CHAPTER 4

DETERMINANTS
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTIONS

1.The area of a triangle with vertices (-3, 0), (3, 0) and (0, k) is 9 sq. units. The value of k will be

(a) 9
(b) 3
(c) -9
(d) 6

2. If the points (3, -2), (x, 2), (8, 8) are collinear, then find the value of x.
(a) 2
(b) 3
(c) 4
(d) 5

3. Using determinants, find the equation of the line joining the points (1, 2) and (3, 6).
(a) y = 2x
(b) x = 3y
(c) y = x
(d) 4x – y = 5

4. If A and B are matrices of order 3 and A = 5 , B = 3 then value of 3AB is

(a) 605 (b) 205 (c) 405 (d) 305

5. A square matrix A has inverse if and only if

a)A is singular matrix b) A is non-singular matrix

c) A is a zero- matrix d) Both a and c

𝑥 4
6. If𝐴=( )𝑎𝑛𝑑|𝐴3|=64,ℎ𝑒𝑛𝑡ℎ𝑒𝑣𝑎𝑙𝑢𝑒𝑜𝑓𝑥𝑖𝑠
3 𝑥
(a)±2 (b)±4 (c) ±8 d ±1

7.Iffor matrixA, |A|= 3, wherematrix A isof order2×2,then|5A|is

a)9 b)75 c)15 d)2

8. IfAis a squarematrixsuchthat A2=I, then A-1is equal to

a) 2A
b) O
c) A

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 d) A+I

9. Giventhat A isasquarematrix of order 3 and|A|=-4,then|adj A|is equalto

a)4

b)-4

c)16

d)-16

10. Whichofthe followingisa correctstatement?

a) Determinantisasquarematrix
b) Determinantisanumberassociatedtoamatrix
c) Determinantisa numberassociated withtheorderofthematrix
d)Determinantisanumberassociatedtoasquarematrix

11. The minor Mij of an element aij of a determinant is defined as the value of the
determinant obtained after deleting the

(a) jth row of the determinant

(b) ith column and jth row of the determinant

(c) ith row and jth column of the determinant

(d) ith row of the determinant

12. If A and B are any 2 × 2 matrices , then det. (A+B) = 0 implies

(a) det A = 0 and det B = 0

(b) det A = 0 or det B = 0

(c) detA + det B = 0

(d) None of these

13. If A is a square matrix of order 3 and |A| = 7 then |AT| =

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(a) 7

(b) 21

(c) 1/7

(d) 3

14.In a third order determinant, each element of the first column consists of sum of two
terms, each element of the second column consists of sum of three terms and each element
of the third column consists of sum of four terms. Then it can be decomposed into n
determinants, where n has value

(a) 1

(b) 9

(c) 24

(d) 16

3 𝑥 3 2
15.The values of x for which | |=| |
𝑥 1 4 1

a. 2 b. √2 c. −√2 d. ±2√2

16. Let A be a square matrix of order 3 then |kA| is equal to

a) K |A| b) k2|A| c) k3|A| d) 3K|A|

17. If the points (3, -2), (x, 2), (8, 8) are collinear, then find the value of x.
(a) 2
(b) 3
(c) 4
(d) 5

5 3 8
18. The minor of the element a23 in [2 0 1]
1 2 3
(a) 7
(b) -7
(c) 4
(d) 8

2 𝜆 −3
19. If A =[0 2 5 ] then A-1 exists if
1 1 3
(a) λ = 2
(b) λ ≠ 2

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(c) λ ≠ -2
(d) None of these

20. If A and B are invertible matrices, then which of the following is not correct?
(a) adj A = |A|.A-1
(b) det (A)-1 = [det (A)]-1
(c) (AB)-1 = B-1A-1
(d) (A + B)-1 = B-1 + A-1

𝑏+𝑐 𝑐+𝑎 𝑎+𝑏 𝑎 𝑏 𝑐

21. If| 𝑐 + 𝑎 𝑎+𝑏 𝑏 + 𝑐 | = k|𝑏 𝑐 𝑎 | then k =
𝑎+𝑏 𝑏+𝑐 𝑐+𝑎 𝑐 𝑎 𝑏
(a) 0
(b) 1
(c) 2
(d) 3

22. A system of linear equations AX = B is said to be inconsistent, if the system of equations

has

(a) Trivial Solution

(b) Infinite Solutions

(c) No Solution

(d) Unique Solutions

23. System of equations AX = B is inconsistent if

(a) │B│ = 0

(b) (adj A) B = 0, │A│ = 0

(c) (adj A) B ≠ 0, │A│ = 0

(d) │A│ ≠ 0

24. If A is a square matrix of order 3 and |A| = 5 then |3A| =?

(a) 135 (b) 45 (c) 15 (d) 32

25. Inverse of a matrix A exists, if

(a) | A | = 0 (b) A is non-singular (c) A is singular (d) 𝐴𝑇 = A

2 6
26. If matrix A = [ ] and 𝐴2 + aA + bI = O, then the values of a and b are:
1 4
(a) a = – 6, b = 2 (b) a = 6, b = – 2 (c) a = 6, b = 2 (d) a = – 6, b = – 2

