MATHEMATICS

th
12 JEE

DETERMINANTS
 VIDYAPEETH
DETERMINANTS
DPP-1 (JLM/001)
[Determinants]
 cos  sin   5. If a, b, c are positive and not equal then
1. Let A =   , then |2A| is a b c
  sin  cos  
equal to- value of b c a may be:
c a b
(A) 4cos 2 (B) 1
(B) 2 (D) 4 (A) 1 (B) –3
(C) 2 (D) 4
2. The value of the determinant
1 log b a
is equal to- x x 2  yz 1
log a b 1
6. The value of y y 2  zx 1 is:

(A) 1 (B) log a b z z 2  xy 1

(C) logb a (D) 0 (A) 1 (B) –1
(C) 0 (D) –xyz
3. The roots of the equation
1 1 1
1 4 20
7. The value of determinant e  2 is
1 2 5  0 , are-
2 2 2
1 2x 5x2
(A) –1, –2 (B) –1, 2 equal to
(C) 1, –2 (D) 1, 2 (A) 0
(B) e
(C) 
10 4 3 4 x5 3
(D) 2(e    2)
4. If 1  17 7 4 , 2  7 x  12 4
4 5 7 5 x  1 7 8. If s = (a + b + c), then value of
such that 1 + 2 = 0, then sc a b
c sa b , is-
(A) x=5
(B) x has no real value c a sb
(C) x=0
(D) x=1 (A) 2s2 (B) 2s3
(C) s3 (D) 3s3

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9. If  is non-real complex cube root of 1 x x3
1  2 10. The value of the determinant 1 y y 3 is
unity, then  2 1 is equal to 1 z z3
2  1 equal to-
(A) 0 (A) (x – y)(y – z)(z – x)
(B) 1 (B) (x – y)(y – z)(z – x)(x + y + z)
(C) 3 (C) (x + y + z)
(D) 2 (D) (x – y)(y – z)(z – x) (xy + yz + zx)

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 DPP-2 (JLM/002)
[Minors and Cofactors,
[Differentiation and Integration of Determinants]

1. If f(x), g(x), h(x) are three polynomial 5. Let

functions of degree two and 1  sin 2 x cos 2 x 4sin 2 x
f (x) g(x) h(x) f  x   sin 2 x 1  cos 2 x 4sin 2 x ,
( x)  f (x) g(x) h (x) , then the
sin 2 x cos 2 x 1  4sin 2 x
f (x) g(x) h (x)
then maximum value of f(x) =
( x)  (4  x) (A) 2 (B) 4
value of lim is equal to:
x 2 sin( x  2) (C) 6 (D) 8

2. The minor of element 6 in the determinant sin 𝑥 logcos𝑥 logtan𝑥

1 2 3 6. If 𝛥(𝑥) = 𝑛 2𝑛 − 1 2𝑛 + 2
1 −2log2 0
  4 5 6 is
2
7 8 9 Then    x  dx
(A) 6 (B) 6 0

(C) 22 (D)  22 (A) 1 (B) -1

(C) 0 (D) 2
a h g
7. If px4 + qx3 + rx2 + sx + t
3. If   h b f , then cofactor of a21 is
x 2  3x x  1 x3
g f c
= x 1 2  x x  3 , then t =
(A) ( hc  fg )
x3 x4 3x
(B) fg  hc
(A) 33 (B) 0
(C) fg  hc
(C) 21 (D) none of these
(D) hc  fg
1 1 1
4. There are two values of x making the 8. If f ()  1 ei  1 , then
1 2 5 1 1 ei 
value of the determinant 2 x 1 / 2 / 2
0 4 2x (A) /2
f () d   2 
0
f ( ) d 

equal to 86. (B) f () is purely real

The sum of these two numbers, is  
(C) f    2
(A) – 4 (B) 5 2
(C) – 3 (D) 9 (D) None of the above

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 10. If
x b b
x b x 2  4 x  6 2 x 2  4 x  10 3 x 2  2 x  16
9. If 1  a x b and  2  are the
a x f ( x)  x2 2x  2 3x  1
a a x
1 2 3
given determinants, then
(A) 1  3( 2 ) 2  
and  22 x 2 [ f ( x)]dx  2 / k , when [ ]
d denotes the greatest integer function, { }
(B) 1  3 2
dx denotes fractional part; then find the value
d of k.
(C) 1  3 22
dx (A) 3 (B) 1
3 (C) 2 (D) 8
(D) 1  3( 2 ) 2

