WORK SHEET NO.

1
Matrices and Determinants
Group - 2
Fill in the blanks

1. ------------------ Matrix is both symmetric and skew symmetric matrix.

2. Sum of two skew symmetric matrices is always--------------matrix.
3. The negative of a matrix is obtained by multiplying it by----------------------.
4. The product of any matrix by the scalar--------------------- is the null matrix.
5. A matrix which is not a square matrix is called a--------------------matrix.
6. Matrix multiplication is -----------------over addition.
7. If A is a symmetric matrix then A3 is a -----------------------matrix.
8. If A is a skew symmetric matrix, then A2 is a------------------------.
9. Transpose of a column matrix is ---------------------matrix.
10. If A is symmetric matrix, then B’AB is -------------------------------.
11. 11.If A and B are symmetric matrices of same order, then AB is symmetric if and only if-------------

12. If the order of matrix A is m×p. And the order of B is p×n. Then the order of matrix AB is?
a. m × n
b. n × m
c. n × p
d. m × p
13. If A and B are matrices, then which from the following is true?
a. A + B ≠ B + A
b. (At)t ≠ A
c. AB ≠ BA
d. all are true
1 4
14. What is a, if[ ]is a singular matrix?
2 𝑎
a. 5
b. 6
c. 7
d. 8

2𝑖 𝑖
15. If𝐴 = [ ]then |A| =?
𝑖 −𝑖
a. 2
b. 3
c. 4
d. 5
16. (AB) t =?
a. BtAt
b. AtBt
c. AB
 d. BA

17. If A and B are square matrices of same order such that |𝐴| = 6 and AB = I , then find the value of |𝐵|
18. 𝐼𝑓 𝐴 𝑖𝑠 𝑎 𝑠𝑞𝑢𝑎𝑟𝑒 𝑚𝑎𝑡𝑟𝑖𝑥 𝑠𝑢𝑐ℎ 𝑡ℎ𝑎𝑡 𝐴𝑇 𝐴=𝐼, write the value of|𝐴|.
19. If A is an invertible matrix of order 3 X 3 and |𝐴| = 5, then find|𝑎𝑑𝑗 𝐴|.
20. If A is a non-singular matrix such that |𝐴| = 5, then find|𝐴−1 |.

WORK SHEET NO.2

Matrices and Determinants
Group - 2

3 4 1 𝑦 4 0
1. If [ ]+[ ]=[ ] Then find (x-y)
5 𝑥 0 1 5 5

2. Solve [𝑥
1 0] = 0
1] [
−2 0
3. If A is a square matrix such that A2 =A, then find the value of 7A-(I+A)3.
𝑥−𝑦 𝑧 −1 4
4. If[2𝑥 − 𝑦 𝑤 ] = [ 0 5] then find the value of x+y
𝑎 + 4 3𝑏 2𝑎 + 2 𝑏 + 2
5. If [ ]=[ ]find the value of a-2b
8 −6 8 𝑎 − 8𝑏
𝑥−𝑦 4 8 𝑤
6. If [ ]=[ ]find x+y+z
𝑧+6 𝑥+𝑦 0 6
1
7. The elements of aij of a 3x3 matrix are given by aij=2 |−3𝑖 + 𝑗|write the value of a32.
𝑥
8. If [2𝑥 4] [−8] = 0 then find the value of x

1 3 𝑦 0 5 3
9. If [ ]+[ ]=[ ] find x+y
0 𝑥 1 4 1 8
𝑎−𝑏 2𝑎 + 𝑐 −1 5
10 find the value of a if [ ]=[ ]
2𝑎 − 𝑏 3𝑐 + 𝑑 0 13
1 −1
11 If [ ]and A2 = KA find the value of A
−1 1
2 −2
12 IF A =[ ]and A2=Pa find the value of A
−2 2
𝑐𝑜𝑠𝜃 𝑠𝑖𝑛𝜃 sin 𝜃 −𝑐𝑜𝑠𝜃
13 Simplify cos𝜃 [ ] + 𝑠𝑖𝑛𝜃 [ ]
−𝑠𝑖𝑛𝜃 𝑐𝑜𝑠𝜃 𝑐𝑜𝑠𝜃 𝑠𝑖𝑛𝜃
2 −1 10
14. if x[ ] + 𝑦 [ ] = [ ].find x
3 1 5
5 0 4 3
15. if 3A-B= [ ]and B=[ ] find A
1 1 2 5
16. Find the value of x-y+z from
𝑥+𝑦+𝑧 9
[ 𝑥 + 𝑧 ] = [5]
𝑦+𝑧 7
1
17 write the order of of the product matrix [2] [2 3 4]
3
18 if a matrix has 5 elements, then write the possible order of it, it can have
𝑥 𝑥−𝑦 3 1
19 if [2𝑥 + 𝑦 7 ] = [8 7]find the value of y

