MATHEMATICS

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12 JEE

MATRICES

“MANZIL MILEGI YAHIN SE”

 VIDYAPEETH Scan for Solution

MATRICES
DPP-1 (JLM/006)
[Matrices]
1. A 3  2 matrix whose elements are 2 0 0
given by aij  2i  j is: 4. The matrix  0 3 0  is:
1 2  1 2   0 0 3 
(A) 3 2  (B) 1 1  (A) Column matrix
5 4   0 3  (B) Diagonal matrix
(C) Identity matrix
1 0  1 0 
(C) 3 2  (D) 3 2 
(D) Null matrix

5 4  5 4 
5. Values of x and y for which the
following matrices
2. The number of different possible orders of 2 x  1 2y 
matrices having 18 identical elements is A  ,
(A) 3 (B) 1  0 y 2  5 y 
(C) 6 (D) 4 x  3 y 2  2
B  are equal:
3. Construct a 3 × 2 matrix whose elements  0  6 
1 (A) x  2, y  3
are given by aij = | i –3j |.
2 (B) x  y  2
 3  1 (C) x  y  0
1 2  1 2 
    (D) x  2 and no real value of y
(A) 
5   5 
2 
2 (B)
2 
2  1 0 0 
    6. The matrix  0  1 0  is:
0 1  0 3 
 2   2   0 0  1
 3 (A) Column matrix
1 2 (B) Null matrix
 
(C) Scalar matrix
(C)  2
5
(D) None of these
2  (D) Identity matrix
 
0 1
 2 

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7. Find a22 in 3  4 matrix whose elements 9. The total number of matrices that can be
1 formed using all 12 different letters such
are given by aij = | 3i+j | .
2 that no letter is repeated in any matrix, is
(A) 2 equal to:
(B) 3 (A) 12! (B) 6 (12!)
12
(C) 4 (C) 6.12 (D) 1212
(D) 5
10. Construct a 2  2 matrix whose elements
 1 0 0 
are given by aij =
 i  2 j 2 .
8. The matrix  2  1 0  is: 2
3  7  1 9 25  9 25 
(A)  2 2 (B)  2 2
(A) Upper triangular matrix    
(B) Diagonal matrix  4 18  8 18 
(C) Scalar matrix 3 25  9 25 
(D) Lower triangular matrix (C)  2 2 (D)  2 4
   
8 18  8 18 

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 DPP-2 (JLM/007)

[Equality of Matrices, Operation on Matrices

[Addition, Subtraction and Multiplication] Scan for Solution

 x  y 1 z   1 1 4 cos  sin  
1. If   0 5 
, 6. If A() =   , then the
 2x  y 0 w   0   sin  cos  
then x + y + z + w = matrix of A2() is equal to:
(A) 10 (B) 8 (A) A  2α  (B) A  α 
(C) 9 (D) 12
(C) A  3α  (D) A  4α 
  1  8 5
2. If A    and A 2    then  7. If 1, ω and ω2 are the cube roots of unity
 1 2   5 3
and
is equal to
(A) 3 1+ω 2ω  a –ω  0 ω 
 –2ω –b   3ω 2   ω 1 
(B) 2
(C) 3 (D) 3      
then a2 + b2 is equal to:
 3  4  10  (A) 1 + ω2 (B) ω2 –1
3. If x    y      , then: (C) 1 + ω (D) (1+ ω)2
4  3   5
(A) x  2, y  1
8. Let A = [aij] be a 3 × 3 matrix, where
(B) x  9, y  10 1
(C) x  22, y  1 (1  ix)  1
j
(D) x  2, y  1 aij = lim for all 1 ≤ i, j ≤ 3. If
x 0 x
A2 = kA, then the value of k is equal to:
4. If U = [2 – 3 4], X = [0 2 3], (A) 1 (B) 2
 
3 2 (C) 3 (D) 4
V =  2  and Y =  2  , then UV + XY is
 
1   4  x 1 2
9. If A =   , and A is the identity
equal to: 1 0 
(A) [20] (B) 20 matrix, then x is equal to:
(C) [–20] (D) –20 (A) –1 (B) 0
(C) 1 (D) 2
 2  1
 , then A + 2A – 3I is
2
5. If A = 
1 2  1 2 3  x 
equal: 10. If 1 x 1 0 5 1  1   0, then the
4  6   0 3 2   2 
(A)   (B) 0
6 4  value of x is:
(A) 0 (B) 2/3
 6 2  5
(C)   (D) 5I (C) (D) –4/5
 2 6  4

