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MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTIONS (MCas)

Mark the correct alternative in each of the following
1, If A and Bare square matrices of order 2, then det (A +B)=0 is possible orily when
(a) det (A) =0 or det(B) =0 6) det (A) + det (B) 0
(c) det (A) =0 and det (B) =0
2. Which of the following is not correct ?
(d) A+B=O
(a) A=|A|, where A=lajl3»3
)kA =k°|A|, where A=l4yls » s
(c) If A is a skew-symmetric matrix of odd order, then| A|=0
a+b c+ d
a)e+f 8+h|
11 12 13
3. If A = |21 22 a23 and Ci is cofactor of a; in A, then value of| A|is given by

a31 32 433
(a) a1 C31+ 412 C32 + 13 C3s
(6) 411 G11+a12 C21 t 13 31
(C) a21 C11 +22 12 +423 C13 (d a11 G1+21 C21 031 C31
4. Which of the following is not correct in a
given determinant of A, where A =lGjl3x 3
(a) Order of minor is less than order of the det (A)
(b) Minor of an element can never be equal to cofactor of the same element
C) Value of a determinant is obtained by multiplying elements of a row or column
by correspondingcofactors
(d) Order of minors and cofactors of elements of A is same
X 2

5. Let|r x 6=ax+br + c+dxte Then, the value of 5a +4 +3c+ 2d+eis equal

x 6

to
(a) 0 (b) -16 (c)16 d) none of these
a 1
6. The value of the determinant cos nx cos (n1)x cos (n +2) is independent of
sin nx sin (n +1) sin (n+ 2) *
(a) n b) a (c) (d) none of these
1 1 bc a
7. If A a b c ,A2|1 ca b, then
2 2 2 1 ab c

(a) A +A2 =0 (b) A +2 A2 =0 () A = A2 (d) none of these

1 n

8. If D = 2k +n+2 and D 48, then n equals

k=1
2k-1 +n +2
(a) 4 b) 6 (c)8 (d) none of these
x+3x x-1 +3
9. Let X+1 -2x x-4 = ax* +bx +cx+dx + e
X-3 4 3a
be an identity in x, where a, b, c, d, e are independent of x. Then the value of e is
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(a) 4 (b) 0 (c) +0 a n a
c * a are three fans.

10. it is found
that a +b, b ors of the
USing the factor theorem
-2a a+b a+C of the determ
alue of
determinant |b +a -2b b+c. The otherfactor in the value
determinantis
C+a c+b -2| (d) none of these
(a) 4 (b) 2 (c) a +b +C
0
2 +a0 +c 0 0 isi
l Ifa, b, c are distinct, then the value ofr satistying

(c)b (d)
(a) c (b) a
a b 2aa+3b
2b a +3c=0, then
12. If the determinant 3c
|24 a +3b 2b a+
(a) a, b, c are in H.P. b) ais aroot of ax+12bx+9c0ora, b, ca
in A.P
c) a, b, c are in G.P. only (d) a, b, care

A 1
13. Ifois a non-realcuberootof unity andnisnot amultiple of 3 then s

equal to
(a) 0 (b)o (d)
2
14. If A ,then the value of Ais
T1
n(n+1)2+1
2
(a) n (6) 2 (c-2 d)
b ar +b
15. Ifa>0 and discriminant of axr+2bx+cis negative, then A b Cbx
+elis
ax +bbx +c 0
(a) positive (b) (ac-b) (ax +2bx +c) )negative (d) 0
52 53 5
16. The value of 5 5 5 is
s45 55
(a) 5 (b) 0 (c)513 d) 59
17.
17. log3 512 log4 3 lo82 3 log88 3
log38 log 9 og3 4 log3 4
(a) 7 (b) 10 (c) 13 (d) 17
x+2 x+3 x+ 2a
18. If a, b, c are in A.P., then the determinant |r+3
r+4 x+ 2b
+4 x+5 x+2c
(a) 0 (b) 1
(c)x (d) 2x
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sin (A +B+C) sin (A +C) cos C

