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CHAPTERWISE QUESTION
MATHEMATICS
Class XII MATRIX Time : 1½ hrs
SET A Marks : 40
SECTION - A 10 × 1 =10

1. A is 2 × 2 matrix and where A = [aij] where aij = (i + j)2, then A is

4 9   9 4 2 3
a) 9 16  b) 16 9  c) 3 2 d) None of these
     

x 1
If A  
0 
2. and A2 is unit matrix, then what is value of ‘x’?
1

a) 1 b) 2 c) 0 d) –1

3. A is a 3 × 4 matrix. A matrix B is such that A B and BA  are defined. Then the order of B is

a) 4×3 b) 3 × 3 c) 4×4 d) 3×4

0 0 4
 
4. The matrix A   0 4 0  is a
 4 0 0 

a) diagonal matrix b) square matrix c) unit matrix d) none of these

1 2 
5. If A    , then A2 – 3I is
2 1

a) 2A b) 3A c) zero matrix d) 2I

5 x 
6. If A    and A = AT, then
y 0

a) x = 0, y = 5 b) x + y = 5 c) x=y d) none of these

7. A and B are two matrices such that AB exists, then which is true?

a) AB = BA b) BA does not exist

c) BA may or may not exists d) none of these

cos   sin  
If A   is identity, then value of  .
cos  
8.
 sin 
  
a) b) c) 0 d)
4 2 3

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 In the following questions from 9 - 10, a statement of Assertion (A) is followed by a
statement of Reason (R).
a) Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is the correct explanation of (A).
b) Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is not the correct explanation of (A).

c) (A) is true and (R) is false. d) (A) is false and (R) is true.

1 
2
9. Assertion(A) : Matrix   is a column matrix.
 4 

Reason (R) : Any matrix of order n × 1 is called column matrix.

1 0  1 0 
10. Assertion (A) : A   . Then A  
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 .
0 1  0 1 
Reason (R) : A is a unit matrix and A × A = A.

SECTION - B 2×2=4

1 2 –2 
A  0 1 6 
11. . Find a12a21 + a13a31.
 3 4 1 

 1 –1
12. A    and A2 = kA. Find the value of ‘k’.
 –1 1 

OR

 0 2b –2
3 1 3
Matrix   is symmetric, then find ‘a’ and ‘b’.
3a 3 –1

SECTION - C 4 × 3 = 12

2 –3
13. Show that A  
4 
satisfies the equation x2 – 6x + 17 I = 0.
3

1 2 3  –7 –8 –9
14. Find the matrix X such that X   4 6 
.
4 5 6  2

1 2 2
A   2 1 x 
15. and AAT = 9I. Find x.
 –2 2 –1

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 2 4 5 4 
16. A    ,B    . Verify (AB)T = BTAT.
3 5 3 2

OR

7 0 3 0
XY    and X – Y    . Find matrices X and Y.
2 5 0 3

SECTION - D 2 × 5 = 10
17. Determine the product

 –4 4 4  1 –1 1 
 –7 1 3  1 –2 –2 
   and use it to solve the system of equations:
 5 –3 –1  2 1 3 

x – y + z = 4; x – 2y – 2z = 9; 2x + y + 3z = 1

 cos  sin  
18. If A    , prove that:
 – sin  cos  

i) A  .A   A  ii) A  .A (–  )  I

OR

1 0 2
A   0 2 1 
If and A3 – 6A2 + 7A + k I = 0. Find k.
 2 0 3 

SECTION - E

CASE STUDY

19. Read the following passage and answer the questions that follow.

In farewell party, students of class 12 A, B and C decided to have some dress code. Girls
of 12 A, B and C selected red, green and blue saries of rate 2000, 2500 and 2500
respectively from a shop and boys of each section purchased the dress of same colour
matching with girls of the same section and of rate 3000, 2800 and 3000 respectively.
Number of girls and boys of three sections of XI are given below.

