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Varun JEE Advanced (2024)

Matrices & Determinants Practice Sheet

MATHEMATICS
One or More Than One Correct Type Questions 4. Let A and B be two 2 × 2 matrices with real entries.
1. Let M = (aij), i, j  {1, 2, 3}, be the 3 × 3 matrix If AB = O and tr(A) = tr(B) = 0 then
[Product of Mat.]
such that aij = 1 if j + 1 is divisible by i, otherwise
(A) A and B are commutative with respect to
aij = 0. Then which of the following statements is
operation of multiplication.
(are) true? (B) A and B are not commutative with respect to
[Inverse of Matrix] operation of multiplication.
(A) M is invertible (C) A and B are both null matrices.
 a1  (D) BA = O
 
(B) There exists a nonzero column matrix  a2 
a  Single Correct Type Questions
 3
3 x 2 
 a1   −a1   
Let A =  1  , B = [a b c] and
such that M  a2  =  −a2 
5.
 6x 
 a   −a   
 3  3
(C) The set {X  R3 : MX = 0}  {0}, where ( x + 2) 2
5x2 2x 
 
 0 C =  5x2 2x ( x + 1)2  Where a, b, c and
   
0 =  0  2 x ( x + 2)2 5x2 
 0 
  x  R, Given that tr (AB) = tr(C), then the value of
(D) The matrix (M – 2I) is invertible, where I is (a + b + c).
the 3 × 3 identity matrix [Trace of a Matrix]
(A) 7 (B) 2
2. For any 3 × 3 matrix M, let |M| denote the (C) 1 (D) 4
determinant of M. Let I be the 3 × 3 identity matrix.
Let E and F be two 3 × 3 matrices such that (I – EF) 6. Identify statements S1, S2, S3 in order for
is invertible. If G = (I – EF)–1, then which of the true(T)/false(F)
following statements is (are) TRUE? cos  − sin  0
[Inverse of Matrix] S1 : If A =  sin  cos  0 then adj A = A'
(A) |FE| = |I – FE||FGE|  0 0 1
(B) (I – FE) (I + FGE) = I  a 0 0 a 0 0
(C) EFG = GEF S2 : If A =  0 b 0 , then A =  0 b 0
  –1
(D) (I – FE) (I – FGE) = I  0 0 c   0 0 c 
S3 : If B is a non-singular matrix and A is a square
3. Which of the following statement(s) is/are true
matrix, then det (B–1 AB) = det (A)
[Cramer's Rule]
[Inverse of Matrix]
4x − 5 y − 2z = 2 (A) TTF (B) FTT
(A) The system of equations 5x − 4 y + 2 z = 3 is (C) TFT (D) TTT
2 x + 2 y + 8z = 1
Inconsistent. 7. If a, b, c are three distinct real numbers for which
(B) A matrix ‘A’ has 6 elements. The number of there exist x, y, z such that
x+y+z=1
possible orders of A is 6.
ax + by + cz = t
10 0  a2x + b2y + c2z = t2
(C) For any 2 × 2 matrix A, if (adjA) =  ,
 0 10 then a3x + b3y + c3z – t3 = P(t), polynomial in t,
then |A| = 10. number of solutions of P(t) = 0
(D) If A is skew symmetric, then B'AB is also skew [Cramer's Rule]
(A) 0 (B) 1
symmetric
(C) 2 (D) 3
 x2 + x x +1 x−2 IV Let x, y, z be positive S 2
integers satisfying
8. If 2 x 2 + 3x − 1 3x 3x − 3 = Px – 12 then- x y z
x + 2x + 3
2
2x −1 2x −1 y z x + 17 = 0 . Then
[Prop. of Det.] z x y
(A) P = 24 (B) P = –24 x − y cab be equal to
(C) P = 0 (D) P = 12
T 1
9. If B, C are square matrices of order n and if A = B [Basics]
+ C, BC = CB, C 2 = O, then which of following is I II III IV
true for any positive integer N. (A) P S R Q, T
[Product of Mat.]
(B) P Q R S, T
(A) AN+1 = B N (B + (N + 1) C)
(B) AN = BN (B + (N + 1) C) (C) P Q S Q, T
(C) AN+1 = B (B + (N + 1) C) (D) P Q R Q, T
(D) A N+1 = B N (B + (N + 2) C)
12.
0 1 2   1/ 2 −1/ 2 1/ 2  List -I List -II
10. If A =  1 2 3  , A−1 =  −4
  3 c  , then
 I The value of the determinant P 5
 3 a 1   5 / 2 −3 / 2 1/ 2  a + b + 2c a b
[Inverse of Matrix] c b + c + 2a b
(A) a = 1 (B) a = –1 c a c + a + 2b
(C) c = –1 (D) c = 1
is - Is k(a + b + c)3 then k + 1 is
Matrix Type Questions II Q 4
b2 + c 2 a2 a2
11.
List -I List -II b2 c2 + a2 b2 is
I  sin  1/ 2  P 4
c2 c2 a 2 + b2
 
