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DETERMINANTS
4.1 Overview
To every square matrix A = [aij] of order n, we can associate a number (real or complex)
called determinant of the matrix A, written as det A, where aij is the (i, j)th element of A.
a b
If A = , then determinant of A, denoted by |A| (or det A), is given by
c d
a b
|A| = = ad – bc.
c d
Remarks
(i) Only square matrices have determinants.
a b
Let A = [aij] = be a matrix of order 2. Then the determinant of A is defined
c d
as: det (A) = |A| = ad – bc.
4.1.3 Determinant of a matrix of order three
The determinant of a matrix of order three can be determined by expressing it in terms
of second order determinants which is known as expansion of a determinant along a
row (or a column). There are six ways of expanding a determinant of order 3
corresponding to each of three rows (R1, R2 and R3) and three columns (C1, C2 and
C3) and each way gives the same value.
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= a11(a22 a33 – a23 a32) – a21 (a12 a33 – a13 a32) + a31 (a12 a23 – a13 a22)
Remark In general, if A = kB, where A and B are square matrices of order n, then
|A| = kn |B|, n = 1, 2, 3.
4.1.4 Properties of Determinants
For any square matrix A, |A| satisfies the following properties.
(ii) If we interchange any two rows (or columns), then sign of the determinant
changes.
(iii) If any two rows or any two columns in a determinant are identical (or
proportional), then the value of the determinant is zero.
(iv) Multiplying a determinant by k means multiplying the elements of only one row
(or one column) by k.
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x1 y1 1
1
∆ = x2 y2 1
2 .
x3 y3 1
(iv) If elements of a row (or column) are multiplied with co-factors of elements of
any other row (or column), then their sum is zero. For example,
a11 A21 + a12 A22 + a13 A23 = 0.
4.1.7 Adjoint and inverse of a matrix
(i) The adjoint of a square matrix A = [aij]n×n is defined as the transpose of the matrix
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[aij]n×n, where Aij is the co-factor of the element aij. It is denoted by adj A.
1
(ix) If A is an invertible matrix, then A–1 = (adj A)
|A|
a1 b1 c1 x d1
a2 b2 c2 , X = y and B = d 2
A=
a3 b3 c3 z d3
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2x 5 6 5
Example 1 If = , then find x.
8 x 8 3
2x 5 6 5
Solution We have = . This gives
8 x 8 3
2x2 – 40 = 18 – 40 ⇒ x2 = 9 ⇒ x = ± 3.
1 x x2 1 1 1
Example 2 If ∆ = 1 y y , ∆1 = yz
2
zx xy , then prove that ∆ + ∆1 = 0.
1 z z2 x y z
1 1 1
Solution We have ∆1 = yz zx xy
x y z
1 yz x x xyz x2
1
∆1 = 1 zx y = y xyz y2
xyz
1 xy z z xyz z2
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x 1 x2
xyz
y 1 y2
= xyz Interchanging C1 and C2
z 1 z2
1 x x2
(–1) 1 y y2 = – ∆
=
1 z z2
⇒ ∆1 + ∆ = 0
cosec 2θ cot 2θ 1
∆ = cot θ 2
cosec θ −1
2
= 0.
42 40 2
x p q
Example 4 Show that ∆ = p x q = (x – p) (x2 + px – 2q2)
q q x
x− p p q 1 p q
∆= p − x x q = ( x − p) −1 x q
0 q x 0 q x
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0 p + x 2q
= ( x − p) −1 x q Applying R1 → R1 + R2
0 q x
∆ = ( x − p) ( px + x 2 − 2q 2 ) = ( x − p) ( x 2 + px − 2q 2 )
0 b−a c−a
Example 5 If ∆ = a − b 0 c − b , then show that ∆ is equal to zero.
a−c b−c 0
0 a −b a−c
Solution Interchanging rows and columns, we get ∆ = b − a 0 b−c
c−a c −b 0
0 b−a c −a
∆ = (–1) a − b
3
0 c −b = – ∆
a −c b−c 0
⇒ 2∆ =0 or ∆ =0
Example 6 Prove that (A–1)′ = (A′)–1, where A is an invertible matrix.