Section No. of Boys No. of Girls

A 20 20

B 25 20

C 20 25

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i) Write the product that gives the total amount paid by girls of all sections. 1

ii) Write the product that gives the total amount paid by boys of all sections. 1

iii) What is the amount paid by students of A? 1

 3000 2000 
 
iv) If A   2500 2500  . Find a111 + a32. 1
 2500 3000 

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CHAPTERWISE QUESTION
MATHEMATICS
Class XII MATRIX Time : 1½ hrs
SET A Marks : 40
SECTION - A 10 × 1 =10

4 3  –4 
1. If A    and B   3  , then AB =
1 2   

 –7  2 7  2
a) 2 b) 7  c) 2 d) 2
       

cos  – sin  
A and A + AT = I. Find value of  .
cos  
2.
 sin 
a)  /6 b)  /3 c)  d) 3  /2

3. Given that A and B are matrices of order 3 × n and m × 5 respectively, the order of matrix
C = 5A + 3B is
a) 3×5 b) 5 × 3 c) 3×3 d) 5×5

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4. For a 3 × 3 matrix A  a ij  whose elements defined by a ij  , then write a12 + a21.
j

2 1 5
a) b) c) 1 d)
5 2 2
5. A is a matrix of order 2 × 3 and B is a matrix of order 3 × 2. C = AB and D = BA, then order
of CD is

a) 3×3 b) 2 × 2 c) 3×2 d) CD not defined

1 0 0   x   1 
0 1 0   –y    2
6. If       , find the value of x + 2y + 3z.
0 0 1   z  1 

a) 1 b) 2 c) 0 d) –1

1 if i  j
7. A is a 2 × 2 matrix whose elements are given by a ij   . Then value of A2 is
0 if i  j

0 1  0 0  1 0  0 1
a) 1 0  b) 0 1  c) 0 1  d) 1 1
       
8. The number of all possible matrices of order 3 × 3 with each entry 0 or 1 is
a) 32 b) 64 c) 512 d) none of these
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 In the following questions from 9 - 10, a statement of Assertion (A) is followed by a
statement of Reason (R).
a) Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is the correct explanation of (A).
b) Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is not the correct explanation of (A).

c) (A) is true and (R) is false. d) (A) is false and (R) is true.

9. Assertion(A) : If A is a matrix of order 3 × 3 and B is a matrix of order 2 × 3. Then order

of AB is 3 × 3.

Reason (R) : Product AB is possible if number of columns of A and number of rows of

B are equal.
10. Assertion (A) : If a matrix is skew symmetric, then its diagonal elements must be zero.

Reason (R) : A matrix A is skew symmetric if AT = A.

SECTION - B 2×2=4

11. Construct a matrix of order 3 × 3 whose elements are given by a ij  1if i  j and
a ij  0 if I  j

p 0 1 0 
12. Let A    b  . Find the value of p, if A = B.
2

 1 1   5 1 

OR

2
A   3 
and B  1 2 6 . Find AT BT.
 6 

SECTION - C 4 × 3 = 12

 4 2
13. A    , then show that (A – 2I)(A – 3I) = 0
 –1 1 

 3 –2 –4
 3 –2 –5
14. Express   as the sum of a symmetric and skew symmetric matrix.
 –1 1 2 

OR

Let A and B be symmetric matrices of the same order, then show that
i) A + B is symmetric
ii) AB – BA is skew symmetric
iii) AB + BA is symmetric
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  2 –1  –1 –8 
 1 0  A   1 –2 
15. Find the matrix A such that    .
 –3 4   9 22 

16. Find matrices X and Y if

 2 –3 1  0 3 5
2X  Y    and X – Y   .
 1 2 3  –2 –4 1

SECTION - D 2 × 5 = 10
17. Express the following matrix as the sum of a symmetric and skew-symmetric matrix and
verify your result :

 3 –2 –4
 3 –2 –5
 
 –1 1 2 

1 0 2   x  x
–5 –1  0 2 1   4   0 . Hence find  x –5 –1  4 
18. Find the value of x. If  x .
 2 0 3   1   1 

OR

 
 0 – tan
2  and I is the identity matrix of matrix of order 2, show that
If A   
 tan  0 
 2 

cos  – sin  
I  A  (I – A) 
cos  
.
 sin 

SECTION - E

CASE STUDY

19. Read the following passage and answer the questions that follow.

A manufacture produces three types of emergency lamps which he sells in two markets.
Their Monthly sales are indicated below.

Type 1 Type 2 Type 3

Market A 100 100 50

Market B 80 100 100

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If the unit sale price of the three types of emergency lights are 2000, 3000 and 2500
respectively, and unit cost of the above three commodities are 1500, 2200 and 2000
respectively.

i) Write the product that gives the total revenue of market A. 1

ii) Find the total revenue of market B. 1

iii) What is the total profit of market B? 1

iv) Find gross profit in both markets. 1

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