27. If A is a square matrix of order 3 and |A| = 7 then |2𝐴𝑇 | =

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(a) 56 (b) 14 (c) 8/7 (d) 28
28. Points (a, a, c), (1,0,1) and (c, c, b) are collinear if

(a) a,b,c in GP (b) a,b,c in AP (c) 𝑐 2 = ab (d) c = ab

29. If A is a skew - symmetric matrix of odd order n, then

(a) |A|=0 (b) |A|= -1 (c) |A|= |𝐴𝑇 | =1 (d) None of these
𝑥 𝑠𝑖𝑛 𝜃 𝑐𝑜𝑠 𝜃
30. The determinant |−𝑠𝑖𝑛 𝜃 −𝑥 1 |
𝑐𝑜𝑠 𝜃 1 𝑥
(a) Independent of 𝜃 only
(b) Independent of 𝑥 only
(c) Independent of both 𝜃 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑥
(d) None of these
31. If A is non-singular square matrix of order 3 and |A|=3, then |adjA| is equal to

(a) 3 (b) 9 (c) 24 (d) 16

32. If A is non-singular square matrix of order 3 and |A|=3, then |adj(adjA)| is equal to

(a) 3 (b) 9 (c) 27 (d) 81

2 3 𝑥 3
33. If | |=| |, then the value of x is
4 5 2𝑥 7
(a) 1
(b) 2
(c) -2
(d) 4

1 2 −1 2
34. If A = [ ] and B =[ ], then |AB| is equal to
−1 0 3 1

(a) 12 (b) 14 (c) -14 (d) 11

𝑥 2 6 2
35. The value of x if | |= | |
18 𝑥 18 6
(a) 6
(b) ±6
(c) -1
(d) -6

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36. If any two rows or columns of a determinant are equal or identical, then the value of the
determinant is

(a)-1

(b) 1

(c) 0

(d)none of these

37. If A is a square matrix of order 3 and |A| = 5 then |-A| = ?

(a) 5

(b) -5

(c) 15

(d) 1

38. Find the area of the triangle with vertices P(4, 5), Q(4, -2) and R(-6, 2).
(a) 21 sq. units
(b) 35 sq. units
(c) 30 sq. units
(d) 40 sq. units

39. If A is a square matrix of order 3, such that A(adjA) = 10I, then |adj A| is equal to

(a) 1 (b) 10 (c) 100 d) 1000

40. If the points (a1, b1), (a2, b2) and(a1 + a2, b1 + b2) are collinear, then
(a) a1b2 = a2b1
(b) a1 + a2 = b1 + b2
(c) a2b2 = a1b1
(d) a1 + b1 = a2 + b2

41. If the points (2, -3), (k, -1) and (0, 4) are collinear, then find the value of 4k.
(a) 4
(b) 7/140
(c) 47
(d) 40/7

42. Find the area of the triangle whose vertices are (-2, 6), (3, -6) and (1, 5).
(a) 30 sq. units
(b) 35 sq. units
(c) 40 sq. units
(d) 15.5 sq. units

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 cos 15° sin 15°
43. The value of | | is:
sin 15° cos 15°
a) 1
1
b) 2
√3
c) 2
d) 0
𝑐𝑜𝑠𝑥 −𝑠𝑖𝑛𝑥 1
44. If 𝑥, 𝑦 ∈ 𝑅, then determinant ∆= | 𝑠𝑖𝑛𝑥 𝑐𝑜𝑠𝑥 1| lies in the interval
cos (𝑥 + 𝑦) −sin (𝑥 + 𝑦) 0

(a) [−√2, √2](b) [−1,1] (c)[−√2, 1] (d) [−1, −√2]

1 −2 5
45. There are two values of a which makes the determinant ∆= |2 𝑎 −1| equal to 86.
0 4 2𝑎
The sum of these two values is

