Matrix

2024
01. If a matrix has 36 elements, the number of possible orders it can have, is
(a) 13 (b) 3 (c) 5 (d) 9 [ ans : d ]

02. If
5 [
x+ y 2
xy
=
][ ]
6 2
5 8
, then the value of ( )
24 24
+
x y
is: (a) 7 (b) 6 (c) 8 (d) 18 [ ans : d ]

03. |x+1
x + x+ 1 2
2
x −x +1|
x−1
is equal to (a) 2 x (b) 2 (c) 0 (d) 2 x −2 [ ans : b ]
3 3

04. If A and B are two non-zero square matrices of same order such that ( A+ B )2= A 2+ B2 , then: (a)
AB=O (b) AB=−BA (c) BA=O (d) AB=BA [ ans : b ]

[ ]
1 cosθ 1
05. Assertion( A): for matrix A= −cosθ 1 cosθ , where θ ∈ [ 0 , 2 π ], | A|∈ [ 2, 4 ] .
−1 −cosθ 1
Reason(R): cosθ ∈ [ −1 ,1 ], ∀ θ ∈ [ 0 , 2 π ]
(a) Both Assertion (A) and Reason (R) are true and Reason (R) is the correct explanation of the Assertion (A).
(b) Both Assertion (A) and Reason (R) are true, but Reason (R) is not the correct explanation of the Assertion (A).
(c) Assertion (A) is true and Reason (R) is false.
(d) Assertion (A) is false and Reason (R) is true. [ ans : a ]

[ ]
1 −2 0
06. If A= 2 −1 −1 , find A−1 and use it to solve the following system of equations:
0 −2 1
x−2 y=10 ,
2 x− y−z=8,
−2 y + z=7 [5M]

[ [ ] ]
−3 2 2
ans : A−1= −2 1 1 ; x=0 , y =−5 , z=−3
−4 2 3

[ ] [ ]
−1 a 2 1 −1 1
−1
07. If A= 1 2 x and A = −8 7 −5 find the value of ( a+ x ) −(b + y) . [5M] [ ans :3 ]
3 1 1 b y 3

[ ]
2 −3 5
08. If a ij and Aij represent the ( ij ) element and its cofactor of 6 0
th
4 respectively, then the value
1 5 −7
of a 11 A 21+ a12 A22 +a13 A 23 is (a) 0
(b) −28 (c) 114 (d) −114 [ ans : a ]
09. If matrices A and B are of order 1 ×3 and 3 ×1 respectively, then the order of A' B' is:
(a) 1 ×1 (b) 3 ×1 (c) 1 ×3 (d) 3 ×3 [ an s :d ]

10. If the sum of all the elements of a 3 ×3 scalar matrix is 9, then the product of all its elements is: (a)
0 (b) 9 (c) 27 (d) 729 [ ans : a ]
 | |
−a b c
11. If a −b c =kabc , then the value of k is: (a) 0 (b) 1 (c) 2 (d) 4 [ ans : d ]
a b −c
12. If A=[ aij ] be a 3 ×3 matrix, where a ij=i−3 j, then which of the following is false?
(a) a 11 <0 (b) a 12+a 21=−6 (c) a 13> a31 (d) a 31=0 [ ans : c ]

[ ]
cosx −sinx 0
2
13. If F ( x )= sinx cosx 1 and [ F (x) ] =F (kx ), then the value of k is:
0 0 1
(a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 0 (d) −2 [ ans : b ]
14. Assertion( A): For any symmetric matrix A , B' AB is a skew-symmetric matrix.
Reason(R): A square matrix P is skew-symmetric if P' =– P .
(a) Both Assertion (A) and Reason (R) are true and Reason (R) is the correct explanation of the Assertion (A).
(b) Both Assertion (A) and Reason (R) are true, but Reason (R) is not the correct explanation of the Assertion (A).
(c) Assertion (A) is true and Reason (R) is false.
(d) Assertion (A) is false and Reason (R) is true. [ ans : d ]
15. Solve the following system of equations, using matrices :
2 3 10
+ + =4 ,
x y z
4 6 5
− + =1,
x y z
6 9 20
+ − =2 . Where x , y , z ≠ 0 [5M] [ ans : x=2, y=3 , z=5 ]
x y z

16. If A= [ 1
−cotx
cotx
1 ] ' −1
, show that A A = [
−cos 2 x −sin 2 x
sin 2 x −cos 2 x
[5M] ]
17. The number of all scalar matrices of order 3, with each entry – 1 , 0 or 1, is:
(a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 2 (d) 39 [ ans : b ]

[ ] [ ] [ [ ] ]
5 0 4 1 3 3 −2 19 −27
3 , find ( AB ) . Also, find |( AB ) |. [5M] ans : −2 18 −25 ;−1
−1 −1
18. If A= 2 3 2 and B = 1 4 −1

1 2 1 1 3 4 −3 29 −42

[ ]
1 1 1
19. Given A= 2 3 2 , find A−1. Use it to solve the following system of equations:
1 1 2
x + y + z=1,
2 x+3 y +2 z=2,
x + y +2 z =4 [5M]

[ [ ] ]
4 −1 −1
ans : A−1= −2 1 0 ; x=−2 , y=0 , z=3
−1 0 1

20. If for the matrix A= [ tanx

−1
1
tanx] [ ]
, A+ A ' =2 √ 3 I , then the value of x ∈ 0 ,
π
2
is:
π π π
(a) 0 (b) (c) (d) [ ans : c ]
4 3 6
21. If A=[aij ] is an identity matrix, then which of the following is true?

(a) a ij= {
0 , if i= j
1 , if i≠ j
(b) a ij=1, ∀ i, j

(c) a ij=0, ∀ i, j (d) a ij= {

0 , if i≠ j
1 , if i= j
[ ans : d ]

22. Let A=
a b
c d [ ]
be a square matrix such that adjA =A . Then, ( a+ b+c +d ) is equal to: (a)

2a (b) 2 b (c) 2 c (d) 0 [ ans : a ]

23. If A and B are two skew symmetric matrices, then ( AB+BA) is:
(a) a skew symmetric matrix (b) a symmetric matrix
(c) a null matrix (d) an identity matrix [ ans : b ]

| |
1 3 1
24. If k 0 1 =±6 , then the value of k is: (a) 2 (b) −2 (c) ± 2 (d) none of these. [ ans : d ]
0 0 1

[ ]
2 0 0
25. If A= 0 3 0 , then A−1 is:
0 0 5

[ ] [ ] [ ]
1 1 1
0 0 0 0 0 0
2 2 2

[ ]
2 0 0
1 1 1 1 1
(a) 0 0 (b) 30 0 0 (c) 0 3 0 (d) 0 0 [ ans : a ]
3 3 30 30 3
0 0 5
1 1 1
0 0 0 0 0 0
5 5 5
26. Assertion( A): Every scalar matrix is a diagonal matrix.
Reason(R): In a diagonal matrix, all the diagonal elements are 0 .
(a) Both Assertion (A) and Reason (R) are true and Reason (R) is the correct explanation of the Assertion (A).
(b) Both Assertion (A) and Reason (R) are true, but Reason (R) is not the correct explanation of the Assertion (A).
(c) Assertion (A) is true and Reason (R) is false.
(d) Assertion (A) is false and Reason (R) is true. [ ans : c ]
27. Case Study
A scholarship is a sum of money provided to a student to help him or her pay for education. Some
students are granted scholarships based on their academic achievements, while others are
rewarded based on their financial needs. Every year a school offers scholarships to girl children
and meritorious achievers based on certain criteria. In the session 2022 – 23 , the school offered
monthly scholarship of ₹ 3,000 each to some girl students and ₹ 4,000 each to meritorious
achievers in academics as well as sports. In all, 50 students were given the scholarships and
monthly expenditure incurred by the school on scholarships was ₹ 1 , 80,000.
Based on the above information, answer the following questions:
(i) Express the given information algebraically using matrices.
(ii) Check whether the system of matrix equations so obtained is consistent or not.
(iii) Find the number of scholarships of each kind given by the school, using matrices.
(iv) Had the amount of scholarship given to each girl child and meritorious student been
interchanged, what would be the monthly expenditure incurred by the school?

[ ans : ( i )
[ 13 14 ][ xy ]=[180
50
] ( ii) systemis consistent ( iii ) x=20 , y =30 (iv ) 170000 ]
28. For any square matrix A , ( A – A ' ) is always
(a) an identity matrix (b) a null matrix
(c) a skew symmetric matrix (d) a symmetric matrix [ ans : c ]

| |
8 2 7
29. The value of 12 3 5 is: (a) 0 (b) 2 (c) 7 (d) −2 [ ans : a ]
16 4 3

[ ]
a c 0
30. If b d 0 is a scalar matrix, then the value of a+ 2b +3 c+ 4 d is:
0 0 5
(a) 0 (b) 5 (c) 10 (d) 25 [ ans : d ]
−1 1
31. Given that A =
2 1
7 −3 2 [
, matrix A is: ]
(a) 7 [23 −12 ] (b) [
3 2 ]
2 −1
(c) [
7 3 2 ]
1 2 −1
(d) [
1 2 −1
49 3 2 ] [ ans : b]
32. If A=[
−4 −2 ]
2 1 2 3
, then the value of I − A+ A −A +… is

(a) [ ] (b) [ ] (c) [ ] (d) [

0 1]
−1 −1 3 1 0 0 1 0
[ ans : a ]
4 3 −4 −1 0 0

[ ]
−2 0 0
33. If A= 1 2 3 , then the value of | A ( adj A )| is:
5 1 −1
(a) 100 I (b) 10 I (c) 10 (d) 1000 [ ans : d ]

34. Given that [ 1 x ]

4 0
−2 0 [ ]
=0 , the value of x is:

(a) −4 (b) −2 (c) 2 (d) 4 [ ans : c ]

[ ]
2 1 −3
35. If A= 3 2 1 , find A−1 and hence solve the following system of equation:
1 2 −1
2 x+ y−3 z=13
3 x+ 2 y + z=4
x +2 y−z=8 [5M]

[ [ ] ]
−4 −5 7
−1
ans : A−1= 4 1 −11 ; x =1 , y =2, z=3
16
4 −3 1

[ ]
2 −1 5
36. If A=[ aij ]= 1 3 2 and c ij is the cofactor of element a ij, then the value of
5 0 4
a 21 a11 + a22 a12+ a23 a13 is
(a) −57 (b) 0 (c) 9 (d) 57 [ ans : b ]

