Mathematics

Matrices and
Determinants
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Lecture -03
01 By - Ashish Agarwal Sir
Topics
Revision through Problems
QUESTION

Let A and B be two square matrices of order 2 such that A−1 B = 2I and A−3 + B−3 = A.
If λ A−2 B−1 + A−1 B−2 = B then find the value of |λ|.
QUESTION [JEE Advanced 2021]

For any 3 × 3 matrix M, let |M| denote the determinant of M. Let

1 2 3 1 0 0 1 3 2
E= 2 3 4 , P = 0 0 1 and F = 8 18 13 . If Q is a nonsingular matrix of
8 13 18 0 1 0 2 4 3
order 3 × 3, then which of the following statements is (are) TRUE ?
1 0 0
A F = PEP and P 2 = 0 1 0
0 0 1
B EQ + PFQ−1 = |EQ| + PFQ−1

C (EF)3 > |EF|2

D Sum of the diagonal entries of P −1 EP + F is equal to the sum of diagonal entries

of E + P −1 FP
QUESTION [JEE Advanced 2022]

π
Let |M| denote the determinant of a square matrix M. Let g ∶ 0, → ℝ be the function
2
π
defined by g(θ) = f(θ) − 1 + f − θ − 1 where
2
π π
sin π cos θ + tan θ −
1 sin θ 1 4 4
1 π π 4
where f(θ) = −sin θ 1 sin θ + sin θ − −cos log e .
2 4 2 π
−1 −sin θ 1 π π
cot θ + log e tan π
4 4
Let p(x) be a quadratic polynomial whose roots are the maximum and minimum
values of the function g(θ), and p(2) = 2 − 2. Then, which of the following are TRUE?
3+ 2 1+3 2
A p
4
<0 B p
4
>0

5 2−1 5− 2
C p
4
>0 D p
4
<0
QUESTION [JEE Advanced 2021]

For any 3 × 3 matrix M , let |M| denote the determinant of M . Let I be the
3 × 3 identity matrix. Let E and F be two 3 × 3 matrices such that (I − EF) is invertible.
If G = (I − EF)−1 , then which of the following statements is (are) TRUE?

A FE = I − FE |FGE|

B (I − FE)(I + FGE) = I

C EFG = GEF

D I − FE (I − FGE) = I
QUESTION
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2 −2 −4 −4 −3 −3
If A0 = −1 3 4 , B0 = 1 0 1 , Bn = adj Bn−1 , n ∈ N and
1 −2 −3 4 4 3
I is an identity matrix of order 3 then answer the following questions:
det (A0 + A20 B02 + A30 + A40 B04 + ...... 10 terms) is equal to

A 1000

B –800

C 0

D –8000
QUESTION
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2 −2 −4 −4 −3 −3
If A0 = −1 3 4 , B0 = 1 0 1 , Bn = adj Bn−1 , n ∈ N and
1 −2 −3 4 4 3
I is an identity matrix of order 3 then answer the following questions:
B1 + B2 + …… +B49 is equal to

A B0

B 7B0

C 49B0

D 49I
QUESTION
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2 −2 −4 −4 −3 −3
If A0 = −1 3 4 , B0 = 1 0 1 , Bn = adj Bn−1 , n ∈ N and
1 −2 −3 4 4 3
I is an identity matrix of order 3 then answer the following questions:
For a variable matrix X the equation A0 X = B0 will have

A unique solution

B infinite solution

C finitely many solution

D no solution
QUESTION [IIT-JEE 2009]
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Let A be the set of all 3 × 3 symmetric matrices all of whose entries are either 0 or 1.
Five of these entries are 1 and four of them are 0.
The number of matrices in A is

A 12

B 6

C 9

D 3
QUESTION [IIT-JEE 2009]
Paragraph
Let A be the set of all 3 × 3 symmetric matrices all of whose entries are either 0 or 1.
Five of these entries are 1 and four of them are 0.
x 1
The number of matrices A in A for which the system of linear equations A y = 0 has
z 0
a unique solution, is

A less than 4

B at least 4 but less than 7

C at least 7 but less than 10

D at least 10
QUESTION [IIT-JEE 2009]
Paragraph
Let A be the set of all 3 × 3 symmetric matrices all of whose entries are either 0 or 1.
Five of these entries are 1 and four of them are 0.
x 1
The number of matrices A in A for which the system of linear equations A y = 0 is
z 0
inconsistent, is

A 0

B more than 2

C 2

D 1
QUESTION
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1 2 0
There exists a matrix Q such that PQT = N, where P = 2 1 0 . Given N is a diagonal
0 0 1
matrix of form N = diag. n1 , n2 , n3 where n1 , n2 , n3 are three satisfying the equation
det. (P − nIሻ = 0, n1 < n2 < n3 .
[Note: I is an identity matrix of order 3 × 3]
The value of det (adj N) is equal to
[Note: adj M denotes the adjoint of a square matrix M]
1
A 4 B
4
1
C D 9
9
QUESTION
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1 2 0
There exists a matrix Q such that PQT = N, where P = 2 1 0 . Given N is a diagonal
0 0 1
matrix of form N = diag. n1 , n2 , n3 where n1 , n2 , n3 are three satisfying the equation
det. (P − nIሻ = 0, n1 < n2 < n3 .
[Note: I is an identity matrix of order 3 × 3]
If QT = Q + αI, then the value of α is equal to

A –1 B 0

C 1 D –1/3
QUESTION
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1 2 0
There exists a matrix Q such that PQT = N, where P = 2 1 0 . Given N is a diagonal
0 0 1
matrix of form N = diag. n1 , n2 , n3 where n1 , n2 , n3 are three satisfying the equation
det. (P − nIሻ = 0, n1 < n2 < n3 .
[Note: I is an identity matrix of order 3 × 3]
The trace of matrix P 2012 is equal to
[Note: The trace of a matrix is the sum of its diagonal entries]

A 32011 + 2 B 32012

C 32012 + 2 D 32011
QUESTION
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Let P be an odd prime number and Tp be the following set of 2 × 2 matrices:
a b
TP = A = ; a, b, c ∈ {0, 1, 2 … , P − 1}
c a
The number of A in Tp such that A is either symmetric or skew-symmetric or both, and
det (A) divisible by p is

A (p − 1)2

B 2(p − 1)

C (p − 1)2 + 1

D 2p − 1
QUESTION
Paragraph
Let P be an odd prime number and Tp be the following set of 2 × 2 matrices:
a b
TP = A = ; a, b, c ∈ {0, 1, 2 … , P − 1}
c a
The number of A in Tp such that the trace of A is not divisible by p but det (A) is
divisible by p is
[Note: The trace of a matrix is the sum of its diagonal entries]

A (p − 1) p2 − p + 1

B p3 − (p − 1)2

C (p − 1)2

D (p − 1) p2 − 2
QUESTION
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Let P be an odd prime number and Tp be the following set of 2 × 2 matrices:
a b
TP = A = ; a, b, c ∈ {0, 1, 2 … , P − 1}
c a
The number of A in Tp such that det (A) is not divisible by p is

A 2p2

B p3 − 5p

C p3 − 3p

D p3 − p2