(a) 4 (b) 5 (c) −4 (d) 9

46. If 𝐴 is an invertible matrix, then which of the following is not true

(a) (𝐴2 )−1 = (𝐴−1 )2 (b) |𝐴−1 | = |𝐴|−1

(c) (𝐴𝑇 )−1 = (𝐴−1 )𝑇 (d) |𝐴| ≠ 0

1 2 1 0
47. Let 𝐴 = [ ] 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝐵 = [ ] 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑋 be a matrix such that 𝐴 = 𝐵𝑋, then 𝑋 is equal
3 −5 0 2
to

1 2 4 1 −2 4
(a) [ ] (b)2 [ ]
2 3 −5 3 5
2 4 2 4
(c) [ ] (d) [ ]
3 −5 −3 5
48. If for the matrix A, 𝐴3 = 𝐼, then 𝐴−1 =

(a) 𝐴2 (b) 𝐴3 (c)𝐴 (d) 𝐼

𝑥 −6 −1
49. The number of real roots of the equation | 2 −3𝑥 𝑥 − 3| = 0is :
−3 2𝑥 𝑥+2
(a) 0 (b) 1 (c) 2 (d) 3
𝑎11 𝑎12 𝑎13
50.If = [𝑎21 𝑎22 𝑎23 ] , and 𝐴𝑖𝑗 = 𝑐𝑜𝑓𝑎𝑐𝑡𝑜𝑟 𝑜𝑓 𝑎𝑖𝑗 𝑖𝑛 |𝐴|,then 𝑎𝑑𝑗𝐴 is
𝑎31 𝑎32 𝑎33

𝐴11 𝐴12 𝐴13 𝐴11 𝐴21 𝐴31

(a) [𝐴21 𝐴22 𝐴23 ] (b)[𝐴12 𝐴22 𝐴32 ]
𝐴31 𝐴32 𝐴33 𝐴13 𝐴23 𝐴33

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 −𝐴11 𝐴12 −𝐴13 𝐴11 −𝐴21 𝐴31
(c)[ 𝐴21 −𝐴22 𝐴23 ] −𝐴
(d) [ 12 𝐴22 −𝐴32 ]
−𝐴31 𝐴32 −𝐴33 𝐴13 −𝐴23 𝐴33

2 𝜆 −3
51. If 𝐴 = [0 2 5 ], then 𝐴−1 exists, if
1 1 3
8
(a) 𝜆 = 2(b) 𝜆 = −2 (c) 𝜆 ≠ −2 (d) ) 𝜆 ≠ − 5

1 𝜔 𝜔2
52. The value of | 𝜔 𝜔2 1 | is equal to (𝜔 ≠ 1, being a cube root of unity)
𝜔2 𝜔 1
(a) 0 (b) 1 (c) 3 (d) -1

52 53 54
53. The value of |53 54 55 | is
54 55 56
(a) 52 (b) 0 (c) 513 (d) 59

54. If 𝐴 is any of square matrix of order n, then 𝐴(𝑎𝑑𝑗 𝐴) is equal to

(a) 𝐼 (b) |𝐴|𝐼𝑛 (c) 0 (d) |𝐴|𝑛

5 3 8
55. Let f(z) = |2 𝑧 1| then f(5) is equal to
1 2 𝑧
a. 10 b. -20 c.80 d. none of these
𝑥 −4 5
56. Let f(z) = |1 1 −2| then f’(5) is equal to
2 𝑥 1
a. 1 b. -20 c. 40 d. none of these
0 𝑥−1 𝑥−2
57. If f(x) = |𝑥 + 1 0 𝑥 − 𝑐 | then
𝑥+2 𝑥+𝑐 0
a. f (10) = 0 b. f (2) = 0 c. f (3) = 0 d. f (0) = 0

58. If A is a singular matrix, then A(adjA) is

a. null matrix b. scalar matrix c. identity matrix d. none of these

59. If A is a square matrix such that (A-2I)(A+I) = 0, Then A-1 is

a. (A-I)/2 b. (A+I)/2 c. 2(A-I) d.2(A+I).

