MATRICES

CLASS X WINTER COACHING

SIR DEVEN’S PRACTICE PAPER
ST. ANTHONY’S SCHOOL GIRLS’

1.
2 a
If A= −3 5 [ ] [
−2 3 c
]9
, B= 7 b , C= −1 −11 [ ] ¿ 5 A +2 B=C , find the values of a ,b∧c .
3
Ans: a= , b = −¿18, c = 6
5

2.
1 −1
If A= 2 3 [ ] and C=
[21
3
−11 ] and BA = C
Find: (i) The order of matrix B Ans: 2 × 2
(ii) The matrix B. [0 1
Ans: 5 −2 ]
3. If A=[−13 12] find, 2
A −5 A+ 7 I Ans: [ 00 00]
Let A=[ [−12 30]
2 1]
1 0
4. and B= Find: A2 + AB+B 2

Ans: [ 45 94]
5. If X = [−14 12] , show that 6 X −X 2=9 I

6. Find x, y if [−23 01 ] [−12x ] +3 [−21] ¿ 2[ 3y ] Ans: x = 3, y = −¿2

7. Let A×
[ 10 12]=[ 1 2 ]
(i) State the order of matrix A Ans: 1 × 2
(ii) Find the matrix A Ans: 1 [ ]
1
2

8. Let A= [ 20 −21 ] , B=
[−34 −21 ] and C=
[−3
−1 4 ]
2

Find: 2
A + AC −5 B Ans: [−23
17 6 ]
−5

9. If A= [ 20 −13 ]∧B=[ 10 −53 ] , find AB−2 A−3 B

Ans: [−50 −64 ]
10.
[
If A= 2 −2
0 1 ] show that 2
3 A= A + 2 I

11. Find X and Y , if X + Y =

[72 05]∧X −Y =[ 30 30]
Ans: X = [ 51 04] , Y = [ 21 01]
12. Given [−32 14] × X=[ 76] write,
(i) the order of the matrix X Ans: 2 × 1
(ii) the matrix X Ans: []
2
3

13. Given A= [ 22 −10 ] , B=[−34 20]∧C=[ 10 02] find, Matrix X such that
A+ X=2 B+ C

14. If A=
[ 30 −41 ]∧B=[ 03 −12 ] find, Matrix X if 2 A +3 X =5 B

15. If

[−15 2
y +1 ] [
−2
1 2 x−1
3 −2
=
3 −8
−7 2 ][ ]
, find the values of x∧ y

16. If [ a4 32]+[ 21 −2b ]−[−21 1c ]=[ 57 03] find the values of a , b and c.

17. If A=
[−21 30] , B=[ 25 41 ]∧C=[−36 40] , verify that,
A ( B+C )=AB+ AC

18. Given, A=
[−13 −24 ] , B=[ 61] , C=[−45]∧D=[ 22]
Find , AB+ 2C−4 D

19. Find x∧ y if
[ xy 34 xy ][ 21]=[ 125 ]
20. Given A=
[−12 70]∧ A =9 A+mI , Find I where I is a unit ¿
2

21. If A=
[ 13 34 ]∧B=[−2 −3 2 ]
1 2 2
∧ A −5 B =5 C , find ¿

22. If B=
[ 18 13] , find X if X=B −4 B
2

Hence , solve for a∧b given X =

[ b] [ 50]
a 5

If A=[
0 0]
0 1 3 3 2
23. , show that ( aI +bA ) =a I +3 a ba

If A=[
1 2]
2 3 2
24. , find x , y so that A =xA + yI

If A=[ [−20 51]∧C=[−2

−3 4 ] −1 1 ]
1 2 0
25. , B= , find A ( 4 B−3 C )

[ ] [ ]
0 0 0
sec 60 cos 90 0 cot 45
26. If A= 0 0 ∧B= , find
−3 tan 45 sin 90 −2 3 sin 900
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(i) 2 A−3 B (ii) A (iii) BA