Matrices

Single Correct Type Questions  1

1  1 2   −1 −2 
6. Let A =  51  . If B =  A , then the
1 0 0     −1 −1  1 1 
Let A 0 4 −1 . Then the sum of the diagonal
1. = 0 1 
0 12 −3 50
elements of the matrix (A + I)11 is equal to: sum of all the elements of the matrix ∑B
n =1
n
is equal to

[31 Jan, 2023 (Shift-I)] [12 April, 2023 (Shift-I)]

(a) 6144 (b) 4094 (a) 100 (b) 50
(c) 4097 (d) 2050 (c) 75 (d) 125
 3 1  7. Let A and B be any two 3 × 3 symmetric and skew-
 
2 2  , A 1 1 symmetric matrices respectively. Then which of the
2. Let P =
= 0 1 and Q = PAP . If
T
 1 3   following is NOT true? [28 July, 2022 (Shift-II)]
− 
 2 2  (a) A4 – B4 is a symmetric matrix
a b
PT Q 2007 P =   ,then 2a + b – 3c – 4d equal to
(b) AB – BA is a symmetric matrix
c d  [8 April, 2023 (Shift-I)] (c) B5 – A5 is a skew-symmetric matrix
(a) 2004 (b) 2005 (d) AB + BA is a skew-symmetric matrix
(c) 2007 (d) 2006
8. Let A = [aij] be a square matrix of order 3 such that
3. Let A = [aij]2×2 where aij ≠ 0 for all i, j and A2 = I. Let a be
aij = 2j–i, for all i, j = 1, 2, 3. Then, the matrix A2 + A3 +
the sum of all diagonal elements of A and b = |A|, then 3a2
+ 4b2 is equal to [6 April, 2023 (Shift-I)] ..... + A10 is equal to [29 June, 2022 (Shift-I)]

(a) 7 (b) 14 (c) 3 (d) 4  310 − 3   310 − 1 

(a)  A (b)  A
4. Let P be a square matrix such that P2 = I – P. For  2   2 
α β
α β
α, β, γ, δ ∈ N , if P + P =γI − 29 P and P − P =  310 + 1   310 + 3 
(c)  A (d)  A
δI − 13P , then α + β + γ − δ is equal to  2   2 
[6 April, 2023 (Shift-II)]
 1 2 0  2 −1 5 
(a) 18 (b) 40 (c) 24 (d) 22    2 −1 6 
9. Let A + 2 B=  6 −3 3  and 2 A − B=  
5. The number of symmetric matrices of order 3, with all the  −5 3 1   0 1 2 
entries from the set {0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9}, is:
If Tr(A) denotes the sum of all diagonal elements of the
[13 April, 2023 (Shift-I)] matrix A, then Tr(A) – Tr(B) has value equal to:
(a) 610 (b) 910  [18 March, 2021(Shift-I)]
(c) 109 (d) 106 (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 3 (d) 0

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 10. Let A and B are 3 × 3 real matrices such that A is symmetric  et 
e − t cos t e − t sin t
matrix and B is skew-symmetric matrix. Then the system  
of linear equations (A2B2 – B2A2)X = O, where X is a 3×1 16. I f A =et −e cos t − et sin t
−t
−e sin t + e − t cos t  .
t

column matrix of unknown variables and O is a 3×1 null  et 2e − t sin t −2et cos t 
 
matrix has: [24 Feb, 2021 (Shift-II)]
Then A is [9 Jan, 2019 (Shift-II)]
(a) a unique solution
(b) exactly two solutions π
(a) Invertible only if t =
(c) infinitely many solutions 2
(d) no solution (b) Not invertible for any t ∈ R
(c) Invertible for all t ∈ R
1 0 0 
11. Let A =  0 1 1  . Then A2025 – A2020 is equal to: (d) Invertible only if t = p
1 0 0  17. I f a point P(a, b, g) satisfying
   [26 Aug, 2021 (Shift-II)]
(a) A 5
(b) A6
 2 10 8 
(c) A5 – A (d) A6 – A ( α β γ )  9 3 8  =( 0 0 0 ) lies on the plane 2x + 4y
12. Let A be a 2 × 2 real matrix with entries from {0, 1} and  8 4 8
 