WORK SHEET NO.3

Matrices and Determinants
Group – 2
1. 𝐼𝑓𝐴𝑖𝑠 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑠𝑞𝑢𝑎𝑟𝑒𝑚𝑎𝑡𝑟𝑖𝑥 𝑜𝑓𝑜𝑟𝑑𝑒𝑟 3 𝑎𝑛𝑑 |2𝐴| = 𝑘 |𝐴| .𝐹𝑖𝑛𝑑𝑡ℎ𝑒𝑣𝑎𝑙𝑢𝑒𝑜𝑓𝐾 ?

2. If A is an invertible matrix of order 3x3 and ӀAӀ =9. Then find 𝐴𝑑𝑗|𝐴𝑑𝑗𝐴|

3. If a matrix has 18 elements, what are the possible orders it can have?

1
4. If A is a 3x3 matrix, whose elements are given by aij = 3I-3i + jI, then write the value of 𝑎23 .

5. Assume that 𝑋, 𝑌 & 𝑍 are matrices of order𝑝1 × 𝑝2 , 𝑝2 × 𝑝1 &𝑝2 × 𝑝3 . Does matrix 𝑌𝑋𝑍 exist? If yes, find its
order.
2 −1 10
6. If 𝑥 [ ] + 𝑦 [ ] =   find the value of 𝑥 and 𝑦.
3 1 5

7. Give an example of two non-zero matrices such that their matrix multiplication is zero.

8. Find the total number of matrices of order 4 × 3 whose entries are 𝑖 and – 𝑖.

2 0
9. Write inverse of the matrix [ ].
0 2
2
10. Write inverse of the matrix[− 7].

11. Give an example of a matrix which is diagonal, scalar and row matrix.

12. The ______ is the transpose of the matrix of the cofactors.

13. In order to multiply two matrices, the number of columns in the first matrix must _________ the number of rows

in the second matrix.

14. If we interchange the rows and columns of a matrix, we have its ________.

1 −2 3
15. For what value of x the matrix A=[1 2 1 ]is singular?
𝑥 2 −3
1 −2
16. Write the cofactor and minor a21 of [ ]
4 3
2 −3 5
17. Find the value of a11A11+a12A12 of [6 0 4]
1 5 −7
18. Find the area of the triangle whose vertices are (0,0),(4,3)and(8,0) show that the point (1,0),(6,0)and
(0,0) are collinear.
19. Let A be a square matrix of order 3x3,|𝐴| ≠ 0and |3𝐴| = 3𝑘|𝐴|write the value of k
𝑥 − 2 −3
20. If | | = 3 find integral value of x
3𝑥 2𝑥
 ANSWER OF THE WORKSHEET
WORKSHEET -1
1. Zero matrix
2. Skew symmetric matrix
3. -1
4. 0
5. rectangular
6. distributive
7. symmetric matrix
8. Diagonal matrix
9. Row matrix
10. Symmetric matrix
11. AB = BA. matrix multiplication is commutative
12. m ×n
13. AB ≠ BA
14. a =8
15. 3
16. BTAT
17. 1/6
1
18.
AT
19. 25
20. 1/5

ANSWER OF THE WORKSHEET

WORKSHEET -2
1. -8
2. X =2
3. –I
4. 3
5. 0
6. 0
7. 7/2
8. ±4
9. 8
10. a =1
11. k =2
12. p=4
1 0
13.  
0 1 
14. X =3
3 0
15.  
1 1
16. 1
17. 3×3
18. 5×1 , 1×5
19. Y =2

ANSWER OF THE WORKSHEET

WORKSHEET -3
1. K=8
2. Ek bar check kar lena
3. 2 *9 , 9*2 , 3*6 , 6*3 , 1*18 , 18*1
4. 1
5. No
6. X =3 ,y = -4
1 0 0 0  0 0 
7. A=   , B=   BUT AB =  
0 0  0 1  0 0 
8. 4096
1 2 0
9.
4 0 2
 2
10.  
 7 
1 0 0 1 0 0
11. Diagonal matrix = 0 2 0 scalar matrix 0 1 0 row matrix 1 2 3 3
 
0 0 5 0 0 1
12. ADJOINT
13. Equal
14. Transpose
15. -2
16. 2 , -2
17. -178
18. 12
19. K=9
20. X =-3