37. If A= [ ]
1 3
3 4
and A2−kA−5 I =O, then the value of k is (a) 3 (b) 5 (c) 7 (d) 9 [ ans : b ]

[ ][ ]
1 2 −3 0 1 2
38. Use the product of matrices 3 2 −2 −7 7 −7 to solve the following system of equations:
2 −1 1 −7 5 −4
x +2 y−3 z=6,
 3 x+ 2 y −2 z =3,
2 x− y + z=2 [5M] [ ans : x=1 , y=−5 , z=−5 ]

39. If A= [ 3 1
−1 2 ]
and A2 +7 I =kA , then the value of k is: (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 5 (d) 7 [ ans : c ]

[ ] [ ]
1 −1 2 −2 0 1
1
40. Let A= 0 2 −3 and B= 9 2 −3 . If AB=I , then the value of λ is:
3
3 −2 4 6 1 λ
−9 −3
(a) (b) −2 (c) (d) 0 [ ans ; b∨c ]
4 2

[ ]
1 2 1
41. Find A−1, if A= 2 3 −1 . Hence, solve the following system of equations:
1 0 1
x +2 y+ z =5,
2 x+3 y =1
x− y + z=8 [5M]

[ [ ] ]
3 −2 −5
−1 −1
ans : A = −3 0 3 ; x=2, y=−1, z=5
6
−3 2 −1

[ ]
a c −1
42. If A= b 0 5 is a skew-symmetric matrix, then the value of 2 a−(b+ c) is:
1 −5 0
(a) 0 (b) 1 (c) −10 (d) 10 [ ans : a ]
43. If A is a square matrix of order 3 such that the value of |adj A|=8, then the value of | A T| is:
(a) √ 2 (b) −√ 2 (c) 8 (d) 2 √ 2 [ ans : d ]

[ ] [ ]
7 −3 −3 1 3 3
44. If inverse of matrix −1 1 0 is the matrix 1 λ 3 , then value of λ is:
−1 0 1 1 3 4
(a) −4 (b) 1 (c) 3 (d) 4 [ ans : d ]

[]
5
45. If [ x 2 0 ] −1 =[ 3 1 ]
x
−2
x [ ]
, then value of x is: (a) −1 (b) 0 (c) 1 (d) 2 [ ans : a ]

46. Find the matrix A2, where A=[ aij ] is a 2 ×2 matrix whose elements are given by

a ij=maximum ( i, j ) −minimum(i, j): (a)

0 0
0 0
(b)
0 1
1 0
(c) [ ] [ ] [ ] [ ]
1 0
0 1
(d)
1 1
1 1
[ ans : c ]

[ ]
1 2 −3
47. If A= 2 0 −3 , then find A−1 and hence solve the following system of equation: x +2 y−3 z=1
1 2 0

[ [ ]
]
6 −6 −6
−1 −1
ans : A = −3 3 −3 ;
12
2 x−3 y=2 x +2 y=3 [5M] 4 0 −4
1 2
x=2 , y= , z=
2 3
 [ ][ ]
1 2 −3 −6 17 13
48. Find the product of the matrices 2 3 2 14 5 −8 and hence solve the system of linear
3 −3 −4 −15 9 −1
equation: x +2 y−3 z=−4 2 x+3 y +2 z=2 3 x−3 y−4 z=11 [5M] [ ans :67 I , x =3 , y =−2 , z =1 ]
49. if A is a square matrix of order 2 and | A|=−2, then value of |5 A'| is: (a) −50 (b) −10 (c) 10 (d) 50
[ ans : a ]
50. The product of matrix P and Q is equal to a diagonal matrix. If the order of matrix Q is 3 ×2, then
order of matrix P is: (a) 2 ×2 (b) 3 ×3 (c) 2 ×3 (d) 3 ×2 [ ans : c ]

[ ]
2 −1 1
51. For the matrix A= λ 2 0 to be invertible, the value of λ is: (a) 0 (b) 10 (c) R−{ 10 } (d)
1 −2 3
R−{−10 } [ ans : d ]

52. If A= [ ]x 0
1 1
and B=
4 0
−1 1 [ ]
, then value of x for which A2=B is: (a) −2 (c) 2 (c) 2∨−2 (d) 4

[ ans : a ]

| |
2
x sinx
53. Let f ( x )= , where p is a constant. The value of p for which f ' ( 0 )=1 is: (a) R (b) 1 (c) 0 (d)
p −1
−1 [ ans : d ]
54.

2023
01. If for a square matrix A , A −3 A+ I =O and A−1=xA+ yI , then the value of x + y is:
2

(a) −2 (b) 2 (c) 3 (d) −3 [ ans : b ]

−1
02. If ¿ A∨¿ 2, where A is a 2 ×2 matrix, then ¿ 4 A ∨¿ equals:
1
(a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 8 (d) [ ans : c ]
32
03. Let A be a 3 ×3 matrix such that |adjA|=64 . Then | A| is equal to:
(a) 8 only (b) −8 only (c) 64 (d) 8∨−8 [ ans : d ]

04. If A=[ ]
3 4
5 2
and 2 A + B is a null matrix, then B is equal to:

(a) [ ]
6 8
10 4
(b)
−6 −8
−10 −4 [ ]
(c) [
5 8
10 3 ](d)
−5 −8
−10 −3 [ ][ ans : b ]

05. If A=[ ] 0 1
−1 0
and ( 3 I + 4 A )( 3 I −4 A )=x 2 I , then the value(s) x is/are:

(a) ± √ 7 (b) 0 (c) ± 5 (d) 25 [ ans : c ]

[ ] [ ] [ [ ]
1 2 −2 3 −1 1 10 7 21
−1
06. If A= −1 3 0 and B = −15 6 −5 find ( AB)−1. ans : −49 −34 −103
0 −2 1 5 −2 2 17 12 36
07. Solve the following system of equations by matrix method:
x +2 y+ 3 z=6,
2 x− y + z=2,
3 x+ 2 y −2 z =3 [ ans : x=1 , y=1 , z=1 ]
08. If
| |
A −1
2
=
1 , where is a
k A|
|
A 3 ×3 matrix, then the value of k is:
1 1
(a) (b) 8 (c) 2 (d) [ ans : b ]
8 2
09. If [
x
3 x−1
2
]
is a singular matrix, then the product of all possible values of x is

(a) 6 (b) −6 (c) 0 (d) −7 [ ans : b ]

10. If A=
[ ]
0 1
0 0
, then A2023 is equal to

(a) [ ]
0 1
0 0
(b) [ 0 2023
0 0 ] (c) [ ]
0 0
0 0
(d)
2023
0 [ 0
2023 ] [ ans : c ]

11. If
[ ]
2 0
5 4
=P+Q , where P is a symmetric and Q is a skew symmetric matrix, then Q is equal to

(a) [
5/2 4 ]
2 5 /2
(b) [ 0 −5 /2
5/2 0 ] (c) [ 0
−5/2 0
5 /2
] (d) [
2 −5 /2
5/2 4 ]
[ ans : b ]

[ ]
1 2 1
12. If 2 3 1 is non-singular matrix and a ∈ A , then the set A is
3 a 1
(a) R (b) { 0 } (c) { 4 } (d) R−{ 4 } [ ans : d ]
13. If | A|=|kA|, where A is a square matrix of order 2, then sum of possible values of k is
(a) 1 (b) −1 (c) 2 (d) 0 [ ans : d ]
14. If (a ,b) , (c , d) and (e , f ) are the vertices of ∆ ABC and ∆ denotes the area of ∆ ABC , then

| |
2
a c e
b d f is equal to
1 1 1
(a) 2 ∆2 (b) 4 ∆2 (c) 2 ∆ (d) 4 ∆ [ ans : b ]

[ ] [ ]
−3 −2 −4 1 2 0
15. If A= 2 1 2 , B= −2 −1 −2 , then find AB and use it to solve the following system
2 1 3 0 −1 1
of equations:
x−2 y=3 ,
2 x− y−z=2 ,
−2 y + z=3 [ ans : AB=I , x =1, y=−1, z=1 ]

[ ]
cosα −sinα 0
16. If f ( α )= sinα cosα 0 , prove that f ( α ) ∙ f (−β )=f (α −β)
0 0 1
17. Number of symmetric matrices of order 3 ×3 with each entry 1 or −1 is
(a) 512 (b) 64 (c) 120 (d) 136 [ ans : b ]

[ ]
1 4 x
18. If A= z 2 y is a symmetric matrix, then the value of x + y + z is
−3 −1 3
(a) 10 (b) 6 (c) 8 (d) 0 [ ans : d ]

[ ]
3 0 0
19. If A ∙ ( adjA )= 0 3 0 , then the value of | A|+|adjA| is equal to
0 0 3
(a) 12 (b) 9 (c) 3 (d) 27 [ ans : a ]
20. A and B are skew-symmetric matrices of same order. AB is symmetric, if:
(a) AB=O (b) AB=−BA (c) AB=BA (d) BA=O [ ans : c ]

[ ]π
21. For what value of x ∈ 0 , , is A+ A ' =√ 3 I , where A=
2 [
cosx sinx
−sinx cosx
? ]
π π π
(a) (b) (c) 0 (d) [ ans : b ]
3 6 2
22. Let A be the area of a triangle having vertices ( x 1 , y 1 ), ( x 2 , y 2 ) and ( x 3 , y 3 ) . Which of the
following is correct?
 | | | |
x1 y1 1 x1 y1 1
(a) x 2 y 2 1 =± A (b) x 2 y 2 1 =± 2 A
x3 y3 1 x3 y3 1

| | | |
2
x1 y1 1 x1 y1 1
A 2
(c) x 2 y 2 1 =± (d) x 2 y2 1 = A [ ans : b ]
2
x3 y3 1 x3 y3 1

[ ]
1 0 2
23. If A= 0 2 1 , then show that A3 −6 A 2 +7 A +2 I =O.
2 0 3
24. If A= [
3 2
5 −7 ]
, then find A−1 and use it to solve the following system of equations:

