𝑦 + 2𝑧 = 1 ; 3𝑥 + 2𝑦 + 𝑧 = 7 ; 2𝑥 + 𝑦 + 3𝑧 = 2

1 cot 𝑥 − cos 2𝑥 − sin 2𝑥

98. If 𝐴 = [ ] , 𝑠ℎ𝑜𝑤 𝑡ℎ𝑎𝑡 𝐴′ 𝐴−1 = [ ]
− cot 𝑥 1 sin 2𝑥 − cos 2𝑥
1 −1 2 −2 0 1
99. Find the product of the matrices [0 2 −3 ] [ 9 2 −3] and hence solve the system
3 −2 4 6 1 −2
of equations (𝑖)𝑥 − 𝑦 + 2𝑧 = 1 ; 2𝑦 − 3𝑧 = 1 ; 3𝑥 − 2𝑦 + 4𝑧 = 2
(ii) 𝑥 + 3𝑧 = 9 ; −𝑥 + 2𝑦 − 2𝑧 = 4 ; 2𝑥 − 3𝑦 + 4𝑧 = −3

100. Solve the following system of equation using matrices :

2 3 10 4 6 5 6 9 20
𝑥
+𝑦+ 𝑧
= 4 ;𝑥 − 𝑦 + 𝑧 = 1 ;𝑥 + 𝑦 − 𝑧
= 2 𝑤ℎ𝑒𝑟𝑒 𝑥, 𝑦, 𝑧 ≠ 0