Class 12 Mathematics Test
(Matrices and Determinants)
Section A: Multiple Choice Questions (4 × 1 = 4 Marks)
1. If A=[ ]
1 2
3 4
then the transpose of A is:
a) [ ] b) [ [ 12 34] [ 24 13]
2 1]
1 3 4 3
c) d)
2 4
2. If A is a 2×2 matrix such that A² = I, then A⁻¹ is:
a) A b) –A c) I d) 0
3. The determinant of matrix
2 3
1 4 [ ] is:
a) 11 b) 5 c) -5 d) 10
4. If A is a square matrix of order 3 and |A| = 2, then |3A| is:
a) 6 b) 18 c) 54 d) 27
Section B: Short Answer Type I (4 × 2 = 6 Marks)
5. Find the inverse of matrix A =
1 3
2 4 [ ]
using the formula for 2×2 matrices.
6. If A = [ 20 03] and B = [ 12 45] , find AB and BA.
7. The area of a triangle with vertices (– 3 ,0),(3 , 0)∧(0 , k ) is 18 sq units. Find the value
of k
[ ]
−1 2 −3
8. Evaluate the determinant of the matrix: 4 5 6
7 8 0
Section C: Short Answer Type II (3 × 3 = 9 Marks)
8. Solve for x: |x 1 |2 x| = 5.
9. Find the adjoint of the matrix [[1, 2], [3, 4]].
Section D: Long Answer Type (1 × 5 = 5 Marks)
[ ]
3 0 2
10. Find the inverse of the matrix 2 1 0 .
1 4 2