SREE GOKULAM PUBLIC SCHOOL – CHENGALPET

CLASS XII – MATHEMATICS

CHAPTER 3 – MATRICES
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTIONS
2 −1
1. If A = * + then, AA| is equal to
3 1
5 5 1 1 1 1
a) * + b) 5 * + c) 5I2 d) * +
10 5 1 2 1 2
1 1
Answer: b) 5 * +
1 2

0 1
2. If A = * + , then 𝐴4 is
1 0
1 0 1 1 0 0 0 1
a) * + b) * + c) * + d) * +
0 1 0 0 1 1 1 0
1 0
Answer: a) * +
0 1

3. If A and B are two matrices such that A + B and AB are both defined then
a) A and B can be any matrices
b) A and B are square matrices not necessarily of same order
c) Number of columns in A = Number of rows in B
d) A and B are square matrices of same order
Answer: d) A and B are square matrices of same order

4. If order of A, B and C are 4 x 3, 5 x 4 and 3 x 7 respectively then order of 𝐶 ′ (𝐴′ × 𝐵 ′ ) is

a) 7 x 5 b) 4 x 5 c) 4 x 3 d) 5 x 7
Answer: a) 7 x 5
𝑎 𝑕 𝑔 𝑚
5. The order of [𝑥 𝑦 𝑧] [𝑕 𝑏 𝑓 ] [ 𝑛 ] is
𝑔 𝑓 𝑐 𝑝
a) 3 x 1 b) 1 x 1 c) 1 x 3 d) 3 x 3
Answer: b) 1 x 1

6. The number of non-zero symmetric matrix of order 3, with elements 1, 0, -1 is

a) 729 b) 243 c) 728 d) 81
Answer: a) 729

1 2 2 3
7. If A = ( ),B = ( ) and 4A − 3B + C = O, then C is
3 4 4 5
2 −1 2 1 −2 1 2 1
a) ( ) b) ( ) c) ( ) d) ( )
0 1 0 −1 0 −1 −1 0
2 1
Answer: b) ( )
0 −1
1
8. If A is 3 x 4 matrix and B is any matrix such that 𝐴| 𝐵 and 𝐵𝐴| are both defined, then B is of order
a) 3 x 4 b) 3 x 3 c) 4 x 4 d) 4 x 3
Answer: a) 3 x 4
1 2
9. The matrix product (−2) (4 5 2) (−3) equals
2 5
3 3 3 3
a) (−6) b) (6) c) ( 6 ) d) ( 6 )
6 9 −9 −6
3
Answer: a) (−6)
6
2 0 7 −𝜆 14𝜆 7𝜆
10. The value of 𝜆 for which the matrix product (0 1 0) ( 0 1 0 ) is an identity matrix
1 −2 1 𝜆 −4𝜆 −2𝜆
1 1 1 1
a) 2 b) 3 c) 4 d) 5
1
Answer: d) 5

0 3 0 4a
11. If A = ( ) and kA = ( ) , then the values of k and a are
2 −5 −8 5b
a) a = -4, k = -3 b) k = -4, a = -3 c) k = 4, a = -3 d) k = 4, a = 3
Answer: b) k = -4, a = -3
−1 0 𝑦−𝑥
12. For what value(s) of x, the matrix ( 0 0 0 ) is a diagonal matrix?
0 𝑥+𝑦−6 5
a) 6 b) 0 c) 3 d) 2
Answer: c) 3
3 4
−1 2 1
13. For two matrices 𝑃 = [−1 2] and 𝑄 | = * + , P – Q is
1 2 3
0 1
2 3 4 3 4 3 2 3
a) [−3 0] b) [−3 0] c) [−0 −3] d) [0 −3]
0 −3 −1 −2 −1 −2 0 −3
4 3
Answer: b) [−3 0]
−1 −2

14. If A is a square matrix such that A2 = A, then (I – A)3 + A is equal to:

a) I b) 0 c) I – A d) I + A
Answer: a) I

1 0
15. If [𝑥 1] * + = 0, then 𝑥 equals:
−2 0
a) 0 b) -2 c) -1 d) 2
Answer: d) 2
2
PROBLEMS FOR PRACTICE

