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CHAPTER -3
Matrices
1 2 5 19 −7
5
In the matrix A =[ 35 −2
2
12 ] write:
√3 1 −5 17
1. The order of the matrix,
2. The number of elements,
3. Write the elements a13 , a 21 , a 33 , a 24 , a 23 .
2 If a matrix has 24 elements, what are possible orders it can have? What, if it has
13 elements?
3 Find the values of x, y, and z from the following equation:
𝑥+𝑦+𝑧 9
[ 𝑥 + 𝑧 ] = [5]
𝑦+𝑧 7
4 Find the values of a, b, c and d from the
𝑎 − 𝑏 2𝑎 + 𝑐 −1 5
equation[ ]=[ ].
2𝑎 − 𝑏 3𝑐 + 𝑑 0 13
5 A = [ a𝑖𝑗 ]𝑚×𝑛 is a square matrix, if
a) m = n b) m > nc) m<n d) m≠ n
6 The number of all possible matrices of order3 × 3 with each entry 0 or1 is
a) 18 b) 27 c) 512 d) 81
7 Find the values of x, y, and z from the following equation:
𝑥+𝑦 2 6 2
[ ]=[ ]
5+𝑧 𝑥𝑦 5 8
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8 Find the values of x, y, and z from the following equation:
4 3 𝑦 𝑧
[ ]=[ ]
𝑥 5 1 5
1
9 Construct a 3× 4 matrix, whose elements are given by aij = |−3𝑖 + 𝑗|
2
10 Construct a 3× 4 matrix, whose elements are given bya 𝑖𝑗 = 2i - j
2 2 2
11 Compute[cos2 𝑥 sin 2𝑥 ] + [ sin 2𝑥 cos2 𝑥]
sin 𝑥 cos 𝑥 cos 𝑥 sin2 𝑥
12 Compute the indicated product
1
[2] [2 3 4]
3
13 7 0 3 0
Find X and Y, if X + Y = [ ] 𝑎𝑛𝑑X − Y = [ ]
2 5 0 3
14 2 3 2 −2
Find X and Y, if 2X + 3Y = [ ] 𝑎𝑛𝑑3X + 2Y = [ ]
4 0 −1 5
15 3 2 1 0
Find X, if Y =[ ] 𝑎𝑛𝑑2X + Y = [ ]
1 4 −3 2
16 1 3 𝑦 0 5 6
Find x and y, if2 [ ]+[ ]=[ ].
0 𝑥 1 2 1 8
17 𝑥 𝑧 1 −1 3 5
Solve the equation for x, y, z and t if 2 [𝑦 𝑡 ] + 3 [ ] = 3[ ].
0 2 4 6
18 2 −1 10
If 𝑥 [ ] + 𝑦 [ ] = [ ] , find the values of x and y.
3 1 5
19 2 0 1
2
Find A - 5A + 6I if 𝐴 = [2 1 3] .
1 −1 0
20 1 0 2
If𝐴 = [0 2 1] , prove that A 3 - 6A 2 + 7A + 2I = 0.
2 0 3
21 3 −2 1 0
If𝐴 = [ ]&𝐼 =[ ] ; Find k, So that A 2 = kA - 2I.
4 −2 0 1
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22 𝑥 𝑦 𝑥 6 4 𝑥+𝑦
Given:3 [ ]=[ ]+[ ] , find the values of x, y, z and
𝑧 𝑤 −1 2𝑤 𝑧+𝑤 3
w.
23 −1 2 3 −4 1 −5
If A =[ 5 7 9] and B = [ 1 2 0] ,then verify (A + B) ’ = A ’ + B ’ ,
−2 1 1 1 3 1
24 For the matrices, A and B, verify that (AB)’ = B’A’ ,
1
where𝐴 = [−4] , 𝐵 = [−1 2 1]
3
25 For the matrices, A and B, verify that (AB’ = B’ A’ ,
0
where𝐴 = [1] , 𝐵 = [1 5 7]
2
26 cos𝛼 sin𝛼
If𝐴 = [ ] ,then verify that A ’ A = I
−sin𝛼 cos𝛼
27 Express matrixas the sum of a symmetric and a skew - symmetric
6 −2 2
matrix:[−2 3 −1]
2 −1 3
28 If A, B are symmetric matrices of same order, then AB – BA is a
a) Identity matrix b) Symmetric matrix
c) Zero matrix d) Skew symmetric matrix
29 cos𝛼 −sin𝛼
IfA =[ ] , and A + A’ = I, if the value of 𝛼 is
sin𝛼 cos𝛼
3𝜋 𝜋 𝜋
a) 𝜋 b) c) d)
2 6 3
30 Matrices A and B will be inverse of each other only if
a) AB = BA = I b) AB = 0, BA = I
c) AB = BA d) AB = BA = 0
31 If a matrix has 8 elements, what are the possible orders it can have?
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32 Construct a 3× 2 matrix whose elements are given by 𝑎𝑖𝑗 = |𝑖 − 3𝑗|
2
33 Find the value of a, b, c and d from the following equation:
2𝑎 + 𝑏 𝑎 − 2𝑏 4 −3
[ ]=[ ]
5𝑐 − 𝑑 4𝑐 + 3𝑑 11 24
34 −2
If𝐴 = [ 4 ] , 𝐵 = [1 3 −6] ; Verify that (AB)’ = B’A’.
5
35 2 −2 −4
Express the matrix𝐵 = [−1 3 4 ] as the sum of a symmetric and a skew -
1 −2 −3
symmetric matrix.
36 Let𝐴 = [
2 −1
], 𝐵 = [
5 2
], 𝐶 = [
2 5
] . Find a matrix D such that CD -
3 4 7 4 3 8
AB = 0
37 0 2𝑦 𝑧
Find the values of x, y, z if the matrix𝐴 = [𝑥 𝑦 −𝑧] satisfythe equation
𝑥 −𝑦 𝑧
A’A = I.
38 1 2 0 0
For what values of x:[1 2 1] [2 0 1] [2] = 0.
1 0 2 𝑥
39 3 1
If𝐴 = [ ] show that A 2 - 5A + 7I = 0.
−1 2
40 1 0 2 𝑥
Find x, if[𝑥 −5 −1] [0 2 1] [4] = 0
2 0 3 1
41 123 −7 −8 −9
Find the matrix X so that 𝑋 [ ]=[ ]
456 2 4 6
42 𝛼 𝛽
If𝐴 = [ ] is such that A 2 = I, then
𝛾 −𝛼
a) 1 + 𝛼 2 − 𝛽𝛾 = 0 b) 1 − 𝛼 2 + 𝛽𝛾 = 0
c) 1 − 𝛼 2 − 𝛽𝛾 = 0 d) 1 + 𝛼 2 + 𝛽𝛾 = 0
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43 If the matrix A is both symmetric and skew symmetric, then
a) A is a non - zeromatrix
b) A is a zero matrix
c) A is a square matrix
d) A is a diagonal matrix
44 If A is square matrix such that A2 = A, then (I + A) 3 – 7 A is equal to
a) I - A b) A c) I d) 3A
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