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5251.

If \[\left| \,\begin{matrix}    y+z & x & y  \\    z+x & z & x  \\    x+y & y & z  \\ \end{matrix}\, \right|=k(x+y+z){{(x-z)}^{2}}\], then \[k=\]

A. \[2xyz\]
B. 1
C. \[xyz\]
D. \[{{x}^{2}}{{y}^{2}}{{z}^{2}}\]
Answer» C. \[xyz\]
5252.

If \[\omega \]is a cube root of unity, then \[\left| \,\begin{matrix}    x+1 & \omega  & {{\omega }^{2}}  \\    \omega  & x+{{\omega }^{2}} & 1  \\    {{\omega }^{2}} & 1 & x+\omega   \\ \end{matrix}\, \right|=\] [MNR 1990; MP PET 1999]

A. \[{{x}^{3}}+1\]
B. \[{{x}^{3}}+\omega \]
C. \[{{x}^{3}}+{{\omega }^{2}}\]
D. \[{{x}^{3}}\]
Answer» E.
5253.

\[\left| \,\begin{matrix}    1+x & 1 & 1  \\    1 & 1+y & 1  \\    1 & 1 & 1+z  \\ \end{matrix}\, \right|=\]    [RPET 1992; Kerala (Engg.) 2002]

A. \[xyz\left( 1+\frac{1}{x}+\frac{1}{y}+\frac{1}{z} \right)\]
B. \[xyz\]
C. \[1+\frac{1}{x}+\frac{1}{y}+\frac{1}{z}\]
D. \[\frac{1}{x}+\frac{1}{y}+\frac{1}{z}\]
Answer» B. \[xyz\]
5254.

\[\left| \,\begin{matrix}    {{b}^{2}}+{{c}^{2}} & {{a}^{2}} & {{a}^{2}}  \\    {{b}^{2}} & {{c}^{2}}+{{a}^{2}} & {{b}^{2}}  \\    {{c}^{2}} & {{c}^{2}} & {{a}^{2}}+{{b}^{2}}  \\ \end{matrix}\, \right|=\] [IIT 1980]

A. \[abc\]
B. \[4abc\]
C. \[4{{a}^{2}}{{b}^{2}}{{c}^{2}}\]
D. \[{{a}^{2}}{{b}^{2}}{{c}^{2}}\]
Answer» D. \[{{a}^{2}}{{b}^{2}}{{c}^{2}}\]
5255.

\[\left| \,\begin{matrix}    1/a & {{a}^{2}} & bc  \\    1/b & {{b}^{2}} & ca  \\    1/c & {{c}^{2}} & ab  \\ \end{matrix}\, \right|=\] [RPET 1990, 99]

A. \[abc\]
B. \[1/abc\]
C. \[ab+bc+ca\]
D. 0
Answer» E.
5256.

\[\left| \,\begin{matrix}    {{b}^{2}}-ab & b-c & bc-ac  \\    ab-{{a}^{2}} & a-b & {{b}^{2}}-ab  \\    bc-ac & c-a & ab-{{a}^{2}}  \\ \end{matrix}\, \right|=\] [MNR 1988]

A. \[abc(a+b+c)\]
B. \[3{{a}^{2}}{{b}^{2}}{{c}^{2}}\]
C. 0
D. None of these
Answer» D. None of these
5257.

\[\left| \,\begin{matrix}    a & b & c  \\    b & c & a  \\    c & a & b  \\ \end{matrix}\, \right|=\] [MP PET 1991]

A. \[3abc+{{a}^{3}}+{{b}^{3}}+{{c}^{3}}\]
B. \[3abc-{{a}^{3}}-{{b}^{3}}-{{c}^{3}}\]
C. \[abc-{{a}^{3}}+{{b}^{3}}+{{c}^{3}}\]
D. \[abc+{{a}^{3}}-{{b}^{3}}-{{c}^{3}}\]
Answer» C. \[abc-{{a}^{3}}+{{b}^{3}}+{{c}^{3}}\]
5258.