|A| ≠ 0. Consider the following two statements:
(P) If A ≠ I2, then |A| = –1 + 3z = 5, then 6a + 9b + 7g is equal to:
(Q) If |A| = 1, then tr(A) = 2, [31 Jan, 2023 (Shift-II)]
Where I2 denotes 2 × 2 identity matrix and tr(A) denotes 11
the sum of the diagonal entries of A. Then: (a) –1 (b)
5
(a) (P) is true and (Q) is false [2 Sep, 2020 (Shift I)]
5
(b) Both (P) and (Q) are false (c) (d) 11
4
(c) Both (P) and (Q) are true 18. Let S ={M = [aij], aij ∈ {0, 1, 2}, 1 ≤ i, j ≤ 2} be a sample
(d) (P) is false and (Q) is true space and A ={M ∈ S : M is invertible} be an event. Then
P(A) is equal to [11 April, 2023 (Shift-I)]
1 0 0  50 47
(a) (b)
13. Let P =  3 1 0  and Q = [qij] be two 3 × 3 matrices 81 81
9 3 1  49 16
(c) (d)
q +q 81 27
such that Q – P5 = I3. Then 21 31 is equal to:
q32
Integer Type Questions
 [12 Jan, 2019 (Shift-I)]
(a) 10 (b) 135 0 1 2 
 
(c) 15 (d) 9 19. Let A =  a 0 3  , where a, c ∈ R. If A3 = A and the
1 c 0 
1  92 −102 112 
 2  positive value of a belongs to the interval (n – 1, n]where
= 1 and B
14. Let A=  12 132 −142  , then the
n ∈ N, then n is equal to [11 Apr, 2023 (Shift-I)]
1  −152 162 17 2 
  −1 a  
value of A'BA is [26 July, 2022 (Shift-II)] 20. Let S 
=  ; a, b ∈ {1, 2,3,...100} and let T n =
 0 b  
(a) 1224 (b) 1042 (c) 540 (d) 539
100
15. If x, y, z are in arithmetic progression with common {A S : An(n+1) I} Then the number of elements in  Tn
n =1
difference d, x ≠ 3d, and the determinant of the matrix
3 4 2 is_______ [24 June, 2022 (Shift-II)]
x
   1 − 1  1
β
4 5 2 y  is zero, then the value of k2 is: 21. Let A =   and B =   , α, β ∈ R. Let α1 be
  2 α  1 0 
 5 k z
 2 2
the value of α which satisfies ( A + B) 2 =A2 +   and
 [17 March, 2021 (Shift-II)] 2 2
(a) 6 (b) 72 α2 be the value of α which satisfies (A + B)2 = B2. Then
(c) 36 (d) 12 |α1 – α2| is equal to ______. [28 July, 2022 (Shift-I)]

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 1 + i 1  27. The number of elements in the set
22. Let A =   where i= −1 . Then, the number of
 −i 0   a b 
elements in the set {n ∈ {1, 2,...., 100}: An = A} is .......

= A 
  0 d
 : a, b, d ∈ {−1, 0,1} and ( I − A) =−

3
I A3 , }
where I is 2 × 2 identify matrix, is _____.
 [28 June, 2022 (Shift-II)]
[31 Aug, 2021 (Shift-II)
 1 −1 0   x 1 
Let A  0 1 −1 and B = 7A20 – 20A7 + 2I, where
23.= 28. Let A =   , x ∈ R and A4 = [aij]. if a11 = 109, then a22
0 0 1   1 0 
 