Solution Since A is an invertible matrix, so it is non-singular.
We know that |A| = |A′|. But |A| ≠ 0. So |A′| ≠ 0 i.e. A′ is invertible matrix.
Now we know that AA–1 = A–1 A = I.
Taking transpose on both sides, we get (A–1)′ A′ = A′ (A–1)′ = (I)′ = I
Hence (A–1)′ is inverse of A′, i.e., (A′)–1 = (A–1)′
Long Answer (L.A.)
x 2 3
Example 7 If x = – 4 is a root of ∆ = 1 x 1 = 0, then find the other two roots.
3 2 x
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1 1 1
∆ = ( x + 4) 1 x 1
3 2 x
1 0 0
∆ = ( x + 4) 1 x − 1 0 .
3 −1 x − 3
1 1 1
1 + sin A 1 + sin B 1 + sin C = 0 ,
sinA +sin A sinB+sin B sinC+sin 2 C
2 2
1 1 1
1 + sin A 1 + sin B 1 + sin C
Solution Let ∆ =
sinA +sin A sinB+sin B sinC+sin 2C
2 2
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1 1 1
1 + sin A 1 + sin B 1 + sin C
= R3 → R3 – R2
− cos 2 A − cos 2 B − cos2 C
1 0 0
1 + sin A sin B − sin A sin C − sin B
= . (C3 → C3 – C2 and C2 → C2 – C1)
− cos2 A cos 2 A − cos2 B cos2 B − cos 2 C
3 −2 sin 3θ
1
Example 9 Show that if the determinant ∆ = −7 8 cos 2θ = 0 , then sinθ = 0 or .
2
−11 14 2
3 −2 sin 3θ
5 0 cos 2θ + 4sin 3θ = 0
10 0 2 + 7sin3θ
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1
or sinθ = 0 or sinθ = (Why ?).
2
Objective Type Questions
Choose the correct answer from the given four options in each of the Example 10 and 11.
Ax x2 1 A B C
Example 10 Let ∆ = By y 2
1 and ∆1 = x y z , then
Cz z2 1 zy zx xy
(A) ∆1 = – ∆ (B) ∆ ≠ ∆1
(C) ∆ – ∆1 = 0 (D) None of these
A B C A x yz
Solution (C) is the correct answer since ∆1 = x y z =B y zx
zy zx xy C z xy
Ax x2 xyz Ax x2 1
xyz
1
y2 By y2 1
= By xyz = xyz =∆
xyz 2 Cz z2 1
Cz z xyz
cos x − sin x 1
Example 11 If x, y ∈ R, then the determinant ∆ = sin x cos x 1 lies
cos( x + y ) − sin( x + y ) 0
in the interval
Solution The correct choice is A. Indeed applying R3→ R3 – cosyR1 + sinyR2, we get
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cos x − sin x 1
∆ = sin x cos x 1 .
0 0 sin y − cos y
1 1
= (siny – cosy) = 2 sin y − cos y
2 2
π π π
= 2 cos sin y − sin cos y = 2 sin (y – 4 )
4 4
Hence – 2 ≤∆≤ 2.
Fill in the blanks in each of the Examples 12 to 14.
sin 2 A cotA 1
∆ = sin 2 B cotB 1 = ................
2
sin C cotC 1
23 + 3 5 5
Example 13 The determinant ∆ = 15 + 46 5 10 is equal to ...............
3 + 115 15 5
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is independent of x only.
Solution True. Apply R1 → R1 + sinyR2 + cosy R3, and expand
Example 16 The value of
1 1 1
n n+ 2 n+4
C1 C1 C1
is 8.
n n+ 2 n+4
C2 C2 C2
Solution True
x 5 2
Example 17 If A = 2 y 3 , xyz = 80, 3x + 2y + 10z = 20, then
1 1 z
81 0 0
A adj. A = 0 81 0 .
