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Time : 60 Minutes
-02 By O.P. GUPTA
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Topics : Algebra Of Matrices (Ex.1 A to Ex.1 I)
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Q01. (a) The value of p 2  mk is 1, if A    satisfies the equation A 2  I . True/False?
k p 
(b) If A is square matrix such that A  A, then (I  A)3  7A  I . True/False?
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 sin x cos x 
(c) If A    then, the value of AA is a unit matrix of third order. True/False?
 cos x sin x 
(d) If A and B are symmetric matrices of same order, then AB is symmetric, if and only if _________.
(e) If A is skew symmetric matrix, then A2 is a _______________ matrix.
 0 2y 2 
(f) Matrix A   3 1 3  is given to be symmetric, find the value of 3x  2y .
 
3x 3 1
(g) Show that the elements along the main diagonal of a skew-symmetric matrix are all zero.
(h) If A and B are symmetric matrices, prove that AB  BA is a skew-symmetric matrix.
(i) Give an example of 2  2 non-zero matrices A and B such that AB  O but BA  O . [1 9  9
 4  4 8 4 
Q02. (a) Find the matrix A, if 1 A   1 2 1  .
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   
3   3 6 3 
(b) Define the symmetric matrix and skew-symmetric matrix. Also write an example for both.
(c) Show that a matrix which is both symmetric and skew-symmetric is a null matrix. [2  3  6
 2 4 6 
Q03. Express the matrix  7 3 5  as the sum of symmetric and a skew-symmetric matrix.
 1 2 4 
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Q04. If A    then, find x and y so that A  x I  y A  O . Hence find A .
 7 5
 2 3 2 3
OR Let A  
1 2  and f (x)  x  4x  7 . Show that f (A)  O . Use this result to find A .
 
 2 1 1  x 
Q05. Find the value of x such that  x 4 1  1 0 0   4   O, if x  Z .
  
 2 2 4   1
 2 1  1 8 
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Q06. Find matrix A, such that  1 0  A   1 2  .
 3 4   9 22 
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 1 1 1 x  2 2 2
Q07. If A    , B  s. t. A  B  (A  B) , find the value of x  y . [5  5  25
 2 1  4 y 

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