I is an identity matrix of order 3×3. If B = [bij], then b13 is is equal to ______. [3 Sep, 2020 (Shift I)]

equal to.... [20 July, 2021 (Shift-I)]  a b  

29. Let M=  A=   : a, b, c, d ∈ {±3, ±2, ±1, 0} . Define
  c d  
24. Let M be any 3 × 3 matrix with entires from the set {0, 1, 2}.
The maximum number of such matrices, for which the f : M → Z , as f ( A) = det ( A) , for all A ∈ M , where
sum of diagonal elements of MTM is seven is_________.
 [24 Feb, 2021 (Shift-I)] Z is set of all integers. Then the number of A Î M such
 1 1 1  that f ( A) = 15 is equal to. [25 July, 2021 (Shift-I)]
25. If A = 0 1 1 and M = A + A2 + A3 + .... + A20 , then   θ 
 0 − tan   
2 
0 0 1 
30. If A =  and (I 2 + A) (I 2 – A) –1
the sum of all the elements of the matrix M is equal to  θ 
 tan   0 
______ [27 July, 2021 (Shift-II)]  2 
1 0 0   a −b 
26. If the matrix A = 0 2 0  satisfies the equation  , then 13 (a + b ) is equal to _______.
2 2
=
 b a 
 3 0 −1  [25 Feb, 2021 (Shift-I)]
1 0 0 
A + αA + βA = 0 4 0  for some real numbers a
20 19

0 0 1 
and b, then b – a is equal to_____
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 ANSWER KEY
1. (c) 2. (b) 3. (d) 4. (c) 5. (d) 6. (a) 7. (c) 8. (a) 9. (b) 10. (c)
11. (d) 12. (d) 13. (a) 14. (d) 15. (b) 16. (c) 17. (d) 18. (a) 19. [2] 20. [100]
21. [2] 22. [25] 23. [910] 24. [540] 25. [2020] 26. [4] 27. [8] 28. [10] 29. [16] 30. [13]

EXPLANATIONS
1 0 0  1 0 0   p q
2 0 4 −1 0 4 −1 3. (d) Let A =  
1. (c) A =   r s 
0 12 −3 0 12 −3 Given A2 = I
 p 2 + qr pq + qs  1 0 
1 0 0 
= A2 = 2   
= 0 4 =−1 A  pr + rs rq + s  0 1 
0 12 −3 ⇒ p2 + qr =1 ...(i) and pq + qs = 0 ⇒ q(p + s) = 0 ...(iii)
⇒ s2 + qr =1 ...(ii) and pr + rs = 0 ⇒ r (p + s) = 0
⇒ A = A = ...... = A
3 4 ...(iv)
equation (i) – equation (ii), we get
Now, p2 = s2 ⇒ p + s = 0
(A + I) = C0 A + C1 A + .... C10 A + C11 I
11 11 11 11 10 11 11 Given a = p + s
and b = |A| = ps – qr
= ( C0 + C1 +..... C10)A + I
11 11 11
Now, 3a2 + 4b2
= (211 – 1)A + I = 2047 A + I = 3(p + s)2 + 4(ps – qr)2 = 3(0)2 + 4 (– p2 – qr)2
⸫ Sum of diagonal elements = 2047(1 + 4 – 3) + 3 = 3.0 + 4 (– p2 – qr)2 = 4(p2 + qr)2 = 4
= 4094 + 3 = 4097 4. (c) P 2= I − P
 3 1 
−1  3 P α + Pβ =γI − 29 P, P α − Pβ =δI − 13P
  
2. (b) P × PT =  2 2 2  1 0 
2 P 4 =( I − P) 2 =I − 2 P + P 2 =I − 2 P + I − P
=
  I
=
 −1 3 3  0 1 
1 = 2 I − 3P
  
P = ( 2 I − 3P )( I − P ) = 2 I − 5 P + 3 ( I − P ) = 5 I − 8 P
 2 2 2 2 6

Similarly P P = I
T
P8 = (2 I − 3P) 2 = 4 I − 12 P + 9 ( I − P ) = 13I − 21P

Now, Q = (PAP ) (PAP ) … 2007 times
2007 T T
\ P8 + P 6 = 18I − 29 P and P8 − P 6 =8I − 13P
= PA2007PT
\ α = 8; β= 6; γ = 18, δ= 8
1 1 2 1 1 1 1 1 2  Hence, α + β + γ − δ = 8 + 6 + 18 − 8 = 24
Q A = =  ⇒ A =  0 1 0 1 
 0 1   0 1    5. (d) Symmetric matrix: AT = A

