MATRICES

SET-A

(previous year board questions)

Q 1 (i) A matrix have 24 elements .write all possible orders.

(ii)** How many matrices of order 3×3 can be made with each entry 0 or 1.
(iii) How many matrices of order 2×3 can be made with each entry can be 2 or 3 or 4.
(iv) Form a 3×2 matrix if 𝑎𝑖𝑗= |𝑖−2𝑗| .
2

𝑖 + 𝑗 𝑖𝑓 𝑖 ≤ 𝑗
(v)* Form a 4×3 matrix if 𝑎𝑖𝑗 = { .
𝑖 − 𝑗 𝑖𝑓 𝑖 > 𝑗
2 3  2  2
Q 2 (i)* Find the matrices X and Y if 2X+3Y=[ ] and 3X+2Y=  
4 0  1 5 
(ii) A= dia(1,-1,2) and B=dia(2,3,-1) then find 3A+4B.
1 2
(iii)* Find a matrix “X” such that 2A+B+X is a null matrix where A= [ ],
−1 3
−1 3
B=[ ].
0 −2
𝑐𝑜𝑠𝜃 𝑠𝑖𝑛𝜃 𝑠𝑖𝑛𝜃 −𝑐𝑜𝑠𝜃
(iv)* Find the value of cos𝜃 [ ] +sin𝜃 [ ]
−𝑠𝑖𝑛𝜃 𝑐𝑜𝑠𝜃 𝑐𝑜𝑠𝜃 𝑠𝑖𝑛𝜃

Q 3. Compute the following

2  3 1 
−2 1 2 3  3  1 3 
1 0  (iv)* 22 3 4

𝑎 𝑏] [𝑎 −𝑏] 1
(i)[ (ii)[ ] (iii) 
−𝑏 𝑎 𝑏 𝑎 2 3 2 3 1  
  1 0 2  3 1 
  3
1 
(v)* 2 3 42
3

cos x  sin x 0
Q 4. (i)* If f(x)=  sin x cos x 0 then show that f(x)f(y)=f(x+y).
 0 0 1

 
 0  tan
A=  2  then show that I+A=(I-A) cos   sin  
(ii)*   sin  .
 tan

0   cos  
 2 
  6 2 2 
 1 5
Q5. Express (i)*A=   (ii) A=  2 3  1
 
  1 2  2  1 3 

as the sum of a symmetric and a skew symmetric matrix.

1 
Q6. (i)* A=  2  , B= 3 4 x show that (𝐴𝐵)𝑇 =𝐵𝑇 𝐴𝑇 .
 
 3 

1 2  T T
(ii) For the matrix A=   show that A+A is symmetric and A-A is skew
 0  4 
symmetric matrix.
(iii)* If A and B are symmetric matrix then show that AB-BA is skew symmetric matrix
and AB+BA is a symmetric matrix.
cos   sin  
(iv)* A=   and A+AT =I then find the value of  .
 sin  cos  

 cos  sin  
(v) A=  then find the value of ATA.
 sin  cos  
(vi)* If A is a symmetric and a skew symmetric matrix both then show A is a zero matrix.
 3  2
Q8. (i)* Find the value of k if A=   and A2=kA-2I where I is an identity matrix.
 4  2
1 0 2   x 
(ii)* Find x if x  5  10 2 1 4 =O .
2 0 3 1 

0 2 y z 
(iii) Find the values of x,y,z if A=  x y  z  satisfy the equation ATA=I
 x  y z 

0 z  2
(iv)* 
A=  1 y 3  Find x+y+z given A is a skew symmetric matrix.
 x  3 0 

Q9**. Find the matrix A in the following cases:

1 2 3   7  8  9
(i) A  2 .
4 5 6  4 6 
1 2  2 3
(ii) A  .
3 5 1 2
 2  1  1  8  10
(iii) 1
 0  A=  1  2  5 

 3 4   9 22 15 
2  1 5 2 2 5
(iv) B=   ,C=   ,D=   find a matrix A such that DA-BC=O.
3 4 7 4   3 8
4   4 8 4
(v) 1  A=   1 2 1
   
 3    3 6 3

Q10(i)* A trust fund has rs 30000 that must be invested in 2 different bonds .The first bond

gives 5% interest per year and second bond gives 7% per year .Using matrix

multiplication find how to invest rs 30000 in both the bonds to get annual total

interest of rs 1800.
(ii)* 3 schools sold fans ,mats, plates @ rs 25,rs 100 ,rs 50 each.Find the funds
collected by each school by in the given table:

SCHOOL→ A B C
PRODUCTION↓
No of Fans 40 25 35
No of Mats 50 40 50
No of Plates 20 30 40

(iii) There are 2 families A,B .There are 4 men ,6 women,2 children in family A

and 2 men,2 women 4 children in family B. The need of calories is 2400 for men ,

1900 for women ,1800 for children and of protein 45 gm ,55 gm, 33 gm

for men,women,children respectively.By using matrix multiplication

find the total need of calories and protein for each family.

