BHATTA SIR’S MATHS CLASSES

WORKSHEET ON MATRIX AND DETERMINANT

1 Marks Questions
Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Find the matrix A², where A = [aij] is a 2 x 2 matrix whose elements are given by aij =
maximum (i, j) – minimum (i, j)

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

𝑥 0 4 0
3. If A = [ ] and B [ ], then the value of x for which A² = B is
1 1 −1 1
(a) -2 (b) 2 (c) 2 or -2 (d) 4

4. The product of matrix P and Q is equal to a diagonal matrix. If the order of matrix Q is
3 x 2, then the order of matrix P is

(a) 2 x 2 (b) 3 x 3 (c) 2 x 3 (d) 3 x 2

1 2 5
5. If x [ ] + y [ ]= [ ], then
2 5 9

(a) x = 1, y = 2 (b) x = 2, y = 1 (c) x = 1, y = -1 (d) x = 3, y = 2

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

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

7. If A is a square matrix and A² = A, then (I + A)² - 3A is equal to

(a) I (b) A (c) 2A (d) 3I

8. A and B are square matrices of same order.
If (A + B)² = A² + B²,

(a) AB = BA (b) AB = -BA (c) AB = 0 (d) BA = 0

1 0 𝑥 0
9. If A = [ ], B = [ ] and A = B², then x equals
2 0 1 1
(a) ±1 (b) -1 (c) 1 (d) 2

1, when i ≠ j
10. If A = [aij] is a square matrix of order 2 such that aij = { ,then A² is
0, when i = j
1 0 1 1 1 1 1 0
(a)[ ] (b) [ ] (c) [ ] (d) [ ]
1 0 0 0 1 0 0 1

2𝑖 + 3𝑗, 𝑖 < 𝑗
11. A matrix A = [aij ]3x3 is defined by aij = { 5, 𝑖 = 𝑗.
3𝑖 − 2𝑗, 𝑖 > 𝑗

The number of elements in A which are more than 5, is

(a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 5 (d) 6

3 2
12. If A = [2 -3 4], B = [2], X = [1 2 3] and Y = [3], then AB + XY is equal to
2 4
(a) [28] (b) [24] (c) 28 (d) 24
𝑎 𝑐 −1
13. If A = [𝑏 0 5 ] is a skew-symmetric matrix, then the value of 2a - (b + c) is
1 −5 0
(a) 0 (b) 1 (c) -10 (d) 10

5 𝑥
14. If A =[ ] and A = AT, where AT is the transpose of the matrix A, then
𝑦 0

(a) x = 0, y = 5 (b) x = y (c) x + y = 5 (d) x = 5, y = 0

15. If A is a 3 x 4 matrix and B is a matrix such that A'B and AB' are both defined,
then the order of the matrix B is
(a) 3 x 4 (b) 3 x 3 (c) 4 x 4 (d) 4 x 3

16. If a matrix A = [ 1 2 3 ], then the matrix AA' (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]
0 0 3 3 1 2

1 0 1 1
17. If A = [ ] and B = [ ], then B' A' is equal to
0 0 0 0

1 1 1 0 1 1 0 0
(a) [ ] (b) [ ] (c) [ ] (d) [ ]
0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0
π cos 𝑥 sin 𝑥
18. For what value of x ∈ [0, ], is A + A' = √3I, where A = [ ]?
2 − sin 𝑥 cos 𝑥

π π π
(a) (b) (c) 0 (d)
3 6 2

1 4 𝑥
19. 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

20. 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

21. Let A be a skew-symmetric matrix of order 3. If |A| = x, then (2023)x is equal to

1
(a) 2023 (b) (c) (2023)2 (d) 1
2023

1 2 1
22. 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}

23. Let A be the area of a triangle having vertices (x1, y1), (x2, y2) and (x3, y3).
Which of the following is correct?

𝑥1 𝑦1 1 𝑥1 𝑦1 1
(a)|𝑥2 𝑦2 1| = ± A (b) |𝑥2 𝑦2 1|= ± 2A
𝑥3 𝑦3 1 𝑥3 𝑦3 1
𝑥1 𝑦1 1 𝑥1 𝑦1 12
𝐴
(c) |𝑥2 𝑦2 1|= ± (d) |𝑥2 𝑦2 1| = A 2
2
𝑥3 𝑦3 1 𝑥3 𝑦3 1