1 2  1 1 1 3 a b c
= A3 =    
0 1  0 1 0 1  A =  b d
e  , a, b, c, d, e, f {0, 1, 2,....9}
1 2007   c e f 
A2007 = 

0 1  Number of matrices = 106
1 2007   a b 
PT Q 2007
= 2007
P A= 0 = 1 2  −1 −2 
 1   c d  6. =
(a) Let E = ,F  1 1 
 −1 −1  
⇒ a = 1, b = 2007, c = 0, d = 1
 1 2   −1 −2  1 0 
FE 
=   =  F =  I
Hence, 2a + b – 3c – 4d = 2005
−1 −1  1 1  0 1 
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B = EAF 10. (c) Given, AT = A and BT = –B
B n = ( EAF )( EAF )( EAF )......(EAF ) Let C = A2B2 – B2A2

n -time
⇒ CT = (A2B2)T – (B2A2)T = B2A2 – A2B2

⇒ B = EA F [Q CADCAD = CA2D]
n n
...(i) ⇒ CT = – C. Hence C is skew symmetric matrix
 1  1  2  3
1 1 1 1 \ det (C) = 0
= A2 = 51   51   51  A = 
3
51 
       Hence system have infinite solutions
0 1  0 1  0 1  0 1 

 n 1 0 0 
 1 11. (d) We have, A = 0 1 1 
Similarly, A = 51 
n
   
0 1  1 0 0 

 n 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0
 1 2  1  −1 −2 
51   ∴ A =0 1 1  0 1 1 1 1 1 
n
B = 
= 2

−1 −1   1 1      
 0 1   1 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0
 n  n n 
 1 51 + 2   −1 −2   51 + 1 51 
1 0 0  1 0 0  1 0 0 
=   =  = A3 = 1 1 1 0 1 1  2 1 1 
 −1 − n − 1  1 1   − n 1 − n  1 0 0  1 0 0  1 0 0 
 
 51   51 51  ∴ A2025 − A2020
1 0 0  1 0 0
50
 25 + 50 25   75 25   2025  
= ∑

B n =
− 25 −25 + 50   −25 25
4
A = 3 1 1 A =  2024 1 1 
 1 0 0  1 0 0 
n =1

  
 n(n + 1) 
 Σn = 2   1 0 0
  A
2020
=  2019 1 1 

Sum of the elements = 100
 1 0 0 

7. (c) Given that AT = A, BT = –B

∴ A2025 – A2020
(a) Let C = A4 – B4  1 0 0  1 0 0 0 0 0
CT = (A4 – B4)T = (A4)T – (B4)T      

= 2024 1 1  −  2019 1 1  ==
6
5 0 0 A − A
= A4 – B4 = C  1
 0 0   1 0 0  0 0 0
 
(b) Let C = AB – BA
CT = (AB – BA)T = (AB)T – (BA)T 0 1
= BTAT – ATBT = –BA + AB = C 12. (d) A =   ⇒ | A | = –1
(c) Let C = B5 – A5 1 1
CT = (B5 – A5)T = (B5)T – (A5)T = –B5 – A5 ≠ C
(d) Let C = AB + BA 0 0 
But A =  ⇒ |A|=0
CT = (AB + BA)T = (AB)T + (BA)T 1 1 
= –BA – AB = –C
1 1
∴ option C is not true. And A =  
0 1
8. (a) tr(A) = 2
9. (b) Tr(A + 2B) = – 1 ...(i) Hence, (P) is false and (Q) is true.
Tr (A) + 2Tr (B) = – 1
13. (a)
 1 0 0  1 0 0
Tr(2A-B) = 3
= 2  3  9 1 0
2Tr(A)-Tr(B) = 3 ...(ii) =P  6 1 0 , P  
On solving eq. (i) and (ii), We get,  27 6 1  54 9 1 
Tr(A) = 1  1 0 0
 5 
and Tr(B) = – 1  15 1 0 
∴P =
∴ Tr(A) – Tr(B) = 2 135 15 1 

