Unit
0 MATRICES AND DETERMINANTS
3
Q. 1 Define a matrix 11903001 Q. 17. Find the matrix X if; 11903023
Examples: 11903002
(i) X = 11903024
(ii) X = 11903025
(i)
(ii) (ii) X = 11903026
Q. 2. What do you mean by order of a Q. 18. Show that 11903027
matrix? (Board 2014) 11903003
Q. 3. What is row matrix? 11903004 = rI3
Examples: 11903005 Q.19. Find the inverse of the following
,, matrix 11903028
Q. 4. What is Column Matrix? 11903006 Q. 20. 11903029
Examples: , , 11903007 Q.21. Solve the following system of linear
Q.5 What is a diagonal Matrix? 11903008 equations. 11903030
(Board 2014) Q.22. If A and B are square matrices of the
Q.6 What is a scalar matrix? 11903009 same order, then explain why in general;
Examples: 11903010 11903031
(i) (A + B) A+ 2AB + B 11903032
Q. 7 What is a unit matrix? 11903011 (ii) (A – B) A– 2AB + B 11903033
Examples: I = , 11903012 (iii) (A + B) (A – B) A– B 11903034
(A – B) A– 2AB + B
Q. 8 What is a null matrix? 11903013 (iii) (A + B) (A – B) A– B
, , 11903014 Q. 23. Solve the following matrix equations
Q.9.What is determinant of a matrix? 11903015 for A: 11903035
Q. 10. What is a singular matrix? 11903016 (i) A – =
Q. 11. What is non singular matrix? 11903017 11903036
Q. 12. What is inverse of 2 x 2 matrix? (ii) A – = 11903037
11903018 (ii) A – = 11903038
Q. 13. If A = , show that A=I. Q. 24. What is the minor of element of a
11903019
matrix 11903039
Q. 14. Find x and y if 11903020
Q. 25. What is co-factor of an element of a
+2 = matrix? 11903040
Q. 15. If A = and A = , find the values of a Q. 26. If any row (or column) of a
and b. (Board 2014) 11903021 determinant is multiplied by a non-zero
Q. 16. If A = and A2 = , find the values of number k, the value of the new determinant
a and b. 11903022
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is equal to k time the value of the original Q. 41. Find whether the given matrix is
determinant. 11903041 singular or non-singular 11903075
Q. 27. If any row (or column) of a Q. 42. Verify that (AB) = B1 A1 if
1
determinant is multiplied by a non-zero A=, B= 11903076
number k and the result is added to the Q. 43. Verify that (AB)t = BtAt and if
corresponding entries of another row (or A = and B = 11903077
column), the value of the determinant does Q.44. If A = verify that
not change. 11903042
(A1)t = (At)1 11903078
Q. 45. What is upper triangular matrix?
Q. 28. What do you mean by Adjoint and 11903079
Inverse of a Square Matrix of Order 3: 11903043 Q. 46. What is lower triangular matrix?
Inverse of square matrix of order 3: 11903080
Q. 29.Inverse of a Square Matrix of Order 3: Q. 47. What is triangular matrix? 11903081
11903044 Q. 48. What is Symmetric matrix? 11903082
Q. 30. Evaluate the following determinants. Q. 49. What is Skew Symmetric matrix?
, 11903045 11903083
Q. 31 Show that = 4 abc Q. 51. What is Conjugate of matrix? 11903084
11903046
Q.52. What is Hermitian matrix? 11903085
Q. 32. Show that = 9
(Board 2008) 11903047 Q.53.What is Skew Hermitian matrix?
11903086
Q.54. What is echelon form of a matrix?11903087
Q. 56. What is the rank of a matrix? 11903088
Q.33. Show that 11903048
Q.57. If the matrices A and B are
symmetric and AB = BA, show that AB is
Q. 35. Show that=r 11903050
symmetric. (Board 2008) 11903089
Q. 36. If A = then find Q.58 Show that AA and AtA are symmetric
t
A , A , A and 11903051
for any matrix of order 23.
Q. 37. Without expansion verify that 11903052 11903090
(i) = 0 (Bord 2014) 11903053 (ii)A – ( () is skew Hermitian. 11903093
(ii)= 0 11903054
Q.60 If A is symmetric or skew symmetric
(iii) = 0 11903055
show that A2 is symmetric. 11903094
(iv) 0 11903056
Q.61 If A = , find A ( () 11903095
(v) = 0 11903057
Q. 62. What are homogeneous linear
(vi)=
11903058 equations? 11903096
Q. 38. Find values of x if 11903060 Q. 63. What are non-homogeneous linear
(i) = –30 11903061 equations? 11903097
(ii) = 0 (Board 2014) 11903062
Q.64. What is trivial solution of
Q. 39. If A is a square matrix of order 3, homogeneous linear equations? 11903098
then show that |kA| = k3 |A|. 11903053
Q. 65. What is consistent and in consistent
Q. 40. Find the values of if A is system of linear equations? 11903099
singular.
