THE INDIAN SCHOOL

MATHEMATICS CLASS XII

ASSIGNMENT: CHS-3 & 4 MATRICES AND DETERMINANTS

MATRICES
Write the order of each of the following matrices (Q.1 – Q.5) and also find their transposes:
1 2 2
1 5   1 
Q.1   Q.2 1 3 6 Q.3 3 5  Q.4  
7 9 6  7 
 7 
8 3 1
Q.5 6 5 1 

9 5 7
Q.6 If a matrix has 24 elements what are the possible orders it can have ? What if it has 13
elements ?(NCERT)
Q.7 Construct a 3  4 matrix,A= ai j  ,whose elements are given by

(i) aij  i  j , (ii) aij  i  j , (iii) aij  i 2 j , (iv) aij 

i  2 j 2 , (v) aij  i  2 j  1
2
i  j , where i  j
(vi) aij  
i  j , where i  j
Q.8 Find the value of x,y,z and t wherever possible from the following:(NCERT)
 z  t x  y  5 3  4 3  y z
(i)  z  t x  y   1 
1
(ii)   
5 
   x 5 1
 x  y  z  9 
 x  y 2  6 2
(iii) 5  z xy   5  (iv)  x  z   5 
   8    
 y  z  7 
3 2 1
Find the additive inverse of the matrix A= 
4
Q.9 (ABD)
2 1
2 3 1
Q.10 Find any two sub matrices of 0  1 4 (ABD)

3 1 2
4 6 3 6
X+   
8
Q.11 Find matrix X if
 3 7 5
2 3  2 2
and 3X+2Y= 
5 
Q.12 Find X and Y if 2X+3Y=  
4 0  1
5 2 3 6
and X-Y= 
1 
Q.13 Find X and Y if X+Y=  
0 9 0

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 1 2
Q.14 If matrix A=   then find A  AT
3 4
 2 3 4 12
Q.15 Solve for x and y if x    y       
1  5 6 17
 x 2   x    2
Q.16 Solve for x and y :  2   3    
 y  2 y   9 
 x 2   4
Q.17 Solve for x and y :  2     where x > 0 and y <0.
 y  9 
 x  10 y 2  3 x  4 3 
Q.18 If possible find the value of x and y when   
0 4   0 y  5 y
2

(GBS Second Term 09-10)

0 2 3 7 6 3
Q.19 If matrix A=   and B= 
5
,find (i) 3A -5 B
2 1 4 1 4
(ii) A+B , (iii) A-B , (iv) A+2B
2 1
, verify that AT   A
3 T
Q.20 (i) Let A=  
0 5 7
3 4 2 3
(ii) If A =  2   6  , verify that  A  B   AT  B T
T
 0  and B= 5
7 5  1 8 
2 5
, verify that 3 A  3AT 
3 T
Q.21 If A=  
0 1 4
Q.22 What are the various type of matrices? Explain giving Examples.
Q.23 If A is a square matrix ,prove that:
(i) A  AT is a symmetric matrix
(ii) A  AT is a skew symmetric matrix.
Q.24 Prove that the elements along the principal diagonal of a skew symmetric matrix are all
zeroes.
Q.25 Verify if each of the following matrices is symmetric:
2 1 3 2 1 3
2 5 1 1 
(i)   , (ii)  1  , (iii) 1 5 7 ,(iv) 1 6 5  , (v)
5 7   3  3 7 8  3 5 7
3 6 7 3 2 0 3 3 5
2 9   
8  , (vi) 6
 5 3  ,(vii) 3 2 5 ,(viii) 3
 6 9
 7
7 8 7 9 7 6 5 8 6
Q.26 Verify if each of the following matrices is skew-symmetric:
0 3 2 05 3
0 5 0 3   
(i)  ,(iii)  3 9
0
, (ii) 
0  0 5  ,(iv) 3 0
 5  3  2 5 0 5
0 9
Q.27 Express each of the following matrices as the sum of a symmetric and a skew symmetric
matrix:
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 3 3 5 13 23 5 
 2 9 21 
(i) 3  9  ,(iii)
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 6 9 , (ii) 3 16 8 7 
,(iv) 8 17
5  
5 8 6 8 16
2 1
 1 3
Q.28 Find AB if A= 3 4  and B= 
  2 1 
1 5 
2 3
 1 2 3
Q.29 Let A=   and B= 4 5 , then find AB and BA and show that
 4 2 5 
 2 1 
AB  BA.
1 1 
2 3
and B= 0 2  , verify that
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Q.30 If A=   
 AB T  B T AT .
4 1 0
5 0
 2 1
 3 2
Q.31 If A=  1 3  and B= 
1
, verify that  AB   B T AT .
T
 
