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1
For what value of $n$ is the determinant

$$ \left|\begin{array}{ccc} C(9,4) & C(9,3) & C(10, n-2) \\ C(11,6) & C(11,5) & C(12, n) \\ C(m, 7) & C(m, 6) & C(m+1, n+1) \end{array}\right|=0 $$

for every $m>n$ ?
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2

If ABC is a triangle, then what is the value of the determinant

$$ \left|\begin{array}{ccc} \cos C & \sin B & 0 \\ \tan A & 0 & \sin B \\ 0 & \tan (B+C) & \cos C \end{array}\right| ? $$

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3

If $a, b, c$ are the sides of a triangle $ABC$, then what is $$ \begin{vmatrix} a^2 & b \sin A & c \sin A \\ b \sin A & 1 & \cos A \\ c \sin A & \cos A & 1 \end{vmatrix}$$ equal to?

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4

If in a triangle $ABC$, $\sin^3A + \sin^3B + \sin^3C = 3\sin A \sin B \sin C$, then what is the value of the determinant $\begin{vmatrix} a & b & c \\ b & c & a \\ c & a & b \end{vmatrix}$, where $a$, $b$, $c$ are sides of the triangle?

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5
If $A=\left[\begin{array}{l}1 \\ 2 \\ 3\end{array}\right]$, then what is the value of det(I + AA'), where I is the 3 × 3 identity matrix?
NDA Mathematics 3 September 2023
6
If A, B and C are square matrices of order 3 and det(BC) = 2 det(A), then what is the value of det(2A-1BC)?
NDA Mathematics 3 September 2023
7

Let A be a skew-symmetric matrix of order 3.

What is the value of det(4A4) - det(3A3) + det(2A2) - det(A) + det(-I)  where I is the identity matrix of order 3?

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8
If $A=\left[\begin{array}{rrr} 0 & 3 & 4 \\ -3 & 0 & 5 \\ -4 & -5 & 0 \end{array}\right]$, then which one of the following statements is correct?
NDA Mathematics 3 September 2023
9
If $\left|\begin{array}{ccc} x^2+3 x & x-1 & x+3 \\ x+1 & -2 x & x-4 \\ x-3 & x+4 & 3 x \end{array}\right|$ = ax4 + bx3 + cx2 + dx + e, then what is the value of e?"
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10
If all elements of a third order determinant are equal to 1 or -1, then the value of the determinant is:
NDA Mathematics 3 September 2023
11
If $A=\left[\begin{array}{rrr} 2 & -1 & 0 \\ -1 & 3 & 0 \\ 1 & 0 & 1 \end{array}\right]$, then what is the value of det[adj(adjA)] ?
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12
The value of the determinant of a matrix A of order 3 is 3. If C is the matrix of cofactors of the matrix A, then what is the value of determinant of C2?
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13
If $A_k=\left[\begin{array}{cc} k-1 & k \\ k-2 & k+1 \end{array}\right] $, then what is det(A1) + det(A2) + det(A3) + ... + det(A100) equal to ?
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14
The function is decreasing on :
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15
The function attains local minimum value at :
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16
Let A be a matrix of order 3 × 3 and |A| = 4. If |2adj(3A)| = 2α 3β, then what is the value of (α + β)? 
NDA Mathematics 16 April 2023
17
What is the sum of the roots of the equation $\left|\begin{array}{ccc} 0 & x-a & x-b \\ 0 & 0 & x-c \\ x+b & x+c & 1 \end{array}\right|=0 $ ?
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18
If a, b, c are in AP, then what is $\left|\begin{array}{lll} x+1 & x+2 & x+3 \\ x+2 & x+3 & x+4 \\ x+a & x+b & x+c \end{array}\right|$ equal to ?
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19
If Δ(a, b, c, α) = 0 for every α > 0, then which one of the following is correct ? 
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20
If Δ(7, 4, 2, α) = 0, then α is a root of which one of the following equations ? 
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21

Consider the determinant

Δ = $\left|\begin{array}{lll}\text{a}_{11} & \text{a}_{12} & \text{a}_{13} \\ \text{a}_{21} & \text{a}_{22} & \text{a}_{23} \\ \text{a}_{31} & \text{a}_{32} & \text{a}_{33}\end{array}\right|$

If a13 = yz, a23 = zx, a33 = xy and the minors of a13, a23, a33 are respectively (z − y), (z − x), (y − x) then what is the value of Δ ?

