AHLCON PUBLIC SCHOOL

ASSIGNMENT 4
CLASS XII
TOPIC: DETERMINANTS
Q.1

Write the minors and co. factors of each element of the first column of the following
matrices.
(1)

Q.2
Q.3
Q.4

5
10

20

(2)

For what value of x the matrix A =

x y
5x 4 y
10 x 8 y

Prove that

8x

x
2x
3x

1
1
x 1

x 1
1

2
5
7

6
0

is singular?

= x3

If a, b, c are all positive and are pth , qth and rth terms of a G.P, then show that
p

log a
log b
log c

Q.5

x
4x

x 1

0
1

1
1
1

q
r

=0

If x, y, z are the 10th , 13th, and 15th terms of a G.P, find the value of
10

log x
log y

1
1

13

log z

Q.6

15 1
x2 xa
x 1
x2
xb
x3

Show that

x3

= 0 where a, b, c are in A.P.

xc

x4

Q.7
Q.8
Q.9

If A is skew symmetric matrix of order 3 3 what is the value of the determinant of A.

If A = 2B, where A and B are square matrices of order 3 3 and B = 5 what is A .
If A is a square matrix of order 3 3 . what is KA where K is a scalar.

Q.10

If A =

Q.11
Q.12
Q.13

Find the value of so that the points (1, -5), (-4, 5) and ( , 7) are collinear.
If the point (a,b), a / , b / and a a / , b b / are collinear. Show that ab / a /b .
If A is (2 2) matrix and if

5
1

, B=

12

A (adjA) =

12

verify that

find

If A =

Q.15

If A =

3
1

Q.16

If A =

Q.17

Verify that (AB) -1 = B 1 A1 where

A=

If A =

Q.19

If A =

Q.21

0
3

3
7

Q.18

Q.20

3
7

3
7

find

5
2

what is A 20

, B=
2

5A

find 2

2
0
0

Q.14

1
4

AB

4
3

6
2

verify (AT) -1 = (A-1) T

, B=

4
3

6
2

verify that adj (AB) = (adjB) (adj A)

Find the adjoint of A

1
0

3
0
3

5
4

and verify A(adj A) =

Find A(adj A) without finding (adj A) if A =

1
3

2
1
0

3
2
3

I3 = (adj A) A.

Q.22

Let A be a non singular matrix of order 3 3 such that

Q.23

Show that A =

5
3
1 2

Q.24

Show that A =

1
2

= 5. What is

adjA

satisfies x 2 3 x 7 =0 Thus, find A 1 .

0

2
2
1

satisfies the equation A3 A2 3 A I 3 0 .

Hence,
Q.25

find A 1 .
Find the matrix X satisfying.
3
7

Q.26

1 1
2 1

2
0

1
4

Find the matrix X satisfying.

1 2

Q.27

14
7

7
7

Solve the following systems of equations,

x 2y z 7

x 3 z 11

2x 3y 1

Q.28

Q.29

If A =

1
2

1
1
1

1
3
1

, find

A 1 and hence solve

x 2y z 4
x yz 0
x 3y z 2

Determine the product

4
7

4
1
3

4
3
1

1
1

1
2
1

1
2
3

and use it to solve

x yz 4
x 2 y 2z 9
2 x y 3z 1

Q30. Two schools P and Q want to award their selected students on the values of Discipline,
Politeness and Punctuality. The school P wants to award rupees x each, rupees y each and
rupees z each for the three respective values to its 3, 2 and 1 students with a total award
money of rupees 1,000. School Q wants to spend rupees 1500 to award its 4, 1 and 3
students on the respective values( by giving the same award for the three values as before).
If the total amount of awards for one prize on each value is rupees 600, using matrices, find
the award money for each value.