 4 0 4 5
0
5 4 1 2
Q.32 Solve the matrix equation:   X 
1 1 1 3 
 3 5 
 , show that A  5 A  14 I  0
2
Q.33 If A= 
  4 2 
 3 1
Q.34 If f x   x 2  5x  7 and A=  , find f  A .
 1 2
2 1  1 8 10
Q.35 Find the matrix A such that 1  
0 A   1 2 5 

 3 4  9 22 15 
1 3 2 1 
Q.36 Find the value of x such that 1 x 1 2 5 1  2  0
15 3 2  x 
  x 
0  tan  
 2 
Q.37 Let A=  and I be the identity matrix of order 2, show that:
  x 
 tan   0
 2 
cos x  sin x 
I+A=(I-A) 
cos x 
. [NCERT]
sin x
Q.38 If A and B are symmetric matrices then prove that (i) AB+BA is a symmetric matrix ,
(ii) AB-BA is a skew symmetric matrix. (NCERT)
Q.39 Prove that every square matrix can be expressed as the sum of a symmetric and a skew
symmetric matrix.

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 3   7 
Q.40 Find AB if (i) A= 5  , B= 1 0 4 , (ii) A= 2 3 5 , B=  2  .
 
 2  6 
Q.41 If A is a square matrix prove that : (i) A  AT is a symmetric matrix
(ii) A  AT is a skew symmetric matrix.
 1 0   x
Q.42 (i)Solve for x : x 1  0
3 5 
(GBS Preboard 09-10)
 2
 cos  sin  
 , then show that A A  I
T
(ii)If A=  (GBS Preboard 09-10)
  sin  cos  

Q.43 (i) If A be any square matrix, show that AA T and AT A are both symmetric matrices.
x y
(ii) If 
v 
is a symmetric matrix, then choose which one of the following is correct:
u
a) x+v=0, b) x-v=0, c) y+u=0 d) y-u=0 [GBS 1st term 09-10]
3 4  1  2n 4n 
Q.44 If A=   , prove that A n  
1  2n 
[NCERT]
1 1  n
 cos sin    cos n sin n 
Q.45 If A=   then prove that An    ,n  N
 sin  cos   sin n cos n 
[NCERT]
0 1
, prove that for all n  N, aI  bA  a n I 2  na n 1b. A , [NCERT]
n
Q.46 If A =  
0 0
Q.47 If A and B are square matrices of same order such that AB=BA then prove that
For all n  N (i) AB n  B n A , (ii)  AB   A n B n .
n

1 1 1 n
Q.48 If A=   , prove that A n   for all n  N
0 1 0 1 
1 1 1 3 n 1 3 n 1 3 n 1 
 
Q.49 If A= 1 1 1 , prove that A n  3 n 1 3 n 1 3 n 1  ,n  N [NCERT]

1 1 1 3 n 1 3 n 1 3 n 1 


a b
 n 
b an 1  
,where a  1 ,show that A n   
a
Q.50 i) Let A=    a  1  for every n  N.
0 1
0 1 
Q.50 ii) Consider the sequence an   1,1, 2, 3, 5, 8, 13,..........., where
1 1
a1  a2  1 and an1  an  an1 for all integers n  2 .Given the matrix Q=  ,
1 0 
 a n 1 an 
use principle of mathematical induction to prove that Q n    for all integers
 an a n 1 
n  2.

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 2 3 1 0
Q.51 If A=   and I    , find x and y such that A  xA  yI
2

1 2   0 1 
Q.52 A trust fund has Rs.30000 that must be invested in two different type of bonds.The first
bond pays 5% interest per year and the second bond pays 7% interest per year.Using
matrix multiplication determine how to divide Rs 30000 among the two type of bonds if
the trust fund must obtain an annual total interest of Rs.1600.
Q.53 If X m3Y p4  Z 2b ,for three matrices X,Y and Z,find the values of m,p and b.
2 3
, then verify that A 2   AT 
T 2
Q.54 If A   
5 7 
4 9 3 0
Q.55 If A=   and B=   ,then show that ( A  B) 2  A2  AB  BA  B 2 .
6 8 6 8
 0 4 3
Q.56 A=  1 3 3 , show that A2 is a unit matrix.

