Exercise

Level I
 a − b b − c c − a 9. If a + b + c = 0, then the solution of the equation
1.  x − y y − z z − x is equal to a − x c b 
   c b− x a  = 0, is
 p − q q − r r − p  
(a) a ( x + y + z ) + b ( p + q + r ) + c  b a c − x
(b) 0 3
(a) 0 (b) ± ( a 2 + b2 + c2 )
(c) abc + xyz + pqr 2
(d) None of the above 3 2
(c) 0, ± ( a + b + c ) (d) 0, ± a 2 + b2 + c2
2 2

1 2
a a − bc
2

  10. If the system of equations

2. 1 b b − ac is equal to
2

1 2x + 3 y + 5 = 0, x + ky + 5 = 0, kx − 12 y − 14 = 0 be
c c2 − ab
  consistent, then value of k is
(a) 0 (b) a3 + b3 + c3 − 3abc 12 1
(a) − 2, (b) − 1,
(c) 3abc (d) ( a + b + c)3 5 5
17 12
(c) − 6, (d) 6, −
3. The system of equations 3x − 2 y + z = 0, 5 5
λx − 14 y + 15z = 0, x + 2 y − 3z = 0 has a solution
 a + b + 2c a b 
other than x = y = z = 0 for λ equal to
11.  c 2a + b + c b  is equal to
(a) 1 (b) 2  
(c) 3 (d) 5  c a a + 2b + c

1 4 20  (a) ( a + b + c)2 (b) 2 ( a + b + c)2

(c) ( a + b + c)3
(d) 2 ( a + b + c)3
4. The roots of the equation1 − 2 5  = 0 are
 
2 1 + i 1 − i i 
1 2x 5x 
12. 1 − i i 1+ i is equal to
(a) − 1, − 2 (b) − 1, 2  
(c) 1, − 2 (d) 1, 2  i 1+ i 1− i
5. The solution of the simultaneous linear equations (a) − 4 − 7i (b) 8 + 11i
2x + y = 6 and 3 y = 8 + 4x will also be satisfied by which (c) 3 + 7i (d) 7 + 4i
one of the following linear equations? (NDA 2012 I) b + c a a 
(a) x + y = 5 (b) 2x + y = 9 
13. The value of determinant b c+a b  is
(c) 2x − 3 y = 10 (d) 2x + 3 y = 6  
 c c a + b
6. The simultaneous equations 3x + 5 y = 7 and
(a) abc (b) 2abc
6x + 10 y = 18 have (NDA 2011 II)
(c) 3abc (d) 4abc
(a) no solution
(b) infinitely many solutions  0 1 −2
(c) unique solution 14. In the determinant  −1 0 3, the value of the
(d) any finite number of solutions  
 2 − 3 0
x α 1 cofactor to its minor of the element − 3, is
7. The roots of the equation β x 1 = 0 are (a) − 1 (b) 0
 
β γ 1 (c) 1 (d) 2
independent of (NDA 2011 II)  b + c a + b a
(a) α (b) β 15. The value of determinant c + a b + c bis equal to
 
(c) γ (d) α, β and γ  a + b c + a c
8. If| A| = 8, where A is square matrix of order 3, then (a) a3 + b3 + c3 − 3abc
what is| adj A| equal to? (NDA 2010 II) (b) 2abc ( a + b + c)
(a) 16 (b) 24 (c) 0
(c) 64 (d) 512 (d) None of the above
Determinant 131

16. x + ky − z = 0, 3x − ky − z = 0 and x − 3 y + z = 0 has  x + 1 x + 2 x + 3

non-zero solution for k is equal to 24. If  x + 2 x + 3 x + 4 = 0, then a , b, c are in
(a) −1 (b) 0  
(c) 1 (d) 2  x + a x + b x + c
(a) AP (b) GP
 b2 − ab b − c bc − ac 
(c) HP (d) None of these
 
17. Determinant ab − a 2 a − b b2 − ab is equal to
 bc − ac  25. If ω be a complex cube root of unity, then
c−a ab − a 2 1 ω −ω 2 / 2

1 1 1  is equal to
(a) abc ( a + b + c) (b) 3a 2b2c2  
(c) 0 (d) None of these  1 −1 0 
18. If a −1 + b−1 + c−1 = 0 such that (a) 0 (b) 1 (c) ω (d) ω 2
1 + a 1 1   x −6 −1 
 1 1+ b 1  = λ, 26. One root of the equation 2 −3x x − 3 = 0, is
   