0 0 81
Solution : False.
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1 5
−4
0 1 3 2 2
–1 1 3
Example 18 If A = 1 2 x , A = − 3 −
2 2
2 3 1
1 1
y
2 2
then x = 1, y = – 1.
Solution True
4.3 EXERCISE
Short Answer (S.A.)
Using the properties of determinants in Exercises 1 to 6, evaluate:
a+x y z
x 2 − x + 1 x −1 x a+ y z
1. 2.
x +1 x +1 x y a+z
0 xy 2 xz 2 3x −x+ y −x+ z
2 2
x y 0 yz x−y 3y z−y
3. 4.
2
x z zy 2
0 x−z y−z 3z
x+4 x x a−b−c 2a 2a
5. x x+ 4 x 6. 2b b−c−a 2b
x x x+4 2c 2c c−a−b
y2z2 yz y+ z y+z z y
2 2
z x zx z+x = 0 z z+x x = 4 xyz
7. 8.
2
x y 2
xy x+ y y x x+ y
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a 2 + 2a 2a + 1 1
2a + 1 a+2 1 = ( a − 1)3
9.
3 3 1
1 cos C cos B
10. If A + B + C = 0, then prove that cosC 1 cos A = 0
cos B cos A 1
11. If the co-ordinates of the vertices of an equilateral triangle with sides of length
2
x1 y1 1
3a 4
‘a’ are (x1, y1), (x2, y2), (x3, y3), then x2 y2 1 =
4 .
x3 y3 1
1 1 sin 3θ
12. Find the value of θ satisfying −4 3 cos 2θ = 0 .
7 −7 −2
4− x 4+ x 4+ x
13. If 4 + x 4 − x 4 + x = 0 , then find values of x.
4+ x 4+ x 4− x
ar +1 ar + 5 ar + 9
ar + 7 ar +11 ar +15
is independent of r.
ar +11 ar +17 ar + 21
15. Show that the points (a + 5, a – 4), (a – 2, a + 3) and (a, a) do not lie on a
straight line for any value of a.
16. Show that the ∆ABC is an isosceles triangle if the determinant
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1 1 1
∆ = 1 + cos A 1 + cos B 1 + cos C = 0 .
cos 2 A + cos A cos 2 B + cos B cos 2 C + cos C
0 1 1
A 2 − 3I
Find A if A = 1 0 1 and show that A =
–1 –1
17. .
2
1 1 0
1 2 0
18. If A = −2 −1 −2 , find A–1.
0 −1 1
2 2 −4 1 −1 0
20. Given A = −4 2 −4 , B = 2 3 4 , find BA and use this to solve the
2 −1 5 0 1 2
system of equations y + 2z = 7, x – y = 3, 2x + 3y + 4z = 17.
a b c
21. If a + b + c ≠ 0 and b c a = 0 , then prove that a = b = c.
c a b
bc − a 2 ca − b 2 ab − c 2
Prove that ca − b ab − c 2 bc − a 2 is divisible by a + b + c and find the
2
22.
ab − c 2 bc − a 2 ca − b 2
quotient.
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xa yb zc a b c
23. If x + y + z = 0, prove that yc za xb = xyz c a b
zb xc ya b c a
2 x 5 6 −2
24. If = , then value of x is
8 x 7 3
(A) 3 (B) ±3
(C) ±6 (D) 6
a−b b+c a
b−a c+a b
25. The value of determinant
c−a a+b c
(A) a3 + b3 + c3 (B) 3 bc
(C) a3 + b3 + c3 – 3abc (D) none of these
26. The area of a triangle with vertices (–3, 0), (3, 0) and (0, k) is 9 sq. units. The
value of k will be
(A) 9 (B) 3
(C) –9 (D) 6
b 2 − ab b − c bc − ac
The determinant ab − a a − b b 2 − ab equals
2
27.
