Maths Class Xii Chapter 03 Matrices Practice Paper 03
Maths Class Xii Chapter 03 Matrices Practice Paper 03
SECTION – A
Questions 1 to 10 carry 1 mark each.
1. If A is a square matrix such that A2 = A, then (I + A)2 – 3A is
(a) I (b) 2A (c) 3I (d) A
5 x
3. If A = and A = A′ then
y 0
(a) x = 0, y = 5 (b) x = y (c) x + y = 5 (d) x – y = 5
1 3 y 0 5 6
4. If 2 , then write the value of x and y.
0 x 1 2 1 8
(a) x = 3, y = 3 (b) x = 3, y = 2 (c) x = 2, y = 2 (d) x = 2, y = 3
5. A is a skew-symmetric matrix and a matrix B such that B’AB is defined, then B’AB is a:
(a) symmetric matrix (b) skew-symmetric matrix
(c) Diagonal matrix (d) upper triangular symmetric
1 2 3 1 7 11
6. If 2 5 k 23 , then write the value of k.
3 4
(a) 17 (b) -17 (c) 13 (d) -13
0 2b 2
8. The matrix A = 3 1 3 is a symmetric matrix. Then the value of a and b respectively are:
3a 3 1
2 3 1 1 3 1
(a) , (b) , (c) -2, 2 (d) ,
3 2 2 2 2 2
1 4 4 3 6
9. Assertion (A): Let A = 2 5 and B = 7 8 9 , then the product of the matrices A and B is
4 7 5 1 2
not defined.
Reason (R): The number of rows in B is not equal to number of columns in A.
0 1 2
10. Assertion (A): The matrix A = 1 0 3 is a skew symmetric matrix.
2 3 0
Reason (R): For the given matrix A we have A' = A.
SECTION – B
Questions 11 to 14 carry 2 marks each.
a b 2a c 1 5
11. Find the value of a, b, c and d from the equation:
2a b 3c d 0 13
5 2 3 6
12. Find X and Y, if X + Y = and X – Y = 0 1 .
0 9
x y z 9
13. Find the values of x, y and z, if x z 5
y z 7
SECTION – C
Questions 15 to 17 carry 3 marks each.
1 0 2
15. If A 0 2 1 , prove that A3 – 6A2 + 7A + 2I = 0
2 0 3
0 tan
2 and I is the identity matrix of order 2, show that
16. If A
tan 0
2
cos sin
I + A = (I – A)
sin cos
SECTION – D
Questions 18 carry 5 marks.
1 1 0 2 2 4
18. Given A = 2 3 4 and B = 4 2 4 , verify that BA = 6I, how can we use the result
0 1 2 2 1 5
to find the values of x, y, z from given equations x – y = 3, 2x + 3y + 4z = 17, y + 2z = 17
20. Two farmers Ankit and Girish cultivate only three varieties of pulses namely Urad, Masoor and
Mung. The sale (in Rs.) of these varieties of pulses by both the farmers in the month of
September and October are given by the following matrices A and B.