3 x+ 5 y=11, 2 x−7 y=−3 ans : A =[ −1 −1 −7 −2

31 −5 3 [ ]
; x=2 , y=1
]
25. Let A be a skew-symmetric matrix of order 3. If A=x , then ( 2023 ) x is equal to (a)
1
2023 (b) (c) ( 2023 )2 (d) 1 [ ans : d ]
2023
26. If A=
[ ]
1 0
0 0 [ ]
and B=
1 1
0 0
, then B' A' is equal to

(a)
[ ]
1 1
0 0 [ ] (b)
1 0
1 0
(c)
1 1
1 1 [ ] (d)
0 0
0 0 [ ]
[ ans : b ]

27. If x
[] [][]
1
2
2 4
+ y = , then:
5 9
(a) x=1 , y=2 (b) x=2 , y=1 (c) x=1 , y=−1 (d) x=3 , y=2 [ ans : b ]
28. The product [
a b a −b
−b a b a ][ ]
is equal to

[ ] [ ] [ ] [ ]
2 2 2 2 2
a +b 0 ( a+b) 0 a +b 0 a 0
(a) (b) 2 (c) (d) [ ans : a ]
0 2
a +b 2
( a+b) 0 2 2
a +b 0 0 b
29. If A is a square matrix and A2= A , then ( I + A )2−3 A is equal to
(a) I (b) A (c) 2 A (d) 3 I [ ans : a ]
' '
30. If a matrix A=[1 23] , then the matrix A A (where A is the transpose of A ) is

[ ] [ ]
1 0 0 1 2 3
(a) 14 (b) 0 2 0 (c) 2 3 1 (d) [ 14 ] [ ans : d ]
0 0 3 3 1 2

| |
x + y y+ z z+ x
31. The value of z x y is
1 1 1
(a) 0 (b) 1 (c) x + y + z (d) 2(x + y + z ) [ ans : a ]

[ ]
1 −1 2
32. Find the inverse of the matrix A= 0 2 −3 . Using the inverse, A−1, solve the system of
3 −2 4

[ [ ]
2 0 −1
linear equations x− y +2 z=1, 2 y−3 z=1, 3 x−2 y +4 z=3 ans : A−1= −9 −2 3
6 1 −2

[ ][ ] [ ]
1 1 1 x 6
33. If 0 1 1 y = 3 , then the value of ( 2 x+ y−z ) is
0 0 1 z 2
(a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 3 (d) 5 [ ans : d ]
 | |
2 7 1
34. The value of the determinant 1 1 1 is
10 8 1
(a) 47 (b) −79 (c) 49 (d) −51 [ ans : a ]
35. If A is a 3 × 4 matrix and B is a matrix such that A' B and A B' are both defined, then the order
of the matrix B is:
(a) 3 × 4 (b) 3 ×3 (c) 4 × 4 (d) 4 ×3 [ ans : a ]
36. If the area of a triangle with vertices (2 ,−6) , (5 , 4) and (k , 4) is 35 sq .units , then k is
(a) 12 (b) −2 (c) −12 ,−2 (d) 12 ,−2 [ ans : d ]
2 −1
37. If for a square matrix A , A − A + I =0, then A equals
(a) A (b) A+ I (c) I − A (d) A−I [ ans : c ]
38. If A=
[ 12 01] B=[ x1 01]
, and A=B 2, then x equals

(a) ± 1 (b) −1 (c) 1 (d) 2 [ ans : c ]

| |
α 3 4
39. If 1 2 1 =0, then the value of α is
1 4 1
(a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 3 (d) 4 [ ans : d ]

[ ]
1 2 3
40. If A= 3 −2 1 , then show that A2−23 A−40 I =O .
4 2 1
41. If A=[ aij ] is a square matrix of order 2 such that a ij= {10 ,, when
wheni ≠ j
i= j
, then A2 is

(a)
[ 11 00] (b)
[ 10 10] (c)
[ 11 10] (d)
[ 10 01] [ ans : d ]

| |
6 0 −1
42. The value of determinant 2 1 4 is
1 1 3
(a) 10 (b) 8 (c) 7 (d) −7 [ ans : d ]
43. Using determinants, find the area of ∆ PQR with vertices P(3 , 1), Q(9 ,3) and R(5 , 7). Also, find
the equation of line PQ using determinants. [3M] [ ans :16 sq . units , x−3 y=0 ]
44. Gautam buys 5 pens, 3 bags and 1 instrument box and pays a sum of ₹ 160. From the same
shop, Vikram buys 2 pens, 1 bag and 3 instrument boxes and pays a sum of ₹ 190. Also Ankur
buys 1 pens, 2 bags and 4 instrument boxes and pays a sum of ₹ 250. Based on the above
information, answer the following questions:
(i) convert the given above situation into a matrix equation of the form AX=B.
(ii) Find | A|.
(iii) Find A−1.

[ [ ][ ]
−2 −10 8 7 5 13
1
(iv) Determine P= A −5 A . 2
ans : ( ii )−22 (iii )− −5 19 −13 ( iv ) 5 8 2
22
3 −7 −1 8 3 3

45. If A=
[ 5y x0] and A=A T , where AT is the transpose of the matrix A , then

(a) x=0 , y=5 (b) x= y (c) x + y=5 (d) x=5 , y=0 [ ans : b ]

| |
x sin θ cosθ
46. Show that the determinant −sinθ −x 1 is independent of θ .
cosθ 1 x

2020
01. If A is a square matrix of order 3 and ¿ A∨¿ 5, then the value of ¿ 2 A ' ∨¿ is
(a) – 10 (b) 10 (c) – 40 (d) 40 [ ans : d ]
 3
02. If A is a square matrix such that A2= A , then (I – A ) + A is equal to
(a) I (b) 0 (c) I − A (d) I + A [ ans : a ]
03. If A is a matrix of order 3 ×2, then the order of the matrix A is ___________ . [ ans :2 ×3 ]
'

04. A square matrix A is said to be skew-symmetric, if ___________. [ ans : A=− A ' ]

[ ] [ ]
2 0 0 2 0 0
05. If A= −1 2 3 , then find A(adjA ). ans : 0 2 0
3 3 5 0 0 2

[ ]
1 2 −3
06. If A= 3 2 −2 , then find A−1 and use it to solve the following system of the equations:
2 −1 1
x +2 y−3 z=6,
3 x+ 2 y −2 z =3,
2 x− y + z=2

[ [ ] ]
0 1 2
1
−1
ans : A = −7 7 −7 ; x=1 , y=−5 , z=−5
7
−7 5 −4
07. If A is a 3 ×3 matrix and ¿ A∨¿ – 2, then value of ¿ A(adjA )∨¿ is
(a) −2 (b) 2 (c) −8 (d) 8 [ ans : c ]
08. On applying elementary column operation C 2 → C2−3 C 1 in the matrix equation

[4 −2
5 3
=
][2 1 1 −1
−3 4 2 0 ][ ]
, the RHS (Right Hand Side) of the equation becomes ________________ .

[ [
ans :
2 1 1 −4
−3 4 2 −6 ][ ]]
09. A square matrix A is said to be symmetric if ____________ . [ ans : A= A ' ]

[ ]
2 −1 3
10. The matrix λ 0 7 is not invertible for
−1 1 4
(a) λ=−1 (b) λ=0 (c) λ=1 (d) λ ∈ R− {1 } [ ans : c ]
11. If A is a square matrix of order 3 and ij is the cofactor of the element Aij , then the value of
A
a 21 A 11 + a22 A12 +a23 A 13 is ____________ . [ ans : zero ]
12. If the matrix A is both symmetric and skew symmetric, then A is a ______________. ¿
13. If A is a non-singular square matrix of order 3 such that A2=3 A , then value of ¿ A∨¿ is
(a) −3 (b) 3 (c) 9 (d) 27 [ ans : d ]

[ ]
0 a 1
14. Given a skew-symmetric matrix A= −1 b 1 , the value of ( a+ b+c )2 is _____ . [ ans : 0 ]
−1 c 0

15. If A= [ −3 2
1 −1
and I =] 1 0
0 1 [ ]
, find scalar k so that A2 + I =kA . [ ans :−4 ]

[ ]
5 −1 4
16. If A= 2 3 5 , find A−1 and use it to solve the following system of equations:
5 −2 6
5 x− y +4 z=5,
2 x+3 y +5 z=2,
5 x−2 y+ 6 z=−1

[ [ ] ]
28 −2 −17
−1 1
ans : A = 13 10 −17 ; x=3 , y =2 , z=−2
51
−19 5 17

[]
2
17. If [ 3 −2 0 ] k =O , where O is the null matrix, then the value of k is ____________ . [ ans :3 ]
−5
 [ ]
−2 0 0
18. If A= 0 −2 0 , then the value of |adj A| is
0 0 −2
(a) 64 (b) 16 (c) 0 (d) −8 [ ans : a ]
19. Construct a 2 ×2 matrix A=[aij ] whose elements are given by a ij=|( i )2− j|. ans : [ [ ]]
0 1
3 2

20. Express A= [ 42 −3
−1 ]
as a sum of a symmetric and a skew symmetric matrix.
21. Solve the following system of equations by matrix method:
x− y +2 z=7 ,
2 x− y +3 z=12,
3 x+ 2 y −z=5 [ ans : x=2, y=1 , z=3 ]

[ ]
2 1 −3
22. Obtain the inverse of the following matrix using elementary operations: A= −1 −1 4
3 0 2

[ [ ]
−2 −2 1
ans : 14 13 −5
3 3 −1

[ [ ]
1
−1
23. Find ( AB ) if A= [ 1 0
−4 2 [ ]
−1
&B = ]
3 1
5 2
. ans :
5
9
2
1

24. Find the matrix A such that A [

1 2
=
[
−1 0 −1 6 ]
] 3 4
. [ 3 4 ]]
[ 2 −1
ans :

[] []
3 2
25. If A=[ 2 −3 4 ], B= 2 , X =[ 1 2 3 ] and Y = 3 then AB+ XY equals
2 4
(a) [28] (b) [24] (c) 28 (d) 24 [ ans : a ]
26. If [
x+ y
9
7
x− y
=
][ ]
2 7
9 4
, then x . y =¿ ¿ [ ans :−3 ]

27. Find adj A , if A= [ ]

2 −1
4 3
. ans :
[ [
3 1
−4 2 ]]
[ ]
1 3 2
28. If A= 2 0 −1 , then show that A3 −4 A 2−3 A +11 I =O. Hence find A−1.
1 2 3

