CBSE grade 12 Unit 2 PYQs Revision

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PYQs from Unit II
Matrices and Determinants
65/1/1
MCQ
1. If for a square matrix A, 𝐴2 − 3𝐴 + 𝐼 = 𝑂 and 𝐴−1 = 𝑥𝐴 + 𝑦𝐼, then the value of 𝑥 + 𝑦 is :
(a) 2 (b) 2 (c) 3 (d) 3
2. If |A| = 2, where A is a 2 x 2 matrix, then |4𝐴−1 | equals :

(a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 8 (d) 1/32

3. Let A be a 3 x 3 matrix such that |adj A| = 64. Then |A| is equal to :
(a) 8 only (b) -8 only (c) 64 (d) 8 or -8
3 4
4. If 𝐴 = ( ) and 2A + B is a null matrix, the B is equal to :
5 2
6 8 −6 −8 5 8 −5 −8
(a) ( ) (b) ( ) (c) ( ) d) ( )
10 4 −10 −4 10 3 −10 −3
0 1
5. If 𝐴 = ( ) and (3𝐼 + 4𝐴)(3𝐼 − 4𝐴) = 𝑥 2 𝐼, then the value(s) x is/are
−1 0
(a) ±√7 (b) 0 (c) ±5 (d) 25
LA
1 2 −2 3 −1 1
32. If 𝐴 = (−1 3 0 ) and 𝐵 = (−15 6 −5), find (𝐴𝐵)−1 .
−1

0 −2 1 5 −2 2
OR
Solve the following system of equations by matrix method:
𝑥 + 2𝑦 + 3𝑧 = 6, 2𝑥 − 𝑦 + 𝑧 = 2, 3𝑥 + 2𝑦 − 2𝑧=3.
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0 1
1. If 𝐴 = ( ), then 𝐴2023 =
0 0
0 1 0 2023 0 0 2023 0
(a) ( ) (b) ( ) (c) ( ) (d) ( )
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2023
2 0
2. If ( ) = 𝑃 + 𝑄, where P is a symmetric and Q is a skew symmetric matrix, then Q =
5 4
2 5/2 0 −5/2 0 5/2 2 −5/2
(a) ( ) (b) ( ) (c) ( ) (d) ( )
5/2 4 5/2 0 −5/2 0 5/2 4
1 2 1
3. If (2 3 1) is a non-singular matrix and 𝑎 ∈ 𝐴, then the set A is
3 𝑎 1

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(a) R (b){0} (c) {4} (d) R - {4}

4. If |𝐴| = |𝑘𝐴|, where A is a square matrix of order 2, then the sum of all possible values of k is:
(a) 1 (b) -1 (c) 2 (d) 0
5. If (a, b), (c, d) and (e, f) are the vertices of Δ𝐴𝐵𝐶 and Δ denotes the area of ABC, then
𝑎 𝑐 𝑒2
|𝑏 𝑑 𝑓 | =
1 1 1
(a) 2Δ2 (b) 4Δ2 (c) 2Δ (d) 4Δ
LA
−3 −2 −4 1 2 0
32. (a) If 𝐴 = ( 2 1 2 ) , 𝐵 = (−2 −1 −2), then find AB and use it to solve the
2 1 3 0 −1 1
following equations:
𝑥 − 2𝑦 = 3
2𝑥 − 𝑦 − 𝑧 = 2
−2𝑦 + 𝑧 = 3
OR
cos 𝛼 − sin 𝛼 0
(b) If 𝑓(𝛼) = ( sin 𝛼 cos 𝛼 0 ), prove that 𝑓(𝛼). 𝑓(−𝛽) = 𝑓(𝛼 − 𝛽)
0 0 1
65/3/1
1 4 𝑥
1. If 𝐴 = ( 𝑧 2 𝑦) is a symmetric matrix, then the value of 𝑥 + 𝑦 + 𝑧 is:
−3 −1 3
(a) 10 (b) 6 (c) 8 (d) 0
3 0 0
2. If 𝐴. 𝑎𝑑𝑗 𝐴 = (0 3 0), then the value of |𝐴| + |𝑎𝑑𝑗 𝐴| =
0 0 3
(a) 12 (b) 9 (c) 3 (d) 27
3. A and B are skew-symmetric matrices of same order. AB is symmetric, if :
(a) AB = O (b) AB = BA (c) AB = BA (d) BA = O
𝜋 cos 𝑥 sin 𝑥
4. For what value of 𝑥 ∈ [0, ], is 𝐴 + 𝐴′ = √3𝐼, where 𝐴 = ( )?
2 − sin 𝑥 cos 𝑥
𝜋 𝜋 𝜋
(a) 3 (b) 6 (c) 0 (d) 2