 1 4 4 
0 0 1
Q.57 If A=  0 1 0 , find A . Hence find A .
2 6

 1 0 0

DETERMINANTS
Evaluate each of the following determinants (Q58 to Q63):[NCERT]
2 5 cos  sin  x2  x 1 x 1
Q.58 , Q.59 , Q.60
4 1 sin  cos x 1 x 1
3 1 2 3 4 5 0 1 2
Q.61 0 0 1 , Q.62 1 1 2 , Q.63 1 0 3
3 5 0 2 3 1 2 3 0
a b c 1 a bc
Q.64 Evaluate b c a , Q.65 Evaluate 1 b ca
2a 2b 2c 1 c ab
Q.66 Find the values of x if:
2 4 2 x 4 2 3 x 3
(i)  (ii)  [NCERT]
5 1 3 2x 4 5 2x 5
4 7 x 5
(iii)  [GBS 1st Term-09-10]
1 6 6 x
1 1 0
Q.67 If A= 0 1 2 then show that 3 A  27 A [NCERT]

0 0 4
2 3  k
Q.68 For what value of ‘k’ the matrix 
4 
is singular ? [GBS Pre-Board 09-10]
1
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PROPERTIES OF DETERMINANTS

Prove using properties of determinants each of the following:

1 a bc 0 b c 1 a a 2  bc
Q.69 1 b c  a  0 ,Q.70  b 0 a  0 ,Q.71 1 b b 2  ca =0
1 c ab c a 0 1 c c 2  ab
ab bc ca
Q.72 (i) b  c ca a b  0 [AICBSE-2009]
ca ab bc

1 a a2
Q.72 (ii) 1 b b 2  a  b b  c c  a  [NCERT]
2
1 c c
1 1 1
Q.73 x 2
y 2
z 2   x  y  y  z  z  x  xy  yz  zx 
x3 y3 z3
bc ca ab a b c
Q.74 qr r p pq 2 p q r [NCERT]
yz zx x y x y z

1 a 1 1
 1 1 1
Q.75 1 1 b 1  abc1     = ab  bc  ca  abc [NCERT,AICBSE-2009]
 a b c
1 1 1 c
1 bc ab  c   a2 ab ac
Q.76 1 ca bc  a   0 [NCERT], Q.77 ab b 2 bc  4a 2 b 2 c 2 [NCERT]
1 ab ca  b  ca cb c 2
1 x x2 bc a a
Q.78* x 2
1 x  1 x  3 2
 [NCERT], Q.79 b ca b  4abc [CBSE2006]
x x2 1 c c ab

1 a2  b2 2ab  2b
Q.80 2ab 1 a  b2 2
2a 
 1 a2  b2 
3
[NCERT,CBSE-2008,2009]
2b  2a 1 a  b
2 2

a 2  1 ab ac
Q.81 ab b 2  1 bc  1 a2  b2  c2 [NCERT,AICBSE-2008,F-2009]
ca cb c2 1

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 3a a  b  a  c
Q.82 ba 3b  b  c  3a  b  c ab  bc  ca  [NCERT,CBSE F-2006]
ca cb 3c
a2 bc c 2  ac
Q.83 a 2  ab b2 ca  4a 2 b 2 c 2 [NCERT,CBSE-2005,2007]
ab b 2  bc c2
1 a 2  bc a3
Q.84 1 b 2  ca b 3  a  b b  c c  a  a 2  b 2  c 2  [CBSE F-2008]
1 c  ab
2
c 3