\[\left| \begin{matrix}    0 & a & -b  \\    -a & 0 & c  \\    b & -c & 0  \\ \end{matrix} \right|=\] [MP PET 1992]

A. \[-2abc\]
B. \[abc\]
C. 0
D. \[{{a}^{2}}+{{b}^{2}}+{{c}^{2}}\]
Answer» D. \[{{a}^{2}}+{{b}^{2}}+{{c}^{2}}\]
5259.

\[\left| \,\begin{matrix}    1 & 1 & 1  \\    a & b & c  \\    {{a}^{3}} & {{b}^{3}} & {{c}^{3}}  \\ \end{matrix}\, \right|=\]          [AMU 1979; RPET 1990; DCE 1999]

A. \[{{a}^{3}}+{{b}^{3}}+{{c}^{3}}-3abc\]
B. \[{{a}^{3}}+{{b}^{3}}+{{c}^{3}}+3abc\]
C. \[(a+b+c)(a-b)(b-c)(c-a)\]
D. None of these
Answer» D. None of these
5260.

\[\left| \,\begin{matrix}    1 & a & {{a}^{2}}-bc  \\    1 & b & {{b}^{2}}-ac  \\    1 & c & {{c}^{2}}-ab  \\ \end{matrix}\, \right|=\] [IIT 1988; MP PET 1990, 91; RPET 2002]

A. 0
B. \[{{a}^{3}}+{{b}^{3}}+{{c}^{3}}-3abc\]
C. \[3abc\]
D. \[{{(a+b+c)}^{3}}\]
Answer» B. \[{{a}^{3}}+{{b}^{3}}+{{c}^{3}}-3abc\]
5261.

\[\left| \,\begin{matrix}    1 & a & b  \\    -a & 1 & c  \\    -b & -c & 1  \\ \end{matrix}\, \right|=\] [MP PET 1991]

A. \[1+{{a}^{2}}+{{b}^{2}}+{{c}^{2}}\]
B. \[1-{{a}^{2}}+{{b}^{2}}+{{c}^{2}}\]
C. \[1+{{a}^{2}}+{{b}^{2}}-{{c}^{2}}\]
D. \[1+{{a}^{2}}-{{b}^{2}}+{{c}^{2}}\]
Answer» B. \[1-{{a}^{2}}+{{b}^{2}}+{{c}^{2}}\]
5262.

\[\left| \,\begin{matrix}    x+1 & x+2 & x+4  \\    x+3 & x+5 & x+8  \\    x+7 & x+10 & x+14  \\ \end{matrix}\, \right|=\]    [MNR 1985; UPSEAT 2000]

A. 2
B. -2
C. \[{{x}^{2}}-2\]
D. None of these
Answer» C. \[{{x}^{2}}-2\]
5263.

One of the roots of the given equation \[\left| \,\begin{matrix}    x+a & b & c  \\    b & x+c & a  \\    c & a & x+b  \\ \end{matrix}\, \right|=0\] is  [MP PET 1988, 2002; RPET 1996]

A. \[-(a+b)\]
B. \[-(b+c)\]
C. \[-a\]
D. \[-(a+b+c)\]
Answer» E.
5264.

\[\left| \,\begin{matrix}    b+c & a & a  \\    b & c+a & b  \\    c & c & a+b  \\ \end{matrix}\, \right|=\]        [Roorkee 1980; RPET 1997, 99; KCET 1999; MP PET 2001]

A. \[abc\]
B. \[2abc\]
C. \[3abc\]
D. \[4abc\]
Answer» E.
5265.

\[\left| \,\begin{matrix}    a+b & a+2b & a+3b  \\    a+2b & a+3b & a+4b  \\    a+4b & a+5b & a+6b  \\ \end{matrix}\, \right|=\] [IIT 1986; MNR 1985; MP PET 1998; Pb. CET 2003]

A. \[{{a}^{2}}+{{b}^{2}}+{{c}^{2}}-3abc\]
B. \[3ab\]
C. \[3a+5b\]
D. 0
Answer» E.
5266.

\[\left| \,\begin{matrix}    a-b-c & 2a & 2a  \\    2b & b-c-a & 2b  \\    2c & 2c & c-a-b  \\ \end{matrix}\, \right|=\] [RPET 1990, 95]

A. \[{{(a+b+c)}^{2}}\]
B. \[{{(a+b+c)}^{3}}\]
C. \[(a+b+c)(ab+bc+ca)\]
D. None of these
Answer» C. \[(a+b+c)(ab+bc+ca)\]
5267.