 1 1 1 + c  −3 2x x + 2
then what is λ equal to? (NDA 2011 II) (a) 0 (b) 1 (c) −1 (d) 3
(a) − abc (b) abc 1− i ω2 ω
(c) 0 (d) 1 27. What is the value of ω +i
2
ω −i ,
19. What is the value of the determinant (NDA 2011 I) 1 − 2i − ω 2 ω2 − ω i−ω
x+1 x+ 2 x+ 4 where ω is the cube root of unity? (NDA 2009 II)
x + 3 x + 5 x + 8 ?
  (a) − 1 (b) 1 (c) 2 (d) 0
 x + 7 x + 10 x + 14 28. If n ≠ 3k and 1, ω , ω 2 are the cube roots of unity, then
(a) x + 2 (b) x 2 + 2 (c) 2 (d) −2
 1 ωn ω 
2n

 x 4 5  
∆ = ω 2 n 1 ω n  has the value
20. If 5 and 7 are the roots of the equation 7 x 7 = 0,  n 1 
  ω ω 2n 
 5 8 x
(a) 0 (b) ω (c) ω 2 (d) 1
then what is the third root? (NDA 2011 I)
 x +x 2
x +1 x − 2
(a) − 12 (b) 9  2 
(c) 13 (d) 14 29. If  2x + 3x − 1 3x 3x − 3 = Ax − 12, then the
 2 2x − 1 2x − 1
a b c  x + 2x + 3 
21. If  l m n  = 2 , then what is the value of the value of A is
 
p q r (a) 12 (b) 24 (c) −12 (d) −24
30. The system of equations
 6a 3b 15c
λx + y + z = 0, − x + λy + z = 0,
determinant 2l m 5n ? (NDA 2010 I)
  − x − y + λz = 0, will have a non-zero solution, if real
2p q 5r 
values of λ are given by
(a) 10 (b) 20 (a) 0 (b) 1
(c) 40 (d) 60 (c) 3 (d) 3
22. If two rows of a determinant are identical, then what 2 4 0
is the value of the determinant? (NDA 2012 I) 31. If 0 5 16 = 20, then what is the value of p?
(a) 0 (b) 1 0 0 1+ p (NDA 2008 II)
(c) − 1 (d) Can be any real value
(a) 0 (b) 1
x + 1 ω ω2  (c) 2 (d) 5

23. If ω is a cube root of unity, then ω x+ω 2
1 
  32. If the system of equations 2x + 3 y = 7 and
 ω
2 1 x + ω 2ax + ( a + b) y = 28 has infinitely many solutions, then
which one of the following is correct? (NDA 2010 I)
is equal to
(a) a = 2b (b) b = 2a
(a) x3 + 1 (b) x3 + ω (c) x3 + ω 2 (d) x3 (c) a = − 2b (d) b = − 2a
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 6i − 3i 1 1 a a3 a a2 a3
33. Let 4 3i − 1 = x + iy , then b3 b2 b3
  (c) 1 b (d) b
 20 3 i
1 c c3 c c2 c3
(a) x = 3, y = 1
(b) x = 0, y = 0 40. The equations 2x + 3 y + 4 = 0; 3x + 4 y + 6 = 0 and
(c) x = 0, y = 3
4x + 5 y + 8 = 0 are
(d) x = 1, y = 3
(a) consistent (with unique solution)
34. If a , b, c are positive integers, then the determinant (b) inconsistent
a 2 + x ab ac  (c) consistent (with infinitely many solutions)
∆ = ab b2 + x bc  is divisible by (d) None of the above
 