bc − ac c − a ab − a 2
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π π
− ≤ x ≤ is
4 4
(A) 0 (B) 2
(C) 1 (D) 3
29. If A, B and C are angles of a triangle, then the determinant
−1 cos C cos B
cosC −1
cos A is equal to
cos B cos A −1
(A) 0 (B) –1
(C) 1 (D) None of these
cos t t 1
f (t )
30. Let f (t) = 2sin t t 2t , then lim 2 is equal to
t →0 t
sin t t t
(A) 0 (B) –1
(C) 2 (D) 3
1 1 1
31. The maximum value of ∆ = 1 1 + sin θ 1 is (θ is real number)
1 + cos θ 1 1
1 3
(A) (B)
2 2
2 3
(C) 2 (D)
4
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0 x−a x−b
32. If f (x) = x + a 0 x − c , then
x+b x+c 0
2 λ −3
33. If A = 0 2 5 , then A–1 exists if
1 1 3
1+ x 1 1
35. If x, y, z are all different from zero and 1 1+ y 1 = 0 , then value of
1 1 1+ z
x–1 + y–1 + z–1 is
(A) xyz (B) x–1 y–1 z–1
(C) –x –y –z (D) –1
x x+ y x + 2y
36. The value of the determinant x + 2 y x x + y is
x+ y x + 2y x
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1 –2 5
37. There are two values of a which makes determinant, ∆ = 2 a −1 = 86, then
0 4 2a
sum of these number is
(A) 4 (B) 5
(C) –4 (D) 9
Fill in the blanks
38. If A is a matrix of order 3 × 3, then |3A| = _______ .
39. If A is invertible matrix of order 3 × 3, then |A–1 | _______ .
(2 ) (2 )
2 2
x
+ 2– x x
− 2– x 1
(3 ) (3 )
2 2
40. If x, y, z ∈ R, then the value of determinant
x
+ 3– x x
− 3– x 1 is
(4 ) (4 )
2 2
x
+ 4– x x
− 4– x 1
equal to _______.
2
0 cos θ sin θ
41. If cos2θ = 0, then cos θ sin θ 0 = _________.
sin θ 0 cos θ
42. If A is a matrix of order 3 × 3, then (A2)–1 = ________.
43. If A is a matrix of order 3 × 3, then number of minors in determinant of A are
________.
44. The sum of the products of elements of any row with the co-factors of
corresponding elements is equal to _________.
x 3 7
45. If x = – 9 is a root of 2 x 2 = 0, then other two roots are __________.
7 6 x
0 xyz x− z
46. y−x 0 y−z = __________.
z−x z− y 0
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(1 + x )17 (1 + x )19 (1 + x) 23
47. If f (x) = (1 + x ) 23 (1 + x) 29 (1 + x )34 = A + Bx + Cx 2 + ..., then
(1 + x )41 (1 + x ) 43 (1 + x ) 47
A = ________.
State True or False for the statements of the following Exercises:
(A )
3 –1
( )
3
48. = A −1 , where A is a square matrix and |A| ≠ 0.
1 –1
49. (aA)–1 = a A , where a is any real number and A is a square matrix.
x +1 x+2 x+a
53. x+2 x+3 x + b = 0 , where a, b, c are in A.P.
x+3 x+4 x+c
x+ a p+u l+ f
56. If the determinant y + b q+v m + g splits into exactly K determinants of
z+c r +w n+h
order 3, each element of which contains only one term, then the value of K is 8.
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a p x p+ x a+ x a+ p
57. Let ∆ = b q y = 16 , then ∆1 = q + y b + y b + q = 32 .
c r z r + z c+ z c+r
1 1 1
1
58. The maximum value of 1 (1+ sin θ) 1 is .
2
1 1 1 + cos θ
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