If \[\left| \,\begin{matrix}    y+z & x-z & x-y  \\    y-z & z-x & y-x  \\    z-y & z-x & x+y  \\ \end{matrix}\, \right|=k\,xyz\], then the value of k is [AMU 2005]

A. 2
B. 4
C. 6
D.  8
Answer» E.
5268.

\[\left| \begin{matrix}    1+{{\sin }^{2}}\theta  & {{\sin }^{2}}\theta  & {{\sin }^{2}}\theta   \\    {{\cos }^{2}}\theta  & 1+{{\cos }^{2}}\theta  & {{\cos }^{2}}\theta   \\    4\sin 4\theta  & 4\sin 4\theta  & 1+4\sin 4\theta   \\ \end{matrix} \right|=0\] then \[\sin 4\theta \]equal to  [Orissa JEE 2005]

A. 44228
B. 1
C. -0.5
D. -1
Answer» D. -1
5269.

The solutions of the equation \[\left| \,\begin{matrix}    x & 2 & -1  \\    2 & 5 & x  \\    -1 & 2 & x  \\ \end{matrix}\, \right|=0\] are  [Karnataka CET 2005]

A. \[3,\,\,-1\]
B. \[-3,\,\,1\]
C. 3, 1
D. \[-3,\,\,-1\]
Answer» B. \[-3,\,\,1\]
5270.

The value of the determinant  \[\left| \,\begin{matrix}    0 & {{b}^{3}}-{{a}^{3}} & {{c}^{3}}-{{a}^{3}}  \\    {{a}^{3}}-{{b}^{3}} & 0 & {{c}^{3}}-{{b}^{3}}  \\    {{a}^{3}}-{{c}^{3}} & {{b}^{3}}-{{c}^{3}} & 0  \\ \end{matrix}\, \right|\] is equal to  is equal to [J & K 2005]

A. \[{{a}^{3}}+{{b}^{3}}+{{c}^{3}}\]
B. \[{{a}^{3}}-{{b}^{3}}-{{c}^{3}}\]
C. 0
D. \[-{{a}^{3}}+{{b}^{3}}+{{c}^{3}}\]
Answer» D. \[-{{a}^{3}}+{{b}^{3}}+{{c}^{3}}\]
5271.

If \[\left| \,\begin{matrix}    x+1 & 3 & 5  \\    2 & x+2 & 5  \\    2 & 3 & x+4  \\ \end{matrix}\, \right|=0\], then x =  [MP PET 1991]

A. 1, 9
B. -1, 9
C. -1, -9
D. 1, -9
Answer» E.
5272.

The determinant \[\left| \,\begin{matrix}    4+{{x}^{2}} & -6 & -2  \\    -6 & 9+{{x}^{2}} & 3  \\    -2 & 3 & 1+{{x}^{2}}  \\ \end{matrix}\, \right|\] is not divisible by [J & K 2005]

A. x
B. \[{{x}^{3}}\]
C. \[14+{{x}^{2}}\]
D. \[{{x}^{5}}\]
Answer» D. \[{{x}^{5}}\]
5273.

If \[{{a}^{2}}+{{b}^{2}}+{{c}^{2}}=-2\]and \[f(x)=\left| \begin{matrix}    1+{{a}^{2}}x & (1+{{b}^{2}})x & (1+{{c}^{2}})x  \\    (1+{{a}^{2}})x & 1+{{b}^{2}}x & (1+{{c}^{2}})x  \\    (1+{{a}^{2}})x & (1+{{b}^{2}})x & 1+{{c}^{2}}x  \\ \end{matrix} \right|\] then f(x) is a polynomial of degree [AIEEE 2005]