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22

What is the value of a11C11 + a12C12 + a13C13 ?

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23
What is the value of $a_{21}C_{11}+a_{22}C_{12}+a_{23}C_{13}$?
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24

What is the value of $\left|\begin{array}{lll}\text{a}_{21} & \text{a}_{31} & \text{a}_{11} \\ \text{a}_{23} & \text{a}_{33} & \text{a}_{13} \\ \text{a}_{22} & \text{a}_{32} & \text{a}_{12}\end{array}\right|$ ?

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25

What is the minimum value of determinant of A ?

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26
If $Δ_1 = \begin{vmatrix} 1 & p & q \\ 1 & q & r \\ 1 & r & p\end{vmatrix} \ \text{and} \ Δ_2 = \begin{vmatrix} 1 & 1 & 1 \\ q & r & p \\ r & p & q \end{vmatrix}$ where p ≠ q ≠ r, then Δ1 + Δ2 is
NDA Mathematics 10 April 2022
27
If (a - b) (b - c) (c - a) = 2 and abc = 6, then what is the value of $\begin{vmatrix}a & b & c \\ a^2 & b^2 & c^2 \\ a^3 & b^3 & c^3 \end{vmatrix}?$
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28

Under which of the following conditions does the determinant $\begin{vmatrix}a & b & c \\ b & c & a \\ c & a & b\end{vmatrix}$ vanish?

1. a + b + c = 0

2. a3 + b3 + c3 = 3abc

3. a2 + b2 + c2 - ab - bc - ca = 0

Select the correct answer using the code given below:

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29
For what value of k is the matrix $\begin{bmatrix} 2\cos 2\theta & 2\cos 2\theta & 6 \\ 1 -2 \sin^2\theta & 2 \cos^2\theta -1 & 3 \\ k & 2k & 1 \end{bmatrix}$ singular?
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30
If A is the identity matrix of order 3 and B is its transpose, then what is the value of the determinant of the matrix C = A + B?
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31
The element in the ith row and the jth column of a determinant of third order is equal to 2(i + j). What is the value of the determinant?
NDA Mathematics 18 April 2021
32
With the numbers 2, 4, 6, 8, all the possible determinants with these four different elements are constructed. What is the sum of the values of all such determinants?
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33

If the determinant $\left| {\begin{array}{*{20}{c}} x&1&3\\ 0&0&1\\ 1&x&4 \end{array}} \right| = 0$ then what is x equal to?

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34

If Δ is the value of the determinant

$\left| {\begin{array}{*{20}{c}} {{a_1}}&{{b_1}}&{{c_1}}\\ {{a_2}}&{{b_2}}&{{c_2}}\\ {{a_3}}&{{b_3}}&{{c_3}} \end{array}} \right|$

then what is the value of the following determinant?

$\left| {\begin{array}{*{20}{c}} {{pa_1}}&{{b_1}}&{{qc_1}}\\ {{pa_2}}&{{b_2}}&{{qc_2}}\\ {{pa_3}}&{{b_3}}&{{qc_3}} \end{array}} \right|$

(p ≠ 0 or 1, q ≠ 0 or 1)

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35

If a + b + c = 4 and ab + bc + ca = 0, then what is the value of the following determinant?

$\left| {\begin{array}{*{20}{c}} {{a}}&{{b}}&{{c}}\\ {{b}}&{{c}}&{{a}}\\ {{c}}&{{a}}&{{b}} \end{array}} \right|$

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36

If a1, a2, a3, _ _ _ _ _, a9 are in GP, then what is the value of the following determinant?

$\left| {\begin{array}{*{20}{c}} {{ln\:a_1}}&{{ln\:a_2}}&{{ln\:a_3}}\\ {{ln\:a_4}}&{{ln\:a_5}}&{{ln\:a_6}}\\ {{ln\:a_7}}&{{ln\:a_8}}&{{ln\:a_9}} \end{array}} \right|$

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37

Let $A = \left| {\begin{array}{*{20}{c}} p&q\\ r&s \end{array}} \right|$

where p, q, r and s are any four different prime numbers less than 20. What is the maximum value of the determinant?

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