EKYA SCHOOLS/CMR NATIONAL PUBLIC SCHOOL
UNIT: MATRICES AND DETERMINANATS
TIME: 50 MIN. MARKS:30
GRADE XII: CBSE
General Instructions:
(i). All questions are compulsory.
(ii). This question paper contains 12 questions (Q1 to Q10 - 2 Marks and Q11 to Q12 -5 Marks)
.
Q1. Write the as a single matrix:
2 −1 5
[1 −2 3] [0 2 4] − [2 −5 7]
7 5 0
3 −2
Q2. If A = [ ] , 𝑡ℎ𝑒𝑛 𝑓𝑖𝑛𝑑 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑣𝑎𝑙𝑢𝑒 𝑜𝑓 𝑘 𝑠𝑜 𝑡ℎ𝑎𝑡 𝐴2 = 𝑘𝐴 − 2𝐼
4 −2
2 1 −1
Q3. Find the integral value of x if [𝑥 4 −1] [1 0 0 ] [𝑥 4 −1]𝑇 = 𝑂
2 2 4
Q4. Express each of the matrix as sum of a symmetric and a skew symmetric matrices:
[3 5 ]
1 −1
𝑥2 𝑥 1
Q5. Find the integral value(s) of x if | 0 2 1| = 28
3 1 4
𝑎 𝑏−𝑐 𝑐+𝑏
Q6. Show that |𝑎 + 𝑐 𝑏 𝑐 − 𝑎| = (𝑎 + 𝑏 + 𝑐 )(𝑎2 + 𝑏2 + 𝑐 2 )
𝑎−𝑏 𝑏+𝑎 𝑐
𝑥+4 2 𝑥 2𝑥 − 1
Q7. if A = [ ] 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝐵 = [ ] and |𝐴𝐵| = 12, find the value(s) of x.
3 1 2 5
Q8. If |𝐴| = |𝑎𝑖𝑗 | is a 3X3 determinant and 𝐴𝑖𝑗 ′𝑠 denote the cofactors of the corresponding
elements 𝑎𝑖𝑗 ′𝑠, then write the value of
i. 𝑎11 𝐴11 + 𝑎12 𝐴12 + 𝑎13 𝐴13
ii. 𝑎12 𝐴12 + 𝑎22 𝐴22 + 𝑎32 𝐴32
iii. 𝑎21 𝐴21 +𝑎22 𝐴12 + 𝑎23 𝐴13
iv. 𝑎11 𝐴13 + 𝑎21 𝐴23 + 𝑎31 𝐴33
2 𝑘]
Q9. For what value of k, the matrix [ has no inverse?
3 5
𝑎 0 0
Q10. If A= [0 𝑎 0], find |A adjA|
0 0 𝑎
Q11. Solve the following system of equations using matrices:
2 3 10 4 6 5 6 9 20
+ 𝑦 + 𝑧 = 4, 𝑥 − 𝑦 + 𝑧 = 1, 𝑥 + 𝑦 − 𝑧 = 2; 𝑥, 𝑦, 𝑧 ≠ 0
𝑥
1 𝑠𝑖𝑛𝑥 1
Q12. If x is a real number, then show that |−𝑠𝑖𝑛𝑥 1 𝑠𝑖𝑛𝑥 | lies between 2 and 4(both
−1 −𝑠𝑖𝑛𝑥 1
inclusive).