Dr.

Heba Khamis Pure and Financial Mathematics

Question (1): Choose the correct answer:

1 1 −1 3 0 2
(1) | 2 2 5 |= (6) | 5 0 4| =
3 3 4 −1 0 1
a) 𝟎 (Two columns are identical) a) 0 (second column are zeros)
b) 4 b) 20
c) −11 c) −11
d) 8 d) 16
1 2
(2) | |= (7) |
2 3
|=
1 2 1 4
a) 4 a) 𝟓
b) 3 b) −5
c) 𝟎 (Two rows are identical) c) −3
d) 5 d) 4
1 1 1 3 2 0
(3) | 1 1 1| = (8) | 5 3 4| =
1 1 1 0 1 1
a) 𝟎 (all elements are identical) a) 12
b) 1 b) −𝟏𝟑
c) 9 c) 10
d) −5 d)−12
0 3 2 0
(4) | |= (9) | |=
0 5 0 4
a) 8 a) 0
b) 15 b) −8
c) 𝟎 (first column are zeros) c) 𝟖
d)−3 d)6
−1 3 3 0 0
(5) | |= (10) |0 3 0| =
0 0
a) 2 0 0 1
a) 7
b) −3 b) −9
c) −1 c) 0
d) 𝟎 (second row are zeros) d) 𝟗

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0 0 3 (16) In the following system, ∆𝑥 =

(11) |0 3 0| = 𝑥 + 2𝑦 = 4
1 0 0
a) −𝟗 𝑥 − 2𝑦 = 0
b) 7 a) −4
c) 0 b) 3
d) −8 c) 8
(12) In the following system, ∆ = d) −𝟖
𝑥 + 3𝑦 = −14 (17) In the following system, ∆𝑦 =
2𝑥 − 5𝑦 = 16
𝑥 + 2𝑦 = 4
a) 20
𝑥 − 2𝑦 = 0
b) −𝟏𝟏
c) −12 a) −𝟒
d) 44 b) −8
(13) In the following system, ∆𝑥 = c) −3
d) 8
𝑥 + 3𝑦 = −14
2𝑥 − 5𝑦 = 16 (18) In the following system, ∆=
𝑥 + 2𝑦 = 4
a) −10
b) 20 𝑥 − 2𝑦 = 0
c) 𝟐𝟐 a) −8
d) 8 b) −𝟒
(14) In the following system, ∆𝑦 = c) 3
𝑥 + 3𝑦 = −14 d) 1
2𝑥 − 5𝑦 = 16 (19) In the following system, ∆𝑝 =
−1
a) 13 𝑝 = 𝑄 + 12
4
b) −15 1
𝑝 = 𝑄+6
c) 22 2
d) 44 a) −𝟔𝟎
b) −6
(15) In the following system: c) 65
𝑥 + 2𝑦 = 4 d) −36
𝑥−𝑦= 1
a) ∆𝑥 = 6 , ∆𝑦 = 3
b) ∆𝑥 = 5 , ∆𝑦 = 4
c) ∆𝒙 = −𝟔 , ∆𝒚 = −𝟑
d) ∆𝑥 = −3 , ∆𝑦 = −6

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(20) In the following system, ∆𝑄 = (23) In the following system, the value of
−1 𝑦 using determinants is:
𝑝= 𝑄 + 12
4
1 𝑥 + 2𝑦 = 5
𝑝 = 𝑄+6
2
2𝑥 − 𝑦 = 5
a) 60
1 2 5 2
b) 6 a) | |÷ | |
2 −1 5 −1
c) −60
d) −𝟒𝟖 𝟏 𝟓 𝟏 𝟐
b) | |÷| | (√)
𝟐 𝟓 𝟐 −𝟏
(21) In the following system, ∆= 1 2 5 2
−1 c) | |÷| |
𝑝= 𝑄 + 12 2 1 −5 −1
4
1
𝑝= 𝑄 +6 2 1 1 5
d) | |÷ | |
2 −1 2 2 5
a) −𝟔
(24) In the following system, ∆𝑥 =
b) 12
c) −8 𝑥 + 2𝑦 = 5
d) 6 2𝑥 − 𝑦 = 5
(22) In the following system, the value of a) −5
𝑥 using determinants is: b) 5
c) −𝟏𝟓
𝑥 + 2𝑦 = 5 d) 3
2𝑥 − 𝑦 = 5 (25) In the following system, ∆𝑦 =
𝟓 𝟐 𝟏 𝟐
a) | |÷| | (√) 𝑥 + 2𝑦 = 5
𝟓 −𝟏 𝟐 −𝟏
1 2 5 2 2𝑥 − 𝑦 = 5
b) | |÷ | |
2 −1 5 −1
2 5 1 2 a) −15
c) | |÷ | | b) 10
−1 5 2 −1
5 1 2 1 c) 5
d) | |÷ | |
5 2 −1 2 d) −𝟓

