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Determinants and Systems of Equations Exercises

The document consists of exercises related to determinants and systems of equations, including true/false questions about properties of determinants, finding determinants of given matrices, solving equations, and applying Cramer's Rule. It also includes tasks such as determining integer values for inequalities, finding areas of triangles, and proving mathematical identities. Additionally, it explores conditions for the determinant to be zero and the values of k for inconsistent systems of equations.

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Determinants and Systems of Equations Exercises

The document consists of exercises related to determinants and systems of equations, including true/false questions about properties of determinants, finding determinants of given matrices, solving equations, and applying Cramer's Rule. It also includes tasks such as determining integer values for inequalities, finding areas of triangles, and proving mathematical identities. Additionally, it explores conditions for the determinant to be zero and the values of k for inconsistent systems of equations.

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Sheet 2: Determinants and Systems of

Equations
EXERCISES

1. Interchanging two rows of a given matrix changes the sign of its determinant.

(a) True (b) False

2. Multiplying a row of a matrix by a nonzero constant results in the determinant


being multiplied by the same nonzero constant.

(a) True (b) False

3. Adding a multiple of one row of a matrix to another row changes only the sign of
the determinant.

(a) True (b) False

4. Find the determinant of the matrix:


   
1 2 −3 2 1
(a)
3 4 (c)  4 5 6
2 −3 1
 
  −3 4 2
−1 0 (d)  6 3 1 
(b)
2 1 4 −7 −8

5. Solve for x:
3x −4 x+3 2
(a) = −1 (e) =0
2 2−x 1 x+2
x2 − 1 x + 1 x − 2 −1
(b) =0 (f) =0
x + 1 x2 − 1 −3 x
0 −1 x
(c) x 4 3 = 10 x + 1 −2
(g) =0
2 1 2 1 x−2

sin 20◦ sin 70◦ x+3 1


(d) = 2x − 3 (h) =0
− cos 20◦ cos 70◦ −4 x − 1

6. Find the number of integer values of x which makes the value of the determinant
5x + 14 −2
≤1
7x + 8 x

1
7. Find the area of the triangle bounded by the straight lines l1 : x + y = 3, l2 :
2x + y = −5 and the x-axis

8. Prove that:
2x −1 3 6x 3 13
(a) + =
2 3x x 1 −2 −7
csc θ cot2 θ 2 −3
(b) × =1
1 csc θ 5 −7
9. Find the values of λ for which the determinant is zero:
λ+2 2 λ 2 0
(a)
1 λ (c) 0 λ + 1 2
0 1 λ
λ 0 1
λ−1 1 (d) 0 λ 3
(b)
4 λ−3 2 2 λ−2

10. Evaluate the determinants to verify the equation:


w x y z w x w x + cw
(a) =− (c) =
y z w x y z y z + cy
w x w x w x
(b) =c (d) =0
cy cz y z cw cx

11. Evaluate the determinants to verify the equation:


1 x x2
(a) 1 y y 2 = (y − x)(z − x)(z − y)
1 z z2
a+b a a
(b) a a+b a = b2 (3a + b)
a a a+b
1 1 1
(c) a b c = (a − b)(b − c)(c − a)
a2 b2 c2
1 1 1
(d) a b c = (a − b)(b − c)(c − a)(a + b + c)
a3 b3 c3

2
12. Use Cramer’s Rule to solve the system of linear equations:
( 
3x = 1 − 4y 2x + y − 2z = 10

(a)
5x + 12 = 7y (c) 3x + 2y + 2z = 1

5x + 4y + 3z = 4
 
−x + 2y − 3z = 1
 x + 2y − 3z = 6

(b) 2x + z=0 (d) 2x − y − 4z = 2
 
4x + 3y − 2z = 14
3x − 4y + 4z = 2

13. Use Cramer’s Rule to solve the system of linear equations for x and y:

kx + (1 − k)y = 1
(1 − k)x + ky = 3

For what value(s) of k will the system be inconsistent?

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