A = 11903074
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MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTIONS
Each question has four possible answers. Select the correct answer and
encircle it.
Q.1 The order of a matrix is shown by: (c) A null matrix
11903100 (d) An identity matrix
(a) number of columns noumber of rows Q.2 If A is a matrix of order m n, then
(b) number of columns + number of rows the number of elements in each row of
(c) number of rows number of columns A is: (Board 2009) 11903108
(d) number of columns – number of rows (a) m (b) n
Q.2 The order of the matrix is: (c) m + n (d) m n
11903101
(a) 3 3 (b) 3 2 Q.3 If A and B are two matrices, then:
(c) 2 1 (d) 2 3 (a) A B = O (b) AB = BA
Q.1 A matrix of order m1 is called? 11903102 (c) AB = I 11903109
(a) Row matrix (b) Column matrix (d) AB may not be defined
(c) Identity matrix (d) Scalar matrix Q.4 A matrix in which each element is 0 is
Q.2 is a: 11903103 called: 11903110
(a) Row matrix (b)Column matrix (a) Square matrix (b) Null matrix
(c) Identity matrix (d)Scalar matrix (c) Identity matrix
Q.1 If A and B are two square matrices of (d) Rectangular matrix
same order, (A + B)= 11903104 Q.1 If A , then matrix A is singular if:
(a) A+ 2AB + B 11903111
(b) A+ 2BA + B (a) ab – cd 0 (b) ac – bd 0
(c) A+ AB + BA + B (c) ad – bc 1 (d) ad – bc 0
(d) A+ B Q.2 If A = , then: 11903112
Q.1 If A and B are two square matrices of (a) A= A (b) A= – Adj. A
same order and (A+B)=A+2AB+B, (c) A= A (d) none of these
then: 11903105 Q.3 If A , B we can find:
(a) A = B (b) AB = BA (a) A + B (b) 11903113
(c) A = – B (d) A = B (c) BA (d) AB
Q.2 If A is a matrix of order m n such Q.4 If A = , B = then BA is:
11903114
that m n, then A is called: 11903106
(a) null matrix (b) rectangular matrix
(a) A rectangular matrix
(c) unit matrix (d) diagonal matrix
(b) A square matrix
Q.5 The matrix is……… 11903115
(c) A null matrix
(a) null matrix (b) diagonal matrix
(d) An identity matrix
(c) scalar matrix (d) identity matrix
Q.3 If A is a matrix of order m n such
Q.6 is ….. 11903116
that m = n, then what is A called?
11903107 (a) scalar matrix (b) null matrix
(a) A rectangular matrix (c) diagonal matrix (d) identity matrix
(b) A square matrix Q.7 The matrix is: 11903117
(a) singular (b) non-singular (b) multiplicative inverse of each other.
(c) rectangular (d) null (c) additive inverse of each other.
1 2 3 (d) both singular.
Q.8 11903118
Q.14 If two rows (or two columns) in a
The matrix 0 4 5 is:
0 0 6
square matrix are identical
(i.e. corresponding elements are
(a) scalar matrix (b) diagonal matrix
equal), the value of the determinant is:
(c) lower triangular matrix
(a) 0 (b) 1 11903126
(d) upper triangular matrix
(c) – 1 (d) 1
1 0 0
Q.9
Q.15 If each element in any row or each
The matrix 2 3 0 is: 11903119
element in any column of a square
4 5 6 matrix is zero, then value of the
(a) scalar matrix determinant is: 11903127
(b) diagonal matrix (a) 0 (b) 1
(c) lower triangular matrix (c) – 1 (d) none of these.
(d) upper triangular matrix Q.5 If any two rows of a square matrix are
Q.10 The matrix is: 11903120 interchanged, the determinant of the
(a) scalar matrix resulting matrix: 11903128
(b) diagonal matrix (a) is zero.
(c) triangular matrix (b) is multiplicative inverse of the
(d) none of these determinant of the original matrix.
Q.3 An element a of a square matrix (c) is additive inverse of the determinant
A = is said to be a diagonal element if: the original matrix.
11903121 (d) none of these.
(a) i = j (b) i j Q.1 If a matrix A is symmetric as well as
(c) i j (d) i j skew symmetric, then: 11903129
Q.4 An element a of a square matrix A (a) A is null matrix
= is said to be above the diagonal if : (b) A is unit matrix
11903122 (c) A is triangular matrix
(a) i = j (b) i j (d) A is diagonal matrix
(c) i j (d) i j Q.1 If for a matrix A, |A| 0 then we say
Q.11 If Iis the identity matrix of order n, matrix A is: 11903130
then rank of Iis: 11903123 (a) zero (b) non-singular
(a) equal to n (b) less than n (c) singular (d) none of these.
(c) greater than n (d)does not exist Q.5 If A and B are non-singular matrices,
Q.12 If A = and B = then A + B = then = 11903131
11903124 (a) BA (b) AB
(a) (b) (c) (d) none of these
(c) (d) None of these
Q.13 If AB=BA=I, then A and B are: 11903125
(a) equal to each other.