 ac bc c2 + x 41. For what value of k, the system of linear equations
x + y + z = 2, 2x + y − z = 3, 3x + 2 y + kz = 4 has a
(a) x3 (b) x 2 unique solution?
(c) ( a + b + c )
2 2 2
(d) None of these
(a) k is any real number other than zero
35. If A and B are square matrices of order 3 such that (b) k is any real number
|A| = − 1,|B| = 3, then|3AB| is equal to (c) k is any integer
(a) − 9 (b) − 81 (c) − 27 (d) 81 (d) k= 0
36. The value of the determinant 42. Which one of the following is correct? The system of
equations x + y + z = 6, 2x + y + z = 3 and
 2a1b1 a1b2 + a2b1 a1b3 + a3 b1  3x + 2 y + 2z = 9
∆ = a1b2 + a2b1 2a2b2 a2b3 + a3 b2, is
  (a) has no solution
 a1b3 + a3 b1 a3 b2 + a2b3 2a3 b3  (b) has infinite number of solutions
(a) 1 (b) 2a1a2a3 b1b2b3 (c) has only one solution
(c) 0 (d) a1a2a3 b1b2b3 (d) has only three solutions
 1 2 1 0
 a2 b2 c2  43. If A =   and   , then what is determinant of
   2 3 1 0
37. The value of( a + 1)2 ( b + 1)2 ( c + 1)2 is
AB? (NDA 2012 I)
 2
( a − 1) ( b − 1) ( c − 1) 
2 2

 a 2 b2 c2  a 2 b2 c2 (a) 0 (b) 1 (c) 10 (d) 20

8 −5 1
(a) 4 a b c  (b) 3 a b c 
    44. If 5 x 1 = 2, then what is the value of x?
 1 1 1  1 1 1
6 3 1 (NDA 2012 I)
 a 2 b2 c2
(c) 2 a b c  (d) None of these
  (a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 6 (d) 8
 1 1 1 1 x y + z
38. If x + y + z = 1, then what is the value of
2 2 2 45. The value of the determinant1 y z + x, is
 
1 z −y 1 z x + y
−z 1 x ? (NDA 2008 I)
(a) x (b) y (c) z (d) 0
y −x 1 1 + x 3
x x 2

 
(a) 0 (b) 1 (c) 2 (d) 2 − 2xyz 46. If 1 + y3 y y = 0 and x , y , z are all different, then
2

 
1 + z
3
bc a a 2 z 2 z
39. What is the determinant ca b b2 equal to? the value of xyz, is
ab c c2 (a) ( x − y ) ( y − z ) ( z − x ) (b) 0
(NDA 2008 I) (c) 1 (d) − 1
1 a a2 1 a2 a3 47. The value of z satisfying the equations
(a) 1 b b 2
(b) 1 b2
b3 3x + 5 y − 7z = 13, 4x + y − 12z = 6, 2x + 9 y − 3z = 20,
is
1 c c2 1 c2 c3
(a) 1 (b) 2 (c) −1 (d) 0
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 x −3i 1 (a) 0 (b) 1

48. If  y 1 i = 6 + 11i ,then (c) –1 (d) None of these
 
 0 2 i − i 1 1 1
(a) x = − 3, y = 4 (b) x = 3, y = 4 52. What are the factors of the determinantx y 1?
 2 
(c) x = 3, y = − 4 (d) x = − 3, y = − 4 2
x y 1
x y 3 (a) x − 1, y − 1 and y − x
49. The expansion of the determinant x  2
5 y3 9 (b) x , y and x − y
  (c) x − 1, y − 1 and y + x
3 5 27
 x 10 y (d) x − 1, y + 1 and y + x
contains which one of the following as a factor?
 − a 2 ab ac 
(a) x − 3 (b) x − y
(c) y − 3 (d) ( x − 3) ( y − 3) 53. If  ab − b2 bc  = ka 2b2c2 , then k is equal to
 
50. If ω is the cube root of unity, then what is one root of  ac bc − c2
the equation (NDA 2007 II) (a) − 4 (b) 2
x2 −2x −2 ω 2 (c) 4 (d) 8
2 ω −ω = 0? 54. If a , b, c are in AP, then the value of
0 ω 1 x + 2 x + 3 x + a
x + 4 x + 5 x + b is
(a) 1 (b) –2 (c) 2 (d) ω  
x + 6 x + 7 x + c
51. If a, b, c are in GP, then what is the value of
(a) x − ( a + b + c)
a b a+b
(b) 9x 2 + a + b + c
b c b+ c ? (NDA 2008 I) (c) a + b + c
a+b b+ c 0 (d) 0

