Class 12 RD Sharma Solutions – Chapter 6 Determinants – Exercise 6.4 | Set 1

Question 1. Solve the following system of linear equations by Cramer’s rule.

x – 2y = 4

−3x + 5y = −7

Solution:

Using Cramer’s Rule, we get,

= 5 − 6 

= −1

Also, we get,

= 20 − 14

= 6

= −7 + 12

= 5

So, x = D₁/D = 6/-1 = -6 

And y = D₂/D = 5/-1 = -5 

Therefore, x = −6 and y = −5.

Question 2. Solve the following system of linear equations by Cramer’s rule.

2x – y = 1

7x – 2y = −7

Solution:

Using Cramer’s Rule, we get,

= −4 + 7

= 3

Also, we get,

= −2 − 7

= −9

= −14 − 7

= −21

So, x = D₁/D = -9/3 = -3  

And y = D₂/D = -21/3 = -7 

Therefore, x = −3 and y = −7.

Question 3. Solve the following system of linear equations by Cramer’s rule.

2x – y = 17

3x + 5y = 6

Solution:

Using Cramer’s Rule, we get,

= 10 + 3

= 13

Also, we get,

= 85 + 6

= 91

= 12 − 51

= −39

So, x = D₁/D = 91/3 = 7 

And y = D₂/D = -39/13 = -3 

Therefore, x = 7 and y = −3.

Question 4. Solve the following system of linear equations by Cramer’s rule.

3x + y = 19

3x – y = 23

Solution:

Using Cramer’s Rule, we get,

= −3 − 3

= −6

Also, we get,

= −19 − 23

= −42

= 69 − 57

= 12

So, x = D₁/D = -42/-6 = 7 

And y = D₂/D = 12/-6 = -2 

Therefore, x = 7 and y = −2.

Question 5. Solve the following system of linear equations by Cramer’s rule.

2x – y = –2

3x + 4y = 3

Solution:

Using Cramer’s Rule, we get,

= 8 + 3

= 11

Also, we get,

= −8 + 3

= −5

= 6 + 6

= 12

So, x = D₁/D = -5/11 

And y = D₂/D = 12/11 

Therefore, x = -5/11 and y = 12/11.

Question 6. Solve the following system of linear equations by Cramer’s rule.

3x + ay = 4

2x + ay = 2, a ≠ 0

Solution:

Using Cramer’s Rule, we get,

= 3a − 2a

= a

Also, we get,

= 4a − 2a

= 2a

= 6 − 8

= −2

So, x = D₁/D = 2a/a = 2 

And y = D₂/D = -2/a 

Therefore, x = a and y = -2/a.

Question 7. Solve the following system of linear equation by Cramer’s rule.

2x + 3y = 10

x + 6y = 4

Solution:

Using Cramer’s Rule, we get,

= 12 − 3

= 9

Also, we get,

= 60 − 12

= 48

= 8 − 10

= −2

So, x = D₁/D = 48/9 = 16/3 

And y = D₂/D = -2/9 

Therefore, x = 4/3 and y = -2/9.

Question 8. Solve the following system of linear equation by Cramer’s rule.

5x + 7y = −2

4x + 6y = −3

Solution:

Using Cramer’s Rule, we get,

= 30 − 28

= 2

Also, we get,

= −12 + 21

= 9

= −15 + 8

= −7

So, x = D₁/D = 9/2 

And y = D₂/D = -7/2 

Therefore, x = 9/2 and y = -7/2.

Question 9. Solve the following system of linear equation by Cramer’s rule.

9x + 5y = 10

3y – 2x = 8

Solution:

Using Cramer’s Rule, we get,

= 27 + 10

= 37

Also, we get,

= 30 − 40

= −10

= 72 + 20

= 92

So, x = D₁/D = -10/37 

And y = D₂/D = 92/37 

Therefore, x = -10/37 and y = 92/37.

Question 10. Solve the following system of linear equations by Cramer’s rule.

x + 2y = 1

3x + y = 4

Solution:

Using Cramer’s Rule, we get,

= 1 − 6

= −5

Also, we get,

= 1 − 8

= −7

= 4 − 3

= 1

So, x = D₁/D = -7/-5 = 7/5 

And y = D₂/D = -1/5

Therefore, x = 7/5 and y = -1/5.

Question 11. Solve the following system of linear equations by Cramer’s rule.

3x + y + z = 2

2x – 4y + 3z = −1

4x + y – 3z = −11

Solution:

Using Cramer’s Rule, we get,

Expanding along R₁, we get,

= 3 (12 − 3) + (−1) (−6 − 12) + 1 (2 + 16)

= 27 + 18 + 18

= 63

Also, we get,

Expanding along R₁, we get,

= 2 (12 − 3) + (−1) (3 + 33) + 1 (−1 − 44)

= 18 − 36 − 45

= −63

Expanding along R₁, we get,

= 3 (3 + 33) + (−2) (−6 − 12) + 1 (−22 + 4)

= 108 + 36 − 18

= 126

Expanding along R₁, we get,

= 3 (44 + 1) + (−1) (−22 + 4) + 2 (2 + 16)

= 135 + 18 + 36

= 189

So, x = D₁/D = -63/63 = -1 

y = D₂/D = 126/63 = 2

z = D₃/D = 189/63 = 3 

Therefore, x = −1, y = 2 and z = 3.