60. If A is a square matrix of order 3x3, then (A2)-1 is

a. (A-1)3 b. (A-1)9 C. (A-1)2 d. none of these

61. If A is a non- singular matrix of order 3x3 and │adjA│ = │A│K , then write the value of k.

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a. -2 b. 2 c. 4 d. 1
3 1
62. If A = [ ] Then find A-1.
2 5
5 −1 5 −1 5 −1 5 2
a. 1/13 [ ] b. [ ] c. 1/2[ ] d. 1/13[ ]
−2 3 −2 3 −2 3 −1 3
63. If │A│ = 2, where A is 2x2 matrix, then │adjA│=

a)2 b)16 c)4 d)8

64. The transformation due to reflection of (x,y) through the origin is described by the
matrix.
−1 0 0 −1 −1 0 1 0
a. [ ] b. [ ] c. [ ] d.[ ]
0 −1 −1 0 0 1 0 −1
65. For the matrix equation AB = AC, we say B =C Provided A Is

a. singular matrix b. square matrix c. skew symmetric matrix d. non-singular matrix

12 0
66. For any 2x2 matrix A, if A.(adjA) = ( ) , then │A│3 equals.
0 12
a. 122 b. 123 c. 124 d. none of these

67. If A and B are square matrices of same order then (AB)-1Is

a. B-1A-1 B. A-1B-1 C. B-1 A d)𝐴−1 𝐵

−2 0
68. If A is a square matrix of order 2 such that A(adj A)=[ ] then |𝐴|
0 −2
(A). 2
(B). 3
(C) -2
(D) -3
69. Which of the following is not true
(A). If A=[𝑎𝑖𝑗 ] is a diagonal matrix of order n≥2,then|𝐴|=𝑎11 . 𝑎22 … . . 𝑎𝑛𝑛
(B).If A and B are square matrix of same order, then |𝐴𝐵| = |𝐴||𝐵|
(C).If A is a square matrix of order n then |𝑘𝐴| = 𝑘 𝑛 |𝐴|
(D). If A and B are square matrix of same order, then |𝐴 + 𝐵| = |𝐴| + |𝐵|
70. If A is a non- singular matrix of order 3 such that 𝐴2 = 3𝐴,then value of |𝐴| is
(A)-3
(B)3
(C)9
(D)27

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 2 3 2
71. If |𝑥 𝑥 𝑥| + 3 = 0,then the value of x is
4 9 1
(A)3
(B)0
(C)-1
(D)1
72. For any two square matrix A and B, |𝐴| = 2 &|𝐵| = 6 then |𝐴𝐵| is
(A)2
(B)6
(C)12
(D)8
6 0 −1
73. The value of |2 1 4 | is
1 1 3
(A)-7
(B)7
(C)8
(D)10
𝑠𝑖𝑛𝑥 𝑐𝑜𝑠𝑥 𝑐𝑜𝑠𝑥
−𝜋 𝜋
74. The number of distinct real roots of |𝑐𝑜𝑠𝑥 𝑠𝑖𝑛𝑥 𝑐𝑜𝑠𝑥 |=0 in the interval 4 ≤ 𝑥 ≤ 4 is
𝑐𝑜𝑠𝑥 𝑐𝑜𝑠𝑥 𝑠𝑖𝑛𝑥
(A)0
(B)2
(C)1
(D)3
𝑐𝑜𝑠𝑡 𝑡 1
𝑓(𝑡)
75. Let f(t) = |2𝑠𝑖𝑛𝑡 𝑡 2𝑡 |,then lim 𝑡 2
𝑡→0
𝑠𝑖𝑛𝑡 𝑡 𝑡
(A)0
(B)-1
(C)2
(D)3
76. If A =diag (1,2,3), then |𝐴|=
(A)1
(B)2
(C)3

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(D)6
77. If A is a skew symmetric matrix of order 3x3, then |𝐴|=
(A)-1
(B)0
(C)1
(D)3
78. If A =diag (1,2,3), then |𝐴2 |=
(A)4
(B)25
(C)9
(D)36
79. If A is an invertible matrix of then |𝐴−1 | =
(A)|𝐴|
1
(B)|𝐴|

(C)1
(D)0
80. If A is a singular matrix, then adj A is
(A)non-singular
(B)singular
(C)symmetric
(D)skew-symmetric

