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Manzil JEE (2025)

Maths
DPP: 3
Determinants
– –
Q1 Find the number of distinct real roots of the (B) 64(5 + √2 − √3)
– –
equation (C) 64(5 + √2 + √3)
(D) None of these
2 2
∣ 2 ∣
x (x − 1) (x − 2)
∣ ∣
∣ (x − 1)
2
(x − 2)
2
(x − 3)
2
∣ = 0 .
∣ ∣
Q4
2 2 2
∣ (x − 2) (x − 3) (x − 4) ∣

(A) 6 (B) 3
(C) 2 (D) 0

Q2 The value of the determinant

(A) 120
(B) 240

(C) 360

(D) 480

(A) 1 Q5 If x > m, y > n, z > r (x, y, z > 0) such that

∣ x n r ∣
(B) 2 ∣ ∣
m y r = 0 . The greatest value of
∣ ∣
(C) 0 ∣m n z ∣
xyz
is
(D) None of these
(x−m)(y−n)(z−r)

(A) 27 (B) 8/27

(C) 64/27 (D) 128/27
Q3 If
Q6 If a, b, c, d > 0; x∈ R and (a2 + b2 + c2) x2 – 2(ab +
bc + cd) x + b2 + c2 + d2 ≤ 0, then
∣ 33 14 log a ∣
∣ ∣
65 27 log b =
∣ ∣
∣ 97 40 log c ∣

(A) 1 (B) –1
(C) 0 (D) None of these

Q7 If Y = SX, Z = tX all the variable being

differentiable functions of x and lower suffices
then the coe cient of x in f (x ) is
– –
(A) 64(5 − √2 − √3)

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denotes the derivative with respect to x and (A) 8 (B) 27

∣ X Y Z ∣ (C) 1 (D) -1
∣ S1 t1 ∣
∣ ∣
X1 Y1 Z1 ÷ ∣ ∣ = X
n
, then n =
Q12 The value of ∑r=2 (−2)
∣ ∣ n r
∣ S2 t2 ∣
∣ X2 Y2 Z2 ∣
∣ n−2 C n−2
C
n−2
Cr ∣
(A) 1 (B) 2 ∣
r−2 r−1
∣
∣ ∣ (n > 2) is
(C) 3 (D) 4 ∣
−3 1 1
∣
∣ 2 −1 0 ∣
Q8 If f (x) = ax2 + bx + c where a, b, c∈ R and the (A) 2n − 1 + (−1) n

equation f (x) – x = 0 has imaginary roots α and (B) 2n + 1 + (−1)n−1

β and γ and δ be the roots of f (f (x)) – x = 0, (C) 2n − 3 + (−1)n
∣2 δ ∣
∣
α
∣
(D) none of these
then ∣β 0 α∣ is
∣ ∣
Q13 Let n be a positive integer and
∣γ β 1 ∣
2
∣ r + r r + 1 r − 2 ∣
(A) 0 ∣ ∣

(B) Purely real Δr

2
= ∣ 2r + 3r − 1 3r 3r − 3 ∣ and
∣ ∣
(C) Purely imaginary 2
∣ r + 2r + 3 2r − 1 2r − 1 ∣

, then the value of

n 2
(D) None of these ∑
r=1
Δr = an + bn + c

a + b + c is
Q9 Let x > 0, y > 0, z > 0 are respectively the 2nd, 3rd, (A) 13 (B) 12
4th, terms of a G.P. and (C) 11 (D) 10
∣ k k+1 k+2 ∣
x x x
∣ ∣
Δ = ∣ y
k
y
k+1
y
k+2
∣
Q14 If
∣ ∣
k k+1 k+2
∣ z z z ∣

2 1
= (r − 1) (1 − )
2
r

(where r is the common ratio) then

Δ(π/3)
, then the value of limh→0 2
is
√3 h

(A) k = –1 (B) k = 1 (A) 144 (B) 81

(C) k = 0 (D) None of these (C) 64 (D) 36

Q10 The number of positive integral solution of the Q15 ∣ x 2 x∣

∣ x3 + 1 x y
2 2
x z ∣ ∣ ∣
∣ ∣ Let x
2
x 6 = Ax
4
+ Bx
3
+ Cx
2
+ Dx .
∣ ∣
equation ∣ xy
2
y
3
+ 1
2
y z ∣ = 11 is
∣ ∣ ∣ x x 6 ∣
2 2 3
∣ xz yz z + 1∣
+ E
(A) 0 (B) 3 Then the value of 5A + 4B + 3C + 2D + E is
(C) 6 (D) 12 equal to
(A) zero
Q11 If
(B) −16

