MATRICES

ONE MARK QUESTIONS

1) Define column matrix
2) Define row matrix
3) Define square matrix
4) Define Rectangle matrix
5) Define Diagonal matrix [2014J] [2018 M ]
6) Define Scalar matrix [2014M] [2015J] [2016 J][2019M]
7) Define Identity matrix
8) Define Symmetric matrix
9) Define Skew- symmetric matrix
10) Define Transpose of a matrix
11) Define triangular matrix
12) Define singular matrix
13) Define non-singular matrix
14) If a matrix has 8 elements. What are the possible orders it can have?
15) If a matrix has 24 elements. What are the possible orders it can have? What if it has
13 elements?
16) If a matrix has 18 elements. What are the possible orders it can here? What if it has
5 elements? [JULY2018][2020M]
𝑖
17) Construct a 2 x 2 matrix, A = [𝑎𝑖𝑗 ]where elements are given by 𝑎𝑖𝑗 = [2017
𝑗
M] [2017 J][2018M] [2020J]
1
18) Construct a 2 x 2 matrix, A = [𝑎𝑖𝑗 ]where elements are given by 𝑎𝑖𝑗 = |−3𝑖 + 𝑗|
2
[2015 M][2019J]
(𝑖+𝑗)2
19) Construct a 2 x 2 matrix, A = [𝑎𝑖𝑗 ]where elements are given by 𝑎𝑖𝑗 =
2
(𝑖+2𝑗)2
20) Construct a 2 x 2 matrix, A = [𝑎𝑖𝑗 ]where elements are given by 𝑎𝑖𝑗 =
2
21) Find the number of all possible matrices of order 3 x 3 with each entries 0 or 1.
1 2 3 3−1 3
22) If A = [ ] and B = [ ] , Then find 2A−B.
2 3 1 −1 0 2
𝑥+2 𝑦−3
23) If [ ] is a scalar matrix .find x and y [2016 M]
0 4
THREE MARK QUESTIONS
24) If A and B are symmetric matrices of the same order , Show that AB is symmetric if
and only if A and B commute that is AB = BA [2017M]
25) If A and B are symmetric matrices , prove that (AB – BA ) is a skew symmetric
matrix
26) If A and B are invertible matrices of same order , then show that (𝐴𝐵)−1 = 𝐵−1 𝐴−1
[2015M]
27) For any square matrix A with real entries , A + A| is symmetric and A - 𝐴| is skew-
symmetric [2014J]
28) Express the following matrix as the sum of symmetric and skew-symmetric matrix
3 5
[ ]
1 −1
29) Express the following matrix as the sum of symmetric and skew-symmetric matrix
1 5
[ ]
−1 2
30) Express the following matrix as the sum of symmetric and skew-symmetric matrix
6 −2 2
[−2 3 −1]
2 −1 3
31) Express the following matrix as the sum of symmetric and skew-symmetric matrix
3 3 −1
[−2 −2 1 ]
−4 −5 2

FIVE MARK QUESTIONS

1 2 −3 3 −1 2 4 1 2
32) If A = [5 0 2 ], B = [4 2 5] and C = [0 3 2] .find (A + B) and
1 −1 1 2 0 3 1 −2 3
(B – C) Also verify that A + (B - C) = (A+B) − C. [2015 J] [2020M]
1 2 2 0 1 1
33) If A = [ ], B = [ ] and C = [ ] calculate AC, BC & (A+B)C also verify
2 1 1 3 2 3
(A+B)C=AC+BC. [2014 M]
0 6 7 0 1 1 2
34) If A = [−6 0 8], B = [1 0 2] and C = [−2] calculate AC, BC and (A+B)C Also
7 −8 0 1 2 0 3
verify (A+B)C= AC+BC. [2016 J][2017J ][ 2018M][2019J][2020J]
1 2 3
35) If A = [3 −2 1] Then show that A3 – 23 A – 40 I = 0. [2015 M] [2014 J][2019M]
4 2 1
1 0 2
36) If A = [0 2 1] Then prove that A3 – 6A2 + 7A + 2I = 0. [2017 M]
2 0 3
−2
37) If A = [ 4 ] and B = [1 3 −6] verify that (AB)1 = B1 A1 [2016 M]
5
1
38) If A = [−4] and B = [−1 2 1] verify that (AB)1 = B1 A1 [2018J]
3