Determinants
58 JEE Maths previous year questions on Determinants — free to practice, unlock the correct answer & explanation with Premium.
For and a natural number , let . Then is
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Let and . If , then equals:
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Let and A be a matrix of order such that and , where \(I\) is the identity matrix of order .
If is , then is equal to :
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Let and be two square matrices of order \(3\) such that and . Then the value of is:
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For some a, b, let \(f(x)=\left|\begin{array}{ccc}\mathrm{a}+\frac{\sin x}{x} & 1 & \mathrm{~b} \\ \mathrm{a} & 1+\frac{\sin x}{x} & \mathrm{~b} \\ \text { a } & 1 & \mathrm{~b}+\frac{\sin x}{x}\end{array}\right|, x \neq 0, \lim _{x \rightarrow 0} f(x)=\lambda+\mu \mathrm{a}+\nu \mathrm{b}\). Then \((\lambda+\mu+\nu)^2\) is equal to :
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If \(A\) is a square matrix of order 3 , then \(\left|\operatorname{Adj}\left(\operatorname{Adj} A^2\right)\right|\) is:
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Let \(A=\left[\begin{array}{ccc}2 & 1 & 2 \\ 6 & 2 & 11 \\ 3 & 3 & 2\end{array}\right]\) and \(P=\left[\begin{array}{lll}1 & 2 & 0 \\ 5 & 0 & 2 \\ 7 & 1 & 5\end{array}\right]\). The sum of the prime factors of \(\left|P^{-1} A P-2 I\right|\) is equal to
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If \(f(x)=\left|\begin{array}{ccc}x^3 & 2 x^2+1 & 1+3 x \\ 3 x^2+2 & 2 x & x^3+6 \\ x^3-x & 4 & x^2-2\end{array}\right|\) for all \(x \in R\), then \(2 f(0)+f^{\prime}(0)\) is equal to
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If \(\alpha \neq a , \beta \neq b , \gamma \neq c\) and \(\left|\begin{array}{lll}\alpha & b & c \\ a & \beta & c \\ a & b & \gamma\end{array}\right|=0\), then \(\frac{ a }{\alpha- a }+\frac{ b }{\beta- b }+\frac{\gamma}{\gamma- c }\) is equal to:
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If \(\alpha \neq a , \beta \neq b , \gamma \neq c\) and \(\left|\begin{array}{lll}\alpha & b & c \\ a & \beta & c \\ a & b & \gamma\end{array}\right|=0\), then \(\frac{ a }{\alpha- a }+\frac{ b }{\beta- b }+\frac{\gamma}{\gamma- c }\) is equal to:
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Let A be a matrix of order and . If then is equal to
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\(\text { If } \mathrm{A} \text { is } 3 \times 3 \text { matrix such that } \operatorname{det}(\mathrm{A})=2 \text {. Then } \operatorname{det}(\operatorname{adj}(\operatorname{adj}(\operatorname{adj}(\operatorname{adj} A))))\) (24 Jan, Shift I, Memory Based)
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\(\text { Let } A \text { and } B \text { are non-singular commutative matrices. Then } A\left[\left(\operatorname{adj} A^{-1}\right)\left(a d j\left(B^{-1}\right)\right)\right]^{-1} B \text { is equal to }\)
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Among the statements:
I: If , then , and
II: If , then .
