NDA-Level Statement Questions: Matrices and Determinants
1. If A is a square matrix such that A^2 = I, then A^-1 = A.
2. The determinant of a skew-symmetric matrix of odd order is always zero.
3. If A and B are invertible matrices, then (AB)^-1 = B^-1A^-1.
4. The matrix A = [[0, 1], [-1, 0]] is orthogonal.
5. Every square matrix can be expressed as the sum of a symmetric and a skew-symmetric matrix.
6. If |A| = 0, then A is a singular matrix.
7. If A is a diagonal matrix, then A^n is also a diagonal matrix.
8. The determinant of a triangular matrix is the product of its diagonal elements.
9. The transpose of a product of matrices is equal to the product of their transposes in reverse
order.
10. If A is symmetric, then A^T = A.
11. If A is skew-symmetric, then A^T = -A.
12. The determinant of the transpose of a matrix is equal to the determinant of the matrix.
13. If AB = AC, then B = C only if A is non-singular.
14. If A is orthogonal, then A^-1 = A^T.
15. The inverse of a matrix exists only if the matrix is non-singular.
16. The determinant of an identity matrix is always 1.
17. If the rows of a matrix are linearly dependent, then the determinant is zero.
18. Two matrices are said to be equal if their corresponding elements are equal.
19. If A is a square matrix and A^2 = 0, then A is called nilpotent.
20. Determinant is defined only for square matrices.
21. The cofactor matrix of a 3×3 matrix is also a 3×3 matrix.
22. If A = B, then A + C = B + C for any matrix C.
23. adj(A) × A = |A|I, for any square matrix A.
24. If the determinant of a matrix is negative, then the matrix is non-singular.
25. The adjoint of an invertible matrix is also invertible.
26. If a matrix is orthogonal, its determinant is either 1 or -1.
27. The product of a matrix and its inverse is the identity matrix.
28. The rank of a matrix is the order of the largest non-zero minor.
29. The trace of a matrix is the sum of the elements of the principal diagonal.
30. If A is invertible, then |A^-1| = 1/|A|.
31. Determinants can be used to solve systems of linear equations using Cramer's Rule.
32. The determinant of a matrix remains unchanged under transposition.
33. Adding a scalar to each element of a matrix does not affect its determinant.
34. Multiplying a row (or column) of a matrix by a scalar multiplies the determinant by that scalar.
35. Swapping two rows (or columns) of a determinant changes its sign.
36. If all elements of a row or column of a determinant are zero, then the determinant is zero.
37. A matrix is said to be singular if its determinant is zero.
38. The determinant of a matrix is a scalar quantity.
39. A diagonal matrix is always symmetric.
40. A matrix multiplied by its transpose is always symmetric.
41. The determinant of a matrix with two identical rows is zero.
42. A unit matrix is a square matrix with all diagonal elements as 1 and rest as 0.
43. If A^T = A^-1, then A is orthogonal.
44. A matrix of order 2×3 can never be symmetric.
45. If A and B are both symmetric, then AB is symmetric if and only if AB = BA.
46. If all entries of a matrix are zero, it is called the zero matrix.
47. The rank of a matrix is always less than or equal to its order.
48. For a matrix A, |kA| = k^n|A|, where A is of order n.
49. If a matrix is symmetric, its eigenvalues are always real.
50. If two rows (or columns) of a determinant are proportional, then the determinant is zero.
51. Every invertible matrix has a unique inverse.
52. The inverse of a product of matrices is the product of their inverses in reverse order.
53. A matrix can have more than one adjoint.
54. The adjoint of the identity matrix is the identity matrix itself.
55. A matrix with real entries can have complex eigenvalues.
56. Determinants are useful in finding the area of a triangle formed by three points in coordinate
geometry.
57. A matrix having all elements equal is not invertible.
58. A matrix is said to be diagonalizable if it can be written as PDP^-1 for some diagonal matrix D.
59. If A is symmetric and B is any matrix such that AB = BA, then AB is symmetric only if B is
symmetric.
60. The rank of a zero matrix is zero.
