Determinants — Maths STD 12 Science — Question

2. 10

Solution:

$\begin{vmatrix}\log_3512&\log_43\\\log_38&\log_49\end{vmatrix}\times\begin{vmatrix}\log_23&\log_83\\\log_34&\log_34\end{vmatrix}$

$=\begin{vmatrix}\log_32^9&\log_{2^{2}}3\\\log_32^3&\log_{2^2}3^3\end{vmatrix}\times\begin{vmatrix}\log_23&\log_{2^{3}}3\\\log_32^3&\log_32^2\end{vmatrix}$

$=\begin{vmatrix}9\log_32&\frac{1}{2}\log_23\\3\log_32&\frac{1}{2}\times2\log_23\end{vmatrix}\times\begin{vmatrix}\log_23&\frac{1}{3}\log_23\\2\log_32&2\log_32\end{vmatrix}$

$=\Big(\big(9\log_32\times\log_23\big)-\big(3\log_32\times\frac{1}{2}\log_23\big)\Big)\times\Big(\big(\log_23\times2\log_32\big)\\-\Big(\frac{1}{3}\log_23\times2\log_32\Big)\Big)$

$=\Big(9-\frac{3}{2}\Big)\times\Big(2-\frac{2}{3}\Big)$

$=\frac{15}{2}\times\frac{4}{3}$

$=10$