Chapter 7

Determinants

1. Let A be a 2 × 2 matrix 5. Let P and Q be 3 × 3 matrices with P  Q. If

Statement-1 : adj (adj A) = A P3 = Q 3 and P 2Q = Q2P, then determinant of
(P2 + Q2) is equal to [AIEEE-2012]
Statement-2 : |adj A| = |A| [AIEEE-2009]
(1) 1 (2) 0
(1) Statement-1 is true, Statement-2 is true;
Statement-2 is not a correct explanation for (3) –1 (4) –2
Statement-1 6. The number of values of k, for which the system
(2) Statement-1 is true, Statement-2 is false of equations
(3) Statement-1 is false, Statement-2 is true (k + 1)x + 8y = 4k
(4) Statement-1 is true, Statement-2 is true; kx + (k + 3)y = 3k – 1
Statement-2 is a correct explanation for has no solution, is [JEE (Main)-2013]
Statement-1
(1) Infinite (2) 1
2. Let a, b, c be such that b(a + c)  0. If
(3) 2 (4) 3
a a 1 a 1 a 1 b 1 c 1
b b  1 b  1  a  1 b 1 c  1  0, ⎡1  3⎤
c c 1 c 1 (1)n 2 a (1)n 1b (1)n c ⎢ ⎥
7. If P  ⎢ 1 3 3 ⎥ is the adjoint of a 3  3 matrix
then the value of n is [AIEEE-2009] ⎢⎣2 4 4 ⎥⎦
(1) Any even integer (2) Any odd integer A and |A| = 4, then  is equal to
(3) Any integer (4) Zero [JEE (Main)-2013]
3. Consider the system of linear equations: (1) 4 (2) 11
x1 + 2x2 + x3 = 3 (3) 5 (4) 0
2x1 + 3x2 + x3 = 3 8. If ,   0, and f(n) = n + n and
3x1 + 5x2 + 2x3 = 1
3 1  f (1) 1  f (2)
The system has [AIEEE-2010]
1  f (1) 1  f (2) 1  f (3)
(1) Infinite number of solutions = K(1 – )2 (1 – )2 (
1  f (2) 1  f (3) 1  f (4)
(2) Exactly 3 solutions
– )2, then K is equal to [JEE (Main)-2014]
(3) A unique solutions
(1) 1 (2) –1
(4) No solution
4. If the trival solution is the only solution of the 1
(3)  (4)
system of equations 
x  ky  z  0 9. The set of all values of  for which the system of
kx  3 y  kz  0 linear equations

3x  y  z  0 2x1 – 2x2 + x3 = x1

then the set of all values of k is [AIEEE-2011] 2x1 – 3x2 + 2x3 = x2

(1) R – {–3} (2) {2, –3} –x1 + 2x2 = x3

(3) R – {2, –3} (4) R – {2} has a non-trivial solution [JEE (Main)-2015]

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(1) Is an empty set (1) An infinite set

(2) Is a singleton (2) A finite set containing two or more elements
(3) Contains two elements (3) A singleton
(4) Contains more than two elements (4) An empty set
10. The system of linear equations
x  4 2x 2x
x + y – z = 0
15. If 2 x x  4 2 x  ( A  Bx )( x  A)2 , then the
x – y – z = 0 2x 2x x4
x + y – z = 0 ordered pair (A, B) is equal to [JEE (Main)-2018]
has a non-trivial solution for [JEE (Main)-2016] (1) (–4, –5) (2) (–4, 3)
(1) Exactly one value of  (3) (–4, 5) (4) (4, 5)
(2) Exactly two values of  16. If the system of linear equations
(3) Exactly three values of  x + ky + 3z = 0
(4) Infinitely many values of  3x + ky – 2z = 0
⎡5a b ⎤ 2x + 4y – 3z = 0
11. If A  ⎢ and A.adj A = A AT, then 5a + b
⎣3 2 ⎥⎦
xz
is equal to : [JEE (Main)-2016] has a non-zero solution (x, y, z), then is equal
y2
(1) 5 (2) 4 to [JEE (Main)-2018]
(3) 13 (4) –1 (1) –10 (2) 10
12. Let  be a complex number such that 2 + 1 = z (3) –30 (4) 30
where z  3 . If 17. The system of linear equations
x+y+z=2
1 1 1
2x + 3y + 2z = 5
1 2  1 2  3k , then k is equal to
2x + 3y + (a2 – 1)z = a + 1 [JEE (Main)-2019]
1 2 7
[JEE (Main)-2017] (1) has infinitely many solutions for a = 4
(1) z (2) –1
(2) is inconsistent when a  3
(3) 1 (4) –z

