DPP - Determinants
DPP - Determinants
DPP - Determinants
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Determinants
EXERCISE - 01 CHECK YOUR GRASP
ab bc c a
1. The value of determinant bc ca ab is equal to -
c a ab bc
a b c
3. The value of the determinant a b c is equal to -
a b c
sin 2 A cot A 1
4. For any ABC, the value of determinant sin 2 B cot B 1 is equal to -
sin 2 C cot C 1
(A) 0 (B) 1 (C) sin A sin B sin C (D) sin A + sin B + sin C
p 15 8
2
5. If Dp = p 35 9 , then D1 + D2 + D3 + D4 + D5 is equal to -
p3 25 10
log a p 1
8. If a, b, c are pth, qth and rth terms of a GP, then log b q 1 is equal to -
log c r 1
(a x a x ) 2 (a x a x ) 2 1
12. If a, b, c > 0 and x, y, z R, then the determinant (b y b y )2 (b y b y )2 1 is equal to -
(c z c z )2 (c z c z )2 1
(A) axbycx (B) a–xb–yc–z (C) a2xb2yc 2z (D) zero
a 2 b2
c c
c
b2 c2
13. For a non-zero real a, b and c a a = abc, then the values of is -
a
c2 a 2
b b
b
(A) –4 (B) 0 (C) 2 (D) 4
1 x x 1
18. If f(x) = 2x x(x 1) (x 1)x , then f (100) is equal to - [JEE 98]
3x(x 1) x(x 1)(x 2) (x 1)x (x 1)
(A) 0 (B) 1 (C) 100 (D) –100
a b 0
19. The value of the determinant 0 a b is equal to -
b 0 a
(A) a3 – b3 (B) a3 + b3 (C) 0 (D) none of these
20. An equilateral triangle has each of its sides of length 6 cm. If (x1, y1); (x2, y2) & (x3, y3) are its vertices then the
2
x1 y1 1
value of the determinant, x 2 y2 1 is equal to -
x3 y3 1
Que. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
Ans. C A D A D A D A A C
Que. 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20
Ans. A D D D C A C A B D
Que. 21
Ans. D