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 10a + 3b + 4g = 0 ...(iii)
 1 0 0  1 0 0  2 0 0 8a + 8b + 8g = 0 ...(iv)
Q=  15 1 0  + 0 1 0= 

 15 2 0 
  Subtract (iv) from (ii)
135 15 1  0 0 1  135 15 2  –6a + b = 0

q21 + q31 15 + 135 ⇒ b = 6a...(v)
So, = = 10
q32 15 From equation (iv)
1  92 −102 112  8a + 48a + 8g = 0
  ⇒ g = –7a...(vi)
14. (d)
= A =1 ; B  12
2
132 −142 
 −152 From equation (i)
1  162 17 2 
2a + 24a – 21a = 5
 92 −102 112  1
⇒ 5a = 5 ⇒ a = 1
ATBA = [1 1 1]  122
132

−142  1 So, b = +6, g = –7
 −152 162 17 2  1

\ 6a + 9b + 7g
[92 +122 – 152 –102 + 132 + 162 112 –142 + 172]1×3
= 6 + 54 – 49 = 11
1
1 a b 
 18. (a) M   , where a, b, c, d ∈ {0,1,2}
1 3×1 c d 
[92 +122 – 152 –102 + 132 + 162 + 112 –142 + 172] = 539
n(S) = 34 = 81

15. (b) Given, x, y, z are in A.P we first found P( A )

|M | = 0 ⇒ ad = bc

\ 2y = x + z
3 4 2 x
ad = bc = 0 ⇒ no. of matrix = (32–22)2 = 25

Given 4 5 2 y =0
ad = bc = 1 ⇒ no. of matrix = 12 = 1
5 k z
ad = bc = 2 ⇒ no. of matrix = 22 = 4
Applying,
ad = bc = 4 ⇒ no. of matrix = 12 = 1
R1 → R1 + R3 − 2 R2
Total = 25 + 4 + 1 + 1 = 31
0 4 2 + k − 10 2 0 31 50

⇒4 5 2 y =0

81
( )
P A = ⇒ P( A) =
81
5 k z 0 1 2 
( )
⇒ k − 6 2 (5 y − 4z ) = 0 19. [2] A =  a 0 3 

1 c 0 
4z
⇒k= 6 2 or y = (not possible as x ≠ 3d) Given : A3 = A
5
⇒ k= 6 2 ⇒ k 2= 72 0 1 2  0 1 2 
1 cos t sin t  Now, A2 =  a 0 3   a 0 3 
16. (c) | A=| e 1 − cos t − e sin t – sin t + cos t 
−t  t
1 c 0  1 c 0 
1 2sin t −2 cos t 
a + 2 2c 3 
= e–t [5cos2 t + 5 sin2 t]∀t ∈R  2
2a 
=A  3 a + 3c
= 5e–t ≠ 0∀t∈R  ac 1 2 + 3c 
17. (d) (a, b, l) satisfy plane 2x + 4y + 3z = 5
a + 2 2c 3   0 1 2
2a + 4b + 3g = 5 ...(i)
and
= A3  3 a + 3c 2a   a 0 3 
and by given condition
 ac 1 2 + 3c   1 c 0 
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  2ac + 3 a + 2 + 3c 2 a + 4 + 6c  1 + i 1 
22. [25] A =  
 
A =  a ( a + 3c ) + 2a
3
3 + 2ac 6 + 3a + 9c   −i 0 
 a + 2 + 3c ac + c ( 2 + 3c ) 2ac + 3  1 + i 1  1 + i 1   i 1 + i 
= ⇒ A2  =    
Given A = A 3
 −i 0   −i 0  1 − i −i 
2ac + 3 = 0 ...(i)  i 1+ i  i 1+ i   1 0
a + 2 + 3c = 1 = A4 =    
1 − i −i  1 − i −i   0 1 
⇒ a + 1 + 3c = 0 
∴ A5 = A
9  –3 
a +1−
2a
=0   c = 2a from equation (i )  A9 = A
  ∴ for n = 1, 5, 9, ... , 97
2a2 + 2a – 9 = 0
total possible values of n = 25
f(1) < 0, f(2) > 0 ⇒ a ∈ (1, 2]
1 −1 0 
n=2 23. [910] =
Given, A 0 1 −1
0 0 1 
1 a 
20. [100] = S   , a, b ∈ 1, 2,3, ….100 1 −1 0  1 −1 0  1 −2 1 
 0 b  ⇒= A2 0 1 −1 0 1 = −1 0 1 −2 
 − 1 a  1 0  
 0 0 1 
 