A. 3
B. 2
C. 1
D. 0
Answer» C. 1
5274.

If a, b, c are all different and \[\left| \,\begin{matrix}    a & {{a}^{3}} & {{a}^{4}}-1  \\    b & {{b}^{3}} & {{b}^{4}}-1  \\    c & {{c}^{3}} & {{c}^{4}}-1  \\ \end{matrix}\, \right|\] = 0 , then the value of \[abc(ab+bc+ca)\]is  [Kurukshetra CEE 2002]

A. \[a+b+c\]
B. 0
C. \[{{a}^{2}}+{{b}^{2}}+{{c}^{2}}\]
D. \[{{a}^{2}}-{{b}^{2}}+{{c}^{2}}\]
Answer» B. 0
5275.

The value of \[\left| \,\begin{matrix}    441 & 442 & 443  \\    445 & 446 & 447  \\    449 & 450 & 451  \\ \end{matrix}\, \right|\] is [Karnataka CET 2004]

A. \[441\times 446\times 451\]
B. 0
C. -1
D. 1
Answer» C. -1
5276.

The value of \[\left| \,\begin{matrix}    1 & 1 & 1  \\    bc & ca & ab  \\    b+c & c+a & a+b  \\ \end{matrix}\, \right|\]is [Karnataka CET 2004]

A. 1
B. 0
C. \[(a-b)(b-c)(c-a)\]
D. \[(a+b)(b+c)(c+a)\]
Answer» D. \[(a+b)(b+c)(c+a)\]
5277.

If \[\omega \] is an imaginary root of unity, then the value of \[\left| \,\begin{matrix}    a & b{{\omega }^{2}} & a\omega   \\    b\omega  & c & b{{\omega }^{2}}  \\    c{{\omega }^{2}} & a\omega  & c  \\ \end{matrix}\, \right|\] is [MP PET 2004]

A. \[{{a}^{3}}+{{b}^{3}}+{{c}^{3}}-3abc\]
B. \[{{a}^{2}}b-{{b}^{2}}c\]
C. 0
D. \[{{a}^{2}}+{{b}^{2}}+{{c}^{2}}\]
Answer» D. \[{{a}^{2}}+{{b}^{2}}+{{c}^{2}}\]
5278.

\[\left| \,\begin{matrix}    5 & 3 & -1  \\    -7 & x & -3  \\    9 & 6 & -2  \\ \end{matrix}\, \right|=0\], then x is equal to [Pb. CET 2002]

A. 3
B. 5
C. 7
D. 9
Answer» E.
5279.

The value of \[x,\]if \[\left| \,\begin{matrix}    -x & 1 & 0  \\    1 & -x & 1  \\    0 & 1 & -x  \\ \end{matrix}\, \right|=0\]is equal to  [Pb. CET 2002]

A. \[\pm \sqrt{6}\]
B. \[\pm \sqrt{2}\]
C. \[\pm \sqrt{3}\]
D. \[\sqrt{2},\sqrt{3}\]
Answer» C. \[\pm \sqrt{3}\]
5280.

The roots of the equation \[\left| \,\begin{matrix}    x & 0 & 8  \\    4 & 1 & 3  \\    2 & 0 & x  \\ \end{matrix}\, \right|=0\]are equal to  [Pb. CET 2000]

A. \[(-4,\,4)\]
B. \[(2,\,-4)\]
C. \[(2,\,4)\]
D. \[(2,\,8)\]
Answer» B. \[(2,\,-4)\]
5281.

If \[\left| \,\begin{matrix}    x-1 & 3 & 0  \\    2 & x-3 & 4  \\    3 & 5 & 6  \\ \end{matrix}\, \right|=0\], then x = [RPET 2003]

A. 0
B. 2
C. 3
D. 1
Answer» E.
5282.

The values of x in the following determinant equation, \[\left| \,\begin{matrix}    a+x & a-x & a-x  \\    a-x & a+x & a-x  \\    a-x & a-x & a+x  \\ \end{matrix}\, \right|=0\] are [MP PET 2003]

