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Chapter-3: Matrices

Section A - Question number 1 to 10 are VSA type questions.

1. Give an example of a skew symmetric matrix of order 3x3.

2. If matrix A = [1 2 3], write AA’, where A’ is the transpose of matrix A.
1 2 3 1 7 11
3. If [ ][ ]=[ ], then write the value of k.
3 4 2 5 𝑘 23
4. If a matrix has 14 elements, then what are the possible orders it can have?
2 4 1
5. If 𝐴 = [5 −6 2], then find transpose of A.
2 1 5
0 2𝑏 −2
6. Matrix A = [ 3 1 3 ] is given to be symmetric, find (a, b) .
3𝑎 3 −1
7. Give an example of a singular matrix of order 1x1.
8. Justify the statement : Every scalar matrix is a diagonal matrix.
9. Justify the statement : Every identity matrix is a singular matrix.
−1 0 −1 1
10. If [2 1 3] (−1 1 0 ) ( 0 ) = 𝐴, the write the order of matrix A.
0 1 1 −1

Section B - Question number 11 to 20 are SA type questions.

1 3 𝑦 0 5 6
11. Find the value of x and y if : 2[ ]+[ ]=[ ].
0 𝑥 1 2 1 8
cos 𝛼 − sin 𝛼
12. If A= [ ], then for what value of 𝛼 is A an identity matrix.
sin 𝛼 cos 𝛼
𝑖 − 𝑗, 𝑖𝑓 𝑖 ≥ 𝑗
13. Construct a 2 × 3 matrix A=[𝑎𝑖𝑗 ] whose elements are given by aij = {
𝑖 + 𝑗, 𝑖𝑓 𝑖 < 𝑗
𝑖−𝑗
14. Construct a 3 × 3 matrix A=[𝑎𝑖𝑗 ] whose elements are given by 𝑎𝑖𝑗 = 𝑖+𝑗
0 0
15. If A=[ ] 𝑓𝑖𝑛𝑑 𝐴16 .
5 0
16. If A is a square matrix such that 𝐴2 = 𝐼, then find the simplest value of (𝐴 − 𝐼)3 + (𝐴 + 𝐼)3 − 7𝐴.

17. Write the number of all possible matrices of order 2 x 2 with each entry 1,0 or -3.
3 4 1 𝑦 7 0
18. If 2 [ ]+[ ]=[ ], then find (x-y).
5 𝑥 0 1 10 5
1 0
19. Solve the following matrix equation for x. (𝑥 1) [ ]=O.
−2 0

20. The sale figure of three car dealers during march 2015 showed that dealer A sold 6 deluxe, 4 premium and
5 standard cars, dealer B sold 8 deluxe, 3 premium and 4 standard cars, dealer C sold 4 deluxe, 2 premium
and 3 standard cars. Write 3 x 3 order matrices summarizing sales data for March.
 Section C - Question number 21 to 30 are LA type questions

1 −3 1 −1 0 1 −1 −2 1
21. If 𝐴 = [0 2 −1] , 𝐵 = [ 5 4 6] 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝐶 = [ 1 −2 2] ; 𝑣𝑒𝑟𝑖𝑓𝑦 𝑡ℎ𝑎𝑡
2 1 3 2 1 1 2 −1 1
(i) A(𝐵𝐶) = (𝐴𝐵)𝐶 (ii) (A+B)C = AC+BC

2 −1 −1 −8 −10
22. Find the matrix A such that [ 1 0 ] 𝐴 = [ 1 −2 −5 ].
−3 4 9 22 15

1 −2 3 0 4 2
23. Let A=[ ] 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝐵 = [ ] verify that (i) (𝐴 + 𝐵)𝑡 = 𝐴𝑡 + 𝐵 𝑡 (ii) (2A)t = 2At.
0 4 7 2 −2 1

𝑛 𝑏(𝑎𝑛 −1)
𝑎 𝑏
24. If A=[ ] and 𝑎 ≠ 1prove by P.M.I that 𝐴𝑛 = [𝑎 𝑎−1 ] for all natural numbers.
0 1 0 1

2 4 −1
25. Express [3 5 8 ] as the sum of a symmetric and a skew-symmetric matrix.
1 −2 1

1 2 2
26. If A=[2 1 2] 𝑝𝑟𝑜𝑣𝑒 𝑡ℎ𝑎𝑡 𝐴2 − 4𝐴 − 5𝐼 = 𝑂. ℎ𝑒𝑛𝑐𝑒 𝑓𝑖𝑛𝑑 𝐴−1 .
2 2 1

1 2 4 7 1 0
27. Find the matrix H satisfying the matrix equation [ ]𝐻[ ]=[ ].
2 3 3 5 0 1

2
28. Prove that the product of matrix (in any order) [ 𝑐𝑜𝑠 𝜃 𝑐𝑜𝑠𝜃𝑠𝑖𝑛𝜃 ] and [ 𝑐𝑜𝑠 2 ∅ 𝑐𝑜𝑠∅𝑠𝑖𝑛∅
]
𝑐𝑜𝑠𝜃𝑠𝑖𝑛𝜃 𝑠𝑖𝑛2 𝜃 𝑐𝑜𝑠∅𝑠𝑖𝑛∅ 𝑠𝑖𝑛2 ∅
𝜋
is a null matrix, where 𝜃 𝑎𝑛𝑑 ∅ 𝑑𝑖𝑓𝑓𝑒𝑟 𝑏𝑦 𝑎𝑛 𝑜𝑑𝑑 𝑚𝑢𝑙𝑡𝑖𝑝𝑙𝑒 𝑜𝑓 2 .

1 0 2
29. If A=[0 2 1] , 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝐴3 − 6𝐴2 + 7𝐴 + 𝐾𝐼3 = 𝑂, 𝑓𝑖𝑛𝑑 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑟𝑒𝑎𝑙 𝑛𝑢𝑚𝑏𝑒𝑟 𝐾.
2 0 3

30. A coaching institute of mathematics (subjects) conducts classes in two batches I and II and fees for rich
and poor children are different. In batch I, it has 20 poor and 5 rich children and total monthly
collection is Rs.9000, whereas in batch II, it has 5 poor and 25 rich children and total monthly
collection is Rs. 26000. Using matrix method, find monthly fees paid by each child of two types.

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