𝑥 𝑥+1
81. The value of determinant | | is equal to:
𝑥−1 𝑥

a)1 b) 0 c) x d) x 2

82.A square matrix A is invertible, if and only if :

a) A is singular matrix i.e. |𝐴| = 0

b) A is non - singular matrix i.e. |𝐴| ≠ 0
c) A is symmetric matrix
d) A is skew symmetric matrix
83. The area of triangle whose vertices are (3, 8), (-4, 2) and (5, 1) is:

a) 61 sq units
b) 62 sq units
61
c) sq units
2

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 d) 60 sq units
𝑎 ℎ 𝑔
84.If ∆ = |ℎ 𝑏 𝑓 |, then the cofactor A21 is:
𝑔 𝑓 𝑐

a) – (hc + fg)
b) fg – hc
c) fg + hc
d) hc - fg
6 𝑥
85.The value of x for which the matrix A = [ ] is singular:
12 4
a) -2
b) 1
c) -1
d) 2
86. The minor and cofactors of all the elements (in the order 𝑎11 , 𝑎12 , 𝑎21 , 𝑎22 ) of the
2 −1
determinant | | are respectively.
3 5
a) 5, -3, -1, 2 and 5, -3, -1, 2
b) 5, -3, 1, 2 and 5, 3, -1, 2
c) 5, 3, -1, 2 and 5, -3, 1, 2
d) 5, -1, 3, 2 and 5, -3, 1, 2
87. 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
88. If A is a square matrix such that A2 = I, then A-1 is equal to:

a) 2A
b) A
c) O
d) A+I
89. If A, B and C are the angles of the triangles ∆ 𝐴𝐵𝐶, then the determinant
−1 cos 𝐶 cos 𝐵
|cos 𝐶 −1 𝑐𝑜𝑠𝐴 |
cos 𝐵 cos 𝐴 −1

a) 0
b) -1
c) 1
d) 2

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90. If A is a 3 x 3 matrix such that |A| = 8 then |3A| equals

(A) 8

(B) 24

(C) 72

(D) 216

𝑎11 𝑎12 𝑎13

91. If A = [𝑎21 𝑎22 𝑎23 ] and Aij is cofactor of aij, then value of determinant is given by
𝑎31 𝑎32 𝑎33

(A)𝑎11 𝐴31 + 𝑎12 𝐴32 + 𝑎13 𝐴33

(B)𝑎11 𝐴11 + 𝑎12 𝐴21 + 𝑎13 𝐴31

(C) 𝑎21 𝐴11 + 𝑎22 𝐴12 + 𝑎23 𝐴13

(D) 𝑎11 𝐴11 + 𝑎21 𝐴21 + 𝑎31 𝐴31

92. If area of triangle is 35 units with vertices (2,-6), (5,4) and (k, 4). then value of k is

(A) 12

(B) 2

(C) -12, -2

(D) 12, -2

2 𝑝 −3
93. If A = [0 2 5 ] then A-1 exists if
1 1 3
(A) p = 2

(B) p = -2

(C) None of these

(D) p≠ 2

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94. If A is an invertible matrix, then det(A-1) is equals to

(A) det (A)

(B) [det (A)]-1

(C) 1

(D) 0

𝑏 0 0
95. If A = [0 𝑏 0], then det(adjA) equals to
0 0 𝑏
(A) b27

(B) b9

(C) b6

(D) b2

. 1 2
96 Find the adjoint of the matrix A = [ ]
3 4
4 2
(A) [ ]
3 1
4 −2
(B)[ ]
−3 1
1 2
(C) [ ]
3 4
1 −2
(D) [ ]
−3 4

97. Which of the following is correct

(A) Determinant is a square matrix.

(B) Determinant is a number associated to a matrix.

(C) Determinant is a number associated to a square matrix.

(D) None of the above

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 2 −3
98. If A = [ ],then𝐴−1 =
3 4
1 2 3
(A) 17 [ ]
−3 4
1 4 3
(B) 17 [ ]
−3 2
−1 4 3
(C) [ ]
17 −3 2
1 4 3
(D) 17 [ ]
−3 −2

2 3 1 −2
99. If A = [ ] and B = [ ], then find (AB)-1
1 −4 −1 3
1 14 5
(A) 11 [ ]
5 1
1 14 −5
(B) 11 [ ]
−5 1
1 1 5
(C) 11 [ ]
5 14
1 1 −5
(D) 11 [ ]
−5 14

100. If A and B are two matrices such as AB=BA = I, then choose the incorrect option:

(A) A-1=B

(B) B-1= A

(C) (AB)-1= A-1B-1

(D) (A-1)-1 = A

101. For a square matrix A in matrix equation AX = B, then the most suitable answer

(A) |A| ≠ 0, there exists unique solution.

(B) |A| = 0 and (adjA)B≠ 0, then there exists no solution.

(C) |A| = 0 and (adjA)B= 0, then system may or may not be consistent.

