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Let $d \in R$, and $A = \left[ \begin{array} { c c c } - 2 & 4 + d & ( \sin \theta ) - 2 \\ 1 & ( \sin \theta ) + 2 & d \\ 5 & ( 2 \sin \theta ) - d & ( - \sin \theta ) + 2 + 2 d \end{array} \right] , \theta \in [ 0,2 \pi ]$. If the minimum value of $\operatorname { det } ( A )$ is 8, then a value of $d$ is:
(1) $2 ( \sqrt { 2 } + 2 )$
(2) $2 ( \sqrt { 2 } + 1 )$
(3) $- 5$
(4) $- 7$
Let $\alpha$ be a root of the equation $x ^ { 2 } + x + 1 = 0$ and the matrix $A = \frac { 1 } { \sqrt { 3 } } \left[ \begin{array} { c c c } 1 & 1 & 1 \\ 1 & \alpha & \alpha ^ { 2 } \\ 1 & \alpha ^ { 2 } & \alpha ^ { 4 } \end{array} \right]$, then the matrix $A ^ { 31 }$ is equal to
(1) $A ^ { 3 }$
(2) $I _ { 3 }$
(3) $A ^ { 2 }$
(4) $A$
If $A = \left[ \begin{array} { c c c } 1 & 1 & 2 \\ 1 & 3 & 4 \\ 1 & - 1 & 3 \end{array} \right] , B = \mathrm{adj}\, A$ and $C = 3 A$, then $\frac { | \mathrm{adj}\, B | } { | C | }$ is equal to
(1) 8
(2) 16
(3) 72
(4) 2
jee-main 2020 Q61 Determinant and Rank Computation View
Let $m$ and $M$ be respectively the minimum and maximum values of $\left| \begin{array} { c c c } \cos ^ { 2 } x & 1 + \sin ^ { 2 } x & \sin 2 x \\ 1 + \cos ^ { 2 } x & \sin ^ { 2 } x & \sin 2 x \\ \cos ^ { 2 } x & \sin ^ { 2 } x & 1 + \sin 2 x \end{array} \right|$. Then the ordered pair $( \mathrm { m } , \mathrm { M } )$ is equal to:
(1) $( 3,3 )$
(2) $( - 3 , - 1 )$
(3) $( 4,1 )$
(4) $( 1,3 )$
jee-main 2020 Q62 Determinant and Rank Computation View
If the minimum and the maximum values of the function $f : \left[ \frac { \pi } { 4 } , \frac { \pi } { 2 } \right] \rightarrow R$, defined by $f ( \theta ) = \left| \begin{array} { c c c } - \sin ^ { 2 } \theta & - 1 - \sin ^ { 2 } \theta & 1 \\ - \cos ^ { 2 } \theta & - 1 - \cos ^ { 2 } \theta & 1 \\ 12 & 10 & - 2 \end{array} \right|$ are $m$ and $M$ respectively, then the ordered pair $( \mathrm { m } , \mathrm { M } )$ is equal to :
(1) $( 0,2 \sqrt { 2 } )$
(2) $( - 4,0 )$
(3) $( - 4,4 )$
(4) $( 0,4 )$
If the system of linear equations $$x + y + 3z = 0$$ $$x + 3y + k^2z = 0$$ $$3x + y + 3z = 0$$ has a non-zero solution $(x, y, z)$ for some $k \in \mathrm{R}$, then $x + \left(\frac{y}{z}\right)$ is equal to:
(1) $-3$
(2) $9$
(3) $3$
(4) $-9$
Let $\lambda \in \mathrm { R }$. The system of linear equations $2 x _ { 1 } - 4 x _ { 2 } + \lambda x _ { 3 } = 1$ $x _ { 1 } - 6 x _ { 2 } + x _ { 3 } = 2$ $\lambda x _ { 1 } - 10 x _ { 2 } + 4 x _ { 3 } = 3$ is inconsistent for :
