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Matrices
From 2024 CBSE Board Question Papers
MCQ
a c −1
1. If A = b 0 5 is a skew-symmetric matrix, then the value of 2a − ( b + c ) is
1 −5 0
(A) 0 (B) 1 (C) −10 (D) 10
T
2. If A is a square matrix of order 3 such that adj A = 8 , then the value of A is :
(A) 2 (B) − 2 (C) 8 (D) 2 2
7 −3 −3 1 3 3
3. If inverse of matrix −1 1 − is the matrix 1 3 , then value of is:
−1 0 1 1 3 4
(A) −4 (B) 1 (C) 3 (D) 4
5
−2
4. If x 2 0 −1 = 3 1 , then value of x is:
x x
(A) −1 (B) 0 (C) 1 (D) 2
Find the matrix A , where A = aij is a 2 2 matrix whose elements are given by
2
5.
aij = maximum(i, j ) − minimum(i, j )
0 0 0 1 1 0 1 1
(A) (B) (C) (D)
0 0 1 0 0 1 1 1
6. If A is a square matrix of order 2 and A = −2 , then the value of 5A ís:
(A) −50 (B) −10 (C) 10 (D) 50
7. The product of the matrices P and Q is equal to diagonal matrix. If the order of the matrix Q
is 3 2 , then the order of the matrix P is:
(A) 2 2 (B) 3 3 (C) 2 3 (D) 3 2
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2 −1 1
8. For the matrix A = 2 0 to be invertible, the value of is:
1 −2 3
(A) 0 (B) 10 (C) − 10 (D) − −10
x 0 4 0
9. If A = and B = , then value of x for which A2 = B is:
1 1 −1 1
(A) −2 (B) 2 (C) 2 or − 2 (D) 4
cos x − sin x
10. If A = , then the value of x , for which A is an identity matrix, is:
sin x cos x
(C) 0
(A)
2
3
(D)
(B) 2
0 5 −7
11. If the matrix A = a 0 3 is a skew-symmetric matrix, then the value of ‘ a ’ and ‘ b ’
b −3 0
are:
(A) a = 5, b = 3 (C) a = −5, b = −7
(B) a = 5, b = −7 (D) a = −5, b = 7
x + 2 x − 4 6 −2
12. If = , then value of x is:
x−2 x+3 1 3
(A) 1 (B) 2 (C) −2 (D) −1
13. If the points A ( 3, −2 ) , B ( k , 2 ) and C ( 8,8) are colinear, then value of k is:
(A) 2 (B) −3 (C) 5 (D) −4
14. If a matrix has 36 elements, the number of possible orders it can have,
(A) 13 (B) 3 (C) 5 (D) 9
x + y 2 6 2 24 24
15. If = , then the value of + is:
5 xy 5 8 x y
(A) 7 (B) 6 (C) 8 (D) 18
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x +1 x −1
16. If is equal to:
x + x +1 x − x +1
2 2
(A) 2x 3 (B) 2 (C) 0 (D) 2 x3 − 2
17. If A and B are two non-zero square matrices of the same order such that
( A + B)
2
= A2 + B 2 , then:
(A) AB = 0 (B) AB = − BA (C) BA = 0 (D) AB = BA
18. If aij and Aij represent the ( i, j ) element and its cofactor then the value of
th
a11 A21 + a12 A22 + a13 A23 is:
(A) 0 (B) −28 (C) 114 (D) −114
19. If matrices A and B are of order 1 3 and 31 respectively, then the order of AB is:
(A) 1 1 (B) 31 (C) 1 3 (D) 3 3
20. If the sum of all the elements of 3 3 scalar matrix is 9, then the product of all its elements
is :
(A) 0 (B 9 (C) 27 (D) 729
−a b c
21. If a −b c = kabc , then the value of k is:
a b −c
(A) 0 (B) 1 (C) 2 (D) 4
22. If A = aij be a 3 3 matrix, where aij = i − 3 j , then which one of the following is false:
(A) a11 0 (C) a13 a31
(B) a12 + a21 = −6 (D) a31 = 0
cos x − sin x 0
23. If F ( x ) = sin x cos x 0 and F ( x ) = F ( kx ) , then value of x is:
2
0 0 1
(A) 1 (B) 2 (C) 0 (D) −2
tan x 1
24. If A = , A + A = 2 3I , then the value of x 0, is:
−1 tan x 2
(A) 0 (B) (C) (D)
4 3 6
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25. If A = aij is an identity matrix, then which one of the following is true?