x4 2x 2x
x4 2 x  5 x  44  x 
2
Q.85 2x [DELHI CBSE-2009]
2x 2x x4
a b c
Q.86 a b bc c  a  a 3  b 3  c 3  3abc [DELHI CBSE-2009]
bc ca ab
x y x x
Q.87 5x  4 y 4x 2x  x3 [AICBSE-2009]
10 x  8 y 8x 3x
a ab abc 1 a bc 1 a a2
Q.88 2a 3a  2b 4a  3b  2c  a 3 ,Q.89 1 b ca  1 b b2
3a 6a  3b 10a  6b  3c 1 c ab 1 c c2
a a2 bc 1 a2 a3 a bc abc a a2 a3
Q.90 b b2 ca  1 b2 b 3 , Q.91 b ca abc  b b2 b3
c c2 ab 1 c2 c3 c ab abc c c2 c3
a  b  2c a b
b  c  2a  2a  b  c 
3
Q.92 c b [CBSE-2008]
c a c  a  2b
a  b 2 ca bc
Q.93 ca b  c 2 ab  2abca  b  c 
3

bc ab c  a 2
a3 b 2c c 3  ac 2
Q.94 a 3  a 2b b3 ac 2  4a 3 b 3 c 3
a 2b b3  b2c c3

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 a  b 2 ca bc
Q.95 ca b  c  2
ab  2abca  b  c 
3
[CBSE 2010,2016]
bc ab c  a  2

b  c 2 a2 a2
Q.96 b2 c  a 2 b2  2abca  b  c 
3

c2 c2 a  b 2
abc 2a 2a
bca  a  b  c 
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Q.97 2b 2b
2c 2c cab
 bc b 2  bc c 2  bc
a 2  ac  ac c 2  ac  ab  bc  ca 
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Q.98 [CBSE sample paper]
a 2  ab b 2  ba ab
a ab a  2b
Q.99 a  2b a a  b  9b 2 a  b 
ab a  2b a
a b c
Q.100 a 2 b2 c2  a  b  c a  b b  c c  a  [CBSE 2008]
bc ca ab
x x x
Q.101 x x x  2 3x   
x x x

Solve the following equations(Q.102 to Q.107)

xa b c 3x  8 3 3
Q.102 a xb c  0, Q.103 3 3x  8 3 0
a b xc 3 3 3x  8
1 x x3 x 3 7
Q.104 1 b b  0,
3
Q.105 2 x 2 0
1 c c3 7 6 x
x 1 3 5 x 6 1
Q.106 2 x2 5  0, Q.107 2 3x x3 0
2 3 x4 3 2x x2

APPLICATIONS OF DETERMINANTS

Find the area of the triangle whose vertices are given below(Q.108 to Q.110):
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Q.108 (-3,5), (3,-6), (7,2). Q.109 (2,-7), (1,3), (10,8). Q.110 (-2,4), (2,-6), (5,4)

Show that the following triple of points are collinear(Q.111 to Q.113):

Q.111 (3,8) , (-4,2) , (10,14). Q.112 (a,b+c), (b, c+a), (c ,a+b), Q.113 (11,7),(5,5),(-1,3)

Q.114 The area of the triangle whose vertices are (k,0),(4,0) and (0,2) is 4 square units.
Find k. (ABD)
Q.115 Find the equation of the line joining the points (1,2) and (3,6) using determinants.
(ABD)
Q.116 If the points (a,0), (0,b) and (1,1) are collinear, then prove that a+b = ab

Q.117 If (x,y) is a point on the line joining the points A(a,0),B(0,b), then show that
x y
 1 .
a b
sin  cos  cos   
Q.118 Without actual expanding evaluate: sin  cos  cos    [NCERT]
sin  cos  cos   

a x
 a x 
2
a x
 a x 
2
1
Q.119 Without actual expanding evaluate: a y
 ay 
2
a y
 ay 
2
1
a z
a z 2
 a z
a z 2
 1
Q.120 If A is a matrix of order 2 and A  5 , find the value of 3 A
3 7 0 2
Q.121 If A=   and B= 
5 
, then find the value of AB .
 1 2  1
Q.122 If a ,b ,c are positive and unequal, show that the value of the determinant
a b c
b c a is negative.
c a b
p q
Q.123 If a matrix A= 
s 
, find adjoint A.
r
 2 3
Q.124 If matrix A= 
4 
, find adjoint A
 5
1 1 2
Q.125 If matrix A= 3 0 2, verify that A(adjA)  A I= (adjA) A (NCERT)