(C) 16
(D) −11

Q16 If f (x)
∣ cos(x + α) cos(x + β) cos(x + γ) ∣
∣ ∣
= ∣ sin(x + α) sin(x + β) sin(x + γ) ∣
3 ∣ ∣
=(1 + a2 + b
2
+ c )
2
, then the value of λ is ∣ sin(β − γ) sin(γ − α) sin(α − β) ∣

then f (θ) − 2f (ϕ) + f (ψ) is equal to

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(A) 0 fixed constant k. Then the determinant

(B) α − β ∣x 3 1∣
∣ ∣
(C) α + β + γ 7 6 z must be divisible by
∣ ∣
(D) α + β − γ ∣1 y 2∣

(A) k
Q17 If the matrix Mr is given by
(B) k
2

r r − 1
Mr = [ ] , r = 1, 2, 3 , ... then (C) k3
r − 1 r
(D) None
the value of
det(M 1 ) + det(M 2 ) + … + det(M 2008 ) is Q21 Let S −
−
= {√n : 1 ≤ n ≤ 50 and n is odd }.Let
(A) 2007 1 0 a
⎡ ⎤
(B) 2008 a ∈ S and A = ⎢ −1 1 0⎥ .If
(C) (2008) 2 ⎣
−a 0 1
⎦

(D) (2007) 2
∑ det(adj A) = 100λ then λ is equal to
a∈S

(A) 218 (B) 221

Q18 IfA = [aij ] , such that
4×4
(C) 663 (D) 1717
2, when i = j
aij = { , then
0, when i ≠ j Q22 ⎛
[x + 1] [x + 2] [x + 3]
⎞

Let A
det(adj(adj A))
{
7
} is (where {⋅} represents = ⎜ [x] [x + 3] [x + 3] ⎟

⎝ ⎠
fractional part function) [x] [x + 2] [x + 4]

(A) 1 where [t] denotes the greatest integer less than

7

(B) 2 or equal to t . If det(A) = 192 , then the set of

7
values of x is the interval.
(C) 3

7
(A) [60, 61) (B) [68, 69)
(D) none of these
(C) [62, 63) (D) [65, 66)
Q19 ∣ a11 a12 a13 ∣
∣ ∣ Q23 For α, β ∈ R and a natural number n , let
Let Δ1 = a21 a22 a23 , Δ1 ≠ 0 2
∣ ∣ ∣ n ∣
r 1 + α
∣ a31 ∣ 2
a32 a33 ∣ ∣
∣ b11 b12 b13 ∣ Ar = ∣ 2r 2 n
2
− β ∣ . Then 2A10 − A8
∣ ∣ ∣ ∣
Δ2 = b21 b22 b23 where bij is cofactor of n(3n−1)
∣ ∣ ∣ 3r − 2 3 ∣
2
∣ b31 b32 b33 ∣
is
aij ∀i, j = 1, 2, 3
(A) 0
∣ c 11 c 12 c 13 ∣
(B) 4α + 2β
∣ ∣
and Δ3 = c 21 c 22 c 23 where c ij is (C) 2n
∣ ∣
∣ c 31 c 32 c 33 ∣
(D) 2α + 4β
cofactor of bij ∀i, j = 1, 2, 3 .
then which one of the following is always correct. Q24 If the system of equations
(A) Δ1 , Δ2 , Δ3 are in A.P. (a − t)x + by + cz = 0

(B) Δ1 , Δ2 , Δ3 are in G.P. bx + (c − t)y + az = 0 has non-trivial

(C) Δ2 =
Δ3
cx + ay + (b − t)z = 0
1 Δ2

(D) Δ1 Δ2 solution, then product of all possible values of t

=
√ Δ3
is

Q20 Three digit numbers x17, 3y6 and 12z where (A)

x, y, z are integers from 0 to 9 , are divisible by a

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∣a b c ∣
∣ ∣
b c a
∣ ∣
∣c a b ∣

(B) a + b + c
(C) a2 + b
2
+ c
2

(D) 1

Q25 If the system of linear equations.

8x + y + 4z = −2

x + y + z = 0

λx − 3y = μ

has infinitely many solutions, then the distance of

the point (λ, μ, − 2 ) from the plane
1

8x + y + 4z + 2 = 0
–
(A) 3√5
(B) 4
(C) 26

(D) 10

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Answer Key
Q1 (D) Q14 (A)

Q2 (C) Q15 (D)

Q3 (D) Q16 (A)

Q4 (C) Q17 (C)

Q5 (B) Q18 (A)

Q6 (C) Q19 (C)

Q7 (C) Q20 (A)

Q8 (B) Q21 (B)

Q9 (A) Q22 (C)

Q10 (B) Q23 (B)

Q11 (C) Q24 (A)

Q12 (A) Q25 (D)

Q13 (B)

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