Level II
 2r − 1 2 ⋅ 3r − 1 4 ⋅ 5r − 1 4. What is the value of the determinant
1. If Dr = x y z , then the value of a − b b + c a
  b− c c + a b ?
2 − 1 3 − 1 5 − 1 
n n n
  (NDA 2011 II)
n c − a a + b c
Σ Dr is equal to
r =1 (a) a3 + b3 + c3
(a) 1 (b) − 1 (b) 3bc
(c) 0 (d) None of these (c) a3 + b3 + c3 − 3abc
2. If the system of equations (d) 0
ax + y + z = 0, x + by + z = 0 and x + y + cz = 0, where
a , b, c ≠ 1, has a non-trivial solution, then the value of  p − q 0
1 1 1 5. If 0 p q  = 0, then which one of the following
+ + is  
1− a 1− b 1− c q 0 p
(a) −1 (b) 0 is correct? (NDA 2011 II)
(c) 1 (d) None of these
(a) p is one of the cube roots of unity
 x b b (b) q is one of the cube roots of unity
 x b
3. If ∆1 = a x b and ∆ 2 =  are the given
(c)
p
is one of the cube roots of unity
   a x
a a x q
 
determinants, then (d) None of the above
d 6. Let A be an n × n matrix. If det ( λA) = λ s det (A), what
(a) ∆1 = 3 ( ∆ 2 )2 (b) ( ∆1 ) = 3∆ 2
dx is the value of s? (NDA 2010 I)
d
(c) ( ∆1 ) = 2 ( ∆ 2 )2 (d) ∆1 = 3∆32/ 2 (a) 0 (b) 1
dx (c) − 1 (d) n
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7. If ai2 + bi2 + ci2 = 1 ( i = 1, 2, 3) and (a) a 2 + b2 + c2 + 3abc = 0

ai a j + bi bj + ci c j = 0 ( i ≠ j, i , j = 1, 2, 3), then the (b) a 2 + b2 + c2 + 2abc = 0
2
a1 a2 a3 (c) a 2 + b2 + c2 + 2abc = 1
value ofb1 b2 b3 is (d) a 2 + b2 + c2 − bc − ca − ab = 1
 
c1 c2 c3 1 x y 
(a) 0 (b) 1/2 (c) 1 (d) 2 16. Determinant 2 sin x + 2x sin y + 2 y is equal to

 
8. In a third order determinant, each element of the  3 cos x + 3x cos y + 3 y
first column consists of sum of two terms, each (a) sin ( x − y ) (b) cos ( x − y )
element of the second column consists of sum of three (c) cos ( x + y ) (d) xy sin ( x − y )
terms and each element of the third column consists
of sum of four terms. Then, it can be decomposed into n 1 5 
N
n determinants, where n has the value 17. The value of Σ U n ,ifU n = n 2 2N + 1 2N + 1is
n =1  
(a) 1 (b) 9 (c) 16 (d) 24 3
n 3N 2 3N 
a b aα − b (a) 0 (b) 1
1
9. If b c bα − c = 0 and α ≠ , then (c) − 1 (d) None of these
  2
2 1 0  a a+b a+ b+ c 
(a) a , b, c are in AP (b) a , b, c are in GP 18. ∆ = 3a 4a + 3b 5a + 4b + 3c  where

(c) a , b, c are in HP (d) None of these  
 6a 9a + 6b 11a + 9b + 6c
10 ! 11 ! 12 !
a = i , b = ω , c = ω 2 , then ∆ is equal to
10. The value of the determinant11 ! 12 ! 13 ! is (a) i (b) − ω 2 (c) ω (d) − i

12 ! 13 ! 14 ! 19. What is the value of k, if (NDA 2009 I)
(a) 2 (10 ! 11 !) (b) 2 (10 ! 13 !)
(c) 2 (10 ! 11 ! 12 !) (d) 2 (11 ! 12 ! 13 !) k b+ c b +c
2 2