(D) All of the above

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102. Find x, if [1 1 1 ] is singular
2 1 −1
(A) 1

(B) 2

(C) 3

(D) 4

a1 b1 c1
 = a2 b2 c2
a3 b3 c3 A1 , B1 , C1 denote a1 , b1 , c1
103. If and the co-factors of respectively, then the
A1 B1 C1
A2 B2 C2
A3 B3 C3
value of the determinant is
(a)  (b) 2

(c) 3
(d) 0
a1 b1 c1
 = a2 b2 c2
a3 b3 c3
104. If in the determinant , A1 , B1 , C1 etc. be the co-factors of a1 , b1 , c1 etc., then
which of the following relations is incorrect
(a) a1 A1 + b1 B1 + c1 C1 = 

(b) a2 A2 + b 2 B2 + c 2 C 2 = 

(c) a3 A3 + b 3 B3 + c 3 C 3 = 

(d) a1 A2 + b1 B2 + c1C2 = 

1 2
=
If  is a cube root of unity and  2 , then 2 is equal to
105.
(a) − (b) 
(d) 
2
(c) 1
1 0 1 0
1 = 2 =
If a b and c d , then  2  1 is equal to
106.

(a) ac (b) bd
(c) (b − a)(d − c) (d) None of these
107.If A1 , B1 , C1 .... are respectively the co-factors of the elements a1 , b1 , c1 ,...... of the
determinant
a1 b1 c1
 = a2 b2 c2 B2 C2
=
a3 b3 c3 B3 C3
, then
(a) a1  (b) a1 a 3 

(c) (a1 + b1 ) (d) None of these

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 A = [aij ]nn c ij a ij C = [c ij ]
108. Let be a square matrix and let be cofactor of in A. If ,then
n −1
(a) | C | =| A | (b) | C | =| A |

(c) | C | =| A | n − 2 (d) None of these

log 2 512 log 4 3 log 2 3 log 8 3

log 3 8 log 4 9 log 3 4 log 3 4
109.
a) 7 (b) 10 (c) 13 (d) 17
5 6 3
A= −4 3 2 ,
−4 −7 3
110. If then cofactors of the elements of 2nd row are
(a) 39 , − 3, 11 (b) −39, 3, 11

(c) −39 , 27 , 11 (d) −39, − 3, 11

−1 −2 3
−4 −5 −6
−7 8 9
The minors of – 4 and 9 and the co-factors of – 4 and 9 in determinant
111. are
respectively
(a) 42, 3 ; – 42, 3 (b) –42, –3 ; 42, (c)42, 3 ; – 42, – 3 (d) 42, 3; 42, 3
112. x + ky − z = 0,3 x − ky − z = 0 and x − 3 y + z = 0 has non-zero solution for k =
(a) – 1 (b) 0 (c) 1 (d) 2
113. The number of solutions of equations x + y − z = 0 , 3 x − y − z = 0, x − 3 y + z = 0 is
(a) 0 (b) 1
(c) 2 (d) Infinite
114. If x + y − z = 0, 3 x − y − 3z = 0, x − 3y + z = 0 has non zero solution, then  =
(a) – 1 (b) 0
(c) 1 (d) – 3
115. The number of solutions of the equations x + 4 y − z = 0, 3 x − 4 y − z = 0, x − 3y + z = 0 is

(a) 0 (b) 1
(c) 2 (d) Infinite
1 4 20
1 −2 5 =0
1 2x 5 x 2
116. The roots of the equation are

(a) −1,−2 (b) −1, 2 (c) 1,−2 (d) 1, 2

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ANSWERS

1 B 2 D 3 A 4 C 5 B
6 B 7 B 8 C 9 C 10 D
11 C 12 D 13 A 14 C 15 D
16 C 17 D 18 A 19 D 20 D
21 C 22 C 23 C 24 B 25 B
26 A 27 D 28 C 29 D 30 A
31 B 32 B 33 D 34 C 35 B
36 C 37 B 38 B 39 C 40 A
41 D 42 D 43 C 44 A 45 C
46 A 47 A 48 A 49 D 50 B
51 D 52 A 53 B 54 B 55 C
56 B 57 D 58 A 59 A 60 C
61 B 62 A 63 C 64 A 65 D
66 B 67 A 68 C 69 D 70 D
71 C 72 C 73 A 74 C 75 A
76 D 77 B 78 D 79 B 80 B
81 A 82 B 83 C 84 B 85 D
86 C 87 C 88 C 89 A 90 D
91 D 92 D 93 C 94 B 95 C
96 B 97 C 98 B 99 A 100 C
101 D 102 D 103 B 104 D 105 B
106 B 107 A 108 B 109 B 110 C
111 B 112 C 113 D 114 B 115 B
116 B

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