Q11(i)* Show that all the elements of diagonal of a skew symmetric matrix are zero.

(ii)* Show that every square matrix can be expressed as a sum of a symmetric and skew

symmetric matrix.
Q12 (i)* A is asquare matrix such that A2=A then find the value of (I+A)3-7A.

(ii)* X,Y,Z,W,P are the matrices of order 2×n,3×k,2×p,n×3 and p×k then show PY+WY

will be defind if k=3 and p=n.

Q13. (i)* Show if A is a symmetric matrix then A+AT is symmetric and

A-AT is a skew symmetric matrix.

(ii) Show BTAB is symmetric or skew symmetric according to A is symmetric or skew

symmetric.
 2 3
Q14. A 2 5
 show A is a root of the equation of x -4x+7=0 .using this result find A .
  1 2 
Q15. Show by principle of mathematical induction for all n ∈ N
3  4 1  2n  4n 
(i)Given A=  and show A n =  .

1  1  n 1  2n

 cos  sin    cos n sin n 

(ii)*Given A=   and show A n =  .
 sin  cos    sin n cos n 

SET-B
2 2 2
Q1. (i)* Given AB=BA then show that (A+B) =A +B +2AB
(ii) If A2-B2=(A+B)(A-B) then find the condition for the given statement to be true.

Q2. Order of matrix A=m×n then find the order of the matrix B given that AB T and BTA are both
well defined.

0 x  16
Q3. (i) A=   find A .
 0 0 

1  1 2 1
 Then show that (A+B) ≠A +B +2AB.
2 2 2
(ii) A=   ,B= 
 2 3   1 0 

 0 1 0
 Find the value of  if A =B.
2
Q4 (i) A=  B= 
1 1 5 1 
 0 a 3 
(ii)* A= 2 b  1 Find the values of a+b+c if A is a skew symmetric matrix.
 
c 1 0 

HOTS

Q1. Give the examples of matrices A,B,C such that AB=AC where A≠0,B≠C.

Q2. Give examples of matrices A,B such that AB=0 but A≠0,B≠0.

Q3. A is a skew symmetric matrix then show A2 is a symmetric and A7 is a skew symmetric
matrix.

1  1 a 1 
b 1 Find the values of a,b if (A+B) =A +B ,hence find a11b11  a22b22 .
2 2 2
Q4. A=   ,B=
 2  1  

 0 1 2
Q5. A=   Find x,y if (xI +yA) = A.
  1 0 

ANSWERS (SET-A)

1 / 2 3 / 2
 1 
1(i) 1×24, 24×1, 2×12, 12×2, 3×8, 8×3, 4×6, 6×4. (ii) 512 (iii) 729 (iv)  0
1 / 2 1 / 2 
2 3 4
1 4 5

(v) 2 1 6
 
3 2 1
11 0 0
 2 / 5  12 / 5  2 / 5 13 / 5    1  7 
2(i) X=  11 / 5 3  , Y= 14 / 5  2  (ii)  0 9 0 (iii) X=  2  4 (iv) I 22
    0 0 2  

2 3 4 
  3  4 1 14  6  
3(i) (a  b ) I 22
2 2
(ii)  8 13 9 (iii)  4 5  (iv) 4 6 8  (v) [20]
    6 9 12
 6  2 2  0 0 0 
1 2  0 3    
5(i) A= 2 2 +  3 0 (ii) A=  2 3  1 + 0 0 0
     2  1 3  0 0 0
 
6. (iv)   (v) I
3

1 1 1
8. (i) k=1 (ii)  4 3 (iii) x   , y , z (iv) 3
2 6 3

1  2  1 1 1  2  5  191  110
9. (i)    3 4  1 2 1
2 0 
 (ii)
 1 0
(iii)
 0  (iv)  77
 44  (v)

10. (i) 15000 , 15000 (ii) A =Rs 7000 ,B=Rs 6125 ,C=Rs 7875

(iii) A→24600,576 , B→15800 ,332

12. (i) Identity matrix

118  93 
14..  31  118
 

ANSWERS (SET-B)

1. AB=BA 2. m×n 3(i) null matrix of order 2.

4(i) does not exists

(ii) -5

ANSWERS (HOTS)

(4) a=1,b=4 and the value is 2.

1 i
(5) x, y   OR x, y  
2 2