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 (JLM/008)
DPP-3
[Product of Matrices] Scan for Solution

1. The product of given two matrices A and B a b  

4. If A =   and A2 =   , then:
 cos 2  cos  sin   b a    
  and
cos  sin  sin 2  
(A)   2ab,   a 2  b2
 cos 2  cos  sin  
  Is a ? (B)   a 2  b2 ,   ab
cos  sin  sin 2  
(C)   a 2  b2 ,   2ab
(It is given that θ and  differ by odd
multiple of π/2 ) (D)   a 2  b2 ,   a 2  b2
(A) Null matrix
(B) Upper triangular matrix 5. Simplify
(C) Scaler matrix sec  tan     tan   sec 
tanθ    sec    sec 
(D) Identity matrix
 tan   sec   tan  

1 0   1 0 
a b    0 (A)   (B)  
2. Let A =   and B =      such 0 1   0 1
c d     0 
that AB = B and a + d =2021, then the 0 1   0 1
(C)   (D)  
value of ad-bc is equal to: 1 0   1 0 

1 0 0  6. If m[–3 4] + n[4 –3] = [10 –11], then

3. Let A =  2 1 0  . If u1 and u2 are 3m + 7n is equal to:
3 2 1 (A) 3 (B) 5
1  (C) 10 (D) 1
column matrices such that Au1 =  0  and
 0  7. The number of solutions of the matrix

0  1 1 
equation X 2    is:
Au2 = 1  , then u1 + u2 is equal to:  2 3
 0  (A) more than 2
(B) 2
 1  1
(A)  1  (B)  1 
(C) 1
(D) 0
 0   1
 1 1
 1 1
(C)  1 (D)  1 If matrix A   2
8.
  and A = kA.
 1 1 
 0   1
Then write the value of k.

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  y 2 0 1
1 2 x    
If A =  If A   2 1 3  and
2 
9. and B =  x  be such 10.
3  1 1   1 1 0 
that f ( x)  x 2  5 x  6 , then the value of f (A)
6  is:
AB =   , then:
8  0  1 3   0 0  3
(A) y  2 x 1 1  10   
(A)   (B) 1 2 10 
(B) y  2 x 5 4 4  6 4 1 
(C) y  x 1 1  3  1 2 3 
(D) y   x    
(C)  1  1  10  (D)  1  1 0 
 5 4 4   4  5 4 

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 DPP-4 (JLM/009)

[Matrix Polynomial, Trace of A Matrix] Scan for Solution

1 2 2  5. If A is a 3 × 3 matrix whose elements are

1. If A  1 1 1  , then A3  A2  4 A is from the set {–1, 0, 1}. Find the number of
 
1 3 1 matrices A such that tr(AAT) = 3. Where
equal to tr(A) is sum of diagonal element of matrix
(A) 4 (B) 4 I A.
(C) 2I (D) 2 I
(A) 572 (B) 612
 1 2 3 (C) 672 (D) 682
 
2. Let A + 2B =  6 3 6  and 2A – B
 5 3 1   a2 a3 
If A1   a1  , A2  
a5 
6. ,
 2 1 0   a4
 
=  2 1 2  then find Tr (A)–Tr (B)+ 1.  a6 a7 a8 
 0 1 2  A3   a9 a10 a11   An  [] ,
(A) 1 (B) 2  a12 a13 a14 
(C) 3 (D) 4
and so on, where ar  log2 r  (where [.]
3. Let M be a 3 × 3 matrix satisfying
0  1  1  1 1  0 denotes greatest integer function).
M 1    2 , M  –1   1 and , M 1   0 , Tr  A10  is equal to;
0  3  0  1 1 12
(Tr stands for trace of the matrix)
Then the sum of the diagonal entries of M,
is: (A) 800 (B) 80
(A) 7 (B) 8 (C) 792 (D) 160
(C) 9 (D) 6

 2 1  1 2 
Consider three matrices A =  7. If A  and f (t )  t 2  3t  7,
4.  , 4 5 
 4 1
3 4  3 4   3 6
B=   , and C =   . Then the then f ( A)    is equal to
2 3  2 3   12 9 
value of the sum
 A( BC ) 2  1 0  0 0
 ABC  (A)   (B)  
tr(A) + tr   + tr   + tr 0 1  0 0
 2   4
 
