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The document discusses matrices and determinants. It contains 20 questions related to properties of matrices such as symmetric, skew-symmetric, and inverse matrices. It also contains questions related to evaluating determinants and solving systems of linear equations using matrices. The questions cover topics like properties of identity, diagonal, triangular and scalar matrices; properties that must be satisfied for a matrix to have an inverse; using determinants to find the value of parameters in a matrix; and using matrices to solve systems of linear equations.

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Matrices and Determinants MCQ

The document discusses matrices and determinants. It contains 20 questions related to properties of matrices such as symmetric, skew-symmetric, and inverse matrices. It also contains questions related to evaluating determinants and solving systems of linear equations using matrices. The questions cover topics like properties of identity, diagonal, triangular and scalar matrices; properties that must be satisfied for a matrix to have an inverse; using determinants to find the value of parameters in a matrix; and using matrices to solve systems of linear equations.

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UNIT 2: MATRICES AND DETERMINANTS

1. Choose the correct answer


a)Every scalar matrix is an identity matrix
b)Every identity matrix is a scalar matrix
c)Every diagonal matrix is an identity matrix
d)A square matrix whose each element is an
identity matrix
2. If in a square matrix A=(aij) we find that aij =aji for
all i, j, then A is
a)symmetric matrix b)traiangular matrix
c)transpose matrix d)skew symmetric

a)
c)

a) aij =0 for all i>j


b)It is not necessary that aij #0 for all ij
c)A must be square matrix
d)The elements in the principal diagonal may or
may not be zero.
4. If O(A)=2x3, O(B)=3x2 and O(C)=3x3, which of
the following is not defined?
a)C(A+B') b)C(A+B')' c)BAC d)CB+A'

8.

d)None of the above

17.

b)



[ ]
1 4 3
4 8 0
3 0 7

10. If the matrix

is

a)

1 2 3
2 8 0
3 0 7

0 2 1
2 0 2
1 2 0

c)

a
b
d

2 3
c 5
e f

11.

If the matrix

is symmetric,

x is a)1 b)-1 c)0 d) 2


12. Assuming that the sum and products given below
are defined which of the following is not true for
matrices?
a)AB=AC does not imply B=C(A-1 exist)
b)(AB)' =B'A' c)A+B=B+A
d)AB=O A=0or B=0
13. What must be the matrix X if
2X+


1 2
3 4

3 8
7 2

18.

101 103 105


104 105 106
107 108 109

19. D=

= a)1+a+b+c


x
p
p

p q
x q
q x

= a)0 b)1 c)2 d)3

= (2007)

a)(x+p)(x+q)(x-p-q) b)(x-p)(x-q)(x+p+q)
c)(x-p)(x-q)(x-p-q) d)(x+p)(x+q)(x+p+q)

is a skew

2
4x5
x2
1

The only correct

a 1
ab
ac
2
ab b 1
bc
2
ac
bc
c 1

d)None

symmetric matrix, then a+b+c+d+e+f=


a)1 b)0 c)-4 d)10

b)1+ab+bc+ca c)1+a2 +b2 +c2 d)abc

The symmetric part of the matrix

A=

0
0 1
0 1 0
1 0
0

statement about the matrix A is


a)A-1 does not exist b)A=(-1)I c)A is a zero matrix
d)A2=I

If A is a skew symmetric matrix , then (A5 +A8)T is


equal to a)A5 +A8 b)A5 -A8 c)A8 -A5 c)AT +BT
If A is a symmetric matrix and B is a skew symmetric
matrix of the same order , then A2 +B2 is a

1 2 4
6 8 2
2 2 7

16. Let A=

a)symmetric matrix b)skew symmetric matrix


c)unit matrix d)None
9.

]
]

a)0 b)I c)A d)None of these

If A is a square matrix then AAT is


a)symmetric
b)skew symmetric c)scalar matrix d)unit matrix
If a matrix A is symmetric and skew symmetric then A
is a
a)diagonal matrix b)null matrix

c)Unit matrix
7.

1 3
2 1
2 6
d)
4 2
2 1 4
and A+2B=
3 2 5
b)

5 0 3
then B=
1 6 2
8 1 2
8
1 2
a)
b)
1 10 1
1 10 1
8
1
2
8 1 2
c)
d
1 10 1
1 10 1
2 1
15. If A=
then A4 +A3 -A2 =
3 2

matrix A=(aij)?