19. If A+B+C =n, then the value of -sin B 0 tan A is equal to
cos (A + B) tan (B+C)
(a) 0 (b) 1 (c) 2 sin B tan A cos C (d) none of these

cosec x sec sec a

20. The number of distinct real roots of 0 lies in the
sec cosec x secx=
sec x sec x cosec x

intervalsxs is
(a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 3 (d) 0

21. Let A -sin

1 sin 0
1
11
sin 0, where 0 s 0 s2n.Then,
-1 -sin 0 1
(a) Det (A) =0 b) Det (A) e(2, ) (c) Det (4) e (2, 4) (d) Det (A) e [2, 4]
2x 56-2 then x=
2. 3
(a) 3 (b) 3 (c) +6 (d) 6
0 X-ax-b|
23. If f(x) =|x+a 0x-c|, then
X+b x+C 0
(a) flo) = 0 (b) fb) = 0 (c) f(0) = 0 (d) fl)=0
a-b b+c a
24. The value of the determinant|b-a c+a bl is
C-a a+b c
(a) a+b+cs (b) 3bc () a+b+c3-3abe (d) none of these
1+ 1 1
25. fx, y, zare different from zero and 1 1+y 1=0, then the value of x+y+z
1 1 1+z
is

(a) xyz (b) xy (c)-x-y-z (d) -1

b-ab b-c be-ac

26. The determinant ab -a a-b b-ab equals
| bc-ca C -a ab4

(a) abe(b-e) c-a)(a-b) (b)(b-)(c-)(a-b)

(c) (a +b+c) (b-c) (c-a) (a-b) (d) none of these
-sin x
27. Ifx, y eR, then the determinant A =| sinr cOs x 1 lies in the interval
cos (x+y)-sin (x+y) 0
(a)-2,2] (b) -1,1] (c)2,1] (d)-1,-V2]
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1 1
1 is (0 is real)
1+sin
28. The maximum value of A
1+cos 1

)2 (d)2
+ +2y
is
99. The value of the determinant|+2
+ X+2
M

b) 9 + y )3+)
(d) 7x+)
(a) 9x-(x+y)
c o s x x 11

2x, then lim

f(2is
s equal
egual to
30.
Let f(x) =|2sin x x
0
sin X (d) 3
(c) 2
(a) 0 b)-1 1 -2 5
determinant AFI
a -1 equal to 86. The
two values of a which makes the 4 2a
h e r e are
0
sum of these two values is (d) 9
(a) 4 (b) 5 (c)-4
P+4 4tX 4+P
aP 1s
32.
Ifb 4 y=16, then the value of a+y b+y b+9
+ +2 C+Z C+
lez (d) 32
a) 4 (b) 8 c) 16

| 1 1 1
33. The value of "C *C +C,is
C2 2C n+4C
(a) 2 (b) 4 c8 (d) n2
ANSWERS
1. (d) 2. (d) 3. (d) 4 (b) 5. (d) 6. (a) 7. (a) 8. (a) 9. (b)
10. (a) 11. (d) 12. (b) 13.
(a) 14 (c) 15. (c) 16. (b) 18.
17. (b) (a)
19. (a) 20, (b) 21 (d) 22. (c) 23. (c) 24. (c) 27.
25. (d) 26. (d) (a)
28. (a) 29. (b) 30. (a) 31. (c) 32. (d)33. (c)
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VERY SHOAT ANSWER QUESTIONS
Answer each of the following questions in one word or one sentence or as per exact requiremos
(VSAQs)
irement of the
question:
I f A is a singular matrix, then write the value of|A|

2 For whatvalueofx, the matrix

-x
X4 isssingular?
singular ICBSE 201
2 3 4
3. Write the value of the determinant |2x 3x 4x
5 6 8

4. State whether the matrix isssingular or nonsingular.

5. 4200 4201
Find the value of the determinant 4202 4203
101 102 103
6. Find the value of the determinant 104 105 106|
107 108 109
a 1 b+
7. Write the value of the determinant |b 1 c+a
C1 a+ b|
8.
If A=iland B-o find the valueof| A| +|B
9. If A = andB- findl4B)

