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PYQ (ADVANCED)
MATHS
DETERMINANT

1. (a) 5. Solve for x the equation

1 x x +1 a2 a 1
If f(x) = 2x x(x − 1) (x + 1)x
sin(n + 1)x sin nx sin(n − 1)x = 0
3x(x − 1) x(x − 1)(x − 2) (x + 1)x(x − 1)
cos(n + 1)x cos nx cos(n − 1)x
then f(100) is equal to
(A) 0 (B) 1 [REE 2001(Mains), 3 out of 100]
(C) 100 (D) – 100
6. Test the consistency and solve them when
(b) Let a, b, c, d be real numbers in G.P. If u, v, w consistent, the following system of equations for all
satisfy the system of equations values of 
u + 2v + 3w = 6 x+y+z=1
4u + 5v + 6w = 12 x + 3y – 2z = 
6u + 9v = 4
3x + ( + 2)y – 3z = 2 + 1
then show that the roots of the equation,
[REE 2001(Mains), 5 out of 100]
1 1 1  2 
 u + v + w  x + (b − c) + (c − a) + (d − b)  x + u + v
2 2 2

 
7. Let a, b, c be real numbers with a2 + b2 + c2 = 1.
+ w = 0 and 20x2 + 10(a − d)2 x − 9 = 0
Show that the requation
are reciprocals of each other.
ax − by − c bx + ay cx + a
[JEE '99, 2+10 out of 200]
bx + ay −ax + by − c cy + b =0
2. If the system of equations cx + a cy + b −ax − by + c
x − Ky − z = 0,Kx − y − z = 0 and x+ y−z =0 represents a straight line.
has a non zero solution, then the possible values of [JEE 2001(Mains), 6 out of 100]
K are [JEE 2000 (Screening)]
(A) – 1, 2 (B) 1, 2 8. The number of values of k for which the system of
(C) 0, 1 (D) – 1, 1 equations
(k + 1)x + 8y = 4k
3. Prove that for all values of , kx + (k + 3)y = 3k – 1 has infinitely many solutions
is [JEE 2002 (Screening), 3]
sin  cos  sin 2 (A) 0
 2   2   4  (B) 1
sin   +  cos   +  sin  2 +  = 0
 3   3   3  (C) 2
 2   2   4  (D) infinite
sin   −  cos   −  sin  2 − 
 3   3   3 
[JEE 2000(Mains), 3 out of 100] 9. The value of  for which the system of equations
2x − y − z = 12, x − 2y + z = −4, x + y + z = 4 has
4. Find the real values of r for which the following no solution is
system of linear equations has a non-trivial [JEE 2004 (Screening)]
solution. Also find the non-trivial solutions: (A) 3
2rx – 2y + 3z = 0
(B) –3
x + ry + 2z = 0
(C) 2
2x + rz = 0
(D) –2
[REE 2000(Mains), 3 out of 100]
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10. (a) Consider three points P = (–sin( − ) –cos), 12. The total number of distinct x  R for which
Q = (cos( − ), sin) and x x2 1 + x3
R = (cos( −  + ), sin( − )), where 0 < ,
2x 4x 2 1 + 8x3 = 10 is:
   
3x 9x 2 1 + 27x3
(A) P lies on the line segment RQ
(B) Q lies on the line segment PR [IIT Advance -2016]
(C) R lies on the line segment QP
(D) P, Q, R are non collinear 13. Let , ,   R. Consider the system of linear
equations
(b) Consider the system of equations x + 2y = 
x − 2y + 3z = −1
3x – 2y = 
−x + y − 2z = k Which of the following statement(s) is(are) correct?
x − 3y + 4z = 1 [IIT Advance -2016]
Statement – 1: The system of equations has no (A) If  = −3 , then the system has infinitely many
solution for k  3. solutions for all values of  and 
1 3 −1 (B) If   −3 , then the system has a unique
Statement – 2: The determinant −1 −2 k  0 solution for all values of  and .
1 4 1 (C) If  +  = 0 , then the system has infinitely
for k 3. many solutions for  = –3
(A) Statement-1 is True, Statement-2 is True; (D) If  +   0 , then the system has no solution
statement-2 is a correct explanation for for  = –3
statement-1
(B) Statement- 1 is True, Statement-2 is True ;
statement-2 is NOT a correct explanation for
cos(2x) cos(2x) sin(2x)
statement-1
(C) Statement- 1 is True, Statement-2 is False 14. If f (x) = − cos x cos x − sin x , then
(D) Statement- 1 is False, Statement-2 is True sin x sin x cos x
[JEE 2008, 3+3] (A) f(x) = 0 at exactly three points in (–, )
(B) f(x) attains its maximum at x = 0
11. Which of the following values of  satisfy the (C) f(x) attains its minimum at x = 0
equation (D) f(x) = 0 at more than three points in (–, )
(1 + )2 (1 + 2)2 (1 + 3)2 [IIT Advance -2017]
(2 + )2 (2 + 2)2 (2 + 3)2 = −648 ?
(3 + )2 (3 + 2)2 (3 + 3)2
(A) – 4 (B) 9
(C) – 9 (D) 4
[IIT Advance -2015]

ANSWER KEY
1. (a) (A) 2. (D)
4. r = 2 ; x = k ; y = k/2 ; z = – k where k  R –{0}
5. (x = n, n  I)
1 1
6. If  = 5, system is consistent with infinite solution given by z = K, y = (3K + 4) and x = – (5K + 2) where
2 2
k  R.
1 1
If   5, system is consistent with unique solution given by z = (1 – ) ; x = ( + 2) and y = 0.
3 3
8. (B) 9. (D) 10. (a) (D) ; (b) (A) 11. (BC) 12. (2)
13. (BCD) 14. (BD)