Matrices Test
Matrices Test
Q1: Find the values of x, y and z from the following equations: (2)
𝐱+𝐲 𝟐 𝟔 𝟐
[ ] =[ ]
𝟓 𝐱𝐲 𝟓 𝟖
𝟑 −𝟐 𝟏 𝟎
Q2: If A = [ ] and I = [ ] 𝒇𝒊𝒏𝒅 𝒌 𝒔𝒐 𝒕𝒉𝒂𝒕 𝑨𝟐 = 𝒌𝑨 – 𝟐𝑰. (2)
𝟒 −𝟐 𝟎 𝟏
Q3: Express the following matrices as the sum of a symmetric and a skew
𝟑 𝟓
symmetric Matrix [ ] (2)
𝟏 −𝟏
𝟏 𝟐 𝟎 𝟎
Q4: For what values of x, [𝟏 𝟐 𝟏] [ 𝟐 𝟎 𝟏 ] [𝟐] = 0 ? (2)
𝟏 𝟎 𝟐 𝒙
cos2θ cosθsinθ
Q5: Prove that the product of matrices[ ]
cosθsinθ sin2θ
cos2φ cosφsinφ
[ ] is the null matrix, when 𝜽 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝝋 differ by an odd multiple
cosφsinφ sin2φ ]
of 𝝅/2. (4)
𝒂
𝟎 − 𝒕𝒂𝒏
𝟐
Q6: if A= [ 𝒂 ] and I is the identity matrix of order 2, show that
𝒕𝒂𝒏 𝟎
𝟐
cosα -sin𝒂
I + A = (I – A) [ ]. (4)
𝒔𝒊𝒏𝒂 − 𝒄𝒐𝒔𝒂
𝟎 − 𝐭𝐚𝐧 𝜶⁄𝟐 𝟏 𝟎
Q8: If A = [ ] and I = [ ], then show that
𝐭𝐚𝐧 𝜶⁄𝟐 𝟎 𝟎 𝟏
𝒄𝒐𝒔𝜶 −𝒔𝒊𝒏𝜶
I+ A = (I – A) [ ] (4)
𝒔𝒊𝒏𝜶 𝒄𝒐𝒔𝜶
𝟐 −𝟐 −𝟒
Q9: Express the matrix A = [−𝟏 𝟑 𝟒 ] as the sum of symmetric & skew-
𝟏 −𝟐 −𝟑
symmetric matrix. (4)
𝟑 𝟏
Q10: If A = [ ] show that A2 – 5A + 7I = 0 use this to find A4 (4)
−𝟏 𝟐
𝟎 𝟐𝒚 𝒛
Q11: Find the values of x,y,z if the matrix A = [𝒙 𝒚 −𝒛] satisfy the equation
𝒛 −𝒚 𝒛
A’A = I3 (4)
Q12: Two farmers Anil and Rajnesh cultivate only three varieties of rice namely
Basmati, Permal and Naura. The sale in rupees of these varieties by both farmers
on the month of may and June are given below by the following matrices A and B
May sales
Basmati Permal Naura
𝟏𝟎𝟎𝟎𝟎 𝟐𝟎𝟎𝟎𝟎 𝟑𝟎𝟎𝟎𝟎 𝑨𝒏𝒊𝒍
A= [ ]
𝟓𝟎𝟎𝟎𝟎 𝟑𝟎𝟎𝟎𝟎 𝟏𝟎𝟎𝟎𝟎 𝑹𝒂𝒋𝒆𝒔𝒉
June sales
Basmati Permal Naura
𝟓𝟎𝟎𝟎 𝟏𝟎𝟎𝟎𝟎 𝟔𝟎𝟎𝟎 𝑨𝒏𝒊𝒍
A= [ ]
𝟐𝟎𝟎𝟎𝟎 𝟏𝟎𝟎𝟎𝟎 𝟏𝟎𝟎𝟎𝟎 𝑹𝒂𝒋𝒆𝒔𝒉
Find what were the combined sales in may and June for each farmer in each
variety. Find change in sales from may to June. (4)
Q13: There are three families. Family A consists of 2men, 3 women and 1 child.
Family B consists of 2 men, I women and 3 Children. Family C has 4 men, 2
women and 6 children. Daily income of men and women Rs. 65 and 42
respectively and children have no income. Calculate the daily income of each
family. (4)
Q14: Prove that the principal diagonal elements of skew symmetric matrix are all
zero. (2)