624 Textbook of Algebra

DPP -01
#L Exercise for Session 2
 4 x + 2
1 If A =  is symmetric, then x is equal to
2 x − 3 x + 1
(a) 2 (b) 3
(c) 4 (d) 5
2 If A and B are symmetric matrices, then ABA is
(a) symmetric matrix (b) skew-symmetric matrix
(c) diagonal matrix (d) scalar matrix
3 If A and B are symmetric matrices of the same order and P = AB + BA and Q = AB − BA, then (PQ )′ is equal to
(a) PQ (b)QP
(c) − QP (d) None of these
4 If A is a skew-symmetric matrix and n is odd positive integer, then An is
(a) a skew-symmetric matrix (b) a symmetric matrix
(c) a diagonal matrix (d) None of these
5 If A is symmetric as well as skew-symmetric matrix, then A is
(a) diagonal matrix (b) null matrix
(c) triangular matrix (d) None of these
6 If A is square matrix order 3, then |( A − A′ )2015| is
(a) |A| (b) |A′ |
(c) 0 (d) None of these
7 The maximum number of different elements required to form a symmetric matrix of order 6 is
(a) 15 (b) 17
(c) 19 (d) 21
8 If A and B are square matrices of order 3 × 3 such that A is an orthogonal matrix and B is a skew-symmetric
matrix, then which of the following statement is true?
(a) |AB | = 1 (b) |AB | = 0
(c) |AB | = − 1 (d) None of these
 i 1− 2i 
9 The matrix A =  , where i = −1, is
− 1 − 2 i 0 
(a) symmetric (b) skew-symmetric
(c) hermitian (d) skew-hermitian
10 If A and B are square matrices of same order such that A* = A and B * = B, where A*denotes the conjugate
transpose of A, then ( AB − BA) * is equal to
(a) null matrix (b) AB − BA
(c) BA − AB (d) None of these
1 1 i
11 If matrix A = ,i = −1 is unitary matrix, a is equal to
2 − i a 
(a) 2 (b) − 1
(c) 0 (d) 1
12 If A is a 3 × 3 matrix and det (3A) = k {det( A)} , k is equal to
(a) 9 (b) 6
(c) 1 (d) 27
13 If A and B are square matrices of order 3 such that | A| = − 1, | B | = 3, then |3AB | is equal to
(a) − 9 (b) − 81
(c) − 27 (d) 81
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14 If A is a square matrix such that A2 = A, then det ( A) is equal to

(a) 0 or 1 (b) − 2 or 2
(c) − 3 or 3 (d) None of these
15 If I is a unit matrix of order 10, the determinant of I is equal to
(a) 10 (b) 1
1
(c) (d) 9
10
∞
2− i 3−i 
16 If Ai =  − i 
2−i 
, then ∑ det( Ai ) is equal to
3 i =1
3 5
(a) (b)
4 24
5 7
(c) (d)
4 144
3 − x 2 2 
17 The number of values of x for which the matrix A =  2 4−x 1  is singular, is
 
 − 2 −4 − 1 − x 
(a) 0 (b) 1
(c) 2 (d) 3
 3 − 1+ x 2 
18 The number of values of x in the closed interval [− 4, − 1], the matrix  3 −1 x + 2 is singular, is
 
x + 3 −1 2 
(a) 0 (b) 1
(c) 2 (d) 3
− x x 2
19 The values of x for which the given matrix  2 x − x  will be non-singular are
 
