Worksheet: Three-by-Three Determinants

In this worksheet, we will practice evaluating 3x3 determinants using the cofactors (Laplace expansion) or the Sarrus method.

Q1:

Find the value of ||||βˆ’25βˆ’851800βˆ’5||||.

Q2:

Consider the determinant ||||π‘₯𝑧𝑦𝑦π‘₯𝑧𝑧𝑦π‘₯||||. Given that π‘₯+𝑦+𝑧=βˆ’73 and π‘₯𝑦𝑧=βˆ’8, determine the determinant’s numerical value.

Q3:

Which of the following is equal to the determinant ||||π‘βˆ’8π‘π‘βˆ’7π‘Žπ‘Žβˆ’7𝑏8𝑐7π‘Ž7π‘βˆ’6βˆ’6βˆ’6||||?

  • A6(π‘Žβˆ’π‘)(7π‘βˆ’8𝑐)+42(π‘Žβˆ’π‘)
  • B6(π‘Žβˆ’π‘)(7π‘βˆ’8𝑐)βˆ’7(π‘Žβˆ’π‘)
  • C6(π‘Žβˆ’π‘)(7π‘βˆ’8𝑐)βˆ’42(π‘Žβˆ’π‘)
  • Dβˆ’42(π‘Žβˆ’π‘)βˆ’6(π‘Žβˆ’π‘)(7π‘βˆ’8𝑐)

Q4:

Evaluate ||||70𝑖+1019π‘–βˆ’π‘–+1βˆ’4π‘–βˆ’10||||.

Q5:

Given that πœ” is a complex cube root of unity, evaluate ||||βˆ’9πœ”πœ”77πœ”πœ”πœ”1||||.

Q6:

Evaluate the shown determinant ||||𝑖01+𝑖1+𝑖𝑖01βˆ’π‘–βˆ’π‘–π‘–||||, where 𝑖=βˆ’1.

Q7:

Evaluate||||1βˆ’9βˆ’6βˆ’8412βˆ’19||||.

Q8:

Find the value of ||||226βˆ’31βˆ’2βˆ’5βˆ’1βˆ’4||||.

Q9:

Find, in its simplest form, an expression for the determinant ||||5π‘₯βˆ’3π‘Žβˆ’6π‘βˆ’3π‘Ž5π‘₯βˆ’6π‘βˆ’3π‘Žβˆ’6𝑏5π‘₯||||.

  • A(5π‘₯+3π‘Ž)(5π‘₯+6𝑏)
  • B(5π‘₯βˆ’3π‘Ž)(5π‘₯βˆ’6𝑏)(5π‘₯βˆ’3π‘Žβˆ’6𝑏)
  • C(5π‘₯+3π‘Ž)(5π‘₯+6𝑏)(5π‘₯βˆ’3π‘Žβˆ’6𝑏)
  • D(5π‘₯+3π‘Ž)(5π‘₯+6𝑏)(5π‘₯+3π‘Ž+6𝑏)

Q10:

Calculate |𝐴| when 𝐴=⎑⎒⎒⎣30βˆ’1010224⎀βŽ₯βŽ₯⎦.

Q11:

Consider 𝐴=ο˜βˆ’65βˆ’326βˆ’899βˆ’7.

Write the determinant whose value is equal to the minor of the element π‘ŽοŠ¨οŠ©.

  • A||βˆ’6599||
  • B||6βˆ’89βˆ’7||
  • C||βˆ’6βˆ’32βˆ’8||
  • D||5βˆ’39βˆ’7||

Q12:

Find the solution set of||||π‘₯00βˆ’1βˆ’5π‘₯021π‘₯||||=βˆ’80π‘₯.

  • A{4,βˆ’4}
  • B0,14,βˆ’14
  • C{0,4}
  • D14,βˆ’14
  • E{0,4,βˆ’4}

Q13:

Given that π‘Ž is a fixed constant, find solution set of the equation ||||βˆ’π‘Žβˆ’π‘₯5π‘Ž+π‘₯βˆ’3π‘Ž+π‘₯βˆ’π‘Ž+π‘₯5π‘Žβˆ’π‘₯βˆ’3π‘Ž+π‘₯βˆ’π‘Ž+π‘₯5π‘Ž+π‘₯βˆ’3π‘Žβˆ’π‘₯||||=0.