1 0 3 
Write the minors and cofactors of the elements of the following determinants(Q.126-Q.127)
1 0 4
2 4 a c
Q.126 Q.127 Q.128 3 5 1 (NCERT)
0 3 b d
0 1 2
Find the inverse of each of the following matrices(Q.129 to Q.134)

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 1 2 3
2 2   1 5  
Q.129   Q.130   Q.131 0 2 4 (NCERT)
4 3   3 2  0
 0 5 
1 0 0  2 1 3
    1 1 2
3 3 0  4 1 0  
Q.132  Q.133  7  , Q.134  0 2 3  (NCERT)
5 2 1  2 1 3
 2 4 

1 3 3
Q.135 Find the inverse of the matrix A= 1 4 3  and verify that A 1 A  I 3 .

1 3 4
Q.136 If A and B are invertible matrices of same order ,then show that AB is invertible
and  AB   B 1 A 1 .
1

Q.137 For the following pair of matrices verify that  AB   B 1 A 1

1

3 2 4 6 2 1 4 5
i) A=   and B=   , ii) A=   and B=  
7 5 3 2 5 3 3 4 
3 2 6 7
, find  AB 
1
Q.138 Let A=   and B=  
7 5 8 9
 1 tan x   cos 2 x  sin 2 x 
Q.139 If A=   , show that AT A 1   .
 tan x 1   sin 2 x cos 2 x 
4 5
Q.140 If A=   , then show that A  3I  2 I  3 A1  
2 1
5 0 4 1 3 3
Q.141 Given A= 2  3  1
2 and B  1  4 3  , find  AB 
1

1 2 1  1 3 4
cos a  sin a 0 cos b 0 sin b 

Q.142 Let F (a)  sin a cos a 
0 and G b    0 1 0  ,

0 0 1   sin b 0 cos b
Show that : i) F a 1  F  a  , ii) Gb 1  G b  ,
iii) F a G b   G  b .F  a 
1

 5 3
Q.143 Show that A=   satisfies the equation x 2  3x  7  0 ,thus find A 1 .
 1 2
 8 5
Q.144 Show that A=   satisfies the equation A 2  4 A  42 I  0 .Hence find A 1 .
 2 4
1 2 2
 
Q.145 Show that the matrix A=  2 1 2  satisfies the equation A 2  4 A  5I  0 .Hence
2 1 
 2
1
find A .

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 1 1 1
 
Q.146 If A=  2 1 0  , show that A1  A2 .
1 0 
 0
Q.147 Find a 2  2 matrix “ B” using concept of inverse such that :
1 2   6 0
B      .
 1 4   0 6 
Q.148 Find a matrix A satisfying the matrix equation:
2 1   3 2 1 0
3  A  
 2  5 3  0 1 
Q.149 Find a matrix A satisfying the matrix equation:
1 4  16 6
3  A
 2  7 2
Q.150 Find a matrix A satisfying the matrix equation:
 5 3 14 7
A  
 1 2  7 7
 8 1 4
1
Q.151 If A = 4 4 7 , prove that A1  AT
9
1 8 4
 1 2 0
Q.152 If A =  1 1 1  , show that A1  A2

 0 1 0
Q.153 Find the inverse(if exist) of the following matrices by elementary operations: (NCERT)
1 2  1 1  2 1 2 5
i)   , iii)   iv) 
3
, ii)   ,
2 1 2 3 1 1 1
 3 1  6 3 4 5 3 10
v)   vi)   viii) 
7 
, , vii)   ,
 4 2  2 1 3 4 2
Q.154 Find the inverse(if exist) of the following matrices by elementary operations:
(NCERT)
0 1 2 2 3 3  1 3 2

i) 1 2 
3  , ii) 2 2  
3  , iii)  3 0 5

3 1 1  3 2 2  2 5 0 
2 0 1 1 1 2 4 1 2
iv) 5 1 
0  , v) 1 2 3  , vi) 5
 2 3 

0 1 3  3 4 1  9 3 5 

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Q.155 Find the values of “a” and “b” if A  a 2 1  is the inverse of the matrix

0 6 1 
 2b 7 3

B a b 1 
 6 6b 5
Solve each of the following system of equations by matrix method(Q.155 to Q.171)
Q.156 5x - y=2 ,7x-5y=3 ; Q.157 x-2y=4, 3x+5y= -7 ; Q.158 5x+2y=4, 7x + 3y=5;(NCERT)