−2 2 0 2 0 −2
1. Find a matrix A, such that 2A – 3B + 5C = O, where 𝐵 = * + and 𝐶 = * +.
3 1 4 7 1 6

−8 3 5
Answer: 𝐴 = * +
−13 −1 −9

2 0 1
2. If 𝐴 = [2 1 3] , then find (𝐴2 − 5𝐴).
1 −1 0

−5 −1 −3
Answer: [ 4 −7 −10]
−5 4 −2

4 2
3. If 𝐴 = * + , show that (𝐴 − 2𝐼)(𝐴 − 3𝐼) = 0.
−1 1

1 2 x
4. If [2x 3] * + * + = O, find x.
−3 0 3
−3
Answer: x = 0, .
2

1 −2 −2 5 5 2
5. If 𝐴 = * +,𝐵 = * +,𝐶 = * +, find matrix such that BX – AC = O.
3 4 6 1 7 4
29
7 8
Answer: X = [ 1 ]
1 4

2 0 1
6. If 𝐴 = [2 1 3] , find 𝐴2 − 5𝐴 + 4𝐼 and hence find a matrix X such that
1 −1 0
𝐴2 − 5𝐴 + 4𝐼 + 𝑋 = 0.
1 1 3
Answer: [1 3 10 ]
5 −4 −2

2 −1 −1 −8
7. Find matrix 𝐴, if [ 1 0 ] 𝐴 = [ 1 −2].
−3 4 9 22
1 −2
Answer: * +
3 4

0 𝑎 −3
8. If the matrix A = [2 0 −1] is skew-symmetric. Find the values of a and b.
𝑏 1 0
Answer: a = – 2, b = 3.

3
 3 −2 −4
9. Express the following matrix [3 −2 − 5] as a sum of a symmetric and skew-symmetric
−1 1 2
matrices and verify your result.
2 1 −3 2 1 0
10. Find the matrix A satisfying the matrix equation: * +A* +=* +.
3 2 5 −3 0 1
1 1
Answer: 𝐴 = * +
1 0

2𝑥 + 𝑦 3𝑦 6 0 ′
11. If ( )=( ) , then find x.
0 4 6 4
Answer: x = 2.

1 2 3 1 7 11
12. If * +* +=* +, then find the value of k.
3 4 2 5 𝑘 23

Answer: k = 39.
𝑖𝑗 − 𝑗 if 𝑖 < 𝑗
𝑖
13. Construct a 2 × 2 matrix whose elements 𝑎𝑖𝑗 are given by 𝑎𝑖𝑗 = { if 𝑖 = 𝑗
𝑗
𝑖𝑗 − 𝑖 if 𝑖 > 𝑗
1 0
Answer: * +
1 1

−7 0 9 13
14. Find matrices 𝑋 and 𝑌 if 2𝑋 − 3𝑌 = * + and 3𝑋 + 2𝑌 = * +.
7 −13 4 13
1 3 3 2
Answer: 𝑋 = * +,𝑌 = * +.
2 1 −1 5

1 2 2 1 −3 1
15. If 𝐴 = * +,𝐵 = * + and 𝐶 = * +, verify that (i) (𝐴𝐵)𝐶 = 𝐴(𝐵𝐶)
−2 3 2 3 2 0

(ii) 𝐴(𝐵 + 𝐶) = 𝐴𝐵 + 𝐴𝐶.

1 2 3 3 1 0
16. If 𝐴 = [1 0 1] and 𝐵 = [0 1 0] , show that (𝐴 + 𝐵)2 = 𝐴2 + 𝐴𝐵 + 𝐵𝐴 + 𝐵 2.
0 1 2 1 0 2

1
17. If 𝐴 = [3] , 𝐵 = [2 4 5], verify that (𝐴𝐵)′ = 𝐵 ′ 𝐴′ .
6
3 1 −1
18. If 𝐴 = * + , then show that 𝐴𝐴′ and 𝐴′ 𝐴 are both symmetric.
0 1 2

2 −2
19. If matrix A = * + and 𝐴2 = 𝑝𝐴, then find the value of p.
−2 2
Answer: p = 4

4 2 −2 1 𝑥 −4
20. Find 𝑥, 𝑦 if 3 * + − 2* ++[ ] = 0.
1 3 3 2 3 𝑦
Answer: x = –16 and y = –5.
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