  • A{0,βˆ’π‘Ž}
  • B{βˆ’π‘Ž}
  • C{0,βˆ’9π‘Ž}
  • D{βˆ’9π‘Ž}

Q14:

Solve for π‘₯: ||||05βˆ’5π‘₯π‘₯45413||||=280.

  • Aπ‘₯=9 or π‘₯=4
  • Bπ‘₯=βˆ’9 or π‘₯=4
  • Cπ‘₯=βˆ’9 or π‘₯=βˆ’20
  • Dπ‘₯=9 or π‘₯=20

Q15:

Solve||βˆ’3π‘₯63βˆ’4||=2||||4βˆ’46βˆ’33βˆ’223π‘₯5||||.

  • Aπ‘₯=βˆ’1184
  • Bπ‘₯=βˆ’1136
  • Cπ‘₯=βˆ’121
  • Dπ‘₯=1184
  • Eπ‘₯=7736

Q16:

Find the solution set of ||||βˆ’8π‘₯7π‘₯3π‘₯βˆ’2π‘₯0βˆ’5π‘₯βˆ’8π‘₯9π‘₯3π‘₯||||=736 in ℝ.

  • A{2}
  • B{βˆ’1}
  • C{βˆ’3}
  • D{βˆ’2}

Q17:

Solve the equation ||||βˆ’8π‘Ž+π‘₯𝑏4𝑐4𝑐𝑏+π‘₯βˆ’8π‘Žβˆ’8π‘Žπ‘4𝑐+π‘₯||||=0.

  • A±√8π‘Ž+4𝑐,8π‘Ž+π‘βˆ’4𝑐
  • B{0,8π‘Ž+π‘βˆ’4𝑐}
  • C{0,8π‘Žβˆ’π‘βˆ’4𝑐}
  • D±√8π‘Ž+4𝑐,8π‘Žβˆ’π‘βˆ’4𝑐

Q18:

Determine the value of π‘˜ that makes π‘₯=4 a root of the equation ||||9π‘₯βˆ’3βˆ’4π‘₯+8βˆ’2π‘˜9π‘₯βˆ’3π‘₯βˆ’7βˆ’5||||=0.

  • Aβˆ’15
  • B32
  • C5
  • Dβˆ’12

Q19:

Find the solution set of the equation ||||π‘₯003π‘₯π‘₯βˆ’44π‘₯||||=βˆ’3π‘₯.

  • A{3,1,0}
  • B{βˆ’3,βˆ’1,0}
  • C{βˆ’3,βˆ’1}
  • Dο¬βˆ’13,βˆ’1,0

Q20:

Solve ||||0βˆ’3π‘₯π‘₯50βˆ’1π‘₯+95||||=0.

  • Aπ‘₯=0, π‘₯=4, or π‘₯=5
  • Bπ‘₯=0, π‘₯=βˆ’4, or π‘₯=βˆ’5
  • Cπ‘₯=0 or π‘₯=15
  • Dπ‘₯=0 or π‘₯=βˆ’15

Q21:

Find the solution set of the equation ||||π‘₯βˆ’24βˆ’4βˆ’18π‘₯+79βˆ’54π‘₯βˆ’1||||=0.

  • A{βˆ’2,3}
  • B{βˆ’3,2,3}
  • C{βˆ’3,2}
  • D{2,3}
  • E{βˆ’3,βˆ’2}

Q22:

Find the solution set of the equation ||||0βˆ’π‘₯βˆ’96βˆ’6π‘₯+5π‘₯08||||=0.

  • A{2,3}
  • B{0,βˆ’3,βˆ’2}
  • C{0,2,3}
  • D{βˆ’3,βˆ’2}

Q23:

Find the value of ||||βˆ’52βˆ’4050300||||.

Q24:

Which of the following pairs of points does the straight line represented by the equation ||||𝑦π‘₯βˆ’83βˆ’9βˆ’50βˆ’1βˆ’1||||=0 pass through?

  • A(βˆ’3,βˆ’4), (βˆ’6,0)
  • B(βˆ’4,βˆ’3), (0,βˆ’6)
  • C(0,βˆ’6), (βˆ’3,βˆ’4)
  • D(βˆ’4,βˆ’3), (βˆ’6,0)

Q25:

Given that ||βˆ’π‘₯53βˆ’5|| equals two times ||||1620βˆ’4βˆ’21βˆ’π‘₯2||||, determine the value of π‘₯.

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