Q.1 If P = and Q = are two matrices of (c) symmetric matrix
same order p q, then order of P + Q (d) skew symmetric matrix
is: 11903132
Q.7 If A is a non-singular matrix, then =
11903141
(a) p – q (b) p q
(a) A (b) A
(c) p + q (d) none of these. (c) (d) A
Q.6 If A = and B = are two matrices of Q.8 If A is a square matrix, then: 11903142
same order r s, then order of A – B (a) = A (b) = –A
is: 11903133
(c) = (d) A = A
(a) r – s (b) r s Q.9 For a square matrix A, equals: 11903143
(c) r + s (d) none of these. (a) A (b)
Q.7 The matrix A is Hermitian if = (c) (d) A
(a) A (b) – A11903134 Q.10 If A is a square matrix, then A+A is:
(c) – A (d) (a) null matrix 11903144
Q.8 The matrix A is skew Hermitian if = (b) unit null matrix
11903135 (c) symmetric matrix
(a) A (b) – A (d) skew symmetric matrix
(c) – A (d) Q.11 If A is a square matrix, then AA is:
Q.1 In a diagonal matrix, all elements (a) null matrix 11903145
except those of the diagonal are (b) unit null matrix
………… . 11903136
(c) symmetric matrix
(a) equal (b) not equal (d) skew symmetric matrix
(c) one (d) zero Q.12 If matrix A is non-singular, then:
11903146
Q.9 Let be a square matrix. Then the (a) A=
cofactor of a denoted by A is defined (b) A =
as: 11903137 (c) A =
(a) M (b) M (d) A =
(c) M (d) M Q.13 If each element of a 3 3 matrix A is
Q.1 Minors and co-factors of the elements multiplied by 3, then the determinant
in a determinant are equal in of the resulting matrix is: 11903147
magnitude but they may differ in : (a) (b) 27
11903138 (c) 3 (d) 9
(a) order (b) position Q.14 If A is a square matrix of order 3 3,
(c) sign (d) symmetry then |kA| equals: 11903148
2
Q.2 Two matrices X and Y are equal if (a) k |A| (b) k |A|
and only if: 11903139 (c) k3 |A| (d) k4 |A|
(a) X and Y are of same order Q.1 The solution set of a first degree
(b) Their corresponding equation in two variables has: 11903149
elements are equal (a) one element (b) two elements
(c) Both a and b (c) no element
(d) none of these. (d) infinite number of elements
Q.6 If A = , then A is: 11903140 Q.10 = ………… 11903150
(a) scalar matrix (b) diagonal matrix (a) – tan (b) tan
(c) 1 – tan (d) None of these. (b) + =
Q.11 ………… 11903151 (c) =
(a) (b) (d) – =
(c) (d) Q.21 In the homogeneous system of linear
Q.16 If A = , then |A| = ? 11903152 equations 11903161
(a) 1 (b) – A a x+ a x+ a x=0
a x+ a x+ a x=0
(c) 0 (d) A
a x+ a x+ a x=0
Q.12 = ………. 11903153
if = 0
(a) 0 (b) 1 then the system has:
(c) a + b + c (d) a + b + c + d (a) no solution
Q.13 The value of is: 11903154 (b) infinitely many solutions
(a) 0 (b) 1 (c) only trivial solution (0, 0, 0)
(c) ab + bc + ac (d) a + b + c (d) one trivial and one non-trivial
Q.14 Rank of the matrix is: solution
(a) 1 (b) 2 11903155
Q.22 In the homogeneous system of linear
(c) 3 (d) 4 equations 11903162
Q.15 The value of is: 11903156 a x+ a x+ a x=0
(a) ah + bg + cm (b) ab + c d + fgh a x+ a x+ a x=0
(c) a b c d (d) a + b + c + d a x+ a x+ a x=0
Q.15 If A = , then:
a A + a A + a A = 11903157 If 0
(a) 0 (b) then the system has:
(c) (d) none of these. (a) no solution
Q.16 If =then: 11903158 (b) infinitely many solutions
(a) = 0 (b) = 10 (c) only trivial solution (0, 0, 0)
(c) = – 1 (d) = 3 (d) one trivial and one non-trivial solution
Q.17 If = 5, then = ……… 11903159 Q.66 If A is square matrix of order 2 then
(a) 25 (b) 20 equals: (Board 2014) 11903163
(c) 40 (d) 2a + 2b + 2c
(a)
Q.18 If = 5, then = ……… 11903160
(a) 10 (b) 5 (b)
(c) 0 (d) a + b + c
Q.19 If = 5, then =……… 11903161 (c)
(a) 10 (b) – 5 (d)
(c) 5 (d) 0
Q.20 Matrix form of the equations 11903161
Q.67 If then order of is:
ax + by + c = 0
ax + by + c = 0
11903164
ax + by + c = 0 is:
(a) (b)
(a) =
(c) (d) (Board 2014) 11903165
(a) 5 (b) 20
Q.68 If , then is equal to: (c) 14 (d) 6
