Chapter: - Matrix and Determinants

1 marks question
Q1. Find total number of possible matrices of order 3x3 with each entry 2 or 0. Ans. 512.

4 2 sin x cos x
[ ]
Q2.IfA= −1 1 then find (A-2I)(A-3I). Ans. 0 . Q3. Evaluate cos x sin x When x=π/6 Ans . -1/2.

Q4.If for matrix A, |A| =3, Find |4 A| , Where matrix A is of order 2x2. Ans. 48

1
Q5.Construct a 2x3 matrix whose element is given by a ij = 2
|−3 i+ j|
Ans.
[ ]
1
5
2
2
2
0
3
2

cos x −sin x
[
Q6.IfA= sin x cos x
] then find x such that A+A’=I. Ans. π/3.

0 a 3

[ ]
2 b −1
Q7If A= c 1 0 is a skew symmetric matrix, find the values of a,b and c. Ans . -2, 0,-3,

Q8.If A= [3 5], B= [7 3], then find non -zero matrix such that AC=BC. Ans.
[ 2kk ] , Where k is any real
number.

x 2 + y 3 + −8 =0
2 x
Q9. Solve for x,y such that 1 [] [][ ]
5 −11
| |
,Ans. 1,2 Q10. If x 2 =0 then find x. Ans. ±2

[ 2x 3 ] 1 2 x =0
[−3 0 ][ 8 ]
Q11. If , find the value of x, Ans.-23/2.

Q12. The area of a triangle with vertices(-3,0),(3,0)and (0,k)is 9sq. units then find k Ans. 3.

Q13. Show that the points (a+5, a-4), (a-2, a+3) and (a, a) do not lie on straight line.

1 1 1
|1 1+sin x 1 |
Q14.Find maximum value of 1 1 1+cos x , Ans. 1/2

Q15. If A is 3x3 matrix, |adjA|=16, find |A|, Ans. ±4

4/6 marks question

 2 −1 0 2 0 6 0 9 3 2 −1 7
4 7 8
Q16.If A= −3 1 3
[ ] [ 1 −8 2
,B= −5 4 7
,C=
] [ ] [ ] 5 8 8
−3 6 3
following identities:-(i) A+B=B+A (ii)A+(B+D)=(A+B)+D (iii)(A+C)’=A’+C’ (iv)A’+B’=B’+A’ (v)(5D)’=5D’ (vi)
4 1 8
,D= 7 3 0 ,then verify the

(AB)’=B’A’ .

P.T.O.

(vii)(A’)’=A (viii)((A’)’)’=A’(ix) AB≠BA (x)CD≠DC (xi)(AC)’=C’A’ (xii) (BD)’=D’B’ (xiii)(A -1)’=(A’)-1

(xiv) (AB)-1=B-1A-1 (xv) C-1D-1 ≠ D-1C-1

xy 4 8 w
[
Q17.If z+6 x+ y
] =
[ ]
0 6 then find the values of x,y,z,w, Ans. 4,2 ,-6,-4 or2,4,-6,-4,

1 3 5
−6 8 3
Q18. Express (i) −4 6 5
[ ] (ii)
6 7
[ ]
−2 1 as a sum of symmetric and skew symmetric matrices.

−3 1 9 9

[ ][ ]
1 0
2 2 2 2
−3 9 −9 −3 5 9

Ans. (i)
2
1
2
8
9
2
2
5
+
2
−9
2
0
3
2
0
2

, (ii) .
[ ] [ ]
6
5
2
2
1
+
−9
2
0
2
0
.

2 3 −3
−1 −2 2
Q19.By ET find Inverse of (i) 1
[
1 −1 Ans. Does not exist. (ii) ] 4 3
[ ]
3 2 Ans.
[ −2 3
3 −4 ]
Q20.Using the matrix method solves the following system of linear equations. x+ y+z = 6, y +3 z =11, x + z = 2y,Ans. 1,2,3

1 2 0

[
−2 −1 −2
Q21.If A= 0 −1 1
] find A-1 hence solve the system of following linear equations:-

(i)x-2y-10=0,2x-y-z-8=0,2y-z+7=0. Ans. 0,-5,-3 (ii)x+2y=3,2x+y+2z=5,y-z=0. Ans. 1, 1, 1

2 2 −4 1 −1 0

[
−4 2 −4
Q22.If A= 1 −1 5
] and B=
[ ]
2 3 4
0 1 2 find AB and BA hence solve the system of linear equations:-

y+2z=7,x-y=3,2x+3y+4z=17, Ans. 2,-1,4,

Q23. Using the property of determinant, prove that following

2 2 2
1 1+ p 1+ p+q ( a−x ) (a− y ) (a−z)
|2 3+2 p 4+3 p+2q |=1 |(b−x )2 (b− y )2 (b−z)2 |=
(i) 3 6+3 p 10+6 p+3q (ii) (c−x )2 ( c− y )2 (c−z)2 2(a-b) (b-c) (c-a) (x-y) (y-z) (z-x)
 3a −a+b −a+c
|−b+a 3b −b+c |=3(a+b+c )( ab+bc+ca)
(iii) −c+a −c+b 3c .

bc−a2 ca−b2 ab−c 2

|ca−b 2 ab−c2 bc−a 2 |=(a+b+c)2 ( a2 +b 2 +c 2 −ab−bc−ca )2
(iv) ab−c 2 bc−a2 ca−b 2 .

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