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1. This document provides 37 multi-part questions related to matrices and determinants that require higher-order thinking to solve. The questions cover topics such as properties of determinants, inverse matrices, powers of matrices, and matrix equations. 2. Many questions ask to prove identities involving determinants, find inverse matrices, powers of matrices, or matrices that satisfy certain equations. Some questions involve special matrices like rotation and projection matrices. 3. The questions range in difficulty from applying basic properties of determinants and matrices to proving more complex results by induction or using multiple properties together. Working through these types of problems helps develop skills in abstract reasoning and problem-solving with matrices.

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0 - Matrices Determinants

1. This document provides 37 multi-part questions related to matrices and determinants that require higher-order thinking to solve. The questions cover topics such as properties of determinants, inverse matrices, powers of matrices, and matrix equations. 2. Many questions ask to prove identities involving determinants, find inverse matrices, powers of matrices, or matrices that satisfy certain equations. Some questions involve special matrices like rotation and projection matrices. 3. The questions range in difficulty from applying basic properties of determinants and matrices to proving more complex results by induction or using multiple properties together. Working through these types of problems helps develop skills in abstract reasoning and problem-solving with matrices.

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HIGHLY ORDER THINKING QUESTIONS

HOTS - MATRICES / DETERMINANTS

a-x a b

1)
If a + b + c = 0 and c b − x a =0
then prove that either x = 0 or x = ±
3 2
a + b 2 + c2 ( )
b a c−x 2

p q 
2) If A =   is such that A = I then find the value of I-P2+qr
2

 r - p

cosθ - sinθ
If A =   and A + A = I . Find the possible values of θ θ = Π 3
T
3) θ θ
 sin cos 
4) Inverse of a square matrix is unique. Give an example to prove it?

m
x −3 x −4 x −a

co
x −2 x −3 x −b = 0
5) Prove that , where a, b, c are in A.P.
x −1 x − 2 x −c

y.
daa2 bc ac +c 2
a 2 + ab b2 ac = 4a 2b 2 c 2
6) Using properties of Determinants prove that :
ab b 2 + ac c2
to
 2 − 3
Express  1 4  as sum of the symmetric and skew symmetric matrices.
es

7)
 

(b + c)2
di

ab ca
ab +
(a c) 2
bc = 2abc(a + b + c)2
8) Prove that (Use properties to prove the above)
tu

ca bc (a + b)2
.s

x − sin α cos α
sin α −x
w

1
9) Prove the determinant is independent as α (Ans: Scalar term)
cos α 1 x
w

10) The total number of elements in a matrix represents a prime number. How many possible orders
w

a matrix can have. 2

 2 − 1 − 1 − 8 − 10 
 0 1 X =  3 
  4 0 
11) Find the matrix X such that : 
− 2 4  10 20 10 

12) If f(x) = 3x2-9x+7, then for a square matrix A, write f(A) (3A2-9A+7I)

 (a + 1) (a + 2) (a + 2) 1
(a + 2) (a + 3) a + 3) 1 = - 2
13) Prove that  
(a + 3) (a + 4) (a + 4) 1

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 Cos2 A CosASinA  Cos2B CosBSinB


14) If  2 , Y =  
CosASinA Sin A  CosBSinB Sin2B 

then show that XY is a zero matrix, provided (A-B) is an odd multiple of Π 2

x 3 7
2 x 2 =0
15) Give that x = -9 is a root of find the other roots. Hint: Evaluate, find other roots.
7 6 x

 3 1
16) If A = 7 5 find x and y such that A2+xI = yA. Find A-1
 
17) If P and Q are equal matrices of same order such that PQ = QP, then prove by induction that
PQn = QnP. Further, show that (PQ)n = Pn x Qn

m
2 0 0 

co
 
A = 0 2 0 , then A 5 = ? I3
18) If
0 0 2 

y.
19) If A and B are two matrices such that AB = B and BA = A then A2+B2 = ____?_____\