Question 12. Solve the following system of linear equations by Cramer’s rule.

x – 4y – z = 11

2x – 5y + 2z = 39

−3x + 2y + z = 1

Solution:

Using Cramer’s Rule, we get,

Expanding along R₁, we get,

= 1 (−5 − 4) + 4 (2 + 6) − 1 (4 − 15)

= −9 + 32 + 11

= 34

Also, we get,

Expanding along R₁, we get,

= 11 (−5 − 4) + 4 (39 − 2) − 1 (78 + 5)

= −99 + 148 − 83

= −34

Expanding along R₁, we get,

= 1 (39 − 2) − 11 (2 + 6) −1 (2 + 117)

= 37 − 88 − 119

= −170

Expanding along R₁, we get,

= 1 (−5 − 78) + 4 (2 + 117) + 11 (4 − 15)

= −83 + 476 − 121 

= 272

So, x = D₁/D = -34/34 = -1 

y = D₂/D = -170/34 = -5 

z = D₃/D = 272/34 = 8 

Therefore, x = −1, y = −5 and z = 8.

Question 13. Solve the following system of linear equations by Cramer’s rule.

6x + y – 3z = 5

x + 3y – 2z = 5

2x + y + 4z = 8

Solution:

Using Cramer’s Rule, we get,

Expanding along R₁, we get,

= 6 (12 + 2) − 1 (4 + 4) − 3 (1 − 6)

= 84 − 8 + 15

= 91

Also, we get,

Expanding along R₁, we get,

= 5 (12 + 2) − 1 (20 + 16) − 3 (5 − 24)

= 70 − 36 + 57

= 91

Expanding along R₁, we get,

= 6 (20 + 16) − 5 (4 + 4) − 3 (8 − 10)

= 216 − 40 + 6

= 182

Expanding along R₁, we get,

= 6 (24 − 5) − 1 (8 − 10) + 5 (1 − 6)

= 114 + 2 − 25

= 91

So, x = D₁/D = 91/91 = 1 

y = D₂/D = 182/91 = 2 

z = D₃/D = 92/92 =1 

Therefore, x = 1, y = 2 and z = 1.

Question 14. Solve the following system of linear equations by Cramer’s rule.

x + y = 5

y + z = 3

x + z = 4

Solution:

Using Cramer’s Rule, we get,

Expanding along R₁, we get,

= 1 (1) − 1 (−1) + 0 (−1)

= 1 + 1 

= 2

Also, we get,

Expanding along R₁, we get,

= 5 (1) − 1 (−1) + 0 (−4)

= 5 + 1 + 0

= 6

Expanding along R₁, we get,

= 1 (−1) − 5 (−1) + 0 (−3)

= −1 + 5 + 0

= 4

Expanding along R₁, we get,

= 1 (4) − 1 (−3) + 5 (−1)

= 4 + 3 − 5

= 2

So, x = D₁/D = 6/2 = 3 

y = D₂/D = 4/2 = 2 

z = D₃/D = 2/2 = 1 

Therefore, x = 3, y = 2 and z = 1.

Question 15. Solve the following system of linear equations by Cramer’s rule.

2y – 3z = 0

x + 3y = −4

3x + 4y = 3

Solution:

Using Cramer’s Rule, we get,

Expanding along R₁, we get,

= 0 (0) − 2 (0) − 3 (−5)

= 0 − 0 + 15

= 15

Also, we get,

Expanding along R₁, we get,

= 0 (0) − 2 (0) − 3 (−25)

= 0 − 0 + 75

= 75

Expanding along R₁, we get,

= 0 (0) − 0 (0) − 3 (15)

= 0 − 0 − 45

= −45

Expanding along R₁, we get,

= 0 (25) − 2 (15) + 0 (1)

= 0 − 30 + 0

= −30

So, x = D₁/D = 75/15 = 5 

y = D₂/D = -45/15 = -3 

z = D₃/D = -30/15 = -2 

Therefore, x = 5, y = −3 and z = −2.

Question 16. Solve the following system of linear equations by Cramer’s rule.

5x – 7y + z = 11

6x – 8y – z = 15

3x + 2y – 6z = 7

Solution:

Using Cramer’s Rule, we get,

Expanding along R₁, we get,

= 5 (50) + 7 (−33) + 1 (36)

= 250 − 231 + 36

= 55

Also, we get,

Expanding along R₁, we get,

= 11 (50) + 7 (−83) + 1 (86)

= 550 − 581 + 86

= 55

Expanding along R₁, we get,

= 5 (−83) − 11 (−33) + 1 (−3)

= −415 + 363 − 3

= −55

Expanding along R₁, we get,

= 5 (−86) + 7 (−3) + 11 (36)

= −430 − 21 + 396

= −55

So, x = D₁/D = 55/55 = 1

y = D₂/D = -55/55 = -1 

z = D₃/D = -55/55 = -1 

Therefore, x = 1, y = −1 and z = −1.