Q.159 2x - y =5, x + y=4 ; Q.160 x + 3y =5, 2x + 6y=8 ; Q.161 4x – 3y=3, 3x – 5y =7;(NCERT)

Q.162 2x+y+z=1, x-2y-z=1.5 , 3y-5z=9 ; Q.163 x-y+z=4 , 2x+y -3z=0 , x+y+z=2

Q.164 2x+3y+3z=5 , x-2y+z=-4, 3x-y-2z=3 ; Q.165 x-y+2z=7, 3x+4y-5z= -5,2x-y+3z=12.(NCERT)

Q.166 x+y – 2z=5, x- 2y+z= - 2, - 2x+y+z=4; Q.167 4x –5y –2z=2, 5x –4y+2z= -2,2x+2y+8z= -1

Q.168 2x– y+z=0, 3x+2y –z=0, x+4y+3z=0 ; Q.169 2x– y+2z=0, 5x+3y –z=0, x+5y – 5z=0

Q.170 3x+y – 2z=0, x+y+z=0,x –2y+z=0 ; Q.171 2x+3y – z=0, x – y–2z=0, 3x+y+3z=0

1 1 0  2 2 4 
Q.172 If A  2 3  
4 and B   4 2 4  , find AB and use the result to solve

0 1 2  2 1 5
the system of equations : x –y=3, 2x+3y+4z=17, y+2z=7.
1 1 2  2 0 1
Q.173 If A  0 2  
3 and B   9 2 3 , find AB and use the result to

3 2 4   6 1 2
solve the system of equations x –y+2z=1, 2y– 3z=1, 3x– 2y+4z=2. [NCERT]
2 3 10 4 6 5 6 9 20
Q.174 Solve:    4,    1,    2 ,where x,y,z  0 [NCERT]
x y z x y z x y z
3 2 1

Q.175 If A= 4 1 2 , find A 1 and use it to solve the system of equations

7 3 3 
3x+4y+7z=14, 2x – y+3z=4, x+2y – 3z=0.

1 1 1
 
Q.176 If A= 1 2 3  , find A 1 and use it to solve the system of equations
2 1 3 

x+y+2z=0, x+2y– z=9, x– 3y+3z= –14.

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  4 4 4  1 1 1 
Q.177 Determine the product  7  1 3  1 2 2 and use it to solve

5 3 1 2 1 3 
x – y + z = 4, x – 2y –2z = 9, 2x + y + 3z = 1.
1 3 
Q.178 Matrices A and B are such that A  B , where A=   and B=
 x 1 5 
 1 x 2 
 
 2 1 0  ,find the value of x.
 0 1 x 

Q.179 Give an example of a matrix A which is its own inverse.Also show that A2 =I

1 1 1 1 0 0
Q.180 let A= 0 1 1 and B= 1
 1 0 ,find X= B  A1 and Y= B 1  A .

0 0 1 1 1 1 
1 1
Does the matrix ( X  Y ) have an inverse ?

MISCELLANEOUS QUESTION BANK

Some standard results

1.Cancelletion laws- Let A,B,C be square matrices of the same order n.If A is a non
singular matrix,then (i) AB=AC  B=C , (ii) BA=CA  B=C
2. Reversal law- If A and B are invertible matrices of same order, then AB is
invertible and  AB   B 1 A 1 .
1

3. If A is an invertible square matrix ,then AT is also invertible and AT   A 1 

1 T

4. The inverse of an invertible symmetric matrix is a symmetric matrix.

n 1
5. Let A be a non-singular square matrix of order n.Then adjA  A .
6. If A and B are non-singular square matrices of the same order, then
adj(AB)=(adj B).(adj A)
 
7. If A is an invertible square matrix,then adj AT = adjA
T

8. The adjoint of a symmetric matix is also asymmetric matrix.

9. If A is a non-singular square matrix, then adj adjA  A A
n2

1
10.If A is a non singular matrix,then A 1  A

 1 1 1 0 4 3
Q.1 If A= 3 3 3  and 1
 3 3 compute A2 B 2

5 5 5   1 4 4 
3 1
If A=  , show that A 2  5 A  7 I  0 .Use this result to find A6
2
Q.2
 1

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 1 11 3 n 1 3 n 1 3 n 1 
 
Q.3 If a= 1 1 1 , Prove that : A n  3 n 1 3 n 1 3 n 1  for all positive integers n.

