Questions for Practice
Objective Type Questions
1. Choose and write the corect option in each of the following questions.
) The product ab a is equal to (CBSE 2023 (65/4/1)
(a+b} o
s then value of yis
(a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 2 (d) 5
(iii) If A is a square matrix and A = A, then (I + A) - 3A is equal to [CBSE 2023 (65/4/1)
(a) I (b) A (c) 2A (d) 31
3 2
(io) The A=2 -3 4), B=2,x=(1
2
2 3] and y =|3\then AB +XYequals
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(a) (28] (b) (24] (c) 28 (d) 24
,then (CBSE 2023 (65/4/1)
(a) x=1, y=2 (6) x = 2, y=1 (c) x=1,y=-1 (d) x=3,y=2
(vi) If a matrix A = [1 2 3], then the matrix AA' (where A' is the transpose of A) is
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0 0| |1 2 3
(a) 14 (0) 0 2 o (c) 2 3 1 (d) [14)
3 1 2
(vi) For any two matrices A and B, we have
(a) AB = BA (b) AB BA (c) AB =0 (d) None of these
(vii) If a matrix A is both symmetric and skew symmetric, then Ais necessarily a
(a) diagonal matrix (b) zero matrix (c) square matrix (d) identity matrix
Conceptual Questions
2. For a2x2 matrix, A=(az), whose elements are given by a, - write the value of ay
[CBSE Delhi 2011
3. Write the order of the product matrix. [CBSE (F) 2011
3 4]
3
4. From the following matrix equation, ind the value of x
(CBSE (F) 2010
5.
3then find the value of y (CBSE (F) 2009
6. Write a square matrix of order 2, which is both symmetric and skew symmetric. [CBSE (F) 2010]
7. If matrix A = [1 2 3], then write AA', where A' is the transpose of matrix A. [CBSE Delhi 2009]
-3
8. If the matrix A=|2 0 is skew symmetric, find the values of 'a' and 'b'. (CBSE 2018]
1 0
9. IfA is a square matrix such that A = A, then write the value of (| + A-7A. [CBSE (A) 2014]
10. If a matrix has 5 elements, write all possible orders it can have. [CBSE (AI) 2011]
11. Write the element a,g of a 3 x3 matrix A= (a) whose elements a, are givern by a, = 2
[CBSE Delhi 2015]
12. Write the number of all possible matrices of order 2 x 2 with each entry 1, 2 or 3.
[CBSE Central 2016]
Very Short Answer Questions
13. Find a matrix A such that 2A - 3B+ 5C=0, where
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3a
14.
fA
-%and kA =2athen find the value of k,aand b. (CBSE 2019 (65/3/1))
15. Express A =|2 as a sum of a symmetric and a skew-symmetric matrix. [CBSE 2019 (65/3/1))
16. Solve the following matrix equation for x: (x [CBSE Delhi 2014]
17. [CBSE Delhi 2014]
18.
3 A then find (3A - B). [CBSE Guwahati 2015]
19. 6 then write the value of x. [CBSE Delhi 2012]
20. If matrix A -33a
= -3
and A' =A, then write the value of . [CBSE (A) 2013]
2
21. If matrix A = and A' = pA, then write the value of p. [CBSE (AI) 2013]
Short Answer Questions
22. Given matrix A=find f\A), iffr) =2r*-3r+5.
1 0 2
23. If A=0 2 1 ,then show that A' -6A'+7A + 21=0.
|2 0 3
2 3 1]
24. Express the matrix 1 -1 2|as the sum of a symmetric and a skew symmetric matrix.
4 1 2|
[2 0 1]
25. 13, then find the value of A-3A + 21. [CBSE (AI) 2010]
-1 0