A Multiple Choice Questions

6 -3 cos0 0
1. IfA = 4 3 2 then co-factors of 2nd row are 7. The value of det A, where A = -cos 0 - cos 0
4 -7 3 -1 -cos 0 1

(a) 3, -3, 11 (b) 3, 3, 11 lies

(c) -3, 3, -11 (d) -3, -3, 11. (a) in the closed interval [1, 2]
(b) in the closed interval [0, 1]
4 20 (c) in the open interval (0, 1)
2. The solution set of the equation |1. -2 5 = 0 is
() in the open interval (1, 2).
|1 2x 5x|
8. If A then adj. A is equal to
(a) {1, 2} (6) {-1, 2}
(c) {1, -2} (a) {-1, -2).
(b)
1 sin 9 1
3. Let A =-sin 0 1 sin . Then A lies in the in
-1 -sin

terval
1 0
(a) (2, 3] (b) (3, 4] 9. Let A = 5 2 0. then Adj. A is
(c) [2, 4] () (2, 4).
-1 6
sin 30 -2 3
(2 -5 32 2 0 0
4. The value of 0 satisfying cos 20 -7| = 0 is
(a)0 1 -6 (b) -5 1 0
2 14 -11
0 0 -2) 32 -6 2

(a) (b) n n +
2 6
-1
(c) -5 -2 0 (d) none of these.
(c) 2 nn +
6
1 -6 -1)
(d) nn + (-1" (n e ) or 0 = nn.
10. If A= then A- is given by
5. If A is square matrix of order 3 and entries of A are
positive integers, then| A| is
(a) different from zero (b) 0
(d) an arbitrary integer (-5 -2) 11
(c) positive (a) (b)
-3 3
3 7 11 11
6. If S is one root of the equation 2 -2 = 0, then the
|7 8 5

other two roots of the equation are 11

-211 (d)
5
(c) 1 3 -1)
(a) -2, 7 (v) -2, -7 3
() 2, -7. 11 11
(c) 2, 7
 matrix. I
MuinemQis X
L Let A is a 3 x 3 matrix and B is its adjoint 20. The system of equations
|B| = 64, then |A| = 3r + y -z= 0
(a) + 2 (b) + 4 5x + 2 y-3z = 2
(C) + 8 (d) t 12. 15x + 6y - 9z = 5 has
12, If A is a 3 x 3 matrix such that 5 adj A| = 5. then
(a) a unique solution (b) two distinct solutions
|A|is equal to
(c) no solution (d) infinitely many solutions
(b) + 5
21. The multiplicative inverse of A = |cos -sin 0
| sin is
cos 0
(c) + 1 (a) +
25 (a)-cose sin 0 cos sin 0
13. If for the matrix A, A = I, then A-! = -sin 0 (b)
-cos0 |-sin cos0
(a) A (b) A3 -cos0 -sin 0 cos sin 0
(C) A (c) (d)
(d) none of these. Sin 0 -cos 0 sin
14. If A, B are square matrices of order 3, -cos
then 22. The multiplicative inverse of the matrix
(a) Adj. (AB) = (Adj. A) (Adj. B)
(b) (A + B)- = A-! + B1 0 0 0]
A
(c) AB =0 A| = 0 or B| = 0
(d) AB =0 ’A =0 and B| =0.
a b) 0 0 07 0 1 -1]
15. If A = such that ad - bC 0, (a) 0 1 0
c d) (6) 0 -1 0
0 0 1 |-1 0 0
then A-! is
-1 0 0 0
d b)
(a) (c) -1 0
ad - bc-C a)
-1
| 0 0
d
(c) 23. If a, b, c are non-zero real numbers,
ad - bc \-c (d) none of these. then the inverse of
|a 0
(-2 the matrix A 0 b 0 is :
16. If A
-B then (A + B)-! 0 0 c