1 1 1 3 n 1 3 n 1 3 n 1 

Q.4 Name a matrix which is both symmetric and skew symmetric.
Q.5 Find the integral values of x if
 2 1  1 
x 4 
1 1 0 0 x 4 1  0
T

2 2 4
  2
Q.6 If A= 4  and B= 1 3 6 verify that  AB T  B T AT
 
5 
cos   sin  
If A=  , then for what value of  is A an identity matrix ?
cos  
Q.7
sin 
(CBSE 2010 set-1)
0 2 0
Q.8 What is the value of the determinant 2 3 4 ? (CBSE 2010 set-1)
4 5 6
1 2 3 1  711 
If  
4 2 5 k
23
Q.9 , then write the value of k. (CBSE 2010 set-1)
3
2 5
Q.10 Using elementary row operations,find the inverse of the following matrix:  
 1 3 
(CBSE 2010 set-1)
Q.11 If A is a square matrix of order 3 and 3 A =k A ,then write the value of k.
(CBSE 2010 set-3)
Q.12 Find the minor of the element of second row and third column a 23  in the following
2 3 5
determinant : 6 0 4 [CBSE 2010 set-2]
1 5 7
Q.13 Using the properties of determinants prove that:
a bc cb
ac b c  a   a  b  c   a 2  b2  c2 
a b b a c
Q.14 If a ,b ,c are positive and unequal, show that the value of the determinant
a b c
b c a is negative. (GBS UT)
c a b
0 0
Q.15 If A=   , find A16 (GBS UT)
4 0
Q.16 If A is a square matrix of order 3 such that│adjA│=64 , find │A│.
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  1 2 1
Q.17 If matrix A=  1 1 2  then evaluate : adj  adjA 

 2 1 1 

0 2
2b
Q.18 Matrix A= 3 1 3  is given to be symmetric, find the values of a and b.

3a 3 1
[DEL CBSE-2016]
1 1 1
Q.19 Find the maximum value of 1 1  sin  1 [DEL CBSE-2016]
1 1 1  cos
𝟐
Q.20 If A is a square matrix such that 𝑨 = 𝑰 , then find the simplified value of
 A  I 3   A  I 3  7 A. [DEL CBSE-2016]
Q.21 The monthly incomes of Harman and Prakhar are in the ratio 3 : 4 and their monthly
expenditures are in the ratio 5 : 7. If each saves Rs 15,000 per month, find their
monthly incomes using matrix method. This problem reflects which value?
[DEL CBSE-2016]

yz  x 2 zx  y 2 xy  z 2
Q.22 Prove that zx  y 2 xy  z 2 yz  x 2 is divisible by (x+y+z), and hence find the
xy  z 2 yz  x 2 zx  y 2
quotient. [DEL CBSE-2016]
8 4 3
Q.23 If A= 2 1 1  , find A 1 using elementary transformations and use it to solve

1 1 2
the system of equations : 8x+4y+3z=19, 2x + y+z=5, x+2y +2z =7.
[DELCBSE-2016,OLYMPIAD-2016]
Q.24 Using properties of determinants prove that
a bc bc
ca b c  a  a  b  c a 2  b 2  c 2  [OLYMPIAD 2016]
ab ab c
ab a  2b a  3b
Q.25 Evaluate : a  2b a  2b a  4b [OLYMPIAD 2016]
a  4b a  5b a  6b
Q.26 If A is a 3×4 matrix and B is a matrix such that AT B and BAT are both defined , then
write the order of matrix B. [OLYMPIAD 2016]

 1 1 1 0 4 3
Q.27 If A= 3 3 3  and 1
 3 3 compute A2 B 2

5 5 5   1 4 4 

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 3 1
Q.28 If A=   , show that A 2  5 A  7 I  0 .Use this result to find A6
 1 2
1 1 1 3 n 1 3 n 1 3 n 1 
Q.29 If a= 1  , Prove that : A n  3 n 1 n 1 n 1 
 1 1   3 3  for all positive integers n.
1 1 1 3 n 1 3 n 1 3 n 1 