[ [ ]
2 −5 −3
1
ans :− −7 1 5
11
4 1 −6

29. If A= [ 11 01], then find A . 3

[ [ ]]
ans :
1 0
3 1

[ ]
a 0 0
30. If A= 0 a 0 , then det ⁡(adj A) equals
0 0 a
(a) a 27 (b) a 9 (c) a 6 (d) a 2 [ ans : c ]
31. If A is a square matrix of order 3, such that A(adj A)=10 I , then ¿ adj A∨¿ is equal to
(a) 1 (b) 10 (c) 100 (d) 101 [ ans : c ]
32. If is a
A 3 ×3 matrix such that ¿ A∨¿ 8 , then ¿ 3 A∨¿ equals
(a) 8 (b) 24 (c) 72 (d) 216 [ ans : d ]
 [[ ]
1 1
33. If A+ B=
1 0
1 1 [ ]
and A−2 B=
−1 1
0 −1
, then A=¿ ¿. [ ] ans :
3
2
3
1
3 3

34. For A= [ 31 −4
−1 ]
write A −1
. [ −1 3 ]]
[ −1 4
ans :

[ ]
2 −3 5
35. If A= 3 2 −4 , then find A−1. Using A−1, solve the following system of equations:
1 1 −2
2 x−3 y +5 z =11,
3 x+ 2 y −4 z=−5,
x + y−2 z=−3

[ [ ] ]
0 1 −2
−1
ans : A = −2 9 −23 ; x=1 , y =2 , z=3
−1 5 −13

36. If [ x 1 ] [−21 00 ]=0 then x equals

(a) 0 (b) – 2 (c) – 1 (d) 2 [ ans : d ]
37. If A is a skew symmetric matrix of order 3, then the value of ¿ A∨¿ is
(a) 3 (b) 0 (c) 9 (d) 27 [ ans : 0 ]
38. Find the cofactors of all the elements of
1 −2
4 3
. [ ] [ ans :3 ,−4 ,2 , 1 ]

39. If A=
−1 1[
1 −1
]
, then A2 equals (a)

[ 2 −2
−2 2 ] (b)
2 −2
−2 −2 [ ]
(c) [
−2 −2
−2 2 ] (d)
−2 2
2 −2 [ ] [ ans : a ]
40. A square matrix A is said to be singular if ____________ . [ ans : 0 ]
41. If A=
3 −5
2 0 [ and B= ]1 17
0 −10 [
, then ¿ AB∨¿¿ . ] [ ans :−100 ]

42. If [ 4
2 x−3 x +1
x +2
]
is a symmetric matrix, then find the value of x . [ ans :5 ]
43. If A is a square matrix such that A2= A , then find ( 2+ A )3 −19 A . [ ans : 8 ]
44. For the matrix A=
2
−4 −6
3
[ ]
, verify the following: A ( adjA ) =( adjA ) A=| A| I

45. For the matrix A=

1 5
6 7 [ ]
, verify that
(i) ( A+ A ' ) is a symmetric matrix.
(ii) ( A−A ' ) is a skew symmetric matrix.

2019
01. If A and B are square matrices of the same order 3, such that | A|=2 and AB=2 I , write the value of
|B|. [ ans : 4 ]
02. Find a matrix A such that 2 A – 3 B+5C=O , where B=
−2 2 0
3 1 4
and C=
2 0 −2
7 1 6
. [ ] [ ]
[ans : A=
−8 3
−13 −1 −9 [
5
]]
 [ ]
1 1 1
03. If A= 1 0 2 , find A−1. Hence, solve the system of equations
3 1 1
x + y + z=6 ,
x +2 z =7,
3 x+ y+ z=12.

[ [ ] ]
−2 0 2
−1 1
ans : A = 5 −2 −1 ; x=3 , y=1 , z=2
4
1 2 −1

[ ]
1 2 −2
04. Find the inverse of the following matrix using elementary operations. A= −1 3 0
0 −2 1

[ [ ]
3 2 6
ans : A−1= 1 1 2
2 2 5

05. Find the value of x – y , if 2 [ 10 3x]+[ 1y 02]=[ 51 68 ] [ ans : 0]

[ ] [ [ ]
2 0 1 −5 −1 −3
06. If A= 2 1 3 , then find ( A 2−5 A ). ans : −1 −7 −10
1 −1 0 −5 4 −2

[ ]
2 −3 5
07. If A= 3 2 −4 , then find A−1. Hence solve the following system of equations:
1 1 −2
2 x – 3 y+5 z=11,
3 x+ 2 y – 4 z=– 5,
x + y – 2 z=– 3 .

[ [ ] ]
0 1 −2
ans : A−1= −2 9 −23 ; x=1 , y =2 , z=3
−1 5 −13

[ ]
−1 1 2
08. Obtain the inverse of the following matrix using elementary operations: A= 1 2 3
3 1 1

[ [ ]
1 −1 1
ans : A−1= −8 7 −5
5 −4 3

09. If 3 A−B= [ 51 01] and B=[ 42 35], then find the matrix A. [ 1 2 ]]
[ 3 1
ans :

10. If A is a square matrix satisfying A' A=I , write the value of | A|. [ ans :−1 ]
11. If A= [4 2
−1 1 ]
, show that ( A−2 I ) ( A−3 I )=0 .

[ ]
1 3 4
12. If A= 2 1 2 , find A−1. Hence solve the system of equations
5 1 1
x +3 y+ 4 z=8,
2 x+ y+ 2 z=5 and
 5 x+ y+ z=7

[ [ ] ]
−1 1 2
1
ans : A−1= 8 −19 6 ; x=1 , y =1 , z=1
11
−3 14 −5

[ ]
2 0 −1
13. Find the inverse of the following matrix, using elementary transformations : A= 5 1 0
0 1 3

[ [ ]
3 −1 1
ans : −15 6 −5
5 −2 2

14. Find ¿ AB∨¿, if A= [ 00 −12 ] and B=[ 30 50 ]. [ ans : 0]

15. If A= [ 2p 2p] & |A |=125, then find the value of p. [ ans :± 3 ]
3

[ ]
1 1 1
16. Show that for the matrix A= 1 2 −3 , A3 −6 A 2 +5 A +11 I =0. Hence find A−1.
2 −1 3

[[ ]
−3 4 5
11 11 11
9 −1 −4
ans :
11 11 11
5 −3 −1
11 11 11
17. Using matrix method, solve the following system of equations:
3 x−2 y +3 z=8,
2 x+ y−z=1,
4 x−3 y +2 z=4 [ ans : x=1 , y=2 , z=3 ]
18. If A is a square matrix of order 3 with ¿ A∨¿ 4 , then write the value of |−2 A|. [ ans :−32 ]
19. If A= [ 0 2
3 −4 ]
and kA=
0 3a
2 b 24 [ ]
, then find the values of k , a and b .
[ ans : k=−6 , a=−4 , b=−9 ]

[ ]
1 1 1
20. If A= 0 1 3 , find A−1. Hence, solve the following system of equations:
1 −2 1
x + y + z=6 ,
y +3 z=11 and
x−2 y + z=0

[ [ ] ]
7 −3 2
1
ans : A−1= 3 0 −3 ; x=1 , y =2 , z=3
9
−1 3 1

[ ]
2 3 1
21. Find the inverse of the following matrix, using elementary transformations: A= 2 4 1
3 7 2

[ [ ]
1 1 −1
−1
ans : A = −1 1 0
2 −5 2

22. If A= [−3
−2 4 ]
6
, then show that A =A . 3
 [ ]
1 −1 1
23. If A= 2 −1 0 , find A2 and show that A2= A−1
1 0 0
24. Using matrix method, solve the following system of equations:
2 x−3 y +5 z =13,
3 x+ 2 y −4 z=−2,
x + y−2 z=−2 [ ans : x=2, y=2, z=3 ]

[ ] [ ] [ [ ]
3 9 0 4 0 2 75 56 71
25. If A= 1 8 −2 and B= 7 1 4 , then find the matrix B' A' . ans : 9 4 13
7 5 4 2 2 6 42 22 58
26. If A is a square matrix of order 3, with ¿ A∨¿ 9, then write the value of ¿ 2 . adjA∨¿ . [ ans :648 ]
27. If A and B are symmetric matrices, such that AB and B A are both defined, then prove that
AB – BA is a skew symmetric matrix.

[ ]
2 −3 5
28. Using elementary row transformations, find the inverse of the matrix 3 2 −4 .
1 1 −2

[ [ ]
0 1 −4
ans : −2 9 −23
−1 5 −13
29. Using matrices, solve the following system of linear equations:
x +2 y−3 z=−4 ,
2 x+3 y +2 z=2,
3 x−3 y−4 z=11 [ ans : x=3 , y =−2 , z=1 ]
30. A is a square matrix with ¿ A∨¿ 4 . Then find the value of ¿ A .(adj A)∨¿ . [ ans :16∨64 ]
31. For the matrix A=
2 3
5 7[ ] , find ( A+ A ' ) and verify that it is a symmetric matrix.
32. If A is a square matrix of order 2 and ¿ A∨¿ 4 , then find the value of |2 ∙ A A '|, where A' is the
transpose of matrix A . [ ans :64 ]
33. Find the value of (x – y ) from the matrix equation 2 [x
7 y −3
5
][
+
−3 −4
1 2
=
][7 6
15 14 ]
[ ans :−4 ]

[ ]
3 0 −1
34. Using elementary row transformations, find the inverse of the matrix 2 3 0 .
0 4 1

[ [ ]
3 −4 3
ans : −2 3 −2
8 −12 9
35. Using matrices solve the following system of linear equations:
2 x+3 y +10 z=4,
4 x−6 y +5 z=1,
6 x +9 y−20 z=2 . [ 1 1
ans : x= , y= , z=
2 3
1
5 ]
36. If A= [ ]
8 2
3 2
, then find |adj A|. [ ans :10 ]

37. If A= [ ]
5 −3
−3 2
−1
and B = [
3 2
0 −1 ] [ [
, find A−1 and hence find ( AB )−1. ans :
12 19
−3 −5 ]]
[ ]
0 1 2
38. If A= 1 2 3 , find A−1. Using A−1, solve the system of equations
3 1 1
y +2 z=5,
x +2 y+ 3 z=10 ,
 3 x+ y+ z=9