5. Let A be the area of a triangle having vertices (𝑥1 , 𝑦1 ), (𝑥2 , 𝑦2 ) and (𝑥3 , 𝑦3 ). Which of the
following is correct ?
𝑥1 𝑦1 1 𝑥1 𝑦1 1
𝑥
(a) | 2 𝑦2 1| = ±𝐴 𝑥
(b) | 2 𝑦2 1| = ±2𝐴
𝑥3 𝑦3 1 𝑥3 𝑦3 1

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𝑥1 𝑦1 1 𝑥1 𝑦1 1
𝐴
(c) |𝑥2 𝑦2 1| = ± (d) |𝑥2 𝑦2 1| = ±𝐴2
2
𝑥3 𝑦3 1 𝑥3 𝑦3 1
LA
1 0 2
34. (a) If 𝐴 = (0 2 1), then show that 𝐴3 − 6𝐴2 + 7𝐴 + 2𝐼 = 𝑂.
2 0 3
OR
3 2
(b) If 𝐴 = ( ), then find 𝐴−1 and use it to solve the following system of equations:
5 −7
3𝑥 + 5𝑦 = 11, 2𝑥 − 7𝑦 = −3
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1 2 4
1. If 𝑥 [ ] + 𝑦 [ ] = [ ], then :
2 5 9
(a) x = 1, y = 2 (b) x = 2, y = 1
(c) x = 1, y = -1 (d) x = 3, y = 2
𝑎 𝑏 𝑎 −𝑏
2. The product [ ][ ]=
−𝑏 𝑎 𝑏 𝑎
2 2 (𝑎 + 𝑏)2 0 2 2 𝑎 0
(a) [𝑎 + 𝑏 0 ] (b) [ ] (c) [𝑎2 + 𝑏 2 0] (d) [ ]
0 𝑎2 + 𝑏 2 (𝑎 + 𝑏)2 0 𝑎 +𝑏 0 0 𝑏

3. If A is a square matrix and 𝐴2 = 𝐴, then (𝐼 + 𝐴)2 − 3𝐴 is equal to :

(a) I (b) A (c) 2A (d) 3 I
4. If a matrix A = [1 2 3], then the matrix AA’ (where A’ is the transpose of A) is :
1 0 0 1 2 3
(a) 14 (b) [0 2 0] (c) [2 3 1] (d) [14]
0 0 3 3 1 2
𝑥+𝑦 𝑦+𝑧 𝑧+𝑥
5. The value of [ 𝑧 𝑥 𝑦 ] is
1 1 1
(a) 0 (b) 1 (c) 𝑥 + 𝑦 + 𝑧 (d) 2(𝑥 + 𝑦 + 𝑧)
LA
1 −1 2
32. Find the inverse of the matrix 𝐴 = [0 2 −3]. Using the inverse, 𝐴−1, solve the system of
3 −2 4
linear equations 𝑥 − 𝑦 + 2𝑧 = 1; 2𝑦 − 3𝑧 = 1; 3𝑥 − 2𝑦 + 4𝑧 = 3.
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3. If for a square matrix A, 𝐴2 − 𝐴 + 𝐼 = 𝑂, then 𝐴−1 =
(a) A (b) A+I (c) I-A (d) A-I
1 0 𝑥 0
4. If 𝐴 = [ ],𝐵 = [ ] and 𝐴 = 𝐵2 , then x equals
2 1 1 1

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(a) ±1 (b) -1 (c) 1 (d) 2

𝛼 3 4
5. If | 1 2 1| = 0, then the value of 𝛼 is
1 4 1
(a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 3 (d) 4
SA
1 2 3
26. If 𝐴 = [3 −2 1], then show that 𝐴3 − 23𝐴 − 40𝐼 = 𝑂.
4 2 1
Case Study
37. Gautam buys 5 pens, 3 bags and 1 instrument box and pays a sum of Rs160. From the same
shop, Vikram buys 2 pens, 1 bag and 3 instrument boxes and pays a sum of Rs190. Also Ankur
buys 1 pen, 2 bags and 4 instrument boxes and pays a sum of Rs250.
Based on the above information, answer the following questions :
(I) Convert the given above situation into a matrix equation of the form AX = B
(II) Find |A|
(III) Find 𝐴−1 OR
(III) Determine 𝑃 = 𝐴2 − 5𝐴.

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