MATRICES

SHORT ANSWER TYPE QUESTIONS

1. Write the number of all possible matrices of order 2 x 2 with entries -lor 0 or.l ?
Z. lf a matrix has 12 elements, then write the number of possible orders it can have.
3. A matrix A =
,whose elements are given by a;=-3 then findthe value of a
4. If 3x+7 5 2 y-2|
then what are the values ofx and y.
| y+1 2-3x 8 7

|x+y 2 6 21
5. If then find the values of x, y and z
5+z Xy 5 8
1
6. If then find the value of a + b.
-2 -
50 4 331
7. If 3A- B and B then find matrixA.
2 5
8. If Ais asquare matrix such that A = A, then what is the simplified value of (I - A)
+A?
9. If Ais a square matrix such that A= A, then what is the simplified of (A
-I +(A + I)3 - 7A?
2
10. If then find value of x.
5
0|x
11, If | 0 y 0-1 2 then find x + y+ z.
|0 0 1 z 1 |
 |1 2 31]
12. For which value of x, |1 x 1|4 5 6|2 = [0]?
|3 2 53
13. If 2x =0, then what is the value of x?
To 01
14. If A ,then find A.
|2 0
-3|
15. If A and A' = kA, then find the value ofk.
3

Ta+b 27
16. If then what is the value of a ?
5

2b -2
17. If 3 1 3 is a symmetric matrix ,then find the values of a and b.
3a 3 -1

|0 a -3
18. If 2 0 -1 is a skew-symmetric matrix ,then find the values a and b.
b 1 0

ANSWERS
9
1. 81 2.6 3.
2

4. x= y=7 5. x =4,y=2, z = 0 or x=2, y = 4, z = 0

6.20 7. 8.I

9. A 10.13 11.0
3
12. 13. 0, -
2

15. 6 2 3
16. 4 17.

18. -2, 3
LONG ANSWER TYPE QUESTIONS
1. If A = then show that A' - 4A+7|=0. Hence find A'.
|1 3 2
2. Find the value of x if [1 x 11 2
15 3 2
1-2n -4n
3. Let A=
- prove that: A"
1+2n
 tan cosa - sin a
4. Let A= and I= Prove that I+A =(|-A)
sin a COSa
tan
2
[2 -2 -4
5. Express A=-1 4 as the sum of a symmetric and a skew-symmetric matrix.
-2 -3

[2 -3| satisfies the equation x6x - 17 = 0. Thus find A-!

6. Show that A =
3 4

7. If A=?.:,find x and y such that A+ xI= yA. Hence find A-.

8. For the matrix A= [3. 21

, find the numbers a and b such that A' +aA + bI = 0. Hence, find A

9. Find the matrix P satisfying the matrix equation

ANSWERS
-118 -93 | 2.x =-14 or -2
-118
2 -3/2 -3/2] 0 -1/2 -5/2]
5.-3/2 3 1 +1/2 0 3
-3/2 1 -35/2 -3 0

X=8 5/8 -1/8] a =4

7. y=8,A= 8. b] A
-7/8 3/8
[-16 3
9.
24 -5
DETERMINANTS
SHORT ANSWER TYPEQUESTIONS

1. Let Abe asquare matrix of order 3 x 3 then find the value of 14A|.
2. Ifx e N and
x+3 -2 =8, then find the value of x.
-3x 2x
3. then find the value of x.

4. If A =|x 2 and A = 125, then find x.

2 x
5. If Ais askew-symmetric matrix of order 3, then the value ofAis
2 3 2
6. If x x x+3=0, then find the value of x.
|4 9
7. If Ais a square matrix such that A=5,then find the value of AA'.

8. If area oftriangle is 35 sq units with vertices (2, -6), (5,4) and (k, 4).Then find k.
2 -3 5
9. If A, is the co-factor of the element a; of the determinant 6 0 4 , the value of a32. As2 is
5 -7
8 0
10. If for any 2 x 2 square matrix A, A(adj A) =| , then the value of |A|is
0 8|
11. If Ais a square matrix of order 3such thatadjA=64, then value ofA is

12. If Ais a square matrix of order 3, with |A|=9, then the value of |2.adj A| is
2 k -3
13. If A = 0 then A-exists if
3

14. If Aand B are matrices of order 3 and JA| =4, JB|= 5, then find then value of |3AB|.

ANSWERS
1. 64|A| 2.2 3. t3 4. ±3
5.0 6.-1 7. 25 8. 12, -2
9. 110 10.8 11. t8 12. 648
8
13. k 14. 60

LONG ANSWER TYPE QUESTIONS

1. Solve the following system of equations by matrix method:

x+ 2y +z=7, x + 3z= 11, 2x-3y= 1.
2. Solve the following system of equations by matrix method:
2 3 10 65 69 20
-+ +*=4, -+=1,+ = 2, x, y, z* 0
X X y y
1 2 5
3. Find A-, where A=1 -1 -1 Hence solve the equations x + 2y + 5z= 10, x -y -z=-2 and
|2 3 -1
2x + 3yz=-11
1 1
4. Find A-!, where A = 1 2 -3 Hence solve
|2 -1 3
x+y+2z =0, x +2y-z=9 and x-3y + 3z =-14
5. Find the matrix P satisfying the matrix equation :
 |1 -1 0| | 2 2 -4|
6. Given that A=2 3 4 and B = 4 2 - 4 , find AB. Use this product to solve the
1 2| 2 -1

following system of equations: x-y=3;2x+3 y+4 z = 17; y+ 2 z =7.

ANSWERS
9 -3 6
1
1. A=. 6 -2 -2'|, x=2, y=1, z=3.
18
-3 7 -2|
75 150 75
1
2.A-! 110 -100 30 x=2, y=3, z=5.
1200| 72 -24|
4 17
1
3.A- = -1 -11 6, x=-1, y=-2, z=3.
27
5 1 -3
3 -4 -5|
1
4.A-= 1 4
X=1, y=3, z =-2
-5 3
25 15|
5. P=
-37 -22|
6. x=2, y=-land z= 4