MATHEMATICS BY MS DEOL SIR

Mathematics Topic : Matrices and Determinants MM 100

Q.1 The trace Tr(A) of a 3 × 3 matrix A = (aij ) is defined by

x3  x  a 3  x  a 3
the relation Tr(A) = a11 + a22 + a33 (i.e. Tr(A) is sum of the
main diagonal elements). Which of the following Q.10 If x, y, z are unequal and y3  y  a 3  y  a 3 = 0,
statements cannot hold ? z3  z  a 3  z  a 3
(A) Tr(kA) = kTr(A) (k is a scalar)
(B) Tr(A + B) = Tr(A) + Tr (B) the the value of a2 (x + y + z)
(A) xyz (B) 3xyz
(C) Tr(I3) = 3
(C) xyz/2 (D) 2xyz
(D) Tr(A2) = Tr(A)2 Q.11 There are two numbers x making the value of the
Q.2 Let A be an invertible matrix, which of the following is not 1 2 5
true – 2 x 1 equal to 86. The sum of these
determinant
(A) (A')–1 = (A–1)' (B) A–1 = | A |–1
2 –1 –1 2 0 4 2x
(C) (A ) = (A ) (D) None of these
Q.3 If 1 is a cube root of unity, find the value of two numbers, is
(A) – 4 (B) 5
1  2 3
(C) – 3 (D) 9
 2 3 1 Q.12 If f (x) satisfies the equation
2 3 1  
f (x  3) f (x  4) f (x  1) (x  2)  (x  1) 2 
 3
1   2 5 4 5 =0
(A) ± i 3 . (B) ± i 3 2 5 6 15
(C) 2i (D) None of these for all real x, then-
Q.4 If A and B are non singular Matrices of same order then (A) f (x) is not periodic
Adj. (AB) is (B) f (x) is periodic and is of period 1
(A) Adj. (A) (Adj. B) (B) (Adj. B) (Adj. A) (C) f (x) is periodic and is of period 7
(C) Adj. A + Adj. B (D) none of these (D) f (x) is an odd function
Q.5 If a is real and 2ax  sin By  cos Bz  0 , Q.13 If a0, a1, a2, a3, a4 are in A.P. with the common difference
x  cos By  sin Bz  0 , – x + sin By – cos Bz = 0, then a1a 2 a1 a0
the set of all values of a for which the system of linear d, the value of a 2 a 3 a2 a1 is
equations has a non-trivial solution, is –
a 3a 4 a3 a2
(A) [1, 2] (B) [–1, 1]
(C) [1, ] (D) [2–1/2, 21/2] (A) 2d4 (B) 2d3
Q.6 A and B are two given matrices such that the order of A is (C) 2d2 (D) 2d
3×4 , if A B and BA are both defined then 
cos 1 1
(A) order of B is 3 × 4 (B) order of BA is 4 × 4 2
(C) order of BA is 3 × 3 (D) BA is undefined  
Q.7 If A is a non-singular matrix satisfying AB – BA = A, then Q.14 If  = 1 cos  cos lies in the interval
2 2
which one of the following holds true –

(A) det. B = 0 (B) B = 0  cos 1 1
(C) det. A = 1 (D) det. (B + I) = det. (B – I) 2
Q.8 If A1, A3, ..... A2n – 1 are n skew symmetric matrices of (A) [2, 4] (B) [0, 4]
n (C) [1, 3] (D) [–2, 2]
same order then B =  (2r  1)(A2r 1 )2r 1 will be Q.15 A solution of the set of equations
r 1 x+y + z = xy + yz + zx = 0, x3 + y3 + z3 = – 3 is-
(A) symmetric (A) 1, , 2 (B) 1, , – 2
(B) skew symmetric (C) 1, –,  2 (D) –1, –, –2
(C) neither symmetric nor skew symmetric (  1 being a cube root of unity)
(D) data is adequate Q.16 The set of equations 2x + y + 3z = 1, x – 2y + 2z = – 1,
Q.9 If A and B are two square matrices such that B = –A–1 BA, 4x + 7y + 5z = 5 has
then (A + B)2 is equal to – (A) a unique solution
(A) 0 (B) A2 + B2 (B) no solution
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(C) A + 2AB + B 2 (D) A + B (C) a finite number of solutions
(D) an infinite number of solutions

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Q.17 If A, B are two square matrices such that AB = A and 4  5 1
BA = B, then
Q.22 In the determinant  = 2 3 8 , the sum of the
(A) Only B is idempotent (B) A, B are idempotent
(C) Only A is idempotent (D) None of these 6 3 4
 cos  sin   minors of elements of third row is –
Q.18 The matrix   is – Q.23 If , ,  are the roots of x3 – x2 – 8 = 0, find the value of
  sin  cos  
(A) symmetric (B) unique    
(C) orthogonal (D) scalar
 (   )  (    )  (  )
 r r  1
Q.19 Matrix Mr is defined as Mr =  , r N . 2  1 2  1  2 1
r  1 r 
Then det (M1) + det. (M2) + ........ + det. (M2009) = ? 2a  b  c a  2b  c a  b  2c a b c
(A) 2009 (2009)2
(B) Q.24 If a  2b  c a  b  2c 2a  b  c   b c a ,
(C) (2009)3 (D) None of these a  b  2c 2a  b  c a  2b  c c a b
Q.20 The set of equations : x – y + (cos ) z = 0;3x + y + 2z=0; then the value of  is –
(cos ) x + y + 2z = 0 ; 0   < 2, has non-trivial
solution(s) xn xn2 xn4
(A) for no value of  and  Q.25 If y n yn  2 yn  4
(B) for all values of  and 
(C) for all values of  and only two values of  zn zn  2 zn  4
(D) for only one value of  and all values of   1 1 1 1 1 1
For Q.21-Q.25 :   2  2   2  2   2  2  , then n is equal to
The answer to each question is a NUMERICAL y x  z y  x z 
VALUE. (–X). Find the value of X.
2 y z
Q.21 If x 2, y 2, z 2 and x 2 z  0 , then the value of
x y 2
2 2 2
  
2x 2 y 2z