0, if i = j (C) aij = 0 i, j
(A) aij =
1, if i j
0, if i j
(D) aij =
(B) aij = 1 i,j 1, if i = j
a b
26. Let A =
c d be a square matrix such that adj A = A . Then, ( a + b + c + d ) is equal to:
(A) 2a (B) 2b (C) 2c (D) 0
1 3 1
27. If k 0 1 = 6 , then value of k is:
0 0 1
(A) 2 (B) −2 (C) 2 (D) 2
2 0 0
28. If A = 0 3 0 , then A−1 is:
0 0 5
1 1
2 0 0 2 0 0
1 1
(A) 0 0 (B) 30 0 0
3 3
1 1
0 0 0 0
5 5
1
2 0 0
2 0 0
1 1 1
(C) 0 3 0 (D) 0 0
30 30 3
0 0 5
0 1
0
5
29. For any square matrix A, ( A − A) ís always
(A) an identity matrix (C) a skew symmetric matrix
(B) a null matrix (D) a symmetric matrix
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8 2 7
30. The value of 12 3 5 is:
16 4 3
(A) 0 (B) 2 (C) 7 (D) −2
31. If A and B are two skew symmetric matrices, then ( AB + BA) is:
(A) a skew symmetric matrix (C) a null matrix
(B) a symmetric matrix (D) an identity matrix
a c 0
32. If b d 0 is a scalar matrix, then the value of a + 2b + 3c + 4d is:
0 0 5
(A) 0 (B) 5 (C) 10 (D) 25
1 2 1
33. Given that A−1 = , matrix A is:
7 −3 2
2 −1 1 2 −1
(A) 7 (C)
3 2 7 3 2
2 −1 1 2 −1
(B) (D)
3 2
49 3 2
2 1
, then the value of I − A + A − A +
2 3
34. If A = is:
−4 −2
−1 −1 3 1 0 0 1 0
(A) (B) (C) (D)
4 3 −4 −1 0 0 0 1
−2 0 0
35. If A = 1 2 3 , then the value of A ( adj A ) is:
5 1 −1
(A) 100I (B) 10I (C) 10 (D) 1000
4 0
36. Given that 1 x = 0 , the value of x is:
−2 0
(A) −4 (B) −2 (C) 2 (D) 4
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2 −1 5
37. If A = aij = 1 3 2 and cij is the cofactor of element aij , then the value of
5 0 4
a21c11 + a22c12 + a23c13 is
(A) −57 (B) 0 (C) 9 (D) 57
1 3
and A − kA − 5 I = 0 , then value of k is:
2
38. If A =
3 4
(A) 3 (B) 5 (C) 7 (D) 9
3 1
and A + 7 I = kA , then value of k is:
2
39. If A =
−1 2
(A) 1 (B) 2 (C) 5 (D) 7
1 −1 2 −2 0 1
1
40. Let A = 0 2 −3 and B =
9 2 −3 . If AB = I , then value of is:
3
3 −2 4 6 1
−9 −3
(A) (C)
4 2
(B) −2 (D) 0
0 1 −1
41. If A = 1 2 1 , then the value of A adj( A) is:
0 3 −2
(A) −1 (B) 1 (C) 2 (D) 3
1
−1
42. For two matrices A and B , given that A = B , the inverse of ( 4A) is:
4
1 1
(A) 4B (B) B (C) B (D) B
4 16
43. If X , Y and XY are matrices of order 2 3, m n and 2 5 respectively, then number if
elements in matrix Y is:
(A) 6 (C) 15
(B) 10 (D) 35
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44. If A and B are two square matrices of order 2 such that A = 2 and B = 5 , then −3AB is:
(A) −90 (B) −30 (C) 30 (D) 90
1 3 3
45. If A = 1 3 4 , then the value of det( A−1 ) is:
1 4 3
(A) −1 (B) 1 (C) 0 (D) 2
Assertion and Reason Based
Following questions are Assertion and Reason Based Questions. Two statements are given, one
labelled Assertion (A) and the other labelled Reason (R). Select the correct answer from the
codes (A), (B), (C) and (D) as given below:
(A) Both Assertion (A) and Reason (R) are true, and Reason (R) is the correct explanation of
Assertion (A)
(B) Both Assertion (A) and Reason (R) are true, and Reason (R) is not the correct explanation of
Assertion (A)
(C) Assertion (A) is true, but Reason (R) is false.
(D) Assertion (A) is false, but Reason (R) is true.