24. If the area of the triangle with vertices (-3, 0), (3, 0) and (0, k) is 9 sq units, then the
value's of k will be

(a) 9 (b) ±3 (c) -9 (d) 6

2 4 2𝑥 4
25. If | |=| |, then the possible value(s) of x is/are
5 1 6 𝑥
(a) 3 (b) √3 (c) -√3 (d) √3, -√3

1 𝑠𝑖𝑛 α 1
26. Let A = [−𝑠𝑖𝑛 α 1 𝑠𝑖𝑛 α], where 0 ≤ α ≤ 2π, then
−1 −𝑠𝑖𝑛 α 1
(a) |A| = 0 (b) |A| ∈ (2, ∞) (c) |A| ∈ (2, 4) (d) |A| ∈ [2, 4]

27. If A is a square matrix of order 3 such that the value of |adj A| = 8,

then the value of |AT| is

(a) √2 (b) −√2 (c) 8 (d) 2√2

2 −1 1
28. For the matrix A = [ λ 2 0] to be invertible, the value of λ is
1 −2 3

(a) 0 (b) 10 (c) R − {10} (d) R − {−10}

 7 −3 −3 1 3 3
29. If inverse of matrix [−1 1 0 ] is the matrix [1 λ 3], then the value of λ is
−1 0 1 1 3 4

(a) −4 (b) 1 (c) 3 (d) 4

3 0 0
30. If A (adj A) = [0 3 0], then the value of |A| + |adj A| is equal to
0 0 3
(a) 12 (b) 9 (c) 3 (d) 27

31. Let A be a 3 × 3 matrix such that |adj A| = 64. Then, |A| is equal to
(a) 8 only (b) −8 only (c) 64 (d) 8 or −8

32. If for a square matrix A, A² − 3A + I = O and A⁻¹ = xA + yI,

then the value of x + y is
(a) −2 (b) 2 (c) 3 (d) −3

33. If for a square matrix A, A² − A + I = O, then A⁻¹ equals

(a) A (b) A + I (c) I − A (d) A – I

34. Given that A is a square matrix of order 3 and |A| = −2, then |adj (2A)| is equal to
(a) −2⁶ (b) 4 (c) −2⁸ (d) 2⁸

1 −1 0 2 2 −4
35. If A = [2 3 4] and B = [−4 2 −4], then
0 1 2 2 −1 5

(a) A⁻¹ = B (b) A⁻¹ = 6B (c) B⁻¹ = B (d) B⁻¹ = (1/6)A

36. If A is a square matrix of order 3, such that A(adj A) = 10I, then |adj A| is equal to

(a) 1 (b) 10 (c) 100 (d) 10I

 𝑎 0 0
37. If A = [0 𝑎 0], then det(adj A) equals
0 0 𝑎

(a) a²⁷ (b) a⁹ (c) a⁶ (d) a²

• Very short answer:

8 0
1. If for any 2 x 2 square matrix A, A(adj A) = [ ], then write the value of |A|.
0 8
2. For what values of k, the system of linear equations
x+y+z=2
2x + y - z = 3
3x + 2y + kz = 4

has a unique solution?

1 0 −1 1
3. If A + B = [ ] and A - 2B = [ ], then find the value of A.
1 1 0 −1

4. If A is a square matrix such that A² = I,

then find the simplified value of (A - I)³ + (A + I)³ - 7A.
5. Write the number of all possible matrices of order 2 x 2 with each entry 1, 2 or 3.

−1 0 −1 1
6. If [2 1 3][−1 1 0 ] [ 0 ]= A, then write the order of matrix A.
0 1 1 −1

7. Write the element a23 of a 3 x 3 matrix A = [aij], whose elements aij

|𝑖−𝑗|
are given by aij =
2

2 −2
8. If matrix A = [ ] and A2 = pA, then write the value of p.
−2 2

1 2 2
9. 10. If A =[ 2 1 𝑥 ] is a matrix satisfying AA' = 9I, then find x.
−2 2 −1
 3 5
10. If A = ( ) is written as A = P + Q, where P is a symmetric matrix
7 9
and Q is skew-symmetric matrix, then write the matrix P.

