Class: XII

Subject: Mathematics
Session: 2023-24
Chapter 4: Determinants
Very short answer type
1 1 1
Q1. Find the maximum value of 1 1 + sin  1
1 1 1 + cos

3 1 2
Q2. If A = 2 − 3 − 1 , find A(adjA ) without calculating adjA
1 2 1 

Q3. Given a square matrix A of order 3 3 , such that |A| = 12, find the value of A.adjA

0 2 y z 

Q4. Find x, y, z if A =  x y − z  satisfying AT = A −1
 x − y z 

Q5. If A is a matrix of order 3 3 and adjA = 36 then find the value of 3 A

0 0 2
Q6. If A = 2 − 3 − 1 find A −1
1 2 1 

Short answer type Questions

Q7. If A is 3 3 invertible matrix, then show that for any scalar k (non-zero), kA is invertible and

(kA)−1 = 1 A −1 .
k
1 −2 5
Q8. There are two values of a which make the determinant, 2 a − 1 = 86 , then find the sum of
0 4 2a

these values of a.
 4 − 2 − 2 1
Q9. If A =   and B −1 =   find ( AB)
−1

 3 − 1   4 3
 1 5 
 2 −4
0 1 3  2 
 1 3
Q10. If A = 1 2 x  , A −1 = − 3 −  then find the value of x and y
 2 2
2 3 1   1 1 
y
 2 2 
Long answer type Questions
1 1 sin 3
Q11. Find the value of  satisfying − 4 3 cos 2 = 0
7 −7 −2
 0 1 1 
  −1 −1 A 2 − 3I
Q12. If A = 1 0 1 , find A and hence show that A = .
2
1 1 0

2 7 
Q13. For the matrix A =   , show that A 2 − 6 A + I = 0. hence find A −1 .
1 4 
3 5 
Q14. For the matrix A =   , find the value of a and b if A 2 + aA + bI = 0. hence find A −1 .
2 − 1
2 1 − 3 2  1 0
Q15.Find the matrix A satisfying the matrix equation   A = 
3 2  5 − 3 0 1
2 5 2 − 1 3 4

Q16. If A = 1 − 2 
3 and B =  1 − 3 2 find ( AB) −1
−1 

3 4 − 1  3 2 − 1

 1 3 2
Q17. If A =  3 2 1 verify that (adjA )A = A I and hence find A −1
 
0 4 0

1 3 2 
Q18. Show that the matrix A = 2 0 − 1 satisfies the equation A 3 − 4 A 2 − 3 A + 11I = O . Hence,
1 2 3 

find A −1
 2 −1 1 
Q19. Show that the matrix A = − 1 2 − 1 satisfies the equation A3 − 6 A 2 + 9 A − 4 I = O . Hence,
 1 − 1 2 

find A −1
Q20. Using matrix method, solve the system of equations:-
x+ y+z =6
2x − y + z = 3
x − 2 y + 3z = 6

 3 −2 1 
Q21. If A =  2 1 − 3 , Find A −1 , using A −1 solve the following system of linear equation:
− 1 2 1 

3x − 2 y + z = 2, 2 x + y − 3z = −5, − x + 2y + z = 6 .

3 2 − 1

Q22. If A = − 2 1 2  , Find A −1 , and hence solve the following system of linear equation:
 1 − 3 1 

3x − 2 y + z = 2, 2 x + y − 3z = −5, − x + 2y + z = 6 .

 8 − 4 1
Q23. If A= 10 0 6 , Find A −1 , using A −1 solve the following system of linear equation:
 8 1 6
 5
8 x − 4 y + z = 5, 10 x + 6 z = 4, 8x + y + 6 z = .
2
2 − 3 1 
Q24. If A= 3 1 − 5 , Find A −1 , using A −1 solve the following system of linear equation:
6 − 5 3 

2 x − 3 y + z − 7 = 0, 3x + y − 5 z + 8 = 0, 6 x − 5 y + 3z − 17 = 0 .