 A( BC ) 
3 0 1  1 1 
   .....+ ∞ , is: (C)   (D)  
 8  1 0  0 0
(A) 6 (B) 9
(C) 12 (D) none

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  2 1 10. Matrix A such that A2  2 A  I , where I is
8. If A    , then A + 2A – 3I is equal:
2

 1 2  the identity matrix, then for n  2, An is

 4 6  equal to
(A)   (B) 0
6 4  (A) 2n 1 A   n  1 I (B) 2n1 A  I
 6 2  (C) nA   n  1 I (D) nA  I
(C)   (D) 5I
 2 6 

a b 
9. If A    (where bc  0) satisfies the
c d 
equation x2  k  0, then
(A) a  d  0 (B) k   A
(C) k  A (D) None of these

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 (JLM/010)
DPP-5
[Transpose of A Matrix, Conjugate of A Matrix,
Transposed Conjugate of A Matrix (A)] Scan for Solution

1    T
0 2 y z 
1. If for the matrix A =   , AA = I2,  
   4. If A =  x y  z  satisfies the equation
 x  y z 
then the value of 2  2 is:
(A) 3 A’ A = I, then the value of x, y and z are:
1 1 1
(B) 2 (A) x   ,y ,z  
(C) 1 3 6 2
(D) 4 1 1 1
(B) x   , y ,z  
2 3 6
cos   sin   1 1 1
2. If A =   , then A  A ' = I, if (C) x   , y , z
sin  cos   6 6 2
value of  is 1 1 1
(D) x   , y , z
 2 6 3
(A)
6
 5. Let a, b, c,  R be all non-zero and satisfy
(B)
3 a b c
 
(C) π 3 3 3
a + b + c = 2. If the matrix A =  b c a 
3 c a b
(D)  
2 satisfies ATA = I, then value of abc can be:
(A) 3 (B) 1/3
3. Let A   aij  be a matrix. (C) –1/3 (D) 2/3
33

 6 4 4  1 2 2 
   
If A  A   a21  a12 10 a23  a32  ,
T
6. If A =  2 1  2  is a matrix satisfying the
 a31  a13 4 8   a 2 b 
where a12 , a23 and a31 are the equation AAT= 9I, where I is 3 × 3 identity
positive root of the equation matrix, then the ordered pair (a, b) is equal
to-
x  6 x  px  8  0, p  R ,
3 2
then the
(A) (2, 1)
value of det. ( A) is (B) (–2, –1)
(A) 28 (B) 24 (C) (2, –1)
(C) 1 (D) 0 (D) (–2, 1)

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7. The total number of matrices 10. If A and B are square matrices of order n,
0 2y 1  then A – I and B – I commute for every
 
A =  2 x y  1  x, yR, x  y  for scalar , only if
 2x  y 1  (A) AB = BA (B) AB + BA = 0
 
(C) A = –B (D) None of these
Which ATA=3I3 is:
(A) 3 (B) 4
(C) 2 (D) 6

a b c 
 
8. If matrix A = b c a  , where a, b, c are
c a b 
real positive numbers such that abc = 1 &
A.AT = I. Find the value of a3 + b3 + c3.

3  4 
9. If A    , then for n N , An is
1  1 
equal to
1  2n  4n 
(A)  
 n 1  2n 

1  2n 4n 
(B)  
 n 1  2n 

1  2n 4n 
(C)  
  n 1  2n 

1  2n  4n 
(D)  
  n  1  2n 

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 (JLM/011)
DPP-6
[Symmetric and Skew Symmetric Matrix] Scan for Solution

1. If A and B are symmetric matrices of the 5. If A is a symmetric matrix and B is a

same order, then: skew-symmetric matrix such that
(A) AB is a symmetric matrix
2 3 
(B) A – B is skew-symmetric matrix A B    , then AB is equal to -
(C) AB + BA is a symmetric matrix  5 1
(D) AB – BA is a symmetric matrix  4 2   4 2 
(A)   (B)  
 1 4   1 4 
2. Matrix A has m rows and n + 5 columns,
matrix B has m rows and 11 – n columns.  4 2   4 2 
(C)   (D)  
If both AB and BA exist, then: 1 4   1 4
(A) AB and BA are square matrices
K
(B) AB and BA are of order 8 × 8 and 3 ×  2 2 
cos 7  sin 
13, respectively 7 1 0 
  