A. \[x=0,x=4a\]
B. \[x=0,x=a\]
C. \[x=0,x=2a\]
D. \[x=0,x=3a\]
Answer» E.
5283.

The value of  \[\left| \,\begin{matrix}    {{1}^{2}} & {{2}^{2}} & {{3}^{2}}  \\    {{2}^{2}} & {{3}^{2}} & {{4}^{2}}  \\    {{3}^{2}} & {{4}^{2}} & {{5}^{2}}  \\ \end{matrix}\, \right|\]is [Kerala (Engg.) 2001]

A. 8
B. -8
C. 400
D. 1
Answer» C. 400
5284.

The values of the determinant \[\left| \,\begin{matrix}    1 & \cos (\alpha -\beta ) & \cos \alpha   \\    \cos (\alpha -\beta ) & 1 & \cos \beta   \\    \cos \alpha  & \cos \beta  & 1  \\ \end{matrix}\, \right|\] is [UPSEAT 2003]

A. \[{{\alpha }^{2}}+{{\beta }^{2}}\]
B. \[{{\alpha }^{2}}-{{\beta }^{2}}\]
C. 1
D. 0
Answer» E.
5285.

Solution of the equation \[\left| \,\begin{matrix}    1 & 1 & x  \\    p+1 & p+1 & p+x  \\    3 & x+1 & x+2  \\ \end{matrix}\, \right|=0\]are [AMU 2002]

A. \[x=1,\,2\]
B. \[x=2,\,3\]
C. \[x=1,\,p,\,2\]
D. \[x=1,\,2,\,-p\]
Answer» B. \[x=2,\,3\]
5286.

If \[\left| \,\begin{matrix}    x+1 & 1 & 1  \\    2 & x+2 & 2  \\    3 & 3 & x+3  \\ \end{matrix}\, \right|=0,\]then x is  [Kerala (Engg.) 2002]

A. 0, - 6
B. 0, 6
C. 6
D. -6
Answer» B. 0, 6
5287.

The determinant \[\left| \,\begin{matrix}    a & b & a-b  \\    b & c & b-c  \\    2 & 1 & 0  \\ \end{matrix}\, \right|\] is equal to zero if \[a,b,c\]are in [UPSEAT 2002]

A. G. P.
B. A. P.
C. H. P.
D. None of these
Answer» B. A. P.
5288.

\[\left| \,\begin{matrix}    {{({{a}^{x}}+{{a}^{-x}})}^{2}} & {{({{a}^{x}}-{{a}^{-x}})}^{2}} & 1  \\    {{({{b}^{x}}+{{b}^{-x}})}^{2}} & {{({{b}^{x}}-{{b}^{-x}})}^{2}} & 1  \\    {{({{c}^{x}}+{{c}^{-x}})}^{2}} & {{({{c}^{x}}-{{c}^{-x}})}^{2}} & 1  \\ \end{matrix}\, \right|=\][UPSEAT 2002; AMU 2005]

A. 0
B. \[2abc\]
C. \[{{a}^{2}}{{b}^{2}}{{c}^{2}}\]
D. None of these
Answer» B. \[2abc\]
5289.

\[\left| \,\begin{matrix}    1/a & 1 & bc  \\    1/b & 1 & ca  \\    1/c & 1 & ab  \\ \end{matrix}\, \right|=\] [RPET 2002]

A. 0
B. abc
C. 1/abc
D. None of these
Answer» B. abc
5290.

\[\left| \,\begin{matrix}    1 & 1 & 1  \\    1 & {{\omega }^{2}} & \omega   \\    1 & \omega  & {{\omega }^{2}}  \\ \end{matrix}\, \right|=\] [RPET 2002]

A. \[3\sqrt{3}i\]
B. \[-3\sqrt{3}i\]
C. \[i\sqrt{3}\]
D. 3
Answer» B. \[-3\sqrt{3}i\]
5291.

If A, B, C be the angles of a triangle, then \[\left| \,\begin{matrix}    -1 & \cos C & \cos B  \\    \cos C & -1 & \cos A  \\    \cos B & \cos A & -1  \\ \end{matrix}\, \right|=\] [Karnataka CET 2002]

