JEE Main & Advanced Mathematics Determinants & Matrices Question Bank Self Evaluation Test - Determinats

  • question_answer
    The value of the determinant \[\left| \begin{matrix}    {{\cos }^{2}}54{}^\circ  & {{\cos }^{2}}36{}^\circ  & \cot 135{}^\circ   \\    {{\sin }^{2}}53{}^\circ  & \cot 135{}^\circ  & {{\sin }^{2}}37{}^\circ   \\    \cot 135{}^\circ  & co{{s}^{2}}25{}^\circ  & {{\cos }^{2}}65{}^\circ   \\ \end{matrix} \right|\] is equal to

    A) \[-2\]

    B) \[-1\]   

    C) \[0\]

    D) \[1\]

    Correct Answer: C

    Solution :

    [c] \[\Delta =\left| \begin{matrix}    {{\cos }^{2}}54{}^\circ  & {{\cos }^{2}}36{}^\circ  & \cot \,135{}^\circ   \\    {{\sin }^{2}}53{}^\circ  & \cot \,\,135{}^\circ  & {{\sin }^{2}}37{}^\circ   \\    \cot \,\,135{}^\circ  & {{\cos }^{2}}25{}^\circ  & {{\cos }^{2}}65{}^\circ   \\ \end{matrix} \right|\] \[=\left| \begin{matrix}    {{\cos }^{2}}54{}^\circ  & {{\sin }^{2}}54{}^\circ  & -1  \\    {{\cos }^{2}}37{}^\circ  & -1 & {{\sin }^{2}}37{}^\circ   \\    -1 & {{\cos }^{2}}25{}^\circ  & {{\sin }^{2}}25{}^\circ   \\ \end{matrix} \right|\] \[{{C}_{1}}\to {{C}_{1}}+{{C}_{2}}+{{C}_{3}}\] \[=\left| \begin{matrix}    {{\cos }^{2}}54{}^\circ +{{\sin }^{2}}54{}^\circ -1 & {{\sin }^{2}}54{}^\circ  & -1  \\    {{\cos }^{2}}37{}^\circ -1+{{\sin }^{2}}37{}^\circ  & -1 & {{\sin }^{2}}37{}^\circ   \\    -1+{{\cos }^{2}}25{}^\circ +{{\sin }^{2}}25{}^\circ  & {{\cos }^{2}}25{}^\circ  & {{\sin }^{2}}25{}^\circ   \\ \end{matrix} \right|\] \[=\left| \begin{align}   & \begin{matrix}    0 & {{\sin }^{2}}\,54{}^\circ -1  \\ \end{matrix} \\  & \begin{matrix}    0 & -1{{\sin }^{2}}37{}^\circ   \\ \end{matrix} \\  & \begin{matrix}    0 & {{\cos }^{2}}25{}^\circ {{\sin }^{2}}25{}^\circ   \\ \end{matrix} \\ \end{align} \right|=0\]


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