11. If a , b, c be positive and not all equal, then the value k c+a c2 + a 2 = ( a − b)( b − c)( c − a )?
 a b c a+b
k a 2 + b2
of the determinant b c a is
 
 c a b (a) 1 (b) –1
(c) 2 (d) 0
(a) negative (b) positive
(c) depends on a , b, c (d) None of these 20. If ( a1 / x ) + ( b1 / y ) = c1 , ( a2 / x ) + ( b2 / y ) = c2
2a 3r x a r x a1 b1 b1 c1
∆1 = , ∆2 = ,
12. A = 4b 6s 2y = λ b s y , then what is a2 b2 b2 c2
−2c −3t −z c t z c1 a1
the value of λ? (NDA 2009 II) ∆3 = , then ( x , y ) is equal to which one of the
c2 a2
(a) 12 (b) –12 (c) 7 (d) –7 following? (NDA 2008 II)
y x y+z (a) ( ∆ 2 /∆1 , ∆3 /∆1 ) (b) ( ∆3 /∆1 , ∆ 2 /∆1 )
13. If z y x + y = 0, then which one of the following (c) ( ∆1 /∆ 2 , ∆1 /∆3 ) (d) ( − ∆1 /∆ 2 , − ∆1 /∆3 )
x z z+x 21. For positive numbers x , y and z, the numerical value
is correct? (NDA 2009 I)  1 logx y logx z
(a) Either x + y = z or x = y of the determinant log y x 1 log y z, is
 
(b) Either x + y = − z or x = z
(c) Either x + z = y or z = y  logz x logz y 1 
(d) Either z + y = x or x = y (a) 0 (b) 1
(c) loge xyz (d) None of these
sin 10° − cos 10°
14. What is the value of ? 22. The value of the determinant
sin 80° cos 80° (NDA 2008 II)
 4x + 2 y 4x + 3 y 4x + 4 y
(a) 0 (b) 1 (c) –1 (d) 1/2  4x + 3 y 4x + 4 y 4x + 5 y is equal to
 
15. If x = cy + bz , y = az + cx , z = bx + ay (where x , y , z
 4x + 6 y 4x + 7 y 4x + 8 y
are not all zero) have a solution other than
x = 0, y = 0, z = 0, then a , b and c are connected by the (a) x + y (b) x − y
relation (c) 1 (d) 0
Determinant 135

 a h g f 31. The value of the determinant of the inverse of the

 0 b c e  − 4 − 5
matrix  , is
23. The value of the determinant
0 0 d k
, is  2 2
  1
 0 0 0 l (a) (b) 2
2
(a) gfkl (b) abhg (c) abdl (d) ablc (c) 3 (d) 4
 a1 b1 c1   a1 + 2b1 − 3c1 b1 c1  − a2 ab ac
24. If ∆ = a2 b2 c2, ∆1 = a2 + 2b2 − 3c2 b2 c2, then
    32. What is the value of ab −b 2
bc ? (NDA 2012 I)
 a3 b3 c3   a3 + 2b3 − 3c3 b3 c3  ac bc − c2
(a) ∆ = ∆1 (b) ∆ = − 6∆1
(c) ∆ = − ∆1 (d) − 6∆ = ∆1 (a) 4 abc (b) 4a 2bc
 a b 0 (c) 4 a 2b2c2 (d) − 4a 2b2c2
25. If the determinant 0 a b = 0, then 33. How many values for k the system of equations
 
