DELHI PUBLIC SCHOOL, HYDERABAD

Class :XII Subject :Math/Applied Math

MATRICES–Worksheet

ANSWERS

𝑥+3 4 5 4
1. 𝐼𝑓 [ ]=[ ] , find x and y. 2,7
𝑦−4 𝑥+𝑦 3 9

𝑐𝑜𝑠𝛼 −𝑠𝑖𝑛𝛼
2. 𝐼𝑓 𝐴 = [ ] , then for what value of 𝛼, A is an identity matrix? 0
𝑠𝑖𝑛𝛼 𝑐𝑜𝑠𝛼

1
3. Write the order of the product matrix[2] [2 3 4] 3x3
3
3 4 4 3
−1 2 1
4. 𝐼𝑓 𝐴𝑇 = [−1 2] 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝐵 = [ ] , 𝑡ℎ𝑒𝑛 𝑓𝑖𝑛𝑑 𝐴𝑇 − 𝐵 𝑇 . [−3 0 ]
1 2 3
0 1 −1 −2
2 3 1 −3 −4 6
5. 𝐼𝑓 ( )( )=( ), write the value of ‘x’. 13
5 7 −2 4 −9 𝑥
6.If A is a square matrix such that 𝐴2 = 𝐴, then write the value of (𝐼 + 𝐴)2 − 3𝐴. I
0 2𝑏 −2
−2 3
7. Matrix 𝐴 = [ 3 1 3 ] is given to be symmetric, find the values of a and b. ,2
3
3𝑎 3 −1
3 −3
8. If the matrix 𝐴 = [ ] 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝐴2 =⋋ 𝐴, 𝑡ℎ𝑒𝑛 𝑤𝑟𝑖𝑡𝑒 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑣𝑎𝑙𝑢𝑒 𝑜𝑓 ⋋. 6
−3 3
1 0
9. Solve the following matrix equation for 𝑥: [𝑥 1] [ ] = 0. 2
−2 0
𝑥−𝑦 𝑧 −1 4
10. 𝐼𝑓 [2𝑥 − 𝑦 𝑤 ] = [ ], find the value of x + y. 3
0 5
11. Write the element 𝑎12 of the matrix 𝐴 = [𝑎𝑖𝑗 ]2𝑥2 , whose elements 𝑎𝑖𝑗 are
given by 𝑎𝑖𝑗 = 𝑒 2𝑖𝑥 𝑠𝑖𝑛𝑗𝑥. 𝑒 2𝑥 𝑠𝑖𝑛2𝑥
12. Write the element 𝑎23 of a 3 x 3 matrix 𝐴 = [𝑎𝑖𝑗 ], whose elements 𝑎𝑖𝑗
|𝑖−𝑗|
are given by 𝑎𝑖𝑗 = . ½
2
13. Write the number of all possible skew-symmetric matrices of order 3 x 3 with each
entry 1, 2 or 3. Ans: 27
14. Write the number of all possible symmetric matrices of order 3 x 3 with each entry 1 or 2.
Ans:64

2 3
1 −2 3
15. 𝐼𝑓 𝐴 = [ ] 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝐵 = [4 5] 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝐵𝐴 = (𝑏𝑖𝑗 ), 𝑓𝑖𝑛𝑑 𝑏21 + 𝑏32 . -18
−4 2 5
2 1
 1 2 2
16. 𝐼𝑓 𝐴 = [ 2 1 𝑥 ] is a matrix satisfying AA’=9I, find ‘x’. -2
−2 2 −1

17. Show that all the diagonal elements of a skew-symmetric matrix are zero.
18. If A is a skew symmetric matrix of order 3, then prove that det A = 0.

19. If A is any square matrix, then prove that A - A’ is skew symmetric.

1 2 2
20. 𝐼𝑓 [2 1 2] , 𝑣𝑒𝑟𝑖𝑓𝑦 𝑡ℎ𝑎𝑡 𝐴2 − 4𝐴 − 5𝐼 = 0.
2 2 1

21. Express the following matrices as the sum of symmetric and skew-symmetric matrices :

3 2 5 3 −2 −4
(i) [4 1 3] (ii) [ 3 −2 −5]
0 6 7 −1 1 2
0 6 7 0 1 1 2
22. 𝐼𝑓 𝐴 = [−6 0 8] , 𝐵 = [1 0 2] 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝐶 = [−2] then verify (A+B) C = AC + BC.
7 −8 0 1 2 0 3
1 0 2
23. 𝐼𝑓 𝐴 = [0 2 1] 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝐴3 − 6𝐴2 + 7𝐴 + 𝑘𝐼 = 0, 𝑓𝑖𝑛𝑑 𝑘. 2
2 0 3
2 0 1
24. 𝐼𝑓𝐴 = [2 1 3] 𝑓𝑖𝑛𝑑 𝐴2 − 5𝐴 + 4𝐼 and hence, find a matrix X such that
1 −1 0
−1 −1 −3 1 1 3
𝐴2 − 5𝐴 + 4𝐼 + 𝑋= 0. Ans:𝐴2 − 5𝐴 + 4𝐼 = [−1 −3 −10] ; 𝑋 = (1 3 10 )
−5 4 2 5 −4 −2
1 2 3 −7 −8 −9 1 −2
25. 𝐼𝑓 𝑋 [ ]=[ ], then find the matrix X. ( )
4 5 6 2 4 6 2 0
2 −1 5 2 2 5
26.Let 𝐴 = [ ],𝐵 = [ ],𝐶 = [ ] find a matrix D such that CD – AB = 0.
3 4 7 4 3 8
−191 −110
( )
77 44
2 −1 −1 −8
1 −2
27. Find matrix A such that [ 1 0 ] 𝐴 = [ 1 −2] ( )
3 4
−3 4 9 22
−7 −8 −9 1 −2
1 2 3
28. Find matrix X if 𝑋 [ ]=[ 2 4 6] (2 0)
4 5 6
11 10 9 −5 4