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CUET · MATHS · PYQ PAPER 2023

The value of the determinant \(\left|\begin{array}{cc}a \cos \theta & a \sin \theta \\ -a \sin \theta & a \cos \theta\end{array}\right|\) is:

  1. A \(a\)
  2. B \(a^2\)
  3. C 1
  4. D \(2 a\)
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(B) \(a^2\)

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\( (a \cos \theta)(a \cos \theta) - (a \sin \theta)(-a \sin \theta) = a^2 \cos^2 \theta + a^2 \sin^2 \theta \) \( = a^2(\cos^2 \theta + \sin^2 \theta) = a^2(1) = a^2 \)
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