 x −2 − x 
(a) − 2 ≤ x ≤ 2 (b) for all x other than 2 and − 2
(c) x ≥ 2 (d) x ≤ − 2
#L Matrices Exercise 1 : DPP-02
Single Option Correct Type Questions
n This section contains 30 multiple choice questions. −1 2 5
Each question has four choices (a), (b), (c) and (d) out of 8. The rank of the matrix  2 −4 a − 4 is
which ONLY ONE is correct
 1 −2 a + 1
1. If A 5 = O such that A n ≠ I for 1 ≤ n ≤ 4, then ( I − A ) −1 is
(where a = − 6)
equal to (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 3 (d) 4
(a) A 4 (b) A 3
 0 1 −1
(c) I + A (d) None of these
a b c 9. A is an involutory matrix given by A = 4 −3 4 , the
2. Let A = p q r  and suppose that det ( A ) = 2, then  3 −3 4
x y z A
inverse of will be
4 x 2a − p  2
A −1
det ( B ) equals, where B =  4y 2b −q 
A
(a) 2A (b) (c) (d) A 2
  2 2
 4z 2c −r 
10. Let A be a nth order square matrix and B be its adjoint,
(a) −2 (b) −8 (c) −16 (d) 8
then | AB + kI n |, is (where k is a scalar quantity)
1 1 (a) (| A | + k )n − 2 (b) (| A | + k )n
3. If both A − I and A + I are orthogonal matrices, then
2 2 (c) (| A | + k )n −1
(d) (| A | + k )n + 1
(a) A is orthogonal
(b) A is skew-symmetric matrix of even order 11. If A and B are two square matrices such that
3
(c) A 2 = I B = − A −1 BA, then ( A + B ) 2 is equal to
4
(a) O (b) A 2 + B 2
(d) None of the above
(c) A + 2 AB + B
2 2
(d) A + B
 x 1   x 3 − 16x 
4. Let a = lim  −  , b = lim  , 12. If matrix A = [aij ]3 × 3 , matrix B = [bij ]3 × 3 , where
x → 1  ln x x ln x  x → 0  4x + x 2 

 ln (1 + sin x ) aij + a ji = 0 and bij − b ji = 0, then A 4 ⋅ B 3 is

c = lim   and
x→0  x  (a) skew-symmetric matrix (b) singular
(c) symmetric (d) zero matrix
( x + 1)
3
a b
d = lim , then   is 13. Let A be a n × n matrix such that A n = αA, where α is a
x → −1 3[sin ( x + 1) − ( x + 1)] c d 
(a) idempotent (b) involutory real number different from 1 and −1. The matrix A + I n is
(c) non-singular (d) nilpotent (a) singular (b) invertible
(c) scalar matrix (d) None of these
1 4  −1 + i 3 −1 − i 3 
5. Let A =  . If θ is the angle between the two  
3 2 14. If A =  2i 2i , i = −1 and f ( x ) = x + 2,
2
non-zero column vectors X such that AX = λX for some  1+i 3 1−i 3 
scalar λ, then tan θ is equal to  2i 2i 
(a) 3 (b) 5 then f ( A ) equals to
(c) 7 (d) 9
1 0  3 − i 3  1 0
(b)  
6. If a square matrix A is involutory, then A 2n + 1 is equal to (a) 
0 1
  2  0 1 
(a) I (b) A
5 − i 3 1 0 1 0
(c) A 2 (d) (2n + 1 ) A (c)   (d) (2 + i 3 ) 
 2  0 1 1 
  0
 cos θ sin θ An
7. If A =   , then lim is (where θ ∈ R) 15. The number of solutions of the matrix equation X 2 = I
− sin θ cos θ n→∞ n