⎡ 2 3 ⎤ (3) has a unique solution for a  3

13. If A  ⎢ 2
⎥ , then adj (3A + 12A) is equal to
⎣  4 1 ⎦ (4) is inconsistent when a = 4
[JEE (Main)-2017]
18. If the system of linear equations
⎡ 51 63 ⎤ ⎡ 51 84 ⎤ x – 4y + 7z = g
(1) ⎢ ⎥ (2) ⎢ 63 72 ⎥
⎣84 72 ⎦ ⎣ ⎦ 3y – 5z = h

⎡ 72 63 ⎤ ⎡ 72 84 ⎤ – 2x + 5y – 9z = k
(3) ⎢ ⎥ (4) ⎢ 63 51 ⎥
⎣ 84 51 ⎦ ⎣ ⎦ is consistent, then [JEE (Main)-2019]
(1) g + h + k = 0 (2) g + 2h + k = 0
14. If S is the set of distinct values of b for which the
following system of linear equations (3) g + h + 2k = 0 (4) 2g + h + k = 0

x y z 1 19. Let d  R, and

x  ay  z  1 ⎡ 2 4d (sin )  2 ⎤
ax  by  z  0 A  ⎢⎢ 1 (sin )  2 d ⎥
⎥,
⎢⎣ 5 (2sin )  d (  sin )  2  2d ⎥⎦
has no solution, then S is [JEE (Main)-2017]
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  [0, 2]. If the minimum value of det(A) is 8, x + y + 2z = 2

then a value of d is [JEE (Main)-2019] has a unique solution, is [JEE (Main)-2019]
(1) (1, –3) (2) (2, 4)
(1) –5 (2) 2( 2  1)
(3) (–3, 1) (4) (–4, 2)
(3) –7 (4) 2( 2  2)
⎡ 1 sin  1 ⎤
20. If the system of equations ⎢
25. If A  ⎢ – sin  1 sin ⎥⎥ ; then for all
x+y+z=5 ⎢⎣ –1 – sin  1 ⎥⎦
x + 2y + 3z = 9 ⎛ 3 5 ⎞
⎜ , ⎟ , det (A) lies in the interval
x + 3y + z =  ⎝ 4 4 ⎠
has infinitely many solutions, then  –  equals [JEE (Main)-2019]
[JEE (Main)-2019]
⎛ 5⎤ ⎛ 3⎤
(1) 18 (2) 21 (1) ⎜ 1, ⎥ (2) ⎜ 0, ⎥
⎝ 2⎦ ⎝ 2⎦
(3) 8 (4) 5
⎡5 ⎞ ⎛3 ⎤
21. The number of values of   (0, ) for which the (3) ⎢ , 4 ⎟ (4) ⎜ , 3 ⎥
⎣2 ⎠ ⎝2 ⎦
system of linear equations
26. The set of all values of  for which the system of
x + 3y + 7z = 0
linear equations
– x + 4y + 7z = 0
x – 2y – 2z = x
(sin3)x + (cos2)y + 2z = 0
x + 2y + z = y
has a non-trivial solution, is [JEE (Main)-2019]
–x – y =  z [JEE (Main)-2019]
(1) Four (2) One
(has a non-trivial solution)
(3) Three (4) Two
(1) Contains exactly two elements
22. If the system of linear equations
(2) Contains more than two elements
2x + 2y + 3z = a
(3) Is a singleton
3x – y + 5z = b (4) Is an empty set
x – 3y + 2z = c 27. The greatest value of c  R for which the system
where a, b, c are non-zero real numbers, has of linear equations
more than one solution, then [JEE (Main)-2019] x – cy – cz = 0
(1) b – c + a = 0 cx – y + cz = 0
(2) b + c – a = 0 cx + cy – z = 0
(3) a + b + c = 0 has a non-trivial solution, is [JEE (Main)-2019]
(4) b – c – a = 0 (1) –1 (2) 0