Let A = −1/ 2 cos  
 cos  equal to - ka2b2c2 then k is
 tan  
 III The determinant R 2
1/ 2 sin  
  0 ( a − b) 2
( a − c) 2
& B =  cos  cos  .
 cos  −1  (b − a) 2
0 (b − c)2
 
For A = B, if θ = (c − a ) 2 (c − b ) 2 0

( 2n + 1)  − then k is is equal to k(a – b)2 (b – c)2 (c – a)2
k then k is
II 1 4 6  Q Zero IV The number of distinct real roots of S 1
If C = 7 2 5 sin x cos x cos x
9 8 3
cos x sin x cos x = 0 in the
 0 2 3 1 7 9  cos x cos x sin x
 –2 0 4  4 2 8 ,
  
 –3 –4 0 6 5 3  
interval −  x  is -
then trace of C + C3 + C5 4 4
+ ........ + C99 is T 3
III  x2 + x x  R –1 [Properties of Det.]
  + I II III IV
 3 2 
 0 −1 0 −2 (A) P Q R S
 − x + 1 x  = 5 1  (B) T R Q S
   
then x is equal to - (C) T Q R S
(D) P T R S
13. Let An be a n × n matrix with its ith row and jth 15.
column elements aij is defined as List -I List -II

 −1 i = j I 1 2 3 P 2
aij = ( )
i j
i= j
match values of List -I with  1 x 1   4 5 6 
 2
 3 2 5 
number of their factor in List -II
1
List -I List -II  2  = 0 then x =
 
I |A3| P 5  3 
II |A4| Q 4 II If A is a square matrix of order Q –2
III |A7| R 3 3 × 3 and k is a scalar, then adj
IV |A15| S 2 (kA) = km adj A, then m – 1 is
III  2  R 1
T 1 If A =  2  and
[Basics]  3 
I II III IV   7
B=  here
(A) P Q R S 49 
(B) R S P Q (A – B) is upper triangular
(C) R S Q P matrix then number of
possible values of m are
(D) S R Q P
IV If S 9
14. −
(b + c) 2
a 2
a 2 8
List -I List -II
I If A and B are square P 7 b2 (c + a)2 b2
matrices of order 3 × 3, c2 c2 ( a + b) 2
where |A| = 2 and |B| = 1, = k abc (a + b + c)3 then the
then |(A–1) . adj (B–1) . adj value of k – 4 is
(2A–1)| =
T 9
II If A is a square matrix such Q 8
8
that A2 = A and
[Adjoint of a Matrix]
(I + A)3 = I + kA, then k is I II III IV
equal to (A) P Q R S
(B) S P R T
III a b (a − b) R 0
Matrix b c (b − c) 
(C) S R P Q
(D) P Q R T
 2 1 0 
is non invertible (b2  ac) if
Integer Type Questions
–2α is
   
–1   − 13 −
3 3 
IV If A = [aij]3×3 is a scalar S
−1
matrix with a11 = a22 = a33 1  2  
16. If  ( A − A + Ι ) =  −17 10 −1 
2   
−11 5 
= 2 and A(adjA) = kI3 then
7
k is  
 
T 1
−2 3 4 
for A =  5 −4 −3 , then λ is:
[Inverse of Matrix]
I II III IV
 7 2 9 
(A) Q P S Q
(B) Q P S T [Inverse of Matrix]
(C) R P Q S
(D) P Q R S
17. If
x2 − 4 x + 6 2 x2 + 4 x + 10 3x2 − 2 x + 16
f ( x) = x−2 2x + 2 3x − 1
1 2 3



2 
 2
and   x2  f ( x ) dx  = , when [] denotes the
−2
  k

greatest integer function, {} denotes fractional
part; then find the value of k.
[Application of Det.]
 Answer key
1. (B, C) 10. (B)
2. (A, B, C) 11. (D)
3. (A, C, D) 12. (C)
4. (A, D) 13. (C)
5. (A) 14. (A)
6. (C) 15. (C)
7. (D) 16. (39)
8. (A) 17. (3)
9. (A)

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