[ [ ] ]
−1 1 −1
ans : A−1= 8 −6 2 ; x=2 , y=1 , z=2
−5 3 −1

[ ]
3 −1 1
39. Obtain the inverse of the following matrix using elementary operations: A= −15 6 −5 .
5 −2 2

[ [ ]
2 0 −1
ans : 5 1 0
0 1 3

[ ][ ]
1 2 0 0
40. For what value of x is [ 1 2 1 ] 2 0 1 2 =0? [ ans : x=−1 ]
1 0 2 x

2018
[ ]
0 a −3
01. If the matrix A= 2 0 −1 is skew symmetric, find the values of ‘a ’ and ‘b ’. [ ans :2 ]
b 1 0

02. Given A=
2 −3
−4 7 [ ]
, compute A−1 and show that 2 A−1=9 I − A .

[ ]
2 −3 5
03. If A= 3 2 −4 , find A−1. Use it to solve the system of equations 2 x−3 y +5 z =11,
1 1 −2
3 x+ 2 y −4 z=−5, x + y−2 z=−3 . [ ans :25 ]

[ ]
1 2 3
04. Using elementary row transformations, find the inverse of the matrix A= 2 5 7 .
−2 −4 −5

[ ]
1 2 2
05. If A= 2 1 x is a matrix satisfying A A' =9 I , find x . [ ans :2 ]
−2 2 −1

06. If A= [
2 3
5 −2 ]
be such that A−1=kA , then find the value of k . [ ans :6 ]

[ ] [ ]
5 0 4 1 3 3
−1
07. Given A= 2 3 2 , B = 1 4 3 , compute ( AB )−1. [ ans :25 ]
1 2 1 1 3 4

[ ]
1 2 −2
08. Find the inverse of the matrix A= −1 3 0 by using elementary row transformations.
0 −2 1

2017
09. If A is a 3 ×3 invertible matrix, then what will be the value of k if det ( A −1 ) =( det A )k . Ans :k=−1
10. Show that all the diagonal elements of a skew symmetric matrix are zero. [2M]
11. Let A= (23
−1
4
, B=
5 2
7 4
, C=) ( ) ( )
2 5
3 8
, find a matrix D such that CD− AB=0. [4M]

[ ( ans :
−191 −110
77 44 )]
 [ ][ ]
1 −1 2 −2 0 1
12. Use product 0 2 −3 9 2 −3 to solve the system of equation
3 −2 4 6 1 −2
x +3 z=9,
−x +2 y−2 z=4 ,
2 x−3 y +4 z=−3 [6M] [ ans : x=0 , y =5 , z =3 ]

[ ]
2 3 10
13. If A= 4 −6 5 , find A−1. Using A−1 solve the system of equations
6 9 −20
2 3 10
+ + =2 ;
x y z
4 6 5
− + =5 ;
x y z

[ ( ) ]
75 150 75
6 9 20 1
+ − =−4 [6M] [set-2] ans : 110 −100 30 ; x =2, y=−3 , z=5
x y z 1200
72 0 −24

[ ]
2 3 1
14. If A= 1 2 2 , find A−1 and hence solve the system of equations 2 x+ y−3 z=13, 3 x+ 2 y + z=4 ,
−3 1 −1

[ [ ] ]
−4 4 4
1
x +2 y−z=8 . [6M] [set-3] ans :− −5 1 −3 ; x=1 , y=2 , z =−3 [delhi]
16
7 −11 1

15. If for any 2 ×2 square matrix A , A ( adj A )= (80 08), then write the value of |A|. [1M] [ ans : 8]
16. If A is a skew-symmetric matrix of order 3, then prove that detA =0. [2M]

( ) ( )
2 −1 −1 −8
17. Find matrix A such that 1
−3 4
0 A= 1 −2 [4M] ans :
9 22
1 −2
3 4 [ ( )]
[ ][ ]
−4 4 4 1 −1 1
18. Determine the product −7 1 3 1 −2 −2 and use it to solve the system of equations
5 −3 −1 2 1 3
x− y + z=4 , x−2 y−2 z=9 , 2 x+ y+ 3 z=1 . [6M] [ ans : x=3 , y =−2 , z=−1 ]

[ ]
2 −3 5
19. If A= 3 2 −4 , then find A−1 and hence solve the system of linear equations 2 x−3 y +5 z =11,
1 1 −2

[ ( ) ]
0 1 −2
−1
3 x+ 2 y −4 z=−5 and x + y−2 z=−3 . [6M] [set 2] ans : A = −2 9 −23 ; x =1, y=2, z=3 [all
−1 5 −13
india]

[ ]
−13
−1
20. If | A|=3 and A = −5
3
2 , then write the adj A . [1M] ans :
3
9 −3
−5 2 [ ( )]
21. If A and B are square matrices of order 3 such that | A|=– 1, |B|=3, then find the value of |2 AB| . [2M]
[ ans :−24 ]
22. Find matrix X so that X
1 2 3
4 5 6 ( =
−7 −8 −9
2 4 )(6
. [4M] ans :
1 −2
2 0 ) [ ( )]
 [ ] [ ]
1 −1 0 2 2 −4
23. If A= 2 3 4 and B= −4 2 −4 are two square matrices, find AB and hence solve the system of
0 1 2 2 −1 5
linear equations x− y =3, 2 x+3 y + 4 z=17 and y +2 z=7. [6m] [ ans : x=2, y=−1, z=4 ]

[ ]
1 2 5
24. If A= 1 −1 −1 , find A−1 and hence solve the system of equations x +2 y+5 z=10 , x− y −z=−2,
2 3 −1

[ [ ] ]
4 17 3
1
2 x+3 y −z=−11. [6M] [set 2] ans : −1 −11 6 ; x=−1 , y=−2 , z=3 [foerign]
27
5 1 −3

[
25. If A is an invertible matrix of order 2 and det ( A )=4, then write the value of det ( A −1 ). [1M] ans ;
1
4 ]
26. Find the values of x and y from the following matrix equation: 2 ( x7 5
)(
+
3 −4
y−3 1 2
=
7 6
)(
15 14
[2M] )
[ ans : x=2, y=9 ]
27. A school wants to award its students for regularity and hard work with a total cash award of Rs.6,000. If
three times the award money for hard work added to that given for regularity amounts to Rs. 11,000,
represent the above situation algebraically and find the award money for each value, using matrix method.
Suggest two more values, which the school must include for award. [4M] [ ans :3500 , 2500 ] [all India
comp]
28. Let A and B are matrices of order 3 ×2 and 2 × 4 respectively. Write the order of matrix ( AB ). [1M]
[ ans :3 × 4 ]
29. In the following matrix equation use elementary operation R2 → R2 + R1 and write the equation thus

obtained. (21 34)( 12 −10 )=(89 −3

−4 )
[2M]

[ ( )]
1 2
30. Using elementary operations, find the inverse of the following matrix A=
1 2
2 −1 (
. [4M] ans :
5
2) 5
−1
5 5

( ) ( )
2 −1 −1 −8 −10
31. Find matrix A , if 1
−3 4
0 A= 1 −2 −5 [6M] ans :
9 22 15
1 −2 −5
3 4 0 [ ( )]

( ) [ ( )]
−7 −8 −9 1 −2
32. Find matrix X if : X (
1 2 3
4 5 6
= 2 4 )
6 [6M, set 2]
11 10 9
ans : X = 2
−5 4
0 [Delhi comp]

2016
01. Use elementary column operation C 2 → C2 +2 C1 in the following matrix equation

(22 10)=( 32 10)(−11 01) [ ( ) ( )( )]

Ans :
2 5
2 4
=
3 1 1 2
2 0 −1 1
[1M]

02. Write the number of all possible matrices of order 2 x2 with each entry 1, 2 or 3 Ans :81 [1M]

03. A trust invested some money in two types of bonds. The first bond pays 10% interest and second bond pays
12% interest. The trust received ₹ 2800 as interest. However, if trust had interchanged money in bonds,
they would have got ₹ 100 less as interest. Using matrix method, find the amount invested by the trust.
Interest received on this amount will be given to Helpage India as donation. Which value is reflected in this
question? Ans :₹ 25000 [4M]

04. A shopkeeper has 3 varieties of pens ‘A’, ‘B’ and ‘C’. Meenu purchased 1 pen of each variety for a total of ₹
21. Jeevan purchased 4 pens of ‘A’ variety, 3pens of ‘B’ variety and 2 pens of ‘C’ variety for ₹ 60. While
 Shikha purchased 6 pens of ‘A’ variety, 2pens of ‘B’ variety and 3 pens of ‘C’ variety for ₹ 70. Using matrix
method, find cost of each variety of pen. Ans :5 ,8 ,8 [6M] [central]

( )
2 3
05. If A= (
1 −2 3
−4 2 5 )
∧B= 4 5 and BA=bij find b 21+b 32. Ans :−18 [1M]
2 1
06. Write the number of all possible matrices of order 2 x 3 with each entry 1 or 2. Ans :64 [1M]

07. On her birthday Seema decided to donate some money to children of an orphanage home. If there were 8
children less, every one would have got ₹ 10 more. However, if there were 16 children more, every one
would have got ₹ 10 less. Using matrix method, find the number of children and the amount distributed by
Seema. What value are reflected by Seema’s decision?
Ans : no of children = 32, amount given to each children = 30 [4M]

[ ]
3 −3 4
08. Using elementary row operations find the inverse of matrix A= 2 −3 4 and hence solve the following
0 −1 1
system of equation
3 x−3 y +4 z =21,
2 x−3 y +4 z=20,
− y + z=5 ans : x=1 , y =−2 z=3 [6M] [East]

09. If A= (−sin
cos α
α
sin α
cos α )
, find α satisfying 0< α <
π
2
when A+ A = √ 2 I 2 . Where AT is transpose of A [1M]
T

π
Ans :
4
10. If A is a 3 x 3 matrix and |3 A|=K | A|, then write the value of K. [1M] [ ans :27 ]

11. For what values of k, the system of linear equations

x + y + z=2,
2 x+ y−z=3,
3 x+ 2 y + kz=4 has a unique solution? [1M] Ans :k ≠ 0
12. A typist charges ₹145 for typing 10 English and 3 Hindi pages, while charges for typing 3 English and 10
Hindi pages are ₹ 180. Using matrices, find the charges of typing one English and one Hindi page separately.
However typist charged only ₹ 2 per page from a poor student Shyam for 5 Hindi pages. How much less was
charged from this poor boy? Which value are reflected in this problem? [4M]
[ Ans : E=10, H=15; the poor boy was charged ₹ 65 less]