1 1 1 3n−1 3n−1 3n−1 


da
 
A = 1 1 1 then prove that A n = 3n−1 3n−1 3n−1  n ε N
20) If
to
1 1 1 3n−1 3n−1 3n−1 
 
es

21) Find the values of a, b, c if the matrix

0
2b c
di

b − c satisfy the equation A|A = I3


a
A=
a −b c
tu

22) Assume X, Y, Z, W and P are matrices of order (2 x n), (3xk), (n x 3) and (p x k) respectively, then
.s

the restriction on n, k and p so that py + my will be defined are : (k=3, p=n)


23) Let A and B be 3 x 3 matrices such that AT = -A and BT = B. Then the matrix λ (AB+3BA) is skew
w

symmetric matrix for λ . ( λ =3)


w

 3 1  39 55 
24) If A =  − 1 2  , show that A2—5A+7I = 0, use the result to find A 4  − 55 − 16 
w

   

k 2 
25) For what value of ‘K’ the matrix 3 4  has no inverse. (K = 3/2)
 
26) If A is a non-singular matrix of order 3 and |A| = -4 Find |adj A| (16)

a11 a 12 
27) Given A =   such that | A | = - 10. Find a11c11 + a12 c12 (10)
a 21 a 22 

x b c
x y z
a y c = 0, then find the value of + +
28) If x -a y − b z − c (2)
a b z

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 2 − 3
29) If A = 3 4  satisfies the equation :
 

 1  4 3 
x2-6x+17 = 0 find A
−1
Ans :    
 17 − 3 2  

 2 4  0 2   1 6 
30) Find the matrix x if  1 3  x  1 3  = 3 − 2 
     

1  − 53 18 
X =-  
4  25 − 10 

cos a − sin a 0 
 sin a cos a 0  then show that [P(x)]−1 = [P(− x)]
31) If P(a) =  

m
 0 0 1

co
32) If two matrices A-1 and B are given how to find (AB)-1 verify with an example.
(Find B-1 then find B-1 x A-1)

y.
 1 − 2 1
− 2 3 1 da
33) If A =   Verify (AdjA)-1 = adj(A-1)
 1 1 5
to
 3 1
34) Find the values of a and b such that A2 + aI = bA where A = 7 5 (a=b=8)
 
es

 cos α sin α 
35) If P(α) = − sin α cos α  show that p(α) x p(β) = p(α + β)
di

 
tu

 cos θ i sin θ   cos nθ i sin nθ


If A =  i sin θ cos θ  then prove by Mathematical Induction that : A = i sin nθ cos nθ 
n
36)
   
.s

 3 − 4 1 2
3
If A = − 1 2  find Matrix B such that AB = I, Ans : B = 
w

1
37)
   2 2 
w

x y z
w

y z x is negative.
38) If x, y, z are positive and unequal show that the value of determinant
z x y

sin(A + B + C) sin B cos C


− sin B 0 tan A = 0
39) If A + B + C = Π, show that
cos(A + B) − tan A 0

40) Find the quadratic function defined by the equation f(x) = ax 2+bx+c
if f(o) = 6, f(2) = 11, f(-3) = 6, using determinants.

log x p 1
log y q 1 = 0
41) If x, y and z all positive, are pth, qth and rth terms of a G.P. Prove that
log z r 1

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2 y + 4 5y + 7 8 y + a
3y + 5 6 y + 8 9 y + b
42) If a, b, c are in A.P. then find the value of : (O)
4 y + 6 7 y + 9 10 y + c

 cos θ sin θ   cos 2θ sin 2θ 


If A =  − sin θ cos θ then show that A =  − sin 2θ cos 2 θ
n
43)
   

0 0 1 1 0 0
  0 1 0 
0 1 0  find A 2 Hence find A 6
44) If A =  Ans:  
 1 0 0  0 0 1

 1 0 2  x 
[x − 5 − 1]0 2 1 4  = 0
45) Find x, if Ans: x = ±4 3

m
2 0 3  1

co
46) If P and Q are invertible matrices of same order, then show that PQ is also invertible.
47) If the points (2,0), (0,5) and (x,y) are collinear give a relation between x and y.

y.
3 y 3 2
48) Let x 1 = 4 1 find the possible values of x and y, find the values if x = y.
da
 n b(a n −1) 
a b  a 
  prove that A n
= a − 1 , n ε N
to
49) If A = 0 1
  
0 1 
es

50) For any square matrix verify A(adj A) = |A|I


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