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 DPP-3 (JLM/003)
[General Properties of Determinants]
x  4 2x 2x a 1 1
1. The value of 2 x x  4 2x is 5. If the value of the determinant 1 b 1
2x 2x x4 1 1 c

(A) (5 x  4)(2  x ) 2 is positive, then (a,b,c > 0)

(A) abc > 1
(B) (5 x  4)(4  x) 2 (B) abc > –8
(C) (6 x  3)(3  x )2 (C) abc < –8
(D) None of these (D) abc > –2

2. If a determinant of order 3×3 is formed by 1 x x2

using the numbers –1 or 1, then the 6. For the equation x 2 1 x 0,
minimum value of the determinant is 2
x x 1
(A) –2
(B) –4 (A) There are exactly two distinct roots
(C) 0 (B) There is one pair of equal real roots
(D) –8 (C) There are three pairs of equal roots
x2  1 2 x  1 1 (D) Modulus of each root is 2
3. Let x < 1, then value of 2 x  1 x  2 1 is
7. The value of the determinant
3 3 1
1 1 1
(A) non-negative
mC 1 m  1C 1 m  2C 1 is equal to
(B) non-positive
(C) negative mC 1 m  1C 1 m  2C 1
(D) positive (A) 1
(B) –1
4. If ω is a complex cube root of unity, then (C) 0
value of (D) none of these
a1  b1 a12  b1 c1  b1
bc ca ab a b c
Δ  a2  b2  a22  b2 c2  b2 is
8. If a  b b  c c  a  k c a b , then
a3  b3 a32  b3 c3  b3 ca ab bc b c a
(A) 0 the value of ‘k’ is
(B) –1 (A) 1
(C) 2 (B) 2
(D) none of these (C) 3
(D) 4

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 x a a 10. Let a + b + c = s and
9. If f  x   a x a  0 , then sc a b
a a x c sa b  432,
c a sb
(A) f '  x   0 and f "  x   0 has one
common root then the value of s is __________.
(B) f  x   0 and f '  x   0 has one
common root
(C) sum of roots of f (x) = 0 is –3a
(D) none of these

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 DPP-4 (JLM/004)
(Only for JEE-Advanced)
[Area of triangle using Determinants, Product of two determinants,
Condition for concurrency]
1. The value of 5. The values of ‘a’ for which the lines
(b  x)(c  x) (c  x)(a  x) (a  x)(b  x) 2x  y 1  0
(b  y )(c  y ) (c  y )(a  y ) ( a  y )(b  y ) ax  3 y  3  0
(b  z )(c  z ) (c  z )(a  z ) ( a  z )(b  z ) 3x  2 y  2  0
is are concurrent, are
(A) (b – c) (c – a) (a – b) (y – z)(z – x) (x (A) 2
– y) (B) 3
(B) (a + b + c) (x + y + z) (C) 5
(C) (a + b + c) (a – b) (b – c) (x + y + z) (D) infinite
(x – y) (y – z) (z – x)
(D) none of these 6. If the lines px + qy + r = 0, rx + py + q = 0,
and qx + ry + p = 0 then the value of p + q
2. The value of the determinant + r is , (where p,q,r are distinct)
2       
(A) 0
    2(  )(   ) (   )  (  )
   (   )  (  ) 2 (B) 1
is (C) –1
(A) 1 (B) 0 (D) none of these
(C) –1 (D) 2
7. If three distinct points P(3u², 2u³),
3. The value of Q(3v²,2v³) and R(3w², 2w³) are collinear,
then uv + vw + wu is equal to ________.
b2  c2 ab ac
Δ ab c2  a2 bc is 8. The value of the determinant
ca cb a2  b2 1   1  z 1  z 2
(A) 2 abc 1   1   z 1  z 2 is
(B) a²b²c² 1  1  z 1  z 2
(C) 4 a²b²c²
(D) none of these (A) (  )(   )(    )
(B) 0
4. The area of the triangle whose vertices are (C) 
A(3,2), B(11,8) and C(8,12), is (D) none of these
(A) 15 sq. units (B) 25 sq. units
(C) 10 sq. units (D) 20 sq. units

