Important Questions for Board Examinations

ONE mark Questions

.1 A matrix A = [ a i j ] is an upper triangular matrix if
(a) It is a square matrix and aij = 0, i < j
( b ) It is a square marix and aij = 0, i > j
(c) It is not a square matrix and aij = 0, j > j
(d) None of these .

.2 If A is any m  n matrix such that AB and BA are both defined, then B is an ( a ) m  n matrix .
(b ) n  m matrix ( c ) n  n matrix ( d ) m  m matrix .

cos 2  . cos  sin  

.3 If E (  ) =  2  and  and  differ by an odd multiple of  / 2 , then
cos  sin  sin  
E (  ) . E (  ) is a
( a ) Null matrix ( b ) unit matrix ( c ) diagonal matrix ( d ) None of these

.4 If A is a square matrix such that AA T = A T A = I then A is

( a ) a symmetric matrix ( b ) a skew symmetric
( c ) a diagonal matrix ( d ) an orthogonal matrix .
5 Let A= 1 sin  1
-sin  1 sin  where 0    2 then (a) det.A=0 (b) det,A (2, )
-1 -sin  1
© detA (2,4) (d) det.  [2,4]

.6 If A is an orthogonal matrix, then A 1 equals (a) A ( b ) AT ( c ) A2 ( d ) None ofthese

.7 If A, B, C are invertiable matrices, then

( ABC ) 1 is equal to ( a ) A 1 B 1C 1 ( b ) B 1 C 1 A 1 ( c ) C 1 A 1 B 1
(d) C 1 B 1 A 1

.8 If A is a skew symmetric matrix and n is an even positive Integer, then A n is

( a ) a symmetric matrix ( b ) a skew – symmetric matrix ( c ) a diagonal matrix ( d ) None of
these

n n 1
.9 If A is a square matrix of order nxn then adj ( adjA ) is equal to ( a ) A .A (b) A .A (c)
n 2 n 3
A .A (d) A .A

.10 If A = 1 3 and A 2 - k A – 5 I 2 = 0
3 4

then value of k is (a) 3 (b)5 ( c ) 7 ( d ) -7

.11 If A = [ aij] is a scalar matrix, then trace of A is ( a )   aij

i i
(b) 
i
aij

(c)  i
aij (d)  i
aii

.12 Which of the following is Incorrect

( a ) A2 - B2 = ( A + B ) ( A – B ) ( b ) ( A B) n = A n .B n where A, B commute
( c ) ( A ' )' = A (d) (A–I)(I+A)=0
I

.13 If A be a square matrix of order nxn and k be a scalar Then | k A | equals

( a ) k | A | ( b ) | k | | A | ( c ) k n | A | ( d ) None

.14 Let A be a skew – symmetric matrix of odd order, then | A | = ( a ) is a square (b) 0 (c)2
 ( d ) ( - 1)

.15 If A is an orthogonal matrix, then ( a ) | A | = 0 (b) |A| =  1

(c) |A|=  2 ( d ) None of these

.16 Let A be a non – singular square matrix Then | adj A | is A is A | A | equal to

( a ) | A |n ( b ) | A | n1 ( c ) | A | n 2 ( d ) none of these .

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.17 If A is an Invertible matrix, then det. ( A 1 ) is equal to ( a ) det ( A ) (b) (c)1
det( A)
( d ) None of these

.
.18 If A and B are two matrices such that AB = B and BA = A, then A 2 + B 2 = ( a ) 2 AB
(b) 2BA (c) A+B ( d ) AB

. 19 If A = 4 x+2 is symmetric
2x – 3 x +1 then x =

(a) 3 (b)5 (c)2 (d)4

.26 From the matrix equation AB = AC we can conclude B = C provided ( a ) A is singular

( b ) A is non – singular | A |  0 ( c ) A is symmetric ( d ) A is square

.27 If A and B are two matrices such that A + B and AB are both defined, then
( a ) A and B are two matrices not necessarily of same order .
( b ) A and B are square matrices of same order
( c ) no. of colums of A = no. of rows of B
( d ) None of these

.28 A and B are two square matrices of same order and . A ' denotes the transpose of A, then
( a ) ( A B ) ' = B ' A' ( b ) ( A B ) T = A B '
( c ) ( A B ) = B ' A ' ( d ) A B = 0  A = 0 or B =

.29 If A and B are square matrices of order 3 each , such that | A | = - 1, | B | = 3, then
| 3 AB | equals ( a ) - 9 ( b ) – 81 ( c ) – 27 ( d ) 81

.30 If A and B are square matrices of the same order and A is non – singular then for a positive integer n,
( A 1 BA ) n is equal to
( a ) A n B n A n ( b ) A n B n A  n ( c ) A 1 B n A ( d ) Bn

.31 For a 3  3 matrix A, if det. A = 4, then det. ( Adj A ) equals

(a)–4 (b)4 ( c ) 16 ( d ) 64

.32 If f ( x ) = 1 x x+1
2x x ( x – 1 ) x ( x + 1 ) then f ( 100 ) is equal to ( a ) 0 (b)1
( c ) 100 3x (x-1) x(x-1) x( x 2 -1) ( d ) – 100 )

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If x 2 = 6 2 then x = (a) 6 (b)  6 (c) -6 (d) 6,6
18 x 18 6

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 4 MARKS QSTNS PROPERTIES OF DETERMINANTS
1 By using properties of determinants, show that

a2 + 1 ab ac
2
ab b + 1 bc = 1 + a2 + b2 + c2
ca cb c2 + 1 .