( )
1 0 2
3 2
13. If A= 0 2 1 and A −6 A +7 A + K I 3 =0 find k. [6M] [ Ans : 2] [North]
2 0 3
14. If A is a square matrix such that | A|=5 , write the value of | A AT |. [1M] [ Ans : 25]

15. If A= ( 02 −53 ) and KA =(−80 45 ab) find the values of K and a. [1M] [k =−4 , a=−3]
16. If A= [ 13 −12 ]∧B=[ 13 −4
−2 ]
, find | AB| [1M] [ Ans :−70 ]

[ ]
−1 3
2
17. Using elementary row operations, find the inverse of the following matrix, −5 3 1 [6M]
−3 2 3

[ ]
−7 −9 10
Ans : −12 −15 17 [South]
1 1 −1
18. If A is a square matrix such that A2 = I, then find the simplified value of (A – I)3 + (A + I)3 – 7A. [1M]
Ans : A

[ ]
0 2 b −2
19. Matrix A= 3 1 3 is given to be symmetric, find values of a and b. [1M]
3 a 3 −1
−2 3
Ans :a= , b=
3 2
20. The monthly incomes of Aryan and Babban are in the ratio 3 : 4 and their monthly expenditures are in the
ratio 5 : 7. If each saves ₹ 15,000 per month, find their monthly incomes using matrix method. This problem
reflects which value? [4M] [₹ 90000, ₹ 120000]

( )
8 4 3
21. Using elementary transformations, find the inverse of the matrix A= 2 1 1 and use it to solve the
1 2 2
following system of linear equation:
8 x +4 y+3 z=19 ,
2 x+ y+ z =5,
x +2 y+ 2 z=7 [6M]

[ ]
2 −1
0
3 3
−1
Ans : A = −13 2 ; x=1 , y=2∧z =1 [Delhi]
1
2 3
−1 4 0

( )( )
−1 0 −1 1
22. If ( 2 1 3 ) −1 1 0 0 =A ,then write the order of matrix A. [1M] Ans : [ 1 ×1 ]
0 1 1 −1

23. If A= ( )
3 5
7 9
is written as A = P + Q, where P is a symmetric matrix and Q is skew symmetric matrix, then

write the matrix P. [1M] ans :−P= ( )

3 6
6 9
24. A coaching institute of English (subject) conducts classes in two batches I and II and fees for rich and poor
children are different. In batch I, it has 20 poor and 5 rich children and total monthly collection is ₹ 9,000,
whereas in batch II, it has 5 poor and rich children and total monthly collection is ₹ 26,000. Using matrix
method, find monthly fees paid by each child of two types. What values the coaching institute is inculcating
in the society? [4M] Ans :200 ,1000

( )
cos α −sin α 0
25. If sin α cos α 0 find adj.A and verify that A(adj A)=(adj A) A=| A| I 3. [6M] [foreign]
0 0 1

2015
26. If A= [ 25 −23 ] , then write A-1. Ans:- A-1=
19 [−3 2 ]
−1 −2 −5
[1M]
27. To raise money for an orphanage, students of three schools A, B and C organised an exhibition in their
locality, where they sold paper bags, scrap-books and pastel sheets made by them using recycled paper,
at the rate of ₹20, ₹ 15 and ₹ 5 per unit respectively. School A sold 25 paper bags, 12 scrap-books and
34 pastel sheets. School B sold 22 paper bags, 15 scrap-books and 28 pastel sheets while School C sold
26 paper bags, 18 scrap-books and 36 pastel sheets. Using matrices, find the total amount raised by
each school. Ans : A=850 , B=805 ,C=970 [4M]

( ) ( )
2 0 1 11 −1 −3
28. If A= 2 1 3 , find A – 5A +16I. ans:- −1 9 −10
2
[4M]
1 −1 0 −5 4 14
 [ ]
56 −3
29. If A= −4 3 2 , then write the cofactor of the element ‘a21’ of its 2nd row. Ans:- 3 [1M]
−4 −7 3

30. If A= [2 −1
−1 2 ]
and I is the identity matrix of order 2, then show that A2=4A-3I. hence find A-1.

Ans :
1 2 1
3 1 2( )[4M]

31. if A= [
1 −1
2 −1
∧B=
] [
a 1
b −1 ]
and (A+B)2 = A2 + B2, then find the value of ‘a’ and ‘b’.
Ans :b=4 , a=1 [4M]
32. In a parliament election, a political party hired a public relations firm to promote its candidates in three
ways — telephone, house calls and letters. The cost per contact (in paise) is given in matrix A as

[ ]
140 telephone
A= 200 house call
150 letters
The number of contacts of each type made in two cities X and Y is given in the matrix B as
telephone hous ecall letters

B=
[ 1000
3000
500 5000 city X
1000 10000 city Y ]
Find the total amount spent by the party in the two cities. An s : ( 2120000
990000
) [4M]

33. If A= (13 2
−1 ) (
, B=
1 3
−1 1 )
, write the vlaue of | AB| Ans :−28 [1M]
34. Two schools A and B decided to award prizes to their students for three values, team spirit, truthfulness
and tolerance at the rate of ₹ x , ₹ y and ₹ z per student respectively. School A, decided to award a total
of ₹1,100 for the three values to 3, 1 and 2 students respectively while school B
decided to award ₹1,400 for the three values to 1, 2 and 3 students respectively. If one prize for all the
three values together amount to ₹600 then
(i) Represent the above situation by a matrix equation after forming linear equations.
(ii) Is it possible to solve the system of equations so obtained using matrices?
(iii) Which value you prefer to be rewarded most and why?

[ ][ ] [ ]
3 1 2 x 1100
Ans : (i) 1 2 3 y = 1400
1 1 1 z 600
(ii) |A| = –3, system of equations can be solved. [4M]
35. If [ 2 x 3 ] [
1 2 x
−3 0 3 ][ ]
=0 , find x. Ans : x=0∨
−3
2
[4M]

[ ]
1 3 3
36. Find the inverse of the matrix A = 1 4 3 [4M]
1 3 4
π
37. In the interval < x < π , find the value of x for which the matrix
2 (
2 sin x
1
3
2 sin x )
is singular. [1M]
2π
Ans :
3
38. A trust fund has ₹ 35,000 is to be invested in two different types of bonds. The first bond pays 8%
interest per annum which will be given to orphanage and second bond pays 10% interest per annum
which will be given to an N.G.O. (Cancer Aid Society). Using matrix multiplication, determine how to
divide ₹ 35,000 among two types of bonds if the trust fund obtains an annual total interest of ₹ 3,200.
What are the values reflected in this question? Ans :15000 ,20000 [4M]
 [ ]
2 4 −6
39. Express the matrix A = 7 3 5 as the sum of a symmetric and skew symmetric matrix.
1 −2 4

( )( )
11 −5 −3 −7
2 0
2 2 2 2
11 3 3 7
Ans : 3 + 0 [4M]
2 2 2 2
−5 3 7 −7
4 0
2 2 2 2

40. if A= [ 21 −43 ] B=[−11 −23 ] ,

, verify that ( AB)−1=B−1 A−1.
41. To promote the making of toilets for women, an organisation tried to generate awareness through
(i) house calls (ii) letters, and (iii) announcements. The cost for each mode per attempt is given below:
(i) ₹50
(ii) ₹ 20
(iii) ₹ 40
(i) ( ii ) ( iii )
X 400 300 100
The number of attempts made in three villages X , Y , and Z are given below :
Y 300 250 75
Z 500 400 150
Find the total cost incurred by the organisation for the three villages separately, using matrices. Write
one value generated by the organisation in the society. [4M] [ ans :30000 , 23000 , 39000 ]

( )
−1 −2 −2
42. Find the adjoint of the matrix A= 2 1 −2 and hence show that A ∙ ( adj A )=| A| I 3 [4m]
2 −2 1

[ ( )]
−3 6 6
ans : adj A= −6 3 −6
−6 −6 3

43. If A= [−sin
cos θ
θ
sin θ
cos θ ]
, then for any natural number n, find the value of Det ( An ) . [1M] [ ans :1 ]
44. There are 2 families A and B. There are 4 men, 6 women and 2 children in family A , and 2 men, 2
women and 4 children in family B. The recommended daily amount of calories is 2400 for men, 1900
for women, 1800 for children and 45 grams of proteins for men, 55 grams for women and 33 grams for
children. Represent the above information using matrices. Using matrix multiplication, calculate the
total requirement of calories and proteins for each of the 2 families. What awareness can you create
among people about the balanced diet from this question? [4M]

( )
0 1 2
45. Using elementary row operations (transformations), find the inverse of the following matrix: 1 2 3
3 1 0

[ ( )]
3 −2 1
[4M] ans : −9 6 −2
5 −3 1

[ ] [ ] []
06 7 0 1 1 2
46. If A= −6 0 8 , B= 1 0 2 , C= −2 , then calculate AC , BC and ( A+ B ) C . Also verify that
7 −8 0 1 2 0 3
( A+ B ) C=AC +BC . [4M]
47. Find the value of ( x + y ) from the following matrix equation: 2
x 5
+
3 −4
7 y −3 1 2 [
=
][
7 6
15 14 ][
[1M] ]
[ ans :11 ]
48. A trust caring for handicapped children gets ₹ 30,000 every month from its donors. The trust spends
half of the funds received for medical and educational care of the children and for that it charges 2% of
 the spent amount from them, and deposits the balance amount in a private bank to get the money
multiplied so that in future the trust goes on functioning regularly. What percent of interest should the
trust get from the bank to get a total of ₹1,800 every month?
Use matrix method, to find the rate of interest. Do you think people should donate to such trusts? [4M]
[ ans :10 % ]

[ ] [ ( )]
1 −1 0 −1 1 −3
49. If A= −1
2 5 3 , find A using elementary row transformations. [4M] ans : −2 1 −3
0 2 1 4 −2 7

50. If A= [ 23 42 ] and B= [−23 54] , then find ( 3 A – B ) . [1M]

[ ( )]
ans :
8 7
6 2

( )
2 −1 1
51. For the matrix A= −1 2 −1 , show that A2−5 A+ 4 I =0 hence find A−1. [4M]
1 −1 2

[ ( )]
3 1 −1
1
ans : 1 3 1
4
−1 1 3

( )
0 1 2
52. Using elementary transformations, find the inverse of the following matrix: 1 2 3 . [4M]
3 1 0

[ ( )]
3 −2 1
ans : −9 6 −2
5 −3 1
53. Write the element a 12 of the matrix A=[ aij ] 2 ×2, whose elements a ij are given by a ij=e sin jx . [1M]
2 ix

[ ans : e2 x sin 2 x ]

[ ] [ [ ]
1 2 2 −3 2 2
1
54. If A= 2 −1
2 1 2 , then show that A −4 A−5 I =0, and hence find A . [4M] ans : 2 −3 2
5
2 2 1 2 2 −3

[ ] [ ( )]
2 0 −1 3 −1 1
55. If A= 5 1 0 , then find A−1 using elementary row operations. [4M] ans : −15 6 −5
0 1 3 5 −2 2
56. Write a 3 ×3 skew symmetric matrix. [1M]
57. There are 3 families A , B and C . The number of men, women and children in these families are as
under:
Men Women children
Family A 2 3 1
Family B 2 1 3
Family C 4 2 6
Daily expenses of men, women and children are ₹200, ₹150 and ₹200 respectively. Only men and
women earn and children do not. Using matrix multiplication, calculate the daily expenses of each
family. What impact does more children in the family create on the society?