0 1 
(C) AB = BA 6. If , then
 sin 2 cos
2  
(D) None of these  7 7 
3. The square matrix A = [aij] given by the least positive integral value of k is
aij = (i – j)3 is a (A) 3 (B) 6
(A) symmetric matrix (C) 7 (D) 14
(B) skew-symmetric matrix
(C) diagonal matrix 7. If a matrix A is both symmetric and skew-
(D) None of these symmetric matrix, then:
(A) A is a diagonal matrix
6 8 5 
  (B) A is zero square matrix
4. If A   4 2 3 is the sum of a symmetric
(C) A is a square matrix
9 7 1 
(D) None of the above
matrix B and skew –symmetric matrix C,
then B is equal to 8. If A = (aij)3×3 is a skew-symmetric matrix,
6 6 7  0 2  2  Then:
6 2 5   
(A)   (B)  2 5  2  (A) aii =0,  i  N
 7 5 1   2 2 0  (B) A  A ' is null matrix
6 6 7  0 6  2  (C) A 0
   
(C)  6 2  5 (D)  2 0  2  (D) None of these
 7 5 1   2  2 0 

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9. If A = [aij] is a skew-symmetric matrix of 10. If A and B are square matrices such that
order n, then aii is equal to: A2006 = O is AB =A + B. Then det (B)
(A) 0 for some i equals
(B) 0 for all i = 1, 2, …, n (A) 0 (B) 1
(C) 1 for some i (C) –1 (D) None of these
(D) 1 for all i = 1, 2, …..., n

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 (JLM/012)
DPP-7
[Hermitian and Skew-Hermitian Matrix, Orthogonal
and Unitary Matrix, Involuntary matrix] Scan for Solution

1. If an idempotent matrix is also skew 7. If A is a nonsingular matrix such AAT =

symmetric then it must be- ATA and B = A–1AT, then matrix B is
(A) an involutary matrix (A) Involutory
(B) an identity matrix (B) Orthogonal
(C) an orthogonal matrix (C) Idempotent
(D) a null matrix.
(D) None of these
2. The number of diagonal matrix A of order
n for which A3 = A is- 8. If P is an orthogonal matrix and Q = PAPT
(A) 1 (B) 0 and x = PT Q1000 P, then x–1 is, where A is
(C) 2n (D) 3n involutory matrix
3. If Z is an idempotent matrix, then (I + Z)n- (A) A
(A) I + 2nZ (B) I + (2n – 1)Z (B) I
(C) I – (2 – 1)Z
n
(D) none of these (C) A1000
4. If nth-order square matrix A is an (D) None of these
orthogonal matrix, then |adj(adj A)| is
(A) Always –1 if n is even a b c 
(B) Always 1 if n is odd 9. If abc  p, A   c a b  and AA '  I if
(C) Always 1
 b c a 
(D) None of these
and only if a, b, c are the roots of the
 a 360  equation
Let M = 
c 
5. , where a, b and c are
b (A) x3  p  0
integers. Find the smallest positive value (B) x3  x 2  0
of b such that M2 = O, where O denotes (C) x3  2 x 2  p  0
2 × 2 null matrix.
(D) x3  x 2  p  0
6. A is an involutory matrix given by
 0 1 1 10. If A is a skew-symmetric matrix of order 3
A   4 3 4  , then the inverse of
A
then matrix A3 is .
2
 3 3 4  (A) skew-symmetric matrix
will be (B) symmetric matrix
A 1 (C) diagonal matrix
(A) 2A (B) (D) None of these
2
A
(C) (D) A2
2

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 DPP-8 (JLM/013)
[Adjoint and Inverse of matrix] Scan for Solution

1. Let A be an invertible matrix. Which of 5. The inverse of the matrix

the following is not true?  2 3 3 
(A) (AT)–1 = (A–1)T A   1 2 2  is:
(B) A–1 = |A|–1  1 1 1
(C) (A2)–1 = (A–1)2
(D) |A–1| = |A|–1  1 2 3   5 4 3 
   
(A)  1 0 1  (B)  2 1 3 
2. If A is non-singular and (A – 2I) (A – 4I)  1 2 1   0 1 4 
1 4
= O, then A  A1   6  2 1 
6 3  
(C)  0 1 2  (D) Does not exist
(A) I
(B) O  2  1  3
(C) 2I
(D) 6I 6. If A, B are two n × n non-singular
matrices, then-
1 0 0  (A) AB is non-singular
 