(a) =A-! + B1 (b) does not exist a! o 0

(c) is a skew symmetric matrix (a) 0
(b) abc 0
(d) none of these. 0 0 C
-1

17. The system of equations

0 0 c
X+ 2y =11 I 0 01 a 0 0
-2r - 4y = 22 has (c) 0 1 (d) 0 b 0
abc abc
(a) only one solution (6) finitely many solutions |0 0 0 0 c
(c) no solution 24. If A is singular matrix, then Adj A is
(d) infinitely many solutions.
18. The system of equations (a) singular (b) non-singular
2r + 3y=7 (c) symmetric (d) non defined.
14x + 21 v = 49 has 25. If A and B are two square matrices such that B = -A
(a) infinitely many solutions BA, the (A + B)² =
(b) a unique solution (a) 0 (b) A' + B²
(c) No solution (c) A' + 2AB + B (d) A+B.
(d) finitely many solutions.
19. The equations 2x + y =4, 3x + 2 y= 2, 26. If A - A + I = 0, then the inverse of A is
x + y = -2
have (a) A-2 (B) A + I
(a) no solution (b) one solution (c) I-A (d) A - 1
(c) two solutions (d) infinitely many solutions. (e) A.
 (c) det (B) (d) det (A)
0 0 -1|
(d) det (AB-)
27. Let A 0-1 The only correct statement about
-1 0 0 34. If A is a non-singular matrix of order 3, then
adj (adj A)is equal to
the matrix A is (b) A-!
(a) A
(a) A-! does not exist.
(b) A = (-1) I, where I is a unit matrix (d) |A|A
(c) A is a zero matrix
1
(d) A = 1. (d

28. Let A
2
and B = a, b[ N. Then 35. The inverse of asymmetric matrix is
(a) skew symmetric (b) symmetric
(c) diagonal matrix (d) none of these.
(a) there exists infinitely many B'ssuch that AB BA
(real) matrix of
(b) there cannot exist any B such that AB = BA 36. If the determinant of the adjoint of a inverse of
order 3 is 25, then the detrminant of the
(c) there exists more than one but finite number of B's the matrix is
such that AB = BA
(a) 0-2 (b) ±5
(d) there exists exactly one B such that AB =BA.
1
29. If A is an invertible matrix of order n, then the
(d) +02.
(C)
determinant of Adj A = 625
matrix such that AA' =
(6) |A|n+1 37. If A is an 3 X 3non-singular
(a) |A|"
A'A andB = A-'A', then BB'
(c) |A|-l () |A|"+2, (b) I
(a) I + B
(c) B-1 (d) (B-ly.
30. If A = and B adj (A + B) =
4y) |Adj(AdjA) =
38. If Ais a square matrix of order 3, then
then values of xand y are: (a) |A|? (6) |A|4
-2
(c) |A|8 () |A|l6,
(a) 1, 1 (b) +1, 1
-3
(d) none of these. then adi(3A' + 12A) is equal to :
(c) 1,0
values 51 84
31. Let A and A-! =rA + yI, then the [51 63| (b) 63 72
(a) 84 72
of xandy are -63
72 -84
2 2 () -63 S1|
(a) x = -84 51
11
matrix. Then which one
40. LetAbe any 3 × 3invertible
(c) x=y=i2 (d) x=:y=1 of the following is not always true ?
(a) adj. (adj. A)) = |A| (adj. Ay-l
entries are integers.
32. Let A be a square matrix all of whose (6) adj. (adj. A)) = |A|' (adj. A)-l
Then which one of the following is true ? = |A|A-1
exist (c) adj. (adj. A))
(a) If det. A = +1, then A- need not = |A|.A.
all its entries are () adj. (adj. A)
(6) If det A = +1, then A- exists but
|I -I 2|
not necessarily integers
(c) If det A # +1, then A-! exists and all its
non-integers
entries are 41. Let X =

if AX = B, then X=
2

3 2
0 1
1
and B =

E and

(d) If det A = tl, then A-I exists and all its entries
are integers.
33. If B is anon-singular matrix and A is a square matrix (b) -2
Such that B-! AB exists, then det (B-' AB) is equal to
3
(a)det (A-) (b) det (B-)
 (a) 12
sin a (h) -12
(c) 24
68. Let A -sina - sin a , where ) S« S 2n, (d) -2A
-I sin a (C.B.S.E. T1 021-i
then 75, If
(a) |A|0 (b) |A| e(2, o) tan) lan )
(c) |A| e (2, 4) (d) |A| c |2, 4]. (a) a = | h (b) a %25, h= s 2
(C. B. S.E. Sample Paper T-I 2021-22) (c) u=sin 20, b=s 2) (d)
a=Us6, h = s