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(26) In the following system, ∆𝑦 = (30) In the following system, ∆𝑦 =

𝑥+𝑦= 5 𝑥− 𝑦+ 𝑧 = 0
2𝑥 − 𝑦 = 1 2𝑥 −𝑧=0
a) −6 3𝑦 + 2𝑧 = 8
b) 3 a) 10
c) −𝟗 b) 24
d) 6 c) 12
(27) In the following system, ∆𝑥 = d) 6
𝑥+𝑦= 5 (31) In the following system, ∆𝑥 =
𝑥− 𝑦+ 𝑧 = 0
2𝑥 − 𝑦 = 1 2𝑥 − 𝑧 = 0
a) 12 3𝑦 + 2𝑧 = 8
b) −𝟔
c) −3 a) 24
d) 9 b) 13
(28) In the following system, ∆= c) 8
d) −6
𝑥+𝑦= 5
(32) In the following system, ∆𝑧 =
2𝑥 − 𝑦 = 1 𝑥− 𝑦+ 𝑧 = 0
a) −9 2𝑥 − 𝑧 = 0
b) 12
3𝑦 + 2𝑧 = 8
c) −6
d) −𝟑 a) 16
(29) In the following system, ∆= b) 8
c) 13
𝑥− 𝑦+ 𝑧 = 0
d) 24
2𝑥 −𝑧=0 (33) The value of any determinant = 0, if
3𝑦 + 2𝑧 = 8 a) all elements are identical
a) 13 b) two rows are identical
b) −12 c) two columns are identical
c) 6 d) all the above
d) 9 (34) The value of any determinant = 0, if
a) it has zero row
b) it has zero column
c) all its elements are zeros
d) all the above

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(35) If the determinant A has zero row, (40) In the determinant A, if any column
then |𝐴| = is multiplied by 4, and the result is
a) 1 added to another column, then |A|
b) 2 a) equals −1
c) 0 b) equals 1
d) −1 c) equals 0
d) does not change
(36) If the determinant A has zero
(41) If A is a diagonal determinant, then
column, then |𝐴| =
|A|=
a) −1
a) product of the secondary
b) 1
c) 0 diagonal elements
d) 3 b) sum of the secondary diagonal
elements
(37) If the determinant A has two
c) product of the main diagonal
identical rows, then |A|=
elements
a) 1
d) sum of the main diagonal
b) 0
elements
c) 2
d) −1 (42) In a determinant, if any row is
multiplied by a constant, and the
(38) If the determinant A has two
result is added to another row, then
identical columns, then |A|=
the value of determinant
a) 1
a) equals −1
b) 2
b) equals 0
c) 3
c) equals 1
d) 0
d) does not change
(39) In a determinant, if any row is
multiplied by 2, and the result is (43) In a determinant, if any column is
added to another row, then the multiplied by a constant, and the
value of determinant result is added to another column,
a) equals 1 then the value of determinant
b) equals −1 a) equals 1
c) equals 0 b) equals 0
d) does not change c) equals −1
d) does not change

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Question (2): True (T) or False (F)

(1) A determinant is a rectangular array of elements. (F)

(2) A determinant is a square array of elements. (T)
(3) In the determinant A: |𝐴| = −|𝐴𝑇 |. (F)
(4) In the determinant A: |𝐴| = |𝐴𝑇 |. (T)
(5) The interchange of any two rows or columns of a determinant does not change its
sign. (F, changes its sign)
(6) The interchange of any two columns of a determinant changes its sign. (T)
(7) The interchange of any two rows of a determinant changes its sign. (T)
(8) The interchange of any two columns of a determinant changes its value. (F)
(9) The interchange of any two rows of a determinant changes its value. (F)
(10) In a determinant, if any row is multiplied by a constant, and the result is added to
another row, then the value of the determinant does not change. (T)
(11) In a determinant, if any column is multiplied by a constant, and the result is added
to another column, then the value of the determinant does not change. (T)
(12) In the diagonal determinant, all elements are identical. (F)
(13) The value of a diagonal determinant = sum of the main diagonal elements. (F)
(14) The value of a diagonal determinant = product of the main diagonal elements. (T)
(15) If A is a diagonal determinant, then |A|= product of the main diagonal elements.
(T)
(16) In the determinant A if any row is multiplied by −1, and the result is added to
another row, then |A| = −1 (F, |A| does not change)
(17) In the determinant A if any column is multiplied by −1, and the result is added to
another column, then |A| = −1 (F, |A| does not change)
(18) If the determinant A has zero row, then |A|=0 (T)
(19) If the determinant A has zero column, then |A|=0 (T)
(20) If the determinant A has two identical columns, then |A|= 0 (T)
(21) If the determinant A has two identical rows, then |A|=0 (T)

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