(1) exactly one positive value of $\lambda$
(2) exactly one negative value of $\lambda$
(3) every value of $\lambda$
(4) exactly two values of $\lambda$
Let $A = \left[ \begin{array} { c c c } { [ x + 1 ] } & { [ x + 2 ] } & { [ x + 3 ] } \\ { [ x ] } & { [ x + 3 ] } & { [ x + 3 ] } \\ { [ x ] } & { [ x + 2 ] } & { [ x + 4 ] } \end{array} \right]$, where $[ x ]$ denotes the greatest integer less than or equal to $x$. If $\operatorname { det } ( A ) = 192$, then the set of values of $x$ is in the interval: (1) $[ 62,63 )$ (2) $[ 65,66 )$ (3) $[ 60,61 )$ (4) $[ 68,69 )$
If $x , y , z$ are in arithmetic progression with common difference $d , x \neq 3 d$, and the determinant of the matrix $\left[ \begin{array} { c c c } 3 & 4 \sqrt { 2 } & x \\ 4 & 5 \sqrt { 2 } & y \\ 5 & k & z \end{array} \right]$ is zero, then the value of $k ^ { 2 }$ is
(1) 72
(2) 12
(3) 36
(4) 6
If $\mathrm { a } _ { \mathrm { r } } = \cos \frac { 2 \mathrm { r } \pi } { 9 } + i \sin \frac { 2 \mathrm { r } \pi } { 9 } , \mathrm { r } = 1,2,3 , \ldots , i = \sqrt { - 1 }$, then the determinant $\left| \begin{array} { l l l } a _ { 1 } & a _ { 2 } & a _ { 3 } \\ a _ { 4 } & a _ { 5 } & a _ { 6 } \\ a _ { 7 } & a _ { 8 } & a _ { 9 } \end{array} \right|$ is equal to $:$
(1) $\mathrm { a } _ { 9 }$
(2) $a _ { 1 } a _ { 9 } - a _ { 3 } a _ { 7 }$
(3) $a _ { 5 }$
(4) $a _ { 2 } a _ { 6 } - a _ { 4 } a _ { 8 }$
jee-main 2021 Q81 Direct Determinant Computation View
If $1 , \log _ { 10 } \left( 4 ^ { x } - 2 \right)$ and $\log _ { 10 } \left( 4 ^ { x } + \frac { 18 } { 5 } \right)$ are in arithmetic progression for a real number $x$ then the value of the determinant $\left| \begin{array} { c c c } 2 \left( x - \frac { 1 } { 2 } \right) & x - 1 & x ^ { 2 } \\ 1 & 0 & x \\ x & 1 & 0 \end{array} \right|$ is equal to:
Let $A = \left[ \begin{array} { l l l } x & y & z \\ y & z & x \\ z & x & y \end{array} \right]$, where $x , y$ and $z$ are real numbers such that $x + y + z > 0$ and $x y z = 2$. If $A ^ { 2 } = I _ { 3 }$, then the value of $x ^ { 3 } + y ^ { 3 } + z ^ { 3 }$ is
Let $A = \left\{ a _ { i j } \right\}$ be a $3 \times 3$ matrix, where $a _ { i j } = \left\{ \begin{array} { l l } ( - 1 ) ^ { j - i } & \text { if } i < j \\ 2 & \text { if } i = j \\ ( - 1 ) ^ { i + j } & \text { if } i > j \end{array} \right.$ then $\det \left( 3 \operatorname{Adj} \left( 2 A ^ { - 1 } \right) \right)$ is equal to $\underline{\hspace{1cm}}$.