11. Let A = [aij] be a square matrix of order 3 x 3 and |A| = -7.

Find the value of a11A12 + a12 A22 + a13 +A23, where Aij is the cofactor of element aij.

12. A and B are square matrices of order 3 each, |A| = 2 and |B| = 3. Find |3AB|.

1 1 1
13. Find the maximum value of |1 1 + 𝑠𝑖𝑛θ 1 |
1 1 1 + 𝑐𝑜𝑠θ

2(𝑥 + 1) 2𝑥
14. For what value of x, A =[ ] is a singular matrix?
𝑥 𝑥−2

• 2 Marks Questions

4 2
1. If A = [ ], then show that (A - 2I)(A - 3I) = O.
−1 1

2. Find a matrix A such that 2A - 3B + 5C = O,

−2 2 0 2 0 −2
where B = [ ] and C = [ ].
3 1 4 7 1 6

𝑝 2
3. If A= [ ] and |𝐴3 |=125, then find the value of p.
2 𝑝

4. Show that all the diagonal elements of a skew-symmetric matrix are zero.

3 1
5. If A = [ ], show that A² - 5A + 7I = O. Hence, find A⁻¹.
−1 2

2 −3
6. Given A =[ ], compute A⁻¹ and show that 2A⁻¹ = 9I - A.
−4 7
−3 2
7. Find the inverse of the matrix [ ]. Hence, find the matrix P satisfying the matrix
5 −3

−3 2 1 2
equation P [ ] = [ ].
5 −3 2 −1
• 3 Marks Questions

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

• 4 Marks Questions

2 −1 −1 −8
1. Find matrix A such that [ 1 0] A=[ 1 −2 ]
−3 4 9 22

−1 −2 −2
2. Find the adjoint of the matrix A = [ 2 1 −2]and hence
2 −2 1
show that A (adj A) = |A|I3.
2 3 1 −2
3. If A = [ ], B = [ ], verify that (AB)⁻¹ = B⁻¹A⁻¹.
1 −4 −1 3

• 5 Marks Questions

𝑐𝑜𝑠 α −𝑠𝑖𝑛 α 0
1. If f (α) = [ 𝑠𝑖𝑛 α 𝑐𝑜𝑠 α 0], prove that f (α) · f (-β) = f (α - β).
0 0 1

1 2 3
2. If A = [ 2 0 −3 ], then find A⁻¹ and hence solve the following system of equations:
1 2 0
x + 2y - 3z = 1
2x - 3z = 2
x + 2y = 3
 1 2 −3 −6 17 13
3. Find the product of the matrices [2 3 2] [ 14 5 −8 ]
3 −3 −4 −15 9 −1
and hence solve the system of linear equations:

x + 2y - 3z = -4
2x + 3y + 2z = 2
3x - 3y - 4z = 11

1 2 −2 3 −1 1
4. If A = [−1 3 0], and B⁻¹ = [−15 6 −5], find (AB)⁻¹.
0 −2 1 5 −2 2

3 2
5. If A = [ ], then find A⁻¹ and use it to solve the following system of equations:
5 −7
3x + 5y = 11, 2x - 7y = -3.

6. Solve the following system of equations by matrix method:

x + 2y + 3z = 6
2x - y + z = 2
3x + 2y - 2z = 3

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

8. Using matrix method, solve the following system of equations:

2 3 10 4 6 5 6 9 20
+𝑦+ = 4, 𝑥 − 𝑦 + 𝑧 = 1𝑎𝑛𝑑 +𝑦− = 2, x, y, z ≠ 0.
𝑥 𝑧 𝑥 𝑧
 9. Evaluate the product AB, where

1 −1 −0 2 2 −4
A =[ 2 3 4 ] and B =[−4 2 −4]
0 1 2 2 −1 5
Hence, solve the system of linear equations: x - y = 3, 2x + 3y + 4z = 17, y + 2z = 7
Answer key
1. (a)
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3. (c)
4. (c)
5. (b)
6. (b)
7. (a)
8. (b)
9. (C)
10. (d)
11. (b)
12. (b)
13. (a)
14. (a)
15. (B)
16. (a)
17. (d)
18. (b)
19. (b)
20. (d)
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22. (d)
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