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Let and .Then, the sum of all the elements of the matrix is:EndFragment
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Let and .Then, the sum of all the elements of the matrix is:EndFragment
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If \(f(x)=\left|\begin{array}{ccc}x^3 & 2 x^2+1 & 1+3 x \\ 3 x^2+2 & 2 x & x^3+6 \\ x^3-x & 4 & x^2-2\end{array}\right|\) for all \(x \in R\), then \(2 f(0)+f^{\prime}(0)\) is equal to
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If \(A\) is a square matrix of order 3 such that \(\operatorname{det}(A)=3\) and \(\operatorname{det}\left(\operatorname{adj}\left(-4 \operatorname{adj}\left(-3 \operatorname{adj}\left(3 \operatorname{adj}\left((2 A )^{-1}\right)\right)\right)\right)\right)=2^{ m } 3^{ n }\), then \(m +2 n\) is equal to :
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Let .If , then is equal to
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\(\text { If } \mathrm{A} \text { is } 3 \times 3 \text { matrix such that } \operatorname{det}(\mathrm{A})=2 \text {. Then } \operatorname{det}(\operatorname{adj}(\operatorname{adj}(\operatorname{adj}(\operatorname{adj} A))))\) (24 Jan, Shift I, Memory Based)
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If is a solution of the system of equation where and then is equal to:
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Let \(A=\left[\begin{array}{lll}1 & 0 & 0 \\ 0 & \alpha & \beta \\ 0 & \beta & \alpha\end{array}\right]\) and \(|2 A|^{3}=2^{21}\) where \(\alpha, \beta \in Z\), Then a value of \(\alpha\) is
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Let \(A=\left[\begin{array}{lll}1 & 0 & 0 \\ 0 & \alpha & \beta \\ 0 & \beta & \alpha\end{array}\right]\) and \(|2 A|^{3}=2^{21}\) where \(\alpha, \beta \in Z\), Then a value of \(\alpha\) is
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The values of \(\alpha\), for which \(\left|\begin{array}{ccc}1 & \frac{3}{2} & \alpha+\frac{3}{2} \\ 1 & \frac{1}{3} & \alpha+\frac{1}{3} \\ 2 \alpha+3 & 3 \alpha+1 & 0\end{array}\right|=0\), lie in the interval
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The values of \(\alpha\), for which \(\left|\begin{array}{ccc}1 & \frac{3}{2} & \alpha+\frac{3}{2} \\ 1 & \frac{1}{3} & \alpha+\frac{1}{3} \\ 2 \alpha+3 & 3 \alpha+1 & 0\end{array}\right|=0\), lie in the interval
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If \(f(x)=\left|\begin{array}{ccc}2 \cos ^4 x & 2 \sin ^4 x & 3+\sin ^2 2 x \\ 3+2 \cos ^4 x & 2 \sin ^4 x & \sin ^2 2 x \\ 2 \cos ^4 x & 3+2 \sin ^4 x & \sin ^2 2 x\end{array}\right|\), then \(\frac{1}{5} f^{\prime}(0)\) is equal to :
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If \(f(x)=\left|\begin{array}{ccc}2 \cos ^4 x & 2 \sin ^4 x & 3+\sin ^2 2 x \\ 3+2 \cos ^4 x & 2 \sin ^4 x & \sin ^2 2 x \\ 2 \cos ^4 x & 3+2 \sin ^4 x & \sin ^2 2 x\end{array}\right|\), then \(\frac{1}{5} f^{\prime}(0)\) is equal to :
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Consider the matrix \(f(x)=\left[\begin{array}{ccc}\cos x & -\sin x & 0 \\ \sin x & \cos x & 0 \\ 0 & 0 & 1\end{array}\right]\).
Given below are two statements :
Statement I : \(f(-x)\) is the inverse of the matrix \(f(x)\).
Statement II : \(f(x) f(y)=f(x+y)\).
In the light of the above statements, choose the correct answer from the options given below
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Consider the matrix \(f(x)=\left[\begin{array}{ccc}\cos x & -\sin x & 0 \\ \sin x & \cos x & 0 \\ 0 & 0 & 1\end{array}\right]\).
Given below are two statements :
Statement I : \(f(-x)\) is the inverse of the matrix \(f(x)\).
Statement II : \(f(x) f(y)=f(x+y)\).
In the light of the above statements, choose the correct answer from the options given below
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If A, B and are non-singular matrices of same order, then the inverse of is equal to
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Let A be a matrix such that . If
\(S=\left\{n \in \mathbb{Z}:(|\operatorname{adj}(\operatorname{adj} A)|)^{\frac{(n-1)^2}{2}}=|A|^{\left(3 n^2-5 n-4\right)}\right\}\) then is equal to
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For a \(3 \times 3\) matrix M , let trace \((\mathrm{M})\) denote the sum of all the diagonal elements of M . Let A be a \(3 \times 3\) matrix such that \(|A|=\frac{1}{2}\) and trace \((A)=3\). If \(B=\operatorname{adj}(\operatorname{adj}(2 A))\), then the value of \(|B|+\operatorname{trace}(B)\) equals:
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Let and , where is a real number. If the largest possible value of is , then the circle , intersects the co-ordinate axes at
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If \(A\) is a square matrix of order 3 , then \(\left|\operatorname{Adj}\left(\operatorname{Adj} A^2\right)\right|\) is:
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Let and. If , then is equal to :
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Let If is the cofactor of and , then is equal to :
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If is a solution of the system of equation where and then is equal to:
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Let and . If and , then among the two statements:
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Among the statements:
I: If , then , and
II: If , then .