3. If A   0 1 1  , 6A–1 = A2 + cA + dI, (B) AB is singular
 0 2 4  (C) (AB)–1 = A–1 B–1
then (D) (AB)–1 does not exist
(c, d) =
(A) (–6, 11) (B) (–11, 6)  2 2 1 0
7. A  , and I    , then 10 A
–1
(C) (11, 6) (D) (6, 11)  9 4   0 1 
is equal to:
4. If A  aij  such that (A) A – 4I
44,
(B) A – 6I
2, when i  j
aij   , then (C) 4I – A
0, when i  j (D) 6I – A
 det  adj  adjA   
  is (where {.} 8. If A and B are two square matrices such
 7 
that
represents fractional part function)
B = –A–1BA, then (A + B)2 is equal to-
1 2
(A) (B) (A) O
7 7
(B) A2 + B2
3
(C) (D) None of these (C) A2 + 2AB + B2
7
(D) A + B

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9. If A is a square matrix of order 3 such that 1  1 1 
det(A) = 2, then find det((adj. A–1)–1).  
10. Let A =  2 1  3 and 10 B =
[Note: adj. P denotes adjoint of square 1 1 1 
matrix P.]
(A) 4 (B) 6 4 2 2
 5 0  
(C) 8 (D) 12   , if B is the inverse of matrix
1  2 3 
A, then α is:
(A) 5 (B) –1
(C) 2 (D) –2

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 DPP-9 (JLM/014)

[Adjoint of matrix, Singular, Non Singular

and Invertible matrix] Scan for Solution

1. If A is a 3 × 3 skew-symmetric matrix,  0 2k  1 k 
then |A| is given by:  
(A) 0 (B) –1 B  1  2k 0 2 k
 
  k 2 k
(C) 1 (D) None of these 0 

2. The number of values of x for which the If det(adj A)  det(adj B)  106 , then [k] is
3  2 x 2 2  equal to: (where [.] is G.I.F.)

matrix A   2 4  2x 1  is (A) 3 (B) 2
 2 4 1  2 x  (C) 5 (D) 4
singular, is
(A) 0 (B) 1 7. The least value of the product xyz for
(C) 2 (D) 3 x 1 1
which the determinant 1 y 1 is non-
3. Let A be a square matrix of order 3 such 1 1 z
that transpose of inverse of A is A itself. negative, is:
Then | adj(adj A) | is equal to: (A) 2 2 (B) 16 2
(C) –8 (D) –1
(A) 9 (B) 27
(C) 4 (D) 1 8. If A is a 3 × 3 matrix such that |5 adj
A |=5, then |A| is equal to:
5 5   (A) 
1
(B) ± 5
4. Let A  0  5  . If A2  25 , then 5
1
0 0 5  (C) ± 1 (D) 
25
|α| equals:
a 0 0 
(A) 52 (B) 1
(C) 1 / 5 (D) 5 9. If A  0 a 0  , then | A || adj A | is equal
0 0 a 
 5a b  to:
5. If A    and A adj A  AAT , then
3 2 (A) a25 (B) a9
81
(C) a (D) None of these
5a+b is equal to:
(A) 13 (B) –1  y
1 2 x   
(C) 5 (D) 4 10. If A  
  and B   x  be such
 3 1 2  1 
6. Let k be a positive real number and let
6
 2k  1 2 k 2 k  that AB    , then:
  8  
A 2 k 1 2k  and (A) y = 2x (B) y = –2x
  (C) y = x (D) y = – x
 2 k 2k 1 

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 DPP-10 (JLM/015)

[Characteristics Equations] Scan for Solution

1. Find the inverse of the given Matrix, 3. Find the value of
using Cayley Hamilton’s Theorem  1 2 8 
1 0 0  A  3 A  28 A, A   2 3 0 
3 2

A   2 3 4  .  4 5 1 
 3 4 5 
 80 126 504 
2 0 0 (A) 126 172 0 
 
1
(A) A   4 2 6   252 316 46 
 6 9 11 
 80 126 504 
 2 3 1 (B) 126 172 0 

(B) A   4 2
1
3  252 315 46 
 6 9 11   40 126 504 
1 2 1 (C) 126 172 0 
 
(C) A1  0 5 4   252 315 46 
0 4 3   40 126 504 
1 0 0 (D) 126 172 0 

(D) A   2 5 4 
1   252 316 46 
 1 4 3
1 0 0 
2. Find the value of A3 where 4. Consider a matrix A  0 4 2  .
 1 1 2  0 1 1 
A   0 1 1 . The matrix A satisfies the equation
 2 2 1  6 A1  A2  cA  dI , where c and d are
3 5 1 scalars and l is the identity matrix. Then
(A)  2 9 2 
 (c + d) is equal to
(A) 5 (B) 17
 2 4 5
(C)  6 (D) 11
3 5 1
(B)  1 9 1 
 1 3 2 
 2 4 5 5. If A   2 0 1 , then which one of the
 3 1 7   1 2 3 
(C)  2 3 5 following is correct?
 6 8 1 
(A) A3  3 A2  4 A  11l  0
3 5 1
(B) A3  4 A2  3 A  11l  0
(D)  1 9 1 