6.



[
]
[ ]
[ ] [
[
] [
[ ]
1 3
2 1
2 6
4 2

14. If 2A+3B=

3. Which of the following is not correct for a traingular

5.

20. If a1, a2 , a3 .........an ....... are in GP, then the value of

the determinant

loga n loga n1 loga n2


loga n3 loga n4 loga n5
loga n6 loga n7 loga n8

= a)2 b)1 c)0 d)-2

21. The value of the determinant

1
1
1
mC1 m1C1 m2C1
mC 2 m1C2 m2C 2

is equal to

a)1 b)-1 c)0 d)None of these


22. The value of the determinant =

1 ! 2 ! 3!
2! 3! 4!
3 ! 4 ! 5!

is a)2! b)3! c)4! d)5!

1 1 4 1
0 1 0 0
5 2 3 0
0 2 2 3

23.

=a)41 b)51 c)31 d)26

singular?
a)2
b)0

3
1x
3
1
x3
1

c)3

2
x2
2

B=

d)1

1a
1
1
1
1b
1
1
1
1c
1 1 1

a b c

26. The value of

=0, then the value

33. if

1
d)-a-b-c
abc
x y yz z x
x
y
z
x y yz z x

xa
0
xc

xb
xc
0

a)

=0 is
c)

x
x1
x x1
x1 x
x x1 x2 x1 x x1

then f(2012) is a)0 b)1 c)200 d)-200 (C07)


29. If l,m,n are pth , qth , rth term of G.P all positive
then

logl
logm
logn

p 1
q 1
r 1

equals

a)-1 b)2 c)1 d)0 (AIEEE02)


30. If A=

1 1 1
2 1 3
1 1
1

, (CET2007)

c1 c2 c3
a1 a2 a3
b1 b2 b 3

and

then

2 1 4
4 2 3
1 1 2

the values of minors of the

]
[ ] [ ]
[ ] [ ]

34. If A=

a)x=0 b)x=c c)x=b d)x=a


28. If f(x)=

1
2x
3x x1

a1 b1 c 1
a 2 b2 c 2
a3 b3 c 3

elements of first row are respectively


a)7,11,2 b)1,5,6 c)2,11,7 d)11,7,2

a)0 b)(x+y+z)3 c)2(x+y+z)3 d)2(x+y+z)2


27. If a#b#c, a root of the equation

0
x a
xb

and B is the inverse of A,

a)B=0 b)B=A2 c)A= -B d)A=B(2008)


32. If A and B are square matrices of order 3 such
that|A|=-1. |B| =3 , then |3AB| is equal to
a)-9 b)-81 c)-27 d)81

is

a)-1 b)abc c)

31. If A=
is

25. If a, b and c are all different from zero and

of

then the value of is a)0 b)2 c)4 d)5

24. For how many values of x in the closed interval


[-4,-1], the matrix

4
2 2
5 0
1 2 3

10B=

0 2 2
0 2 3
3 2 4

then A.adj(A) is equal to

8 0 0
0 8 0
0 0 8

b)

5 1 1
1 5 1
1 1 5

0 0 0
0 0 0
0 0 0

d)

6 0 0
0 6 0
0 0 6

(2007)

35. If A(adjA)=5I where I is identity matrix of order


3, then |adjA| is equal to
a)5 b)10 c)125 d)25(2008)
36. If A is a square matrix of order 3 and |A|=8; then |
adjA|= a)8 b)82 c)83 d)

1
8

37. If A is a 3x3 matrix and adjoint of A is B. If


|B|=64, then |A|= a)64 b)4 c)8 d)3
38. If x+3y+z=6, 3x-2y-8z=7 and 4x+5y-3z=17 , By
matrix method x,y,z are
a)1,5,0 b)5,0,1 c)5,1,0 d)None
39. The equation x+2y+3z=1; x-y+4z=0; 2x+y+7z=1
have (CET97)a)only one solution b)only two
solution
c)no solution d)infinitely many solution

40. If A2-4A-5I =0, then A-1 =a)4A-Ib)A-4


c)A-4I/5

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