Class XII – Mathematics
Chapter: Matrices
Time: 1 Hour Maximum Marks: 30
SECTION A
(MCQs – 1 mark each)
1. If
A = [ 1 2 ]
[ 3 4 ]
then |A| =
(a) -2
(b) 2
(c) 10
(d) 5
2. If A is a square matrix of order 3, then the order of A + A■ is:
(a) 2×2
(b) 3×3
(c) 1×3
(d) 3×1
3. If A is a skew-symmetric matrix, then aii =
(a) 1
(b) -1
(c) 0
(d) 2
4. Find the order of matrix AB where A is a matrix of order 2×3 and B is a matrix of order 3×2.
(a) 2×2
(b) 3×3
(c) 2×3
(d) 3×2
SECTION B
(2 marks each)
5. Find the transpose of
A = [ 2 -1 3 ]
[ 4 0 5 ]
6. If
A = [ 1 2 ]
[ 3 4 ]
B = [ 2 0 ]
[ 1 5 ]
find AB.
7. Show that the matrix
A = [ 0 3 ]
[ -3 0 ]
is skew-symmetric.
8. If
[ x+y 2 ] [ 7 2 ]
[ 3 x-y ] = [ 3 1 ]
find the values of x and y.
SECTION C
(3 marks each)
9. If
A = [ 1 2 ]
[ 0 1 ]
B = [ 2 1 ]
[ 3 0 ]
find:
(i) A² + B²
(ii) AB - BA
10. Verify that
(A + B)■ = A■ + B■
for
A = [ 1 2 ]
[ 3 4 ]
B = [ 0 1 ]
[ 2 3 ]
SECTION D
(4 marks each)
11. If
A = [ 1 2 0 ]
[ 0 1 3 ]
[ 2 0 1 ]
verify that
A³ - 3A² - 11A - 18I = 0
using Cayley-Hamilton Theorem.
12. If
A = [ 1 2 0 ]
[ 0 1 3 ]
[ 2 1 1 ]
B = [ 2 0 1 ]
[ 1 3 2 ]
[ 0 1 1 ]
verify that
(AB)■ = B■A■
13. Let
A = [ 1 0 2 ]
[ -1 3 1 ]
B = [ 3 1 ]
[ 2 1 ]
[ 1 0 ]
Find AB and BA.