If X ( 14 2 3
5 6
=
2)(
−7 −8 −9
4 6 )
, then find the matrix X . [4M] ans :
1 −2
2 0 [ ( )]
( )
3 −1 1
58. Find the inverse of matrix A= −15 6 −5 and hence show that A−1 . A=I [4M]
5 −2 2

[ ( )]
2 0 −1
ans : −15 6 −5
5 −2 2
 2014
01. If 2 [ 35 4x ]+[ 10 1y ]=[ 107 50] , find (x− y ) Ans :−6 [1M]

02. Solve the following matrix equation for x : , [ x 1]

[−21 00 ]=0 Ans :2[1M]
03. Two school P and Q want to award their selected students on the values of discipline, politeness and
Punctuality. The school P wants to award ₹ x each, ₹ y each and ₹ z each for the three respective value to its
3, 2 and 1 students with a total award money of ₹ 1000. School Q wants to spend ₹ 1500 to award its 4, 1
and 3 students on the respective values (by giving the same award money for the three values as before). If
the total amount of awards for one prize on each value is ₹ 600, using matrices, find the award money for
each value.
Apart from the above three values, suggest one more value for awards. [ Ans :100 , 200 , 300] [6M]

04. If [ 2xx−− yy wz ]=[−10 54] , find the value of x + y . Ans :3 [1M]

05. Two schools A and B want to award their selected students on the values of sincerity, truthfulness and
helpfulness. The school A wants to award ₹ x each, ₹ y each and ₹ z each for the three respective values to
3, 2 and 1 students respectively with a total award money of ₹ 1,600. School B wants to spend ₹ 2,300 to
award its 4, 1 and 3 students on the respective values (by giving the same award money to the three values
as before). If the total amount of award for one prize on each value is ₹ 900, using matrices, find the award
money for each value. Apart from these three values, suggest one more value which should be considered
for award. [ Ans : x=200 , y=300 , z=400] [6M]
06. Use elementary column operation c 2 → c 2−2 c 1 in the matrix equation

( 43 23)=( 10 23)(12 01) [ [

Ans :
4 −6
3 −3
=
] [ ][
1 2 2 −4
0 3 1 −1 ]] [1M]

07. If ( ) =( )
a+4 3 b 2 a+ 2 b+2
, write the value of a-2b. [0] [1M]
8 −6 8 a−8 b
08. If A is 3 ×3 matrix, | A|≠ 0 and |3 A|=k | A| , then write the value of k . [k=27 ] [1M]
09. Two schools P and Q want to award their selected students on the values of Tolerance, Kindness and
Leadership. The school P wants to award ₹ x each, ₹ y each and ₹ z each for the three respective values to 3,
2 and 1 students respectively with a total award money of ₹ 2,200. School Q wants to spend ₹ 3,100 to
award its 4, 1 and 3 students on the respective values (by giving the same award money to the three values
as school P). If the total amount of award for one prize on each value is ₹ 1,200, using matrices, find the
award money for each value.
Apart from these three values, suggest one more value which should be considered for award.
[ Ans : x=300 , Y =400 , z=500] [6M]
10. If A is a square matrix such that A2= A , then write the value of 7 A−( I + A )3, where I is an identity matrix.
Ans :−I
11. If [
x∙y 4
z+ 6 x + y
=
][ ]
8 w
0 6
, write the value of ( x + y + z ). Ans :0
1 7
12. The elements a ij of a 3 ×3 matrix are given by a ij= |−3i+ j| . Write the value of element a 32. Ans :
2 2
13. If [ 2 x 4 ]
−8
x
[ ]
=0, find the positive value of x . Ans :4
14. Write 2 ×2 matrix which is both symmetric and skew-symmetric matrices. Ans :0
15. A total amount of Rs. 7000 is deposited in three different saving bank account with annual interest rates of
5%, 8% and 8.5% respectively. The total annual interest from these three accounts is Rs. 550, Equal
amounts have been deposited in the 5% and 8% saving accounts. Find the amount deposited in each of the
three accounts, with the help of the matrices. Ans :1125, 1125, 4750
16. Two school P and Q want to award their selected students for the values of sincerity, truthfulness and hard
work at the rate of Rs. x , Rs. y , and Rs. z for each respective value per student. School P awards its 2, 3 and
4 students on the above respective values with a total prize money of Rs. 4600. School Q wants to award its
3, 2 and 3 students on the respective values with a total award money of Rs. 4100. If the total amount of
 award money for one prize on each value is Rs. 1500, using matrices find the award money for each value.
Suggest one other value which the school can consider for awarding the students. Ans :500 , 400 , 600

2013
01. If A is a square matrix of order 3 such that |adj A|=64 , find | A| Ans :3 [1M]

02. If 2
[ 10 3x]+[ 1y 02]=[ 51 68 ] , then write the value of (x + y ) Ans :6 [1M]
03. Two institutions decided to award their employees for the three values of resourcefulness, competence and
determination in the form of prizes at the rate of ₹x, ₹ y and ₹ z respectively per person. The first
institution decided to award respectively 4, 3 and 2 employees with a total prize money of ₹ 37000 and the
second institution decided to award respectively 5, 3 and 4 employees with a total prize money of ₹ 47000.
If all the three prizes per person together amount to ₹ 12000, then using matrix method find the value of x,
y and z. [ Ans : 4000 , 5000 ,3000 ] [6M]
04. Find the value of ‘ a’ if (2a−b
a−b
2 a+ c −1 5
3 c+ d
= )(
0 13 ) Ans :1 [1M]

05. If [−29 −1 4
1 3 ] [
= A+
1 2 −1
0 4 9 ]
, then find the matrix A. Ans :
[−28 −3 5
−3 −6 ]
[1M]

06. A school wants to award its students for the values of honesty, regularity and hard work with a total cash
award of 6000. Three times the award money for hard work added to that given for honesty amounts to
11000. The award money given for honesty and hard work together is double the one given for regularity.
Represent the above situation algebraically and find the award money for each value, using matrix method.
Apart from these values, namely, honesty, regularity and hard work, suggest one more value which the
school must include for awards. [ Ans :500 , 2000 , 3500 ]

07. If matrix A= [−11 −11 ] and A2=kA , then write the value of k . Ans :2

08. If matrix A=
[−22 −22 ] and A2=kA , then write the value of k . Ans :4

09. If matrix A=
[−33 −33 ] and A2= λA , then write the value of λ . Ans :6

[ ]
0 1 −2
For what value of x , is the matrix A= −1 0 3 a skew-symmetric matrix? Ans :2
x −3 0

2012
01. If (25 37)(−21 −3
4
=)(
−4 6
−9 x )
, write the value of x .

02. Simplify cos θ [−sin

cos θ
θ
sinθ
cos θ ]
+cos θ
[
sin θ −cos θ
cos θ sin θ ] Ans : I
03. Using matrices, solve the following system of linear equation:
x−2 y +2 z=7,
3 x+ 4 y −5 z =−5,
2 x – y+ 3 z =12 [6M]

( )
−1 1 2
04. Using elementary operations, find the inverse of the following matrix: 1 2 3
3 1 1

[ ]
1 −1 1
Ans : −8 7 −5 [6M]
5 −4 3
05. Find the value of y−x from following equation 2 [ x
7
5
][
+
3 −4
y −3 1 2
=
][
7 6
15 14
. ] Ans :7

06. If x [ 23]+ y [−11]=[ 105] , then write the value of x . Ans :3

07. If 3 A−B=
[ 51 01] B=[ 42 35]
and , then find the matrix A . Ans :
[ 31 12]
[ 0 1] 1 2 3] [ ]
3 4 4 3
08. If
T
A = −1 2 andB=
[ −1 2 1 T
, then find A −B . T
Ans : −3 0
−1 −2

2011
i
01. For a 2 ×2 matrix, A=[aij ], whose elements are given by a ij= , write the value of a 12. [1M]
j
1
[ Ans : ]
2
02. For what value of x , the matrix [ 5−x2 x +1
4 ]
is singular? [1M] [ x=3]

03. Write A−1 for A= [ 21 53 ] [1M]

[ (
Ans :
3 −5
−1 2 )]
04. Using matrix method, solve the following system of equations:
2 3 10
+ + =4 ,
x x y
4 6 5
− + =1,
x y z
6 9 20
+ − =2 ; x , y , z ≠ 0 [6M] [ans : x=2 , y=3 , z=5]
x y z
or

( )
1 3 −2
05. Using elementary transformations, find the inverse of the matrix −3 0 −1 [6M]
2 1 0

[ ( )]
1 −2 −3
Ans : −2 4 7
−3 5 9

[ ]
2 0 −1
06. Using elementary transformations, find the inverse of the matrix 5 1 0
0 1 3