 b 0 a ( k + 1)x + 8 y = 4k and kx + (k + 3) y = 3k − 1 have an
infinitely many solutions? (NDA 2007 II)
(a) a/b is one of the cube roots of unity
(b) a is one of the cube roots of unity (a) 1 (b) 2
(c) b is one of the cube roots of unity (c) 3 (d) None of these
(d) a/b is one of the cube roots of − 1 34. For what value of p, is the system of equations
26. If| An × n | = 3 and | adj A| = 243, what is the value of p3 x + ( p + 1)3 y = ( p + 2)3 (NDA 2007 II)
n? (NDA 2008 I)
px + ( p + 1) y = p + 2; x + y = 1 consistent?
(a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 6 (d) 7 (a) p = 0 (b) p = 1
27. If A is matrix of order 3 × 2 and B is matrix of order (c) p = − 1 (d) For all p > 1
2 × 3, then what is | kAB| equal to (where k is any a+ b+ c a+b a
scalar quantity)? (NDA 2008 I) 35. The determinant 4a + 3b + 2c 3a + 2b 2a is
(a) k| AB| (b) k2| AB| 10a + 6b + 3c 6a + 3b 3a
(c) k3 | AB| (d) | AB| independent of which one of the following? (NDA 2007 II)
28. Which statement is correct in the following? (a) a and b (b) b and c
Linear system of equations 2x + 3 y = 4 (c) a and c (d) All of these
and 4x + 6 y = 7, has (NDA 2008 I) 36. Let A be a square matrix of order n × n, where n ≥ 2.
(a) no solution (b) unique solution Let B be a matrix obtained from A with first and
(c) exactly 3 solutions (d) infinite many solutions second rows interchanged. Then, which one of the
following is correct? (NDA 2007 I)
29. If in obtaining the solution of the system of equations
x + y + z = 7; x + 2 y + 3z = 16 and x + 3 y + 4z = 22.By (a) det ( A) = det ( B) (b) det ( A) = − det ( B)
∆′ (c) A = B (d) A = − B
Cramer’s rule, the value of y is given by , where
∆ 37. What should be the value of k so that the system of
1 1 1 linear equations x − y + 2z = 0, kx − y + z = 0,
∆ =1 2 3, then the determinant ∆′ is given by 3x + y − 3z = 0 does not possess a unique solution?
  (a) 0 (b) 3 (NDA 2007 I)
1 3 4 (c) 4 (d) 5
1 1 1  1 1 −7 
(a) 1 2 3 (b) 1 2 −16 Directions (Q. Nos. 38-40) Each of these
    questions contain two statements, one is Assertion (A)
1 3 4 1 3 −22 and other is Reason (R). Each of these questions also has
 1 1 −7   1 1 −7  four alternative choices, only one of which is the correct
(c)  2 3 −16 (d) 1 3 −16 answer. You have to select one of the codes (a),(b),(c) and
   
 3 4 −22 1 4 −22 (d) given below
Codes
30. The system of equations 2x + 3 y = 5 and (a) Both A and R are individually true and R is the
10x + 5 y = 50 correct explanation of A.
(a) has a unique solution (b) Both A and R are individually true but R is not
(b) has infinitely many solutions the correct explanation of A.
(c) is inconsistent (c) A is true but R is false.
(d) is consistent and has exactly two solutions (d) A is false but R is true.
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b2 + c2 ab ac  a b c
38. Assertion (A) If  ab c +a
2 2
bc  = ka 2b2c2 44. The value of c a b is
 
a 2 + b2 b c a
 ac bc
then the value of k is 4. (a) 1 (b) 2
Reason (R) Q a 2 + b2 + c2 = 0 (c) 3 (d) None of these

39. Assertion (A) If A is an n × n matrix, then 45. The value of

det ( mA) = m n det ( A), where m is any scalar. 1 + 2ω100 + ω 200 ω2 1
Reason (R) If U is a matrix obtained from V by 1 1+ω 100
+ 2ω 200
ω
multiplying any row or column by a scalar m, ω ω2 2 + ω100 + 2ω 200
then det (U ) = m det (V).
(a) 1
40. Assertion (A) If two triangles with vertices ( x1 , y1 ), (b) ω
( x2 , y2 ), ( x3 , y3 ) and ( a1 , b1 ), ( a2 , b2 ), ( a3 , b3 ) satisfy the (c) ω2
relation (d) None of the above
x1 y1 1 a1 b1 1
x2 y2 1 = a2 b2 1 , then the triangles are Directions (Q. Nos. 46-47) Consider the
x3 y3 1 a3 b3 1 following system of equations
kx+ y+ z = k−1
congruent.
x + ky + z = k − 1
Reason (R) For the given triangles satisfying the
above relation implies that the triangles have equal x + y + kz = k − 1
area. (NDA 2007 II) 46. What value of k the system is inconsistent?
(a) k = 1 or k = − 2
41. Consider the following statements (NDA 2007 II)
(b) k = 2 or k = 3
I. If det ( A) = 0, then det ( adj A) = 0. (c) k = 3 or k = 4
II. If A is non-singular, then det ( A−1 ) = (det A)−1. (d) None of the above
Which of the above statements is/are correct? 47. What value of k the system is consistent?
(a) I only (b) II only (NDA 2007 I) (a) k ≠ 1 or k ≠ − 2
(c) Both I and II (d) Neither I nor II (b) k = 1 or k = 2
(c) k = 3 or k = 4
42. Consider the following statements (d) None of the above
I. If any two rows or columns of a determinant are
identical, then the value of the determinant is 48. Match List I and List II and select the correct answer
zero. using the codes given below the lists.
II. If the corresponding rows and columns of a
List I List II
determinant are interchanged, then the value of
determinant does not change. A. x a a 1. ( x + 2 a)( x − a) 2
III. If any two rows (or columns) of a determinant a x a
are interchanged, then the value of the a a x
determinant changes in sign. b+ c
B. a a 2. ( a − b) ( b − c) ( c − a)
Which of these are correct?
(a) I and II (b) I and III b c+a b
(c) II and III (d) I , II and III c c a+ b
C. 1 a bc 3. 4abc
Directions (Q. Nos. 43-45) Consider ω is a cube 1 b ca
root of unity, then
1 c ab
ω ω2 1
Codes
43. The value of ω ω 2 1 is A B C A B C
ω2 1 ω (a) 1 3 2 (b) 2 3 1
(a) 0 (b) 2 (c) 3 (d) 4 (c) 1 2 3 (d) 3 1 2
 Answers
Level I
1. (b) 2. (a) 3. (d) 4. (b) 5. (a) 6. (a) 7. (a) 8. (c) 9. (c) 10. (c)
11. (d) 12. (b) 13. (d) 14. (a) 15. (a) 16. (c) 17. (c) 18. (b) 19. (d) 20. (a)
21. (d) 22. (a) 23. (d) 24. (a) 25. (a) 26. (b) 27. (d) 28. (a) 29. (b) 30. (a)
31. (b) 32. (b) 33. (b) 34. (b) 35. (b) 36. (c) 37. (a) 38. (c) 39. (b) 40. (c)
41. (a) 42. (b) 43. (a) 44. (d) 45. (d) 46. (d) 47. (d) 48. (a) 49. (a) 50. (c)
51. (a) 52. (a) 53. (c) 54. (d)