2 using properties of determinants, prove :

3a -a+b -a+c
a –b 3b c–b =( a + b + c) ( ab + bc+ca)
a–c b–c 3c

. 3 Show that : ( y + z ) 2 xy zx
xy ( x + z) 2 yz = 2xyz ( x + y + z ) 3 . (3)
2
xz yz ( x + y)

. 4 Solve for x, x+a x x

x x+a x = 0, a  0 . (3)
x x x+a

. 5 Prove that : a2 bc ac + c 2
a 2 + ab b2 ac = 4a 2 b 2 c 2 (3)
2
ab b + bc c2

. 6 If a, b, c are in A . P., then the determinant

x + 2 x + 3 x + 2a
x + 3 x + 4 x + 2b =0
x + 4 x + 5 x + 2c

7 b+c q+r y+z a p x

c+a r+p z+x = 2 b q y
a+b p+q x+y c r z

8 Prove that

1+ a 2  b 2 2ab -2b
2 2 2 2 3
2ab 1- a  b 2a = (1+ a b )
2 2
2b -2a 1- a b

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 Prove that

9 1 1+p 1+p+q
2 3+2p 4+3p+2q =1
3 6+2p 10+6p+3q

Prove that
10
sin  cos  cos(    )
sin  cos  cos(    ) =0
sin  cos  cos(    )

Prove that

11 x-y-z 2x 2x
3
2y y-z-x 2y = (x+y+z)
2z 2z z-x-y

12 Let a,b,c be positive and not all equal .Show that value of det. a b c
b c a
c a b

Prove that

2 3
13 1 x x
2 3
1 y y =(x-y)(y-z)(z-x)(xy+zy+zx)
2 3
1 z z
2 3
14 If x,y,z are all different and x x 1+x
2 3
y y 1+ y =0,Show that xyz=-1
2 3
z z 1+ z
15
If a,b,c are positive and are equal to the pth,qth,rth terms of aG.P., then show that
loga p 1
logb q 1 =0
logc r 1

16 Prove that
2 2 2 3 3
-a( b c a ) b 2 2 c
3 2 2 2 3 2 2 2 3
2a -b( c  a  b ) 2c = abc( a b c )
3 3 2 2 2
2a 2b -c( a b c )

17 Prove that
a b-c c-b
a-c b c-a = (a+b-c) (b+c-a) (c+a-b)
a-b b-a c

18 Prove that

2 2 2
a a  (b  c) bc
2 2 2 2 2 2
b b  (c  a ) ca =(a-b)(b-c)(c-a)(a+b+c)( a b c )
2 2 2
c c  (a b) ab

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19 Prove that
2 2 2 2
1 bc+ad b c a d
2 2 2 2
1 ca+bd c a b d =(a-b)(a-c)(a-d(b-c)(b-d)(c-d)
2 2 2 2
1 ab+cd a b c d
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Solve the equation x-2 2x-3 3x-4
x-4 2x-9 3x-16 =0
x-8 2x-27 3x-64
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3 1
2 1
If A= -1 2 Show that A -5A+7I =0.Hence find A
22
Find matrix X satisfying matrix equation ;

1 2 4 7 1 0
2 3 X 3 5 = 0 1

6 MARKS QSTIONS :
1 Using matrix method solve following system of equations:

2x-y+z =-3
3x-z = -8
2x+6y =2
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Discuss concistency of following system of equations

x+y+z =1 3x-y+2z =3
(1) 2 x+2y+2z =2 (2) 2x+y+3z =5
3x+3y+3z = 4 x-2y-z =1
3 -4 4 4 1 -1 1
Given that A = -7 1 3 B= 1 -2 -2 ,find AB. Use this result to solve
5 -3 -1 2 1 3
Following systm of linear equations :

x-y+z =4
x-2y-2z =9
2x+y+3z =1

4 Represent the following problem by a system of equations :

Rs 121 is cost of 5 Kg sugar ,5 Kg of wheat and 2 Kg of rice. The cost of 4 Kg rice ,2 Kg sugar
and 5 Kg wheat is Rs 89. The cost of 3 Kg of wheat ,2 Kg rice & 4 Kg sugar is Rs 95. use
matrices to find cost of each per Kg.
5 -1 2 -1
1
Find A if A= 2 -3 1 and Hence solve system of linear equations
5 1 1
-x+2y+5z=2
2x-3y+z =15
-x+y+z =-3
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Is the following system of equatiuos has n on-trival solutions? If so find solutions.
2x+y-3z=0
X+3y+z=0
3x-2y+z=0
7 Find all real  so that the equations

(sin3  ) x-y+z=0
(cos2  ) x+4y+3z=0 may have a non-trival solution.
2x+7y+7z=0