[ [ ]
3 −1 1
Ans : −15 6 −5
5 −2 2

07. If A= [ 25 −23 ] write A–1 in terms of A. [1M] [ Ans :

1
19
A
]
08. If a matrix has 5 elements, write all possible orders it can have. [1M] [ Ans :1 ×5 , 5 ×1 ]
09. Using matrices, solve the following system of equations:
4 x+3 y +2 z=60 ,
x +2 y+ 3 z=45,
6 x +2 y+ 3 z =70 [6M] [ Ans : x=5 , y=8 , z=8]
 [ ][]
x+ y+ z 9
10. Write the value of x− y + z from the following equation x+z = 5 [ Ans :1 ]
y+ z 7

[]
1
11. Write the order of product matrix 2 [ 2 3 4 ]. [ Ans :3 × 3 ]
3

12. If [ 2 xx+ y x− y
7
=
][ ]
3 1
8 7
, then find the value of y . [ Ans :2 ]

[ ]
3 −4 2
13. If A= 2 3 5 , then find A−1 and hence solve the following system of equations
1 0 1
3 x−4 y +2 z=−1,
2 x+3 y +5 z=7 ,
x + z=2

[ [ ] ]
3 4 −26
−1
Ans : A−1= 3 1 −11 ; x=3 , y=2 , z =−1
9
−3 −4 17

[ ] [ ]
1 −2 0 7 2 −6
14. If A= 2 1 3 and B= −2 1 −3 , then find AB and hence solve the system of equations
0 −2 1 −4 2 5
x−2 y=10 ,
2 x+ y+ 3 z=8,
−2 y + z=7 [ Ans : AB=11 I ; x=4 , y =−3 , z=1 ]

[ ]
1 −2 1
15. If A= 0 −1 1 , then find A−1 and hence solve the following system of equations
2 0 −3
x−2 y + z=0 ,
− y + z=−2 ,
2 x−3 z=10

[ [ ] ]
3 −6 −1
Ans : A−1= 2 −5 −1 ; x=2, y=0 , z=−2
2 −4 −1

[ ]
2 −1 1
16. If A= 3 0 −1 , then find A−1. Using A−1, solve the following system of equations
2 6 0
2 x− y + z=−3 ,
3 x−z=0 ,
2 x+ 6 y−z=2

[ [ ] ]
6 6 1
1 −1 1 −3
Ans : −2 −2 5 ; x= , y= , z=
32 2 2 2
18 −14 3

[ ][ ]
1 −1 2 −2 0 1
17. Use product 0 2 −3 ∙ 9 2 −3 to solve the system of equations
3 −2 4 6 1 −2
x− y +2 z=1,
2 y−3 z=1,
3 x−2 y +4 z=2 [ Ans : x =0 , y=5 , z =3 ]
18. Using matrices, solve the following system of equations:
x +2 y−3 z=−4 ,
2 x+3 y +2 z=2,
3 x−3 y−4 z=11 [ Ans : x =3 , y =−2 , z=1 ]

2007-2010
01. If A= ( cos
sin α cos α )
α −sin α
, then for what value of α is A an identity matrix? [1M]

02. If ( )( )=(
k 23 )
1 2 3 1 7 11
, then write the value of k . [1M]
3 4 2 5

03. Using elementary row operations, find the inverse of the following matrix: (
1 3)
2 5
[4M]

04. Write the adjoint of the following matrix: (

4 3)
2 −1
[1M]

05. A is a square matrix of order 3 and| A|=7 , Write the value of | adj. A |. [1M]
06. Express the following matrix as the sum of a symmetric and a skew symmetric matrix, and verify your

[ ]
3 −2 −4
result : 3 −2 −5 [4M]
−1 1 2
07. Find the inverse of the following matrix using elementary operations:

[ ] [ [ ]
1 2 −2 3 2 6
A= −1 3 0 [6M] Ans : 1 1 2
0 −2 1 2 2 5

[ ]
1 3 −2
08. Find the inverse of the following matrix using elementary operations: −3 0 −1
2 1 0

[ [ ]
1 −2 −3
Ans : −2 4 7
−3 5 9

[ ][ [ ]
3 0 −1 3 −4 3
09. Find the inverse of the following matrix using elementary operations: 2 3 0 Ans : −2 3 −2
0 4 1 8 −12 9

[ ]
1 2 3
10. Find the inverse of the following matrix using elementary operations: 2 5 7
−2 −4 −5

[ [ ]
3 −2 −1
Ans : −4 1 −1
2 0 1

11. From the following matrix equation, find the value of x . [ x+−5y 34y ]=[−53 46] [ Ans :1 ]

12. Find x from the matrix equation [ 14 35] [ x2]=[ 56 ]

. [ Ans :−1 ]

13. If [ 32 4x ] [ x1]=[ 1915]

, then find the value of x . [ Ans :5 ]

14. If A=
[ cos
sin α cos α ]
α −sin α
, then for what value of α , A is an identity matrix? [ Ans : 0° ]
15. If [ 13 24] [32 15]=[ 7k 1123] , then write the value of k . [ Ans :17 ]
16. If A is a matrix of order 3 × 4 and B is a matrix of order 4 ×3, then find order of matrix AB. [ Ans :3 × 3 ]
17. If [ x+2 yy 15]=[ 74 15] , then find the value of . x [ Ans :5 ]

18. If [ 2 x0+ y 34y]=[60 04] x

, then find the value of . [ Ans :3 ]

19. If [ 3 y−x3 7 ] [3 7 ]
−2 x 5 −2
= , then find the value ofy . [ Ans :2 ]

20. If [ 25x x +21 y ]=[ 45 10] , then find the value of y . [ Ans :−1 ]

21. If [ y−x+2 x 53]=[−27 53] , then find the value of y . [ Ans :3 ]

x [ ] [ −5 3 ]
3 x+ y − y 1 2
22. Find the value of , If = . [ Ans :1 ]
2 y −x 3

y [ ] [ 3 5]
x− y 2 2 2
23. Find the value of , If = . [ Ans :1 ]
x 5

x [ ] [ 3 −2 ]
2 x− y 5 6 5
24. Find the value of , If = . [ Ans :2 ]
3 y

25. If [ 152 x +y y ]=[ x−15y 83] , then find the value ofx [ Ans :5 ].

26. If A=
[ 23 42 ] B=[−21 35]
and , then find A−B .
[ Ans : [ 15 −31 ] ]
27. If [ x+4 2x y 32y]=[08 −32 ] x
, then find y
and . [ Ans :2 , 1 ]

y 2[
0 x 1 2] [ 1 8 ]
] [
1 3 y 0 5 6
28. Find x
and , if + = . [ Ans : x =3 , y =3 ]

[ ] [ [ ]
2 0 1 1 −1 −1
29. If A= 2 1 3 , then find the value of A2−3 A+ 2 I . Ans : 3 −3 −4
1 −1 0 −3 2 0

[ ]
1 2 2
30. If A= 2 1 2 , then prove that A2−4 A−5 I =0
2 2 1

31. If A= [ 13 24 ] , then find A+ A '.

[ [ ]]
Ans :
2 5
5 8

32. If A=
[ 32 43 ] , then find A+ A '.
[ [ ]]
Ans :
6 6
6 6
33. If matrix A=[ 1 2 3 ], then write A A' . [ Ans : [ 14 ] ]

[]
1
, B=[ −1 2 1 ] .
'
34. For the following matrices and B, verify that [ AB ] =B A ;
A ' '
A= −4
3
35. Express the following matrix as a sum of a symmetric and a skew-symmetric matrices and verify your

[ ]
3 −2 −4
result. 3 −2 −5
−1 1 2
36. Using elementary row transformation, find inverse of matrix A= [ 65 54 ] [ Ans : [−45 −65 ]]
.

37. Find A−1, by using elementary row transformation for matrix A=

[ 37 25] [ Ans : [−75 −23 ]]
.

38. Using elementary row transformation, find inverse of matrix A=

[ 21 53 ] [ Ans : [−13 −53 ]]
.

39. Using matrices, solve the following system of equations

2 x+ y+ z =7,
x− y −z=−4 ,
3 x+ 2 y + z=10 [ Ans :1 , 2 ,3 ]
40. Using matrices, solve the following system of equations
x− y +2 z=1,
2 y−3 z=1,
3 x−2 y +4 z=2 [ Ans : 0 ,5 , 3 ]
41. Using matrices, solve the following system of equations
2 x+ 8 y+5 z=5 ,
x + y + z=−2,
x +2 y−z=2 [ Ans :−3 , 2 ,−1 ]
42. Using matrices, solve the following system of equations
x + y−z=3 ,
2 x+3 y + z=10 ,
3 x− y−7 z =1 [ Ans :3 ,1 , 1 ]
43. Using matrices, solve the following system of equations
8 x +4 y+3 z=18 ,
2 x+ y+ z =5,
x +2 y+ z =5 [ Ans :1 , 1 ,2 ]
44. Using matrices, solve the following system of equations
x + y + z=1,
x−2 y +3 z=2,

x−3 y +5 z=3 [ 1
Ans : , 0 ,
2
1
2 ]
45. Using matrices, solve the following system of equations
3 x−2 y +3 z=8,
2 x+ y−z=1,
4 x−3 y +2 z=4 [ Ans :1 , 2 ,3 ]
46. Using matrices, solve the following system of equations
x + y + z=6 ,
x +2 z =7,
3 x+ y+ z=12 [ Ans :3 ,1 , 2 ]

[ ]
3 2 1
47. If A= 4 −1 2 , then find A−1. Hence, solve the following system of equations
7 3 −3
3 x+ 2 y + z=6,
4 x− y +2 z=5,
7 x +3 y−3 z=7

[ [ ] ]
−3 9 5
−1 1
Ans : A = 26 −16 −2 ; x=1 , y=1 , z =1
62
5 5 −11
 [ ] [ ]
1 −1 0 2 2 −4
48. If A= 2 3 4 and B= −4 2 −4 , then find AB. Use this to solve the system of equations
0 1 2 2 −1 5
x− y =3,
2 x+3 y + 4 z=17 ,
y +2 z=7 [ Ans : AB=6 I ∧ x=2 , y =−1 , z=4 ]

[ ]
−4 1
8
49. If A= 10 0 6 , then find A−1 and hence solve the following system of equations
8 1 6
8 x−4 y + z=5,
10 x+ 6 z=4 ,
5
8 x + y +6 z=
2

[ [ ] ]
−6 25 −24
1 1
Ans : A−1= −12 40 −38 ; x=1, y= , z=−1
10 2
10 −40 40