ASSIGNMENT CLASS XII DETERMINANTS

1. Find the values of x , if

(i)

2 4 2x 4

5 1 6 x

2. Using properties of determinants, show that:

b 2c 2 bc b c
2

(i) c a
a 2b 2

ca

2 3 x 3

4 5 2x 5

1 a a 2 bc

ab

(iii) c a a b b c 2 a b c ab bc ca a 2 b 2 c 2
ab bc c a

(iv) 1 b b 2 ca 0
1 c c 2 ab

1 a a 2 bc

(v) x 2
x3

y2

z 2 xyz x y y z z x

y3

z3

(vii)

(vi) 1 b b 2 ca 2 a b b c c a
1 c c 2 ab

a 2 2a 2a 1 1

x2

y2

z 2 x y y z z x x y z (viii) 2a 1

yz

zx xy

1 x y

x2 y 2

(ix) 1 y z
1 zx

y z x y y z z x
z 2 x2

bc
3

b 2 bc c 2 bc

(xv) a 2 ac
ac
c 2 ac ab bc ca
a 2 ab b 2 ab ab
3. Without expanding the determinants, show that:
1 a bc 1 a a 2
a a 2 bc
2

(i) 1 b ca 1 b b
1 c ab 1 c c 2

(ii) b b
c c2

4 2 2 2
2

a b

(xiv) c a c a a b c a c
ab b c

(xiii) a b b c c a a b c 3abc
bc c a a b

1 a2

a3

ca 1 b
ab 1 c 2

Ans: 2 3,11 3

b2 a c2 a

(xvi) a 2b 0
a 2c b 2c

c 2 b 2 a 3b 3c 3
0

a b bc

ca

a b

b (iii) b c c a a b 2 b c a
c3
ca ab bc
c a b

4. Using properties of determinants, solve for x :

a x a x a x
3x 8
3
3
(i) a x a x a x 0 (ii) 3
3x 8
3 0
a x a x a x
3
3
3x 8
Ans: 0,3a

a b 9b 2 a b

(xii)

a 2b

bc

ab

(x) a 2b
a
a b a 2b

(xi) 1 b 2 ca b3 a b b c a c a 2 b 2 c 2
1 c 2 ab c 3
b

a 2 1 a 1
3
1

1 a 2 bc a 3

x 2 3
3
3x 2 x

(iii)

(ii) a b c 2 a b b c c a ab bc ca
bc ca ab

ca c a 0
ab a b

bc

(ii)

(iii) 2 3x
3 2 x

1
x 3 0
x2

Ans: 1, 2, 3

5. Using determinants, find the area of the triangle whose vertices are 2, 4 , 2, 6 and 5, 4 . Are the given
points collinear?
6. Find the equation of the line joining A(1,3) and B(0, 0) using determinants and find k if D (k , 0) is a point such
that ar ( ABD )is3sq.units.
7. Find the value of x if the area of the triangle with vertices ( x, 4), (2, 6) and (5, 4) be 70sq.cm.
8. Find the value of so that the points ( , 2 2 ), ( 1, 2 ) and (4 , 6 2 ) are collinear?
1 2 1
9. Let A 2 3 1 , verify that: (i ) A(adjA) (adjA) A | A | I

1 1 5

(iv ) ( AT )1 ( A1 )T

(ii ) (adjA)1 adj ( A1 )

(v) adjAT (adjA)T

2 2 1
1 3 2

10. If A 2 1 2 , B 1 1 1 , verify that: (i ) ( AB)1 B 1 A1

1 2 2
2 3 1
5 0 4
1 3 3

1
11. Given A 2 3 2 and B 1 4 3 .Compute ( AB) 1.

1 2 1
1 3 4

2 2 1

Ans:

(ii ) adj ( AB) (adjB)(adjA)

2 19 27

Ans: ( AB)1 2 18 25

3 29 42

1 2 2

12. If A 2 1 2 , prove that A2 4 A 5 I 0.Hence find A1.

5 3 14 7
13. Find A, so that (i ) A

(ii )
1 2 7 7

2 1 3 2 1
3 2 A 5 3 0

3 1
A

1 2

(iii ) ( A1 )1 A

Ans: A1 1 2

2
3 2
2 3

2
2 1
1 8 10
0

1 (iii) 1 0 A 1 2 5
3 4
9 22 15

25 15
A

37 22

1 2 5
A

3 4 0

14. Find whether the following system of equations is consistent or not, find the solution of the system also:
3x y 2 z 3
5 x 7 y z 11
x y z 6
(i) x 2 y z 1
(ii) 6 x 8 y z 15
(iii) x 2 y 3 z 14
2 x y 3z 5
3x 2 y 6 z 7
x 4 y 7 z 30
Ans:
inconsistent
consistent x 1, y 1, z 1
consistent, x k 2, y 8 2k , z k
15. Using matrix method, solve the following system of linear equations:
4 x 2 y 3z 2
x 2y z 7
x y z 2
x y z 1
(i) x y z 1
(ii) x 3 z 11
(iii) 2 x y 0
(iv) 3 x y 2 z 3
3x y 2 z 5
2 x 3 y 1
2y z 1
x y z 1
1
3
Ans:
x , y , z 1
x 2, y 1, z 3
x 1, y 2, z 3
x 2, y 1, z 2
2
2
5

16. Find the product of matrices A 7

x y 2 z 1,3 x 2 y z 7, 2 x y 3 z 2.

x y 3
(v) 2 x 3 y 4 z 17
y 2z 7

x 2, y 1, z 4

1
1

3
1 1 2

5 , B 3 2 1 and use it for solving the equations

2 1 3
1 1

Ans: AB 4 I , x 2, y 1, z 1

1 1 1
1
1 3 , find A . Hence solve the following: x 2 y z 4 , x y z 0 , x 3 y z 2 .
1 1 1
Ans: x 9 5, y 2 5, z 7 5

17. If A 2