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Let \(M\) and \(m\) respectively be the maximum and the minimum values of . Then is equal to :
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Let and . If is the matrix of cofactors of the elements of , then is equal to
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\(\text { Let } A \text { and } B \text { are non-singular commutative matrices. Then } A\left[\left(\operatorname{adj} A^{-1}\right)\left(a d j\left(B^{-1}\right)\right)\right]^{-1} B \text { is equal to }\)
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Let \(A\) and \(B\) be two square matrices of order 3 such that and . Then is equal to :
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For a \(3 \times 3\) matrix \(M\) , let trace \((\mathrm{M})\) denote the sum of all the diagonal elements of \(M\) . Let \(A\) be a \(3 \times 3\) matrix such that \(|A|=\frac{1}{2}\) and trace \((A)=3\). If \(B=\operatorname{adj}(\operatorname{adj}(2 A))\), then the value of \(|B|+\operatorname{trace}(B)\) equals:
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Let and be two square matrices of order \(3\) such that and . Then the value of is:
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If \(A\) is a square matrix of order 3 such that \(\operatorname{det}(A)=3\) and \(\operatorname{det}\left(\operatorname{adj}\left(-4 \operatorname{adj}\left(-3 \operatorname{adj}\left(3 \operatorname{adj}\left((2 A )^{-1}\right)\right)\right)\right)\right)=2^{ m } 3^{ n }\), then \(m +2 n\) is equal to :
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If \(A\) is a square matrix of order 3 such that \(\operatorname{det}(A)=3\) and \(\operatorname{det}\left(\operatorname{adj}\left(-4 \operatorname{adj}\left(-3 \operatorname{adj}\left(3 \operatorname{adj}\left((2 A )^{-1}\right)\right)\right)\right)\right)=2^{ m } 3^{ n }\), then \(m +2 n\) is equal to :
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Let A be a matrix of order and . If \(|2 \operatorname{adj}(3 \operatorname{Aadj}(2 A))|=2^\alpha \cdot 3^\beta \cdot 5^{\gamma} \alpha, \beta, \gamma \in N\) then is equal to
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If \(A, B\) and \(\left(\operatorname{adj}\left(\mathrm{A}^{-1}\right)+\operatorname{adj}\left(\mathrm{B}^{-1}\right)\right)\) are non-singular matrices of same order, then the inverse of \(A\left(\operatorname{adj}\left(A^{-1}\right)+\operatorname{adj}\left(B^{-1}\right)\right)^{-1} B\) is equal to
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If \(f: \mathrm{N} \rightarrow \mathrm{Z}\) is defined by then is equal to:
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Let and be a set of matrices. Then the number of matrices in , for which the sum of the diagonal elements is equal to , is:
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Let .
If , then is equal to
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For some \(a, b\), let \(f(x)=\left|\begin{array}{ccc}\mathrm{a}+\frac{\sin x}{x} & 1 & \mathrm{~b} \\ \mathrm{a} & 1+\frac{\sin x}{x} & \mathrm{~b} \\ \text { a } & 1 & \mathrm{~b}+\frac{\sin x}{x}\end{array}\right|, x \neq 0, \lim _{x \rightarrow 0} f(x)=\lambda+\mu \mathrm{a}+\nu \mathrm{b}\). Then \((\lambda+\mu+\nu)^2\) is equal to :
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Let \(A\) be a \(3 \times 3\) matrix such that and . If \(\operatorname{det}(A)=1\), then \(\operatorname{det}\left(\operatorname{adj}\left(A^2+A\right)\right)\) is equal to:
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Let If is the cofactor of , and , then is equal to :
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Let . Then the sum of all elements of the matrix is equal to:
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Let \(M\) and \(m\) respectively be the maximum and the minimum values of . Then is equal to :
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Let and \(A\) be a matrix of order such that and , where \(I\) is the identity matrix of order . If is , then is equal to :
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