Matrices DPP 2
Matrices DPP 2
MATRICES
SUBJECT- MATHS
1. If A and B are two matrices such that AB = A and BA = B, then B2 is equal to ___?
a) B c) A
b) 1 d) 0
2. If AB = A and BA = B, where A and B are square matrices, then
a) B2 = B and A2 = A c) B2 ≠ B and A2 = A
b) A2 ≠ A, B2 = B d) A2 ≠ A, B2 ≠ B
3. If A and B are two matrices such that AB = B and BA = A, then A + B is equal to
a) 2 AB c) 2 BA
b) A + B d) AB
4. If the matrix AB is zero, then
a) It is not necessary that either A = 0 or B = 0
b) A = 0 or B = 0
c) A = 0 and B = 0
d) All of the above statements are wrong
5. If A is a square matrix such that A2 = A, then ( I + A )3 – 7 A is equal to
a) A c) I – A
b) I d) 3A
6. If A is a square matrix, then AA is a
a) Skew-symmetric matrix c) Symmetric matrix
b) Diagonal matrix d) None of these
7. If A is 3 x 4 matrix and B is a matrix such that AT B and B AT are both defined. Then, B is of the type
a) 3 x 4 c) 3 x 3
b) 4 x 4 d) 4 x 3
8. If A is a square matrix such that A2 = I, then (A – I)3 + (A + I)3 – 7 A is equal to
a) A c) I – A
b) I + A d) 3A
9. If A and B are square matrices of the same order, then (A + B)(A - B) is equal to
a) A – B c) A2 – BA – AB – B2
2 2
b) A – B + BA – AB d) A2 – BA + B2 + AB
i+j
10. Elements of a matrix A of order 10 x 10 are defined as aij = w ( where w is cube root of unity),
then Tr(A) of te matrix is
a) 0
b) 1
c) 3
d) None of these
COMPETITIVE SECTION
11. The element aij of square matrix is given by aij = ( i+j)(i-j), then matrix A must be
a) Skew-symmetric matrix
b) Triangular matrix
c) Symmetric matrix
d) Null matrix
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2 x−4 1 4
12. If A = 5 x−2 6 and if Tr(A) = 0, then x is equal to
2 0 5
a) 1/3
b) 1/2
c) 5
d) None of these
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1 −5 7
13. The trace of the matrix A = 0 7 9 is
11 8 9
a) 17 c) 25
b) 3 d) 12