Level II
1. (c) 2. (c) 3. (b) 4. (c) 5. (c) 6. (d) 7. (c) 8. (d) 9. (b) 10. (c)
11. (a) 12. (b) 13. (b) 14. (b) 15. (c) 16. (a) 17. (a) 18. (a) 19. (a) 20. (d)
21. (a) 22. (d) 23. (c) 24. (a) 25. (d) 26. (c) 27. (c) 28. (a) 29. (d) 30. (c)
31. (a) 32. (c) 33. (b) 34. (c) 35. (b) 36. (b) 37. (d) 38. (a) 39. (b) 40. (b)
41. (c) 42. (d) 43. (a) 44. (d) 45. (d) 46. (a) 47. (a) 48. (a)

Hints & Solutions

Level I
The system of equations has infinitely many
a − b b − c c − a  (non-trivial) solutions, if ∆ = 0.
1.  x − y y − z z − x 3 −2 1
 
 p − q q − r r − p ⇒ ∆ = λ − 14 15 = 0
 
1 2 − 3
0 b − c c − a 
= 0 y − z z − x = 0 ⇒ 3( 42 − 30) − λ (6 − 2) + 1 (− 30 + 14) = 0
 
0 q − r r − p ⇒ 36 − 4λ − 16 = 0 ⇒ λ = 5
1 4 20
(applying C1 → C1 + C 2 + C3 )
4. We have, 1 − 2 5 = 0
1 a a − bc
2
 
2
  1 2x 5x 
2. 1 b b2 − ac
1 c  0 6 15 
 c2 − ab
⇒ 0 − 2 − 2x 5 (1 − x2) = 0
0 a − b (a − b) (a + b + c)  
1 2x 5 x2 
= 0 b − c (b − c) (a + b + c)
  applying , R1 → R1 − R2
1 c c2 − ab   
and R2 → R2 − R3 
(applying R1 → R1 − R2, R2 → R2 − R3 )
0 1 1 
0 1 a + b + c
⇒ 
3 ⋅ 2 ⋅ 5 0 − (1 + x) 1 − x2 = 0
= (a − b) (b − c)0 1 a + b + c = 0  
  1 x x2 
1 c c − ab 
2
0 1 1 
0 (Q rows R1 and R2 are identical) ⇒ (1 + x)0 − 1 1 − x = 0
 
3. Given system of equations are x2 
1 x
3x − 2 y + z = 0,
λx − 14 y + 15z = 0 ⇒ (1 + x) (2 − x) = 0
and x + 2 y − 3z = 0 ⇒ x + 1 = 0 or x − 2 = 0
⇒ x = − 1, 2