NCERT Solutions for Class 12 Maths Chapter 4 Determinants

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NCERT Solutions for Class 12 Maths Chapter 4 Determinants covers important concepts of Determinants of a matrix and inverse of a matrix. A determinant of the matrix is a scalar value that is calculated using a square matrix. To every square matrix, we can associate a number that is real or complex. The determinant is denoted by det A or |A|. The NCERT Solutions of Chapter 4 Determinants deals with properties of determinants, area of a triangle, minors and cofactors, and applications of matrices and determinants.

The unit algebra comprising Chapter 3 Matrices and Chapter 4 Determinants has a weightage of 10 marks in the final CBSE Board examination. The questions asked from the chapter generally include adjoint and inverse matrices, finding the determinants of a given matrix, and solving a system of linear equations in two or three variables

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NCERT Solutions for Class 12 Mathematics Chapter 4 Determinants

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Important Topics in Class 12 Mathematics Chapter 4 Determinants

  • Each square matrix of the order n can associate a number known as determinants of the square matrix A. It can be of orders one, two, and three.
  1. Determinant of order one: Consider a matrix A = [a], the determinant of this matrix is equal to a.
  1. Determinant of order two: If the order of the matrix is 2, and the given matrix A is-  \([ \begin{matrix} a_{11} & a_{12} \\ a_{21} & a_{22}\\ \end{matrix} ]\)
    Determinant of A, |A| = \(| \begin{matrix} a_{11} & a_{12} \\ a_{21} & a_{22}\\ \end{matrix} |\), = a11.a22 - a21.a12
  1. Determinant of order three:  If the order of the matrix is 2, and the given matrix A is-  \([ \begin{matrix} a_{11} & a_{12} & a_{13} \\ a_{21} & a_{22} & a_{23}\\ a_{31} & a_{32} & a_{33}\\ \end{matrix} ]\)
    Determinant of A, |A| = a11 a22 a33 – a11 a23 a32 – a12 a21 a33 + a12 a23 a31 + a13 a21 a32 – a13 a31 a22
  •  The area of a triangle with vertices (x1, y1), (x2, y2) and (x3, y3) is given by – A = ½ [x1(y2–y3) + x2(y3–y1) + x3(y1–y2)].

We can find the area of a triangle using determinants by \(\begin{array}{l}\Delta = \frac{1}{2}\begin{vmatrix} x_{1} & y_{1} & 1\\ x_{2} & y_{2} & 1\\ x_{3} & y_{3} & 1 \end{vmatrix}\end{array}\)
  • Minors and Cofactors: Suppose \(\begin{array}{l}\Delta = \begin{vmatrix} a & b & c\\ d & e & f\\ g & h & i \end{vmatrix}\end{array}\)

Minor = \(\begin{array}{l}M_{f}=\begin{vmatrix} a & b\\ g & h \end{vmatrix}\end{array}\), Mf = a.h – b.g

Cofactor of an element aij in determinant is defined as Aij= (-1)i+jMij


NCERT Solutions For Class 12 Maths Chapter 4 Exercises:

The detailed solutions for all the NCERT Solutions for Chapter 4 Determinants under different exercises are as follows:


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CBSE CLASS XII Related Questions

  • 1.

    Find:
    Let \(A=[a_{ij}]\) be a \(2\times2\) matrix whose elements are given by \[ a_{ij}=\frac{(2i-j)^2}{3} \] Find the transpose matrix \(A'\).

      • \(\begin{bmatrix} \frac{1}{3} & 3 \\ 0 & \frac{4}{3} \end{bmatrix}\)
      • \(\begin{bmatrix} \frac{1}{3} & 0 \\ 3 & \frac{4}{3} \end{bmatrix}\)
      • \(\begin{bmatrix} \frac{4}{3} & 3 \\ 1 & 0 \end{bmatrix}\)
      • \(\begin{bmatrix} \frac{4}{3} & 0 1 & \frac{3}{3} \end{bmatrix}\)

    • 2.
      A relation $R$ on set $A=\{1,2,3\}$ defined as $R=\{(1,2),(2,1),(2,2)\}$ is

        • Reflexive only
        • Reflexive and Transitive
        • Symmetric and Transitive
        • Symmetric only

      • 3.
        Find:

        If \[ (3\hat{i}-2\hat{j}+5\hat{k})\times(4\hat{i}+p\hat{j}+q\hat{k})=\vec{0} \] then find the values of \(p\) and \(q\).

          • \(p = -\frac{2}{3}, \, q = \frac{5}{3}\)
          • \(p = -\frac{8}{3}, \, q = \frac{20}{3}\)
          • \(p = \frac{20}{3}, \, q = -\frac{8}{3}\)
          • \(p = 0, \, q = 0\)

        • 4.
          Find:

          If the function \[ f(x)= \begin{cases} \frac{\sin x}{x}+\cos x, & x\neq0\\ k, & x=0 \end{cases} \] is continuous at \(x=0\), then find the value of \(k\).

            • \(0\)
            • \(-2\)
            • \(-1\)
            • \(2\)

          • 5.

            An NGO organises a charity event in which they decide to distribute woollen caps to protect children from winter. The caps to be distributed are in three separate boxes, Box I has 30 red caps, Box II has 20 red and 10 green caps, and Box III has 30 green caps. The probability that a Box i is selected and a cap picked out is i/6, where i = 1, 2, 3.  
            Based on the above information, answer the following questions :


              • 6.
                If \( xy = e^{x - y} \), then find \( \frac{dy}{dx} \).

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