76. If C, denotes the cofactuor of (C.B.S.E. T1 M21a

HA
is:
and |A= 27, then the value of a

| | -J 2
element Py of tæe nary
(a) +1 (b) +2 P 2 -3, then the value of G3 is
(c) t V5 (d) t v7. |3 2 4
(C.B.S,E. T-I 2021-22) (a) 5 (b) 24
|5 3 -1| (c) -24 (d) -5.
70. If -7 X -3 =0, then value of xis : (C,B.S.E. TH 021u
|9 6 -2 77. The system of linear equations
(a) 3 5x + ky = 5,
(b) 5
(c) 7 3x + 3y = 5;
(d) 9.
will be consistent if
(C.B. S.E. T-I 2021-22)
(a) k -3 (b) k = -5
1
(c) k = 5 (d) k+ 5.
71. If A = 1 then A-!: (C.B.S.E. TH 021-22,
59 69 -1 78. If A is a square matrix of order 3 and |A = -5, tie
(a) is A
|adj A| is
(6) is (-A) (a) '125
(c) is A2 (b) -25
(d) does not exist.
(c) 25 (d) +25.
(C.B.S.E. T-I 2021-22)
(C.B.S.E. TI 2021-2
y +k y y
72. The determinant y y +k is equal to : 79. If for the matrix A = JA'| = 125, then te
y y y+ k value of a is
(a) k(3y + k) (b) 3y + k (a) 13 (b) -3
(c) 3y + k () k(3y + k), (c) ±1 (d) 1.
(C.B.S.E. T-I 2021-22) (C.B.S. E. T-I 2021-22)
|1 -2 4| -1 2
73. If A = -1 3 80. Let matrix X = (xi| is given by X = 3 4 -5
is the adjoint of a square matrix B,
4 2 0 2 -1 3

then B is equal to : Then the matrix Y=[mijl, where m, =Minor of xij, 5

7 -5 -3 -19 117
(a) tA (b) t V2A
(a) 19 1 -11 (6) -1 -]
(d) 7
|-11 |-3 1! 7
(C.B. S.E. T-I2021-22) 7 19 -11| [7 19 -11
2 3 (c)-3 11 (d) -1 -1 1
74. The value of 22 3|3 4|4| is : -2 -1 -7 -3 -11 7
3 |4 5 (C.B.S.E. T-1202i-22)
 2 3|
81. If x= -4 is a root of x 0, then the sum of [1/2
) 1/3
|3 2 (a) 24 (b) 24
the other two roots is () 1/4|
(a) 4 (b) -3
(c) 2 (d) 5.
(C.B.S.E. T-I2021-22) J
0 3 0
|2 0 (c) 24 (ely
82. The inverse of the matrix X = 0 3 0 is
|0 0 4| 0 4
0 0 4 (C.E.S.E. T-IW21-22)

Answers
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6. (d) 7. (a) 8. (a) 9. (b)
46. (d) 47. (dy 48. (uy 49. (by S0. (C)
10. (6)
51. (c) 52. (d) 53. (C) 54. (d) 55. (b)
11. (c) 12. (a) 13. (d) 14. (c) 15. (c)
16. (d) 17. (c) 18. (a) 19. (b)
56. (b) 57. (b) 58. (d) 59. (b) 60. (b)
20. (c)
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22. (d) 23. (a) 24. (a) 25. (b)
26. (c) 27. (d)
66. (c) 67. (b) 68. (d) 69. (d) 70, (dy
28. (a) 29. (c) 30. (a)
31. (a) 32. (d) 33. (d) 34. (d) 35. (b) 71. (a) 72. (d) 73. (dy 74. (d) 15. (b)
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 Practice Window VSAQ
1. If Ais a non-singular matrix of order 3 and adj A| = |A|*, then find k.
2 3 x 3 (A.I.C.
2. Find x if =

3. Evaluate log, b 1
1 log, d
2 -1

-B
4. If A =
3 4
find |adj A|.
5. If Ais square matrix of order 3 and adj. A| = 36, find |2A.
6. If Ais square matrix of order 3 with A = 4, then write the value of-2A|. (A.I.C.E
1
7. If A = then find |A-|.
l-2 4
8. If |A| = 5and JB| =4, then find the value of |AB|.
9. If A = |1 2 (
4 2
show that |2A| = 4|A|.

10. If A = 2 -1|
|,B=
1 -2
find |AB|.
|3 5 4 3
 I1. IfA =fxa2d |A| = l44, find the value(s) of x.
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12. Find the area of the triangle with vertices (2, 7),(1, 1),(10, 8). (N.C.
13. Show that (a, b+ c), (b, c + a), (C, a + b) are collinear. (N.C
(ANSWERS>
1. 2 2. x = 2 3.0 4. 11 5. 48 6. -32 7.
8. -20 10. 143 1l. x= t 4 12. 23-5 sq. units