2 0 − 1
Q25. If A= 1 2 3  , Find A −1 , using A −1 solve the following system of linear equations:
2 2 − 1

2 x − z = −4, x + 2 y + 3z = 0, 2 x + 2 y − z = −2 .

1 1 1

Q26. If A = 1 2 − 3 find A-1 and hence solve the system of linear equations
2 − 1 3 

x + y + 2z = 0, x + 2y - z = 9, x -3 y + 3z = -14;
2 3 10 

Q27. If A = 4 − 6 5  ,find A-1 and hence solve:
6 9 − 20

2 3 10 4 6 5 6 9 20
+ + = 4, − + = 1, + − = 2;
x y z x y z x y z

1 − 1 1 
Q28. If A = 2 − 1 0 , find A −1 and also show that A 2 = A −1 .
1 0 0

1 − 2 3  11 − 5 − 14
Q29. Given two matrices A and B, A = 1 4 1  and  − 1 − 1 2  . Find AB and use this result to
1 − 3 2 − 7 1 6 

solve the following system of equations: x − 2 y + 3z = 6, x + 4 y + z = 12, x − 3 y + 2 z = 1

− 5 1 3 1 1 2 

Q30. Find the product of matrices A and B, where A =  7 
1 − 5 and B = 3 2 1 .
 1 − 1 1  2 1 3

Hence, solve the following system of equations by matrix method:

x + y + 2 z = 1, 3x + 2 y + z = 7, 2 x + y + 3z = 2
−3 −2 −4 1 2 0
Q31. If [ 2 1 2 ], 𝐵 = [−2 −1 −2], then find 𝐴𝐵 and use it to solve the following system of
2 1 3 0 −1 1
equation:
𝑥 − 2𝑦 = 3,
2𝑥 − 𝑦 − 𝑧 = 2
−2𝑦 + 𝑧 = 3
Word Problems
Q32. The monthly income of Aryan and Babban are in the ratio 3:4 and their monthly expenditures are in
the ratio 5:7. If each saves 15000 per month, Find their monthly incomes using the matrix method.
Q33. On her birthday, Hayat decided to donate some money to children of an orphanage home. If there
were 8 children less, everyone would have 10 more. However if there were 16 children more,
everyone would have got 10 less. Using matrix method, find the number of children and the amount
distributed by Hayat.
Q34. A man wants to donate a rectangular plot of land for a school in his village. When he was asked to
give the dimensions of the plot, he told that if its length is decreased by 50m and breadth is increased
by 50 m, then its area remains same, but if its length is decreased by 10 m and breadth is decreased by
20 m, then its area will decreased by 5300 m 2 . Using matrices, find the dimensions of the plot.
Q35. Gaurav purchases 3 pens and 2 bags and 1 instrument box and pays 41. From the same shop Dheeraj
purchases 2 pens and 1 bag and 2 instruments boxes and pays 29 while Ankur purchases 2 pens and 2
bags and 2 instrument boxes and pays 44. translate the problem into system of equations. Solve the
system of equation by matrix method and hence find the cost of one pen, one bag and one instrument
box.
Q36. A school wants to award its students for the values of Honesty, Regularity and Hard work with a total
cash award of 6000. Three times the award money for Hard work added to that given for honesty
amount to 11000. The award money given for honesty and hard work together is double the one given
for regularity. Represent the above situation algebraically and find the award money for each value,
using matrix method.
Q37. Two cricket teams honored their players for three values, excellent batting, to the point bowling and
unparalleled fielding by giving x, y and z per player respectively. The first team paid
respectively 2,2 and 1 players for above values for the total price money of 11 lacks, while the second
team paid respectively 1, 2 and 2 players for these values with a total award money of 9 Lakhs. If
total award money for one person each for these values to 6 lakhs, then express the above situation as
a matrix equations and find award money per person for each value.
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