4785 4787
10.
Evaluate 4789 4791 1 w
11. Ifw is an imaginary cube root of unity, find the value of w w 1
1 w
12. If A =3iand B-32 , find AB
13. If A = [4;] is a 3x 3diagonal matrix such that a11 =1, a22 = 2 and a33 3 , then find | A
14. IfA =
l4;]is a 3x 3scalar matrix such that a1 =2, then write the value of|A|
15. If I denotes identity matrix of order 3 x 3, write the value of its determinant.
ICBSE 2012)
16. Amatrix A oforder 3x 3has determinant 5. What is the value of| 3A?
17. On expanding by first row, the value of the determinant of 3 x 3 square matrix A =4j
a11 C+12 C12 +413 C13, where C is the cofactor of a; in A. Write theexpressiontors
value on expanding by second column.
=5
18. Let A =laj) be a square matrix of order 3 x 3 and C in A. If|Al
denote cofactor of4 in lr|A**
4
write the value of a31 C31 +a32 C32 + a33 C33-
19.
question 18, write the value of A11 C21+ 12 C22 +
In 413 C23
20. Write the value of sin 20°-cos 20°|
sin 70 cos70
21.
If Ais a square matrix satisfying A' A =1, write the value of|A,
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22. IfA and Bare square matrices of the same order such that| A| =3 and AB =1, then write the
value of| B
23. A is a skew-symmetric of order 3, write the value of |A
24. If A is a
square matrix of order 3 with determinant 4, then write the value of |-A.
25. If Ais a square matrix such that| A |=2, write the value of| AA
243 156 300
26. Find the value of the
determinant| 81 52 100
-3o 4
27. Write the value of the determinant
23 5
46 10
9 15
5x
28. If the
matrix110 1is singular, find the value ofx
29. IfAis a
square matrix of order n x
n such that |A=, then write the value of|- A.
22 23 2
30. Find the value of the determinant |2
2 2°|

31. If A and B are non-singular matrices of the same order, write whether AB is singular or
non-singular.
32. A matrix of order 3x 3 has determinant 2. What is the value of |A (3)|, where I is the
identy matrix of order 3x 3.
33. If Aand Bare square matrices of order 3 such that|A=-1,| B| =3, then find the value of
|3AB
34. a+ib
Write the value or-c+ c+id
id ICBSE 20081
a
-ib
35. Write the cofactor of a12 in the matrix|60 4 CBSE 2008
5

36.
If =0,findx. CBSE 20081

37. Find the value of xfrom the

following: 2- ICBSE 20091

38. Write the value ofthe determinant| ICBSE 20091

6x 9x 12x|
39. If|A| =2, where A is 2 x 2matrix, find adj A ICBSE 2010}
0 2 0
40. What is the value of the determinant
235 4 ICBSE 20101
4 6
41. For what value
ofxis the matrix3 singular? CBSE 20111
42. Amatrix A oforder 3 x 3is such that|4| =4. Find thevalueof |2A|. CBSE 2011]
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cos 15 sin 15°| CBS 2011
43. Evaluate: sin 75 cos 75

theelementag2 CBSE 2012

44.
44.
IfA-2 0 1Writethecofactorof
IfA=
23
45.
45. IFx+1 then write the value of CBSE 2013
IF-3 x+21 3
2x +3|1 5 ,then write the valueof CBSE2013
a 2(x+1) x+1||3 3
47. If - find the valueofx.| CBSE 2014)

48. F writethevalueof * CBSE 2014

49. IfA is a 3x 3matrix,|A|# 0and 3A |=k |A|then
writethe value ofk. [CBSE2014
CBSE 2014
determinant
Writethevalue ofthe P1P
[CBSE 2015)
51. Write the value of the determinant| Z

Cos sin 0|
,then for any natural number, find thevalue of Det
(A"). [CBSE 2015
52. IfA=
52.
IfALsin 0 cos
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53. Find the maximum value of 1 1+sin
11 1+cos
ICBSE 2016]
54. Ifx eNana3x 2x 8.then find the valueofx
sin cos
CBSE 2016
55. If-sin - 8,write the value of x.
cos 1
IfA is a 3x 3matrix,then what willbethe value ofk if Det (A-h=(Det A)? [CBSE20
ANSWERS

1. 0 3 3.0 4 Non-singular 5 6. 0 7.0

8. 0 9. 0 10. -8 11. 0 12-70 13. 6 14. 8 15. 1
16. 135 17. 12 C12 +a22 C22 t432 C32 18. 5
19. 0 20. 1 21. t1
22. 1/3 23. 0 24 -4 25. 4 26. 0 27. 0 28-4 29.(-1"
30.
30. 00 31. Non-singular 32. 54 33-81 34 a+b+c+d35. 46
36. 1 3 37. t2 38. 0 39. 8 40.8 41. 2 42, 32 43. 0
44. 11 45, 2 46 47-2 48. 649. 2750. 1 51. 0

52. 1 53. 54. t2 2,-20,-2w 56. k -1