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9. If (k,2), (2,4) and (3,2) are vertices of the a bc cb
triangle of area 4 square units then the 10. If a  c b c  a  0, ,then the line
value of ‘k’ is a b a b c
(A) 3
(B) 4 ax + by + c = 0 passes through the fixed
(C) 6 point which is
(D) 7 (A) (1,2)
(B) (1,1)
(C) (–2,1)
(D) (1,0)

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 (JLM/005)
DPP-5
(Only for JEE-Advanced)
[Properties of determinants and system of equations]
1. The system of equations *4. Given a, b, c are distinct positive real
kx + (k + 1)y + (k – 1) z = 0 numbers. For the system of equations
(k + 1)x + ky + (k + 2) z = 0 x + (ln a) y + (ln3 a) z = 0
(k – 1)x + (k + 2)y + kz = 0 x + (ln b) y + (ln3 b) z = 0
has a non-trivial solution for- x + (ln c) y + (ln3 c) z = 0,
(A) exactly three real values of k.
which of the following statement(s) is (are)
(B) exactly two real values of k.
correct?
(C) exactly one real value of k.
(A) If x, y, z not all zero, then a, b, c
(D) infinite number of values of k.
cannot be integers simultaneously.
2 (B) If x, y, z not all zero, then an ordered
x cos x ex
 1
2. If f(x) = sin x x2 sec x , then find triplet (a, b, c) can be 1, 2,  .
 2
tan x 1 2
(C) If abc = 1, then system has only trivial
/ 2 solution.
the value of  f  x  dx.
 / 2
(D) If abc  1, then system has unique
(A) 0 (B) 1 solution.
(C) 2 (D) 3
*5. Let 8x + 2ky = 3k – 5 ……(i)
2
3. Area of triangle whose vertices (a, a ) (b, kx + y = 1 ……(ii)
1 4x – y = – 4 ……(iii)
b2) (c, c2) is , and area of another
2 Identify the correct statement(s) about the
triangle whose vertices are (p, p2), (q, q2) above equations-
and (r, r2) is 4, then the value of (A) Equations (i) and (ii) are consistent
(1  ap ) 2 (1  bp ) 2 (1  cp ) 2 for all values of k.
(1  aq ) 2 (1  bq ) 2 (1  cq ) 2 , is- (B) Equations (i) and (iii) are consistent
(1  ar ) 2 (1  br ) 2 (1  cr ) 2 for all values of k.
(C) Equations (i), (ii) and (iii) are
(A) 2
(B) 4 consistent for all values of k.
(C) 8 (D) Equations (i), (ii) and (iii) are
(D) 16 consistent for exactly two values of k.

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 a x e x log e a x2 cos 2 x sin 2 x cos 4 x
3 x 3 x log e a 4 2
*6. If g(x) = a e x then- *8. Let (x) = sin x cos 2 x cos 2 x = a0 +
a 5 x e 5 x log e a 1 cos 4 x cos 2 x cos 2 x
a1 sin x + a2 sin2 x + ...., then-
(A) graphs of g(x) is symmetrical about
(A) a0 = –1 (B) a1 = 0
the origin
(C) a2 = 18 (D) a1 = 5
(B) graphs of g(x) is symmetrical about
the y - axis 2r x n  n  1
d 2 g  x *9. If r = 6r  1 2
y n  2 n  3
2
, then
(C) 0
dx 2 x 0
3
4r  2 nr z n  n  1
3

ax n
(D) f (x) = g(x) × log   is an odd
ax
the value of   r is independent of-
r 1
function (A) x (B) y
(C) z (D) x, y, z, n

10. The value of the determinant

1  2  2 1  2 1 
1 (52 x  52 x )2 (52 x  52 x ) 2
*7. If 3 2 3 =  2 3
1 (62 x  62 x ) 2 (62 x  62 x ) 2 is
 1   2
1  1 (7 2 x  7 2 x ) 2 (72 x  7 2 x ) 2
= 0
(A) 210 2 x (B) 210 2 x
where ,   R and  >  then identify (C) 0 (D) None of these
which of the following statement(s) is(are)
correct? x a a a
(A) 2 + 2 = 10 a x a a
11. If  ( x  3a) f ( x) then f ( x)
 

 7 a a x a
(B)     r =
r 1    2 a a a x
(C) 3 + 3 = 7 is equal to
   5
 (A) ( x  a )2 (B) ( x  a )3
(D)     r  =
r 1    2 (C) ( x  a) 2 (D) ( x  a)3

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