 0 0 1  0 0 1 
∴A=   then even power of A as A =   1 2 1 1 1 0
 0 b  −  −  1 −3 3 
0 1  = A3 0 1 −2  0 1 = −1 0 1 −3
If b =1& a ∈ {1, 2,3…..100} and n(n + 1) is always
0 0 1  0 0 1  0 0 1 
even
1 −3 3  1 −1 0  1 −4 6 
∴ T1 ,T2 ,T3 , …., Tn are all 1 for b = 1 and each value = A4 0 1 −3 0 1 = −1 0 1 −4 
of a. 0 0 1  0 0 1  0 0 1 


Then number of elements in a13 of A, A2, A3,.....
100 are 0, 1, 3, 6,……….
 Tn = 100
n =1 For 0, 1, 3, 6, ……..
21. [2] (A + B) = A + B + AB + BA
2 2 2 Sn = 0 + 1 + 3 + 6 + ..... + tn
Sn = 0 + 1 + 3 + ..... + tn–1 + tn
2  2 2  ∴ B 2 + AB + BA = 2 2 tn = 1 + 2 + 3 + ... + (tn – tn–1)
= A +  2 2
2 2   ( n − 1) ⋅ n
=
1 −1 β 1   β − 1 1  2
=
Now, AB =      b13 = 7(190) – 20(21) + 0
 2 α  1 0  α + 2β 2 
= 1330 – 420 = 910
 β 1  1 −1   β + 2 α − β   a1 a2 a3 
= BA =
1 0   2 α   1 −1  24. [540] Given, M = b1 b2 c3 
Putting thesse value is equation (i) c1 c2 c3 
2
β + 2β + 2 α + 1  2 2 
 =  a1 b1 c1   a1 a2 a3 

 α + 3β + 1 2   2 2  ⇒ M M =  a2 b2 c2  b1 b2 b3 

  
∴ a = 1 b = 0 ⇒ a1 = 1  a b
 3 3 3 1 c   c c2 c3 
1 −1 1 −1  −1 −1 − α  ⇒Tr ( M  M ) = a12 + b12 + c12 + a22 + b22 + c22 + a32 + b32 + c32 = 7
Now,
= A2 =     2 
 2 α   2 α   2 + 2α α − 2  Where all ai , bi , ci ∈ {0,1, 2} for i = 1, 2,3
If A2 + AB + BA = 0 then Case 1: No. of ways when there are one 2’s and two
 α 2β
− β + 1 − 1 − α  0 0 zeros = 9 C7 × 2=
C2 9 =C2 36 ways

⇒  =
 
α + 2β + 1 + 2 + 2α α 2 − 2 + 1  0 0  Case 2: No. of ways when there are one, three 1’s,
8× 7 × 6

⇒ b = 0 and a = –1 ⇒ a = –1 five zeros =9 C1 × 8 C3 × 5 C5 =9 × =9 × 56 =504
2 6

∴ |a1 – a2| = |2| = 2. \ Total such matrices = 504 + 36 = 540

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 1 2 3  1 + α + β 0 0 
25. [2020] A = 0 1 2 
2  
=  0 220 + 219 α + 2β 0 
0 0 1   3α + 3β 0 1 − α − β 

1 3 6  1 0 0 
A
=
A=A 0 1 3 
3 2 = 0 4 0 
0 0 1  0 0 1 

⇒ 1 + a + b = 1| ⇒ a + b = 0 ...(i)
1 20 1 + 2 + 3…..20  1 20 210 
20 0 1=  0 1 20  2 + 2 .a + 2b = 4
20 19
= ⇒A
 20    220 + (219 – 2)a = 4 [from (i)]
0 0 1  0 0 1 
⇒ α =
4 − 220
=
4 1 − 218
= −2
( )
 n(n + 1) 
20 20 20