abc 2a 2a 1
(3) 2 (4)
23. If 2b bc a 2b = (a + b + c) (x + 2
2c 2c c ab 28. If the system of linear equations
a + b + c)2, x  0 and a + b + c  0, then x is x – 2y + kz = 1
equal to [JEE (Main)-2019] 2x + y + z = 2
(1) 2(a + b + c) (2) –(a + b + c) 3x – y – kz = 3
(3) abc (4) –2(a + b + c) has a solution (x, y, z), z  0, then (x, y) lies on
24. An ordered pair (, ) for which the system of the straight line whose equation is
linear equations [JEE (Main)-2019]
(1 + ) x + y + z = 2 (1) 3x – 4y – 4 = 0 (2) 3x – 4y – 1 = 0
x + (1 + )y + z = 3 (3) 4x – 3y – 1 = 0 (4) 4x – 3y – 4 = 0
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29. Let  and  be the roots of the equation 34. Let  be a real number for which the system of
x 2 + x + 1 = 0. Then for y  0 in R, linear equations
y 1   x+y+z=6
 y  1 is equal to 4x + y – z = – 2
 1 y  3x + 2y – 4z = – 5
has infinitely many solutions. Then  is a root of
(1) y(y2 – 1) (2) y3 – 1 the quadratic equation [JEE (Main)-2019]
(3) y(y2 – 3) (4) y3 (1) 2 + 3 – 4 = 0 (2) 2 –  – 6 = 0
30. If the system of equations 2x + 3y – z = 0, (3) 2 +  – 6 = 0 (4) 2 – 3 – 4 = 0
x + ky – 2z = 0 and 2x – y + z = 0 has a
35. If [x] denotes the greatest integer  x, then the
x y z system of linear equations [sin]x + [– cos]y = 0
non-trivial solution (x, y, z), then    k is
y z x [cot]x + y = 0 [JEE (Main)-2019]
equal to [JEE (Main)-2019]
⎛  2 ⎞
1 (1) Has a unique solution if   ⎜ , ⎟ and have
(1) (2) –4 ⎝2 3 ⎠
2
⎛ 7 ⎞
3 1 infinitely many solutions if   ⎜ , ⎟.
(3) (4)  ⎝ 6 ⎠
4 4
x sin  cos  ⎛  2 ⎞ ⎛ 7 ⎞
(2) Has a unique solution if  ⎜ , ⎟  ⎜ , ⎟.
31. If 1   sin   x 1 and ⎝2 3 ⎠ ⎝ 6 ⎠
cos  1 x
⎛  2 ⎞
(3) Have infinitely many solutions if   ⎜ , ⎟
x sin 2 cos 2 ⎝2 3 ⎠
 2   sin2 x 1 , x  0; then ⎛ 7 ⎞
and has a unique solution if   ⎜ , ⎟ .
cos 2 1 x ⎝ 6 ⎠
⎛ ⎞ (4) Have infinitely many solutions if
for all   ⎜ 0, ⎟ [JEE (Main)-2019]
⎝ 2⎠ ⎛  2 ⎞ ⎛ 7  ⎞
⎜ , ⎟  ⎜ , ⎟ .
(1) 1 + 2 = – 2x3 ⎝2 3 ⎠ ⎝ 6 ⎠
(2) 1 – 2 = – 2x3 36. A value of  (0, /3), for which
(3) 1 + 2 = – 2(x3 + x – 1)
1 + cos2  sin2  4 cos 6
(4) 1 – 2 = x(cos2 – cos4) 2 2
cos  1  sin  4 cos 6  0, is
32. If the system of linear equations
cos2  sin2  1  4 cos 6
x+y+z=5
x + 2y + 2z = 6 [JEE (Main)-2019]
x + 3y + z = , (,   R), has infinitely many  7
solutions, then the value of  +  is (1)
18
(2)
36
[JEE (Main)-2019]
7 
(1) 10 (2) 12 (3) (4)
24 9
(3) 7 (4) 9
37. If the system of linear equations
33. The sum of the real roots of the equation
2x + 2ay + az = 0
x 6 1 2x + 3by + bz = 0
2 3 x x  3  0, is equal to
2x + 4cy + cz = 0,
3 2 x x2
[JEE (Main)-2019] where a, b, c R are non-zero and distinct;
(1) 6 (2) 0 has a non-zero solution, then
(3) –4 (4) 1 [JEE (Main)-2020]

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1 1 1 42. The following system of linear equations

(1) , , are in A.P.
a b c 7x + 6y – 2z = 0
(2) a, b, c are in A.P. 3x + 4y + 2z = 0
(3) a + b + c = 0 x – 2y – 6z = 0, has [JEE (Main)-2020]
(4) a, b, c are in G.P.
(1) Infinitely many solutions, (x, y, z) satisfying
38. For which of the following ordered pairs (,), the x = 2z
system of linear equations
(2) No solution
x + 2y + 3z = 1
(3) Only the trivial solution
3x + 4y + 5z = 
4x + 4y + 4z =  (4) Infinitely many solutions, (x, y, z) satisfying
y = 2z
is inconsistent? [JEE (Main)-2020]
43. Let S be the set of all R for which the system
(1) (4, 3)
of linear equations
(2) (4, 6)
2x – y + 2z = 2
(3) (3, 4)
(4) (1, 0) x – 2y + z = –4

39. The system of linear equations x + y + z = 4

 x  2 y  2z  5 has no solution. Then the set S

[JEE (Main)-2020]
2x  3 y  5z  8
(1) Is a singleton.
4 x  y  6z  10 has [JEE (Main)-2020] (2) Contains more than two elements.
(1) Infinitely many solutions when   2 (3) Is an empty set.