(a) a zero matrix (b) an identity matrix other than I is

 0 1 0 1 (a) 0 (b) 1
(c)   (d)  (c) 2 (d) more than 2
 −1 0   0 − 1 
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16. If A and B are square matrices such that A 2006 = 0 and 24. If A and B are different matrices satisfying A 3 = B 3 and
AB = A + B, then det ( B ) equals to A 2 B = B 2 A, then
(a) −1 (b) 0 (a) det ( A 2 + B 2 ) must be zero
(c) 1 (d) None of these (b) det ( A − B ) must be zero
 π π (c) det ( A 2 + B 2 ) as well as det ( A − B ) must be zero
 cos 6 sin 6  1 1 (d) atleast one of det ( A 2 + B 2 ) or det ( A − B ) must be zero
17. If P =  ,A =   and Q = PAP , then
T
π π 0 1
− sin cos  25. If A is a skew-symmetric matrix of order 2 and B, C are
 6 6
1 4  9 −4
P T Q 2007 P is equal to matrices  ,  respectively, then
2 9 −2 1
1 3 / 2 1 2007 
(a)   (b)   A 3 ( BC ) + A 5 ( B 2 C 2 ) + A 7 ( B 3 C 3 ) + K
 0 2007  0 1 
 3 / 2 2007   3 / 2 −1 / 2  + A 2n + 1 ( B n C n ), is
(c)   (d)   (a) a symmetric matrix (b) a skew-symmetric matrix
 0 1   1 2007 
(c) an identity matrix (d) None of these
18. There are two possible values of A in the solution of the a b c  q −b y
−1
2A + 1 −5  A − 5 B 14 D  
26. If A = x y z, B = − p a − x  and if A is

matrix equation    =  ,
 −4 A 2A − 2 C   E F  p q r   r −c z
where A, B, C, D, E, F are real numbers. The absolute invertible, then which of the following is not true?
value of the difference of these two solutions, is (a) | A | = | B |
8 11 1 19
(a) (b) (c) (d) (b) | A | = − | B |
3 3 3 3 (c) | adj A | = | adj B |
 cos 2 θ cos θ sin θ − sin θ (d) A is invertible ⇔ B is invertible
   π
19. If f (θ) = cos θ sin θ sin 2 θ cos θ  , then f   is  2 1 3 4
7 27. Let three matrices A =   , B = 2 3 and
 sin θ − cos θ 0  4 1   
 
(a) symmetric (b) skew-symmetric  3 −4  ABC   A( BC ) 2 
C =  , then tr ( A ) + tr   + tr  
(c) singular (d) non-singular −2 3  2   4 
20. In a square matrix A of order 3 the elements aii ’s are the  A( BC ) 3 
+ tr   + K + ∞ equals to
sum of the roots of the equation x 2 − (a + b ) x + ab = 0;  8 
ai , i + 1 ’s are the product of the roots, ai , i − 1 ’s are all unity (a) 4 (b) 9 (c) 12 (d) 6
and the rest of the elements are all zero.
28. If A is non-singular and ( A − 2I ) ( A − 4 I ) = O, then
1 4
The value of the det ( A ) is equal to A + A −1 is equal to
6 3
(a) 0 (b) (a + b ) 3 (a) O (b) I
(c) a − b 3 3
(d) (a 2 + b 2 ) (a + b ) (c) 2I (d) 6I
21. If A and B are two non-singular matrices of the same 0 1 2 1 / 2 −1 / 2 1 / 2
order such that B r = I for some positive integer r > 1. 29. If A = 1 2 3 and A −1 =  −4 3 b, then

Then A −1 B r − 1 A − A −1 B −1 A is equal to 3 a 1 5 / 2 −3 / 2 1 / 2
(a) I (b) 2I (c) 0 (d) −I
cos θ sin θ  1 0 (a) a = 1, b = − 1 (b) a = 2, b = −
1
22. If A =   ,B =   ,C = ABA , then
T

 sin θ − cos θ −1 1

2
1 1
A T C n A, n ∈ I + equals to (c) a = − 1, b = 1 (d) a = , b =
2 2
−n 1  1 −n  0 1  1 0
(a)   (b)  (c)  (d)  x 3 2
1  −  
−n 1 
 1 0 0  
30. Given the matrix A =  1 y 4. If xyz = 60 and
1 n

23. If A is a square matrix of order 3 such that | A | = 2, then  2 2 z

| ( adj A −1 ) −1 | is 8x + 4y + 3z = 20, then A ( adj A ) is equal to
(a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 4 (d) 8 (a) 64I (b) 88I (c) 68I (d) 34I
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