jee-main 2022 Q68 Determinant and Rank Computation View
Let $A$ be a matrix of order $3 \times 3$ and $\operatorname{det}(A) = 2$. Then $\operatorname{det}\left(\operatorname{det}(A)\operatorname{adj}\left(5\operatorname{adj}\left(A^3\right)\right)\right)$ is equal to
(1) $256 \times 10^6$
(2) $1024 \times 10^6$
(3) $512 \times 10^6$
(4) $256 \times 10^{11}$
jee-main 2022 Q69 Determinant and Rank Computation View
Let $S = \{ \sqrt { n } : 1 \leqslant n \leqslant 50$ and $n$ is odd $\}$. Let $a \in S$ and $A = \left[ \begin{array} { r r r } 1 & 0 & a \\ - 1 & 1 & 0 \\ - a & 0 & 1 \end{array} \right]$. If $\Sigma _ { a \in S } \operatorname { det } ( \operatorname { adj } A ) = 100 \lambda$, then $\lambda$ is equal to
(1) 218
(2) 221
(3) 663
(4) 1717
The number of $\theta \in (0,4\pi)$ for which the system of linear equations $3(\sin 3\theta) x - y + z = 2$ $3(\cos 2\theta) x + 4y + 3z = 3$ $6x + 7y + 7z = 9$ has no solution is
(1) 6
(2) 7
(3) 8
(4) 9
The number of values of $\alpha$ for which the system of equations $x + y + z = \alpha$ $\alpha x + 2 \alpha y + 3 z = - 1$ $x + 3 \alpha y + 5 z = 4$ is inconsistent, is
(1) 0
(2) 1
(3) 2
(4) 3
Let $A = \begin{pmatrix} 1 \\ 1 \\ 1 \end{pmatrix}$ and $B = \begin{pmatrix} 9 ^ { 2 } & - 10 ^ { 2 } & 11 ^ { 2 } \\ 12 ^ { 2 } & 13 ^ { 2 } & - 14 ^ { 2 } \\ - 15 ^ { 2 } & 16 ^ { 2 } & 17 ^ { 2 } \end{pmatrix}$, then the value of $A ^ { \prime } B A$ is:
(1) 1224
(2) 1042
(3) 540
(4) 539
Let the matrix $A = \begin{pmatrix} 0 & 1 & 0 \\ 1 & 0 & 0 \\ 0 & 0 & 1 \end{pmatrix}$ and the matrix $B_0 = A^{49} + 2A^{98}$. If $B_n = \text{Adj}(B_{n-1})$ for all $n \geq 1$, then $\det(B_4)$ is equal to
(1) $3^{28}$
(2) $3^{30}$
(3) $3^{32}$
(4) $3^{36}$
Let $A$ and $B$ be two $3 \times 3$ matrices such that $A B = I$ and $| A | = \frac { 1 } { 8 }$ then $| \operatorname{adj} ( B \operatorname{adj} ( 2 A ) ) |$ is equal to
(1) 128
(2) 32
(3) 64
(4) 102
jee-main 2022 Q84 Determinant and Rank Computation View
Consider a matrix $\mathrm { A } = \left[ \begin{array} { c c c } \alpha & \beta & \gamma \\ \alpha ^ { 2 } & \beta ^ { 2 } & \gamma ^ { 2 } \\ \beta + \gamma & \gamma + \alpha & \alpha + \beta \end{array} \right]$, where $\alpha , \beta , \gamma$ are three distinct natural numbers. If $\frac { \operatorname { det } ( \operatorname { adj } ( \operatorname { adj } ( \operatorname { adj } ( \operatorname { adj } A ) ) ) } { ( \alpha - \beta ) ^ { 16 } ( \beta - \gamma ) ^ { 16 } ( \gamma - \alpha ) ^ { 16 } } = 2 ^ { 32 } \times 3 ^ { 16 }$, then the number of such 3-tuples $( \alpha , \beta , \gamma )$ is $\_\_\_\_$ .
Let $A = \begin{pmatrix} 2 & -1 & -1 \\ 1 & 0 & -1 \\ 1 & -1 & 0 \end{pmatrix}$ and $B = A - I$. If $\omega = \frac { \sqrt { 3 }\, i - 1 } { 2 }$, then the number of elements in the set $\left\{ n \in \{1,2,\ldots,100\} : A ^ { n } + \omega B ^ { n } = A + B \right\}$ is equal to $\_\_\_\_$.
Let $A = \begin{pmatrix} 1 & 0 \\ 1 & 1 \end{pmatrix}$ and $B = \begin{pmatrix} 0 & 1 \\ 0 & 0 \end{pmatrix}$. If $M = \sum_{k=1}^{20} (A^k + B^k)$, then $\det(M)$ is equal to
(1) 100
(2) 200
(3) 0
(4) 400
Let $A = \begin{pmatrix} 1 & 0 & 0 \\ 0 & 4 & -1 \\ 0 & 12 & -3 \end{pmatrix}$. Then the sum of the diagonal elements of the matrix $(A+I)^{11}$ is equal to:
(1) 6144
(2) 4094
(3) 4097
(4) 2050
jee-main 2023 Q68 Determinant and Rank Computation View
If $A$ is a $3 \times 3$ matrix and $|A| = 2$, then $|3\, \text{adj}(3A)| \cdot |A^2|$ is equal to
(1) $3^{12} \cdot 6^{11}$
(2) $3^{12} \cdot 6^{10}$
(3) $3^{10} \cdot 6^{11}$
(4) $3^{11} \cdot 6^{10}$