(C) A3  4 A2  3 A  11l  0
 2 4 5
(D) A3  3 A2  4 A  11l  0

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6. If A2 – A + I = 0, then the inverse of A is a b c
(A) A–2 9. Let A =  p q r  and suppose that
(B) A + I  x y z 
(C) I – A det.(A) = 2 then the det.(B) equals, where
(D) A – I 4x 2a  p 
B =  4 y 2b  q 
1 x  4 z 2c  r 
7. Let f  x   . If A is matrix for which
1 x
(A) det(B) = – 2
A3 = 0, then f (A) is
(B) det(B) = – 8
(A) I + A + A2
(C) det(B) = – 16
(B) I + 2A + 2A2
(D) det(B) = 8
(C) I – A –A2
(D) none of these
0 1 1 
10. If A  1 0 1  then the value of A–1 is
8. If A is a 2×2 matrix such that A2 – 4A + 3I 1 1 0 
= 0, then the value of (A+3I)–1 is
A2  I
7 1 (A)
(A) A I 2
24 24
7 1 A2  3 I
(B) I A (B)
24 24 2
7 A2  3 I
(C) A I (C)
24 2
(D) none of these (D) None of the above

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 (JLM/016)
DPP-11
[Solution of System of Equations by matrix Method] Scan for Solution

1. The system of equations Paragraph for Q. No. (05 to 07):

x+y+z=5 Consider a system of equations 2 x  ay  6 z  8,
x + 2y + 3z = 9 x  2 y  bz  5, x  y  3z  4 then answer
x + 3y + λz = μ
has a unique solution, if- question 7 to 9
(A) λ = 5, μ = 13 (B) λ ≠ 5
(C) λ = 5, μ ≠ 13 (D) λ ≠ 13 5. The system of equations will have infinite
solution if-
2. If the trivial solution is the only solution of (A) b = 4 (B) b = 2
the system of equations (C) a = 3 (D) a = 2
x – ky + z = 0
kx + 3y – kz = 0 6. The system of equations will have no
3x + y – z = 0 solution if-
then the set of values of k, is:
(A) a  2, b  3
(A) R – {2} (B) R – {–3}
(C) {2, –3} (D) R – {2, – 3} (B) a  2, b  3
(C) a  2, b  3
3. The number of values of k for which of the (D) a  2, b  3
linear equations
4x + ky + 2z = 0
7. The given system of equations will have
kx + 4y + z = 0
unique solution if-
2x + 2y + z = 0,
possess a non-zero solution is: (A) a  2, b  3 (B) a  2
(A) 3 (B) 2 (C) a  2, b  3 (D) a  2, b  3
(C) 1 (D) 0
8. If system of equations
4. Let a, b and c be positive real numbers, (tan )x + (cot )y + (8 cos 2)z = 0
then the system of equations in x, y, z
(cot )x + (8 cos 2)y + (tan )z = 0
x2 y2 z2 x2 y2 z2 (8 cos 2)x + (tan )y + (cot )z = 0
  1,   1,
a2 b2 c2 a2 b2 c2 have non-trivial solution, then sin(4) is
 x2 y2 z2 equal to-
   1 has:
a2 b2 c2  3
(A) no solution (A) (B) –1
2
(B) unique solution 1 1
(C) infinitely many solutions (C) (D)
2 2
(D) finitely many solutions

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9. If the three linear equations 10. For a unique value of p and q, the system
x + 4ay + az = 0 of equations given by
x + 3by + bz = 0 x+y+z=6
x + 2cy + cz = 0 x + 2y + 3z = 14
Have a non-trivial solution, where a ≠ 0, b 2x + 5y + pz = q
≠ 0, c ≠ 0, then ab + bc is equal to: has infinitely many solutions, then the
(A) 2ac (B) –ac value of (p + q) is equal to-
(C) ac (D) –2ac (A) 14 (B) 24
(C) 34 (D) 44

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