A. 1
B. 0
C. \[\cos A\cos B\cos C\]
D. \[\cos A+\cos B\cos C\]
Answer» C. \[\cos A\cos B\cos C\]
5292.

If \[a+b+c=0\], then the solution of the equation \[\left| \,\begin{matrix}    a-x & c & b  \\    c & b-x & a  \\    b & a & c-x  \\ \end{matrix}\, \right|=0\] is [UPSEAT 2001]

A. 0
B. \[\pm \frac{3}{2}({{a}^{2}}+{{b}^{2}}+{{c}^{2}})\]
C. \[0,\,\pm \sqrt{\frac{3}{2}({{a}^{2}}+{{b}^{2}}+{{c}^{2}})}\]
D. \[0,\,\,\pm \sqrt{{{a}^{2}}+{{b}^{2}}+{{c}^{2}}}\]
Answer» D. \[0,\,\,\pm \sqrt{{{a}^{2}}+{{b}^{2}}+{{c}^{2}}}\]
5293.

\[\left| \,\begin{matrix}    a-b & b-c & c-a  \\    x-y & y-z & z-x  \\    p-q & q-r & r-p  \\ \end{matrix}\, \right|=\] [MNR 1987]

A. \[a(x+y+z)+b(p+q+r)+c\]
B. 0
C. \[abc+xyz+pqr\]
D. None of these
Answer» C. \[abc+xyz+pqr\]
5294.

\[{{(1+x)}^{n}}-nx-1\] divisible (where \[n\in N\])

A. by \[2x\]
B. by \[{{x}^{2}}\]
C. by \[2{{x}^{3}}\]
D. All of these
Answer» C. by \[2{{x}^{3}}\]
5295.

In the expansion of the following expression\[1+(1+x)+\]\[{{(1+x)}^{2}}+.....+{{(1+x)}^{n}}\]the coefficient of \[{{x}^{k}}(0\le k\le n)\] is [RPET 2000]

A. \[^{n+1}{{C}_{k+1}}\]
B. \[^{n}{{C}_{k}}\]
C. \[^{n}{{C}_{n-k-1}}\]
D. None of these
Answer» B. \[^{n}{{C}_{k}}\]
5296.

The value of \[{{(\sqrt{5}+1)}^{5}}-{{(\sqrt{5}-1)}^{5}}\]is [MP PET 1985]

A. 252
B. 352
C. 452
D. 532
Answer» C. 452
5297.

\[\frac{1}{\sqrt{5+4x}}\]can be expanded by binomial theorem, if

A. \[x<1\]
B. \[|x|<1\]
C. \[|x|\,\,<\frac{5}{4}\]
D. \[|x|<\frac{4}{5}\]
Answer» D. \[|x|<\frac{4}{5}\]
5298.

The total number of terms in the expansion of \[{{(x+a)}^{100}}+{{(x-a)}^{100}}\] after simplification will be  [Pb. CET 1990]

A. 202
B. 51
C. 50
D. None of these
Answer» C. 50
5299.

The formulae\[{{(a+b)}^{m}}={{a}^{m}}+m{{a}^{m-1}}b\]\[+\frac{m(m-1)}{1.2}{{a}^{m-2}}{{b}^{2}}+....\] holds when

A. \[b<a\]
B. \[a<b\]
C. \[|a|\,<\,|b|\]
D. \[|b|\,<\,|a|\]
Answer» E.
5300.

\[{{x}^{5}}+10{{x}^{4}}a+40{{x}^{3}}{{a}^{2}}+80{{x}^{2}}{{a}^{3}}\]\[+80x{{a}^{4}}+32{{a}^{5}}=\]

A. \[{{(x+a)}^{5}}\]
B. \[{{(3x+a)}^{5}}\]
C. \[{{(x+2a)}^{5}}\]
D. \[{{(x+2a)}^{3}}\]
Answer» D. \[{{(x+2a)}^{3}}\]