Q.30 Name a matrix which is both symmetric and skew symmetric.
Q.31 Find the integral values of x if
 2 1  1 
x 4 
1 1 0 0 x 4 1  0
T

2 2 4
  2
Q.32 If A= 4  and B= 1 3 6 verify that  AB T  B T AT
 
5 
cos   sin  
Q.33 If A=  , then for what value of  is A an identity matrix ?
sin  cos  
(CBSE 2010 set-1)
0 2 0
Q.34 What is the value of the determinant 2 3 4 ? (CBSE 2010 set-1)
4 5 6
1 2 3 1  7
11 
Q.35 If  
4 2 5 k
23
, then write the value of k. (CBSE 2010 set-1)
3
2 5
Q.36 Using elementary row operations,find the inverse of the following matrix:  
 1 3 
(CBSE 2010 set-1)
Q.37 If A is a square matrix of order 3 and 3 A =k A ,then write the value of k.
(CBSE 2010 set-3)
Q.38 Find the minor of the element of second row and third column a 23  in the following
2 3 5
determinant : 6 0 4 [CBSE 2010 set-2]
1 5 7
2y  4 5y  7 8y  a
Q.39 If a,b,c are in A.P, find the value of 3 y  5 6y  8 9y  b [NCERT]
4y  6 7y  9 10 y  c
a  bx c  dx p  qx a c p
Q.40 Prove that: ax  b cx  d 
px  q  1  x 2
b d q
u v w u v w
[NCERT]

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 f x  g x  h x  f ' x  g ' x  h ' x 
dy
Q.41 If y= l m n , prove that  l m n [NCERT]
dx
a b c a b c
Q.42 Give an example of
i) A row matrix which is also a column matrix,
ii) A diagonal matrix which is not scalar,
iii) A triangular matrix
Q.43 Construct a 3 3 matrix A= aij  whose elements are i) aij  2i , ii) a ij  j ,
i
iii) aij  2i 
j
Q.44 Give an example of a matrix which is symmetric as well as skew symmetric.

5 x 2
Q.45 If the matrix A=  y z 3 is symmetric then find x,y,z and t.

4 t 7
Q.46 Find the number of all possible matrices of order 3  3 with each entry 0 or 1.

3 4 4 6
Q.47 Evaluate: 
6 7 9 5
2 3
5 5 54
Q.48 Find the value of 5 3 54 55
54 55 56
Q.49 If A is a square matrix of order n  n such that A   ,then write the value of  A .
Q.45 For what value of k, the system of linear equations x+y+z=2, 2x+y-z =3, 3x+2y+kz=4 has
a unique solution. [AI CBSE-2016]

 cos  sin   𝝅
Q.46 If A=   , find α satisfying 𝟎 < 𝜶 < when A+𝑨𝑻 = √𝟐𝑰𝟐, where 𝑨𝑻 is
  sin  cos  
𝟐

transpose of A. [AI CBSE-2016]

Q.47 If A is a square matrix of order 3 and│3A│= k│A│, then find the value of k.
[AI CBSE-2016]
Q.48 A typist charges Rs.145 for typing 10 English and 3 Hindi pages, while charges tor
typing 3 English and 10 Hindi pages are Rs. 180. Using matrices, find the charges of
typing one English and one Hindi page separately. However typist charged only
Rs.2 per page from a poor student Shyam for 5 Hindi pages. How much less was
charged from this poor boy? Which values are reflected in this problem?
[AI CBSE-2016]
Q.49 Some students are to be selected for an award from among the students of yoga club,
nature club and peace club. Total number of students to be selected is 6. Further if
we multiply the number of students for peace club by 3 and add the number of
students of nature club to it, the total is 11 and by adding the number of students of
yoga club and peace club we get double the number of students of nature club.
Represent the above information algebraically and find the number of students
from each club to be selected for award using matrices. Write two lines about

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 importance of yoga.

Q.50 A school wants to award its students for the values of honesty (say x), regularity (say y)
and hard work (say z) with a total cash award of Rs.6,000. Three times the award money
for hard work added to that given for honesty amounts to Rs. 11,000. The award money
given for honesty and hard work together is double the one given for regularity.
Represent the above information (i) algebraically (ii) as a matrix equation (iii) find the
award money for each value using matrices.
Apart from the above values suggest one more value for which students should be
awarded.

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