(2) No solution when   8 (4) Contains exactly two elements.

(3) A unique solution when   8 x – 2 2x – 3 3 x – 4

(4) No solution when   2 44. If   2 x – 3 3 x – 4 4 x – 5 
3 x – 5 5 x – 8 10 x – 17
40. If for some  and  in R, the intersection of the
following three planes
Ax3 + Bx2 + Cx + D, then B + C is equal to
x + 4y – 2z = 1
[JEE (Main)-2020]
x + 7y – 5z = 
(1) 9 (2) –1
x + 5y + z = 5
(3) 1 (4) –3
is a line in R3, then  +  is equal to
45. If the system of equations
[JEE (Main)-2020]
x+y+z=2
(1) –10 (2) 0
2x + 4y – z = 6
(3) 2 (4) 10
3x + 2y + z = 
 
41. If x  ∑ ( 1)n tan2n  and y  ∑ cos2n  , has infinitely many solutions, then
n 0 n 0
[JEE (Main)-2020]
 (1) 2– = 5
for 0    , then [JEE (Main)-2020]
4 (2) – 2= –5
(1) x(1 – y) = 1 (2) y(1 + x) = 1 (3) + 2= 14
(3) y(1 – x) = 1 (4) x(1 + y) = 1 (4) 2 + = 14

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46. Suppose the vectors x 1 , x 2 and x 3 are the 50. The values of  and  for which the system of
solutions of the system of linear equations, linear equations
Ax = b when the vector b on the right side is equal
to b1, b2 and b3 respectively. If x+y+z=2

⎡1⎤ ⎡0 ⎤ ⎡0 ⎤ ⎡1 ⎤ ⎡0 ⎤ x + 2y + 3z = 5
x1  ⎢1⎥ , x2  ⎢2 ⎥ , x3  ⎢0 ⎥ , b1  ⎢0 ⎥ , b2  ⎢⎢2 ⎥⎥ and
⎢ ⎥ ⎢ ⎥ ⎢ ⎥ ⎢ ⎥
x + 3y + z = 
⎣⎢1⎦⎥ ⎣⎢1 ⎥⎦ ⎣⎢1 ⎥⎦ ⎣⎢0 ⎦⎥ ⎣⎢0 ⎦⎥
has infinitely many solutions are, respectively
⎡0 ⎤
b3  ⎢⎢0 ⎥⎥ , then the determinant of A is equal to [JEE (Main)-2020]
⎣⎢2 ⎦⎥ (1) 5 and 7 (2) 6 and 8
[JEE (Main)-2020] (3) 4 and 9 (4) 5 and 8
1
(1) 4 (2) 51. If the system of linear equations,
2
x+y+z=6
3
(3) 2 (4)
2 x + 2y + 3z = 10
47. Let R. The system of linear equations 3x + 2y + z = 
2x1 – 4x2 + x3 = 1 has more than two solutions, then  – 2 is equal
x1 – 6x2 + x3 = 2 to ____________. [JEE (Main)-2020]
x1 – 10x2 + 4x3 = 3
52. Let S be the set of all integer solutions, (x, y, z), of
is inconsistent for [JEE (Main)-2020] the system of equations
(1) exactly two values of 
x – 2y + 5z = 0
(2) exactly one positive value of 
–2x + 4y + z = 0
(3) every value of 
(4) exactly one negative value of  –7x + 14y + 9z = 0

48. If a + x = b + y = c + z + 1, where a, b, c, x, y, z such that 15  x2 + y2 + z 2  150. Then, the

are non-zero distinct real numbers, then number of elements in the set S is equal
x ay x a to ______ [JEE (Main)-2020]
y by y  b is equal to [JEE (Main)-2020] 53. If the system of equations
z cy zc
x – 2y + 3z = 9
(1) y(b – a) (2) y(a – b) 2x + y + z = b
(3) y(a – c) (4) 0
x – 7y + az = 24, has infinitely many solutions,
49. If the system of linear equations then a – b is equal to ______. [JEE (Main)-2020]
x + y + 3z = 0
54. The sum of distinct values of  for which the
x + 3y + k2z = 0 system of equations
3x + y + 3z = 0
( – 1)x + (3 + 1)y + 2z = 0
has a non-zero solution (x, y, z) for some k  R ,
( – 1)x + (4 – 2)y + ( + 3)z = 0
⎛y⎞
then x  ⎜ ⎟ is equal to [JEE (Main)-2020] 2x + (3 + 1)y + 3( – 1)z = 0,
⎝z⎠
(1) 9 (2) 3 has non-zero solutions, is ________ .
(3) –9 (4) –3 [JEE (Main)-2020]

  
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