1 cos 1
46. Assertion (A): For matrix A = − cos 1 cos , where 0, 2 , A 2, 4
−1 − cos 1
Reason (R): cos −1,1 , 0,
47. Assertion (A): For any symmetric matrix A , B AB is a skew-symmetric matrix.
Reason (R): A square matrix P is said to be skew-symmetric if P = − P
48. Assertion (A): Every scalar matrix is a diagonal matrix.
Reason (R): In a diagonal matrix, all the diagonal elements are 0 .
SA (3 Marks Each)
4 0 17 10
49. Find a matrix A such that A = . Also find A−1
−1 −2 0 −16
3 −4 4
50. Given a square matrix A of order 3 such that A = 0 −1 0 , show that A3 = A−1
2
−2 2 −3
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LA (5 Marks Each)
1 2 −3
51. If A = 2 0 −3 , then find A−1 and hence solve the following system of linear
1 2 0
equations:
x + 2 y − 3z = 1, 2 x − 3z = 2, x + 2 y = 3
1 2 −3 −6 17 13
52. Find the product of the matrices 2 3 2 14 5 −8 and hence solve the system
3 −3 −4 −15 9 −1
of linear equations:
x + 2 y − 3z = −4, 2 x + 3 y + 2 z = 2,3x − 3 y − 4 z = 11
53. Using matrices, solve the following system of linear equations:
3x + 4 y + 2 z = 8;2 y − 3z = 3; x − 2 y + 6 z = −2
1 −2 0
54. If A = 2 −1 −1 , find A and use it to solve the following system of linear equations:
−1
0 −2 1
x − 2 y = 10, 2 x − y − z = 8, −2 y + z = 7
−1 a 2 1 −1 1
55. If A = 1 2
x and A = −8 7 −5 , find the value of ( a + x ) − ( b + y )
−1
3 1 1 b y 3
56. Solve the following system of equations:
2 3 10 4 6 5 6 9 20
+ + = 4, − + = 1, + − = 2 , where x, y, z 0
x y z x y z x y z
1 cot x − cos 2 x − sin 2 x
57. If A = , show that AA−1 =
− cot x 1 sin 2 x − cos 2 x
5 0 4 1 3 3
58. If A = 2 3 2 and B = 1 4 3 , find ( AB ) . Also, find ( AB )
−1
−1 −1
1 2 1 1 3 4
1 1 1
59. Given A = 2 3 2 , find A−1 . Use it to solve the following system of linear equations:
1 1 2
x + y + z = 1, 2 x + 3 y + 2 z = 2, x + y + 2 z = 4
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2 1 −3
60. If A = 3 2 1 , find A−1 and hence solve the following system of equations:
1 2 −1
2 x + y − 3z = 13,3x + 2 y + z = 4, x + 2 y − z = 8
1 2 −3 0 1 2
61. Use the product of matrices 3 2 −2 −7 7 −7 to solve the following system of
2 −1 1 −7 5 −4
equations: x + 2 y − 3z = 6,3x + 2 y − 2 z = 3, 2 x − y + z = 2
1 2 1
if A = 2 3 −1 . Hence, solve the following system of equations:
−1
62. Find A
1 0 1
x + 2 y + z = 5, 2 x + 3 y = 1, x − y + z = 8
Case Study
63. A scholarship is a sum of money provided to a student to help him or her pay for education.
Some students are granted scholarships based on their academic achievements, while
others are rewarded based on their financial needs.
Every year a school offers scholarships to girl children and meritorious achievers based on
certain criteria. In the session 2022 – 23, the school offered monthly scholarship of ` 3,000
each to some girl students and ` 4,000 each to meritorious achievers in academics as well
as sports. In all, 50 students were given scholarships and monthly expenditure incurred by
the school on scholarships was ` 1,80,000. Based on the above information, answer the
following questions :
(i) Express the given information algebraically using matrices. (1)
(ii) Check whether the system of matrix equations obtained is consistent or not. (1)
(iii) (a) Find the number od scholarship of each kind given by the school, using matrices
(2)
OR
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(iii) (b) Had the amount of scholarship given to each girl child and meritorious student been
interchanged, what would be the monthly expenditure incurred by the school ? (2)
64. An architect is developing a plot of land for a commercial complex. When asked about the
dimensions of the plot, he said that if the length is decreased by 25 m and the breadth is
increased by 25 m, then its area increases by 625 m 2. If the length is decreased by 20 m and
the breadth is increased by 10 m, then its area decreases by 200 m 2.
On the basis of the above information answer the following questions:
(i) Formulate the linear equations in x and y to represent the given information.
(ii) Find the dimensions of the plot of land by matrix method.
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