=
 nΣ11 =

Σn Σ
n =1 n 1 2 
219 − 2 −2 1 − 218 ( )
 20 20
 From equ (i), we get, b = 2
M =  0 Σ1 Σn 
n =1 n =1 Hence b – a = 4
 20

0 0 Σ1  27. [8] 1 - A3 - 3 A + 3 A2 = 1 - A3
 n =1 
Total number of ways= 8.
 20 210 1540 
M =  0 20 210 
28. [10]
 0 0 20   x 1
A=  

\ Sum = 20 + 20 + 20 +210 + 210 + 1540 = 2020 1 0
1 0 0  1 0 0  1 0 0
   x 1  x 1 2  x2 + 1 x 
2 =   2 A2 =    A =  
26. [4] A
= 0 2 0  0 2 0  0 2 0
1 0 1 0  x 1
 3 0 −1  3 0 −1 0 0 1 

 x2 + 1 x  x2 + 1 x
A4 =   
1 0 0  1 0 0  1 0 0
 x 1  x 1
   
= A = 0 22 0  0 2 0 
3
0 2
3
0
( x 2 + 1)2 + x 2 x + x( x 2 + 1)   a11
0 0 1   3 0 −1 3 0 −1 a12 
 A4 =  =
 a22 
 x ( x + 1)
 2
x 2 + 1   a21
1 0 0  1 0 0  1 0 0
   
A4 = 0 23 0  0 2 0  0 2
4
0
a11 = x2 + (x2 + 1)2 = x2 + x4 + 1 + 2x2
 3 0 −1  3 0 −1 0 0
 1 
= x4 + 3x2 + 1
Similarly we get
Now, x4 + 3x2 + 1 = 109
1 0 0 1 0 0
    x4 + 3x2 – 108 = 0
19 19

= A =0 2 0  and A20 0 2
20
0
 3 0 −1 0 0 (x2)2 + 12x2 – 9x2 – 108
   1 
(x2) (x2 + 12) – 9 (x2 + 12) = 0
1 0 0
  x =±3
∴ A20
αA19 + βA 0 220
+= 0 +
a22 = x2 + 1 = 10
0 0 1 

 a b  
0 0  β 0 0  29. [16] Given, M=  A=   a, b, c, d ∈ {±3, ±2, ±1, 0}
α
    c d  
19 
 0 2 ⋅ α 0  +  0 2β 0 
3α f ( A) = det ( A) = ad - bc = 15
  0 −α  3β 0 −β 

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 Case 1. ad = 9 which can occur in 2 ways as 3 × 3  a −b 
or (–3) × (–3) then bc = –6. ⇒ ( I 2 + A)( I 2 − A) −1 =
 
b a 
(3, - 2) ( - 3, 2) ( 2, - 3) ( - 2,3) 4 ways
⇒ ( I 2 + A)( I 2 − A)
−1
Total cases = 2 × 4 = 8 =a 2 + b2
Case 2. ad = 6 can occur in 4 ways as Determinant of |I2 + A| = 1 + tan2(q/2) = sec2(q/2)

(3, 2) , ( 2, 3) , ( - 3, - 2) , ( - 2, - 3) ⇒ a 2 + b 2 = ( I 2 + A )( I 2=
− A)
−1
sec 2 ×=
θ
cos 2 1
θ
2 2
Then bc in 2 ways
as 3x(–3) or (–3) × 3  −1 1
  A ⋅ B =| A | ⋅ 
Total cases 4 × 2 = 8  B 
Total no. of possible such cases = 8 + 8 = 16 ∴13 ( a 2 + b 2 ) = 13 × 1 = 13

 θ  θ  θ
 0 − tan   1 tan 
2 l −A 
1 tan 
30. (13)  = 2 I +A
, 2  = , 2 
2

 tan θ 0   tan θ 1   − tan θ 1 
 2   2   2 

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