TAPROOT PU COLLEGE, YELAHANKA

MATHEMATICS ASSIGNMENT
MATRICES
WEIGHTAGE : 1M (MCQ) + 3M + 5M= 09 M

1 MARKS

1. If A is a matrix has 8 elements then the number of possible orders of the matrix can be
(A) 8 (B) 6 (C) 4 (D) 2
2. The number of all possible matrices of order 𝟐 × 𝟐 with each entry 0 or 1 is
(A) 16 (B) 8 (C) 4 (D) 2
3. Which one of the following is not true
(A) Matrix addition is commutative (B) Matrix addition is associative
(B) Matrix multiplication is commutative (D) Matrix multiplication is associative
4. If A and B are square matrix of same order and B is skew symmetric matrix then 𝑨′𝑩𝑨 is
(A) Symmetric (B) Skew Symmetric (C) Null (D) Diagonal
(𝒊+𝒋)𝟐
5. For 𝟐 × 𝟐 matrix 𝑨 = [𝒂𝒊𝒋 ] whose elements are given by 𝒂𝒊𝒋 = 𝟐
then A is
𝟐 𝟐 𝟐 𝟗
𝟐 𝟐 𝟖 𝟐
𝟗 𝟗 𝟗 𝟐
(A) [ 𝟗 ] (B) [ 𝟐 ] (C) [ 𝟗 ] (D) [ 𝟗 ]
𝟖 𝟖 𝟖 𝟖
𝟐 𝟗 𝟐 𝟐
𝒊
6. For 𝟐 × 𝟐 matrix 𝑨 = [𝒂𝒊𝒋 ] whose elements are given by 𝒂𝒊𝒋 = 𝒋 then A is
𝟏 𝟏 𝟏
𝟏 𝟏 𝟐
(A) [ 𝟏 ] (B) [ 𝟐] (C) [𝟏 ] (D) None of these
𝟏 𝟏
𝟐 𝟐 𝟏 𝟐
𝟒 𝟑 𝟒 𝟑
7. If [ ]=[ ] then 𝒙 =
𝒙 𝟓 𝟏 𝟓
(A) 5 (B) 4 (C) 1 (D) 3
𝒙+𝟐 𝒚−𝟑
8. If [ ] is a scalar matrix then 𝒙 and 𝒚 are
𝟎 𝟒
(A) 2 and −𝟑 (B) 2 and 3 (C) −𝟐 and −𝟑 (D) −𝟐 and 3
𝟓 − 𝒙 𝟐𝒚 − 𝟖
9. If the matrix [ ] is symmetric matrix then the value of 𝒚 is
𝟐 𝟐
(A) 3 (B) 5 (C) −𝟓 (D) −𝟑
10. If A is a square matrix such that 𝑨𝟐 = 𝑨 then (𝑰 + 𝑨)𝟑 − 𝟕𝑨 is equal to
(A) A (B) 𝑰 − 𝑨 (C) I (D) 3A
𝒄𝒐𝒔𝒙 −𝒔𝒊𝒏𝒙
11. If 𝑨 = [ ] then 𝑨𝑨′ is
𝒔𝒊𝒏𝒙 𝒄𝒐𝒔𝒙
(A) Zero matrix (B) Identity matrix (C) Unit matrix (D) None of these
𝟎 𝟐 −𝟑
12. If 𝑨 = [−𝟐 𝟎 −𝟏] is
𝟑 𝟏 𝟎
(A) Symmetric matrix (B) Skew symmetric matrix (C) Diagonal matrix (D) none of these
13. Each diagonal element of a skew symmetric is
(A) Zero (B) Positive (C) Negative (D) None real
14. If a matrix A is both symmetric and skew symmetric then
(A) A is a diagonal matrix (B) A is zero matrix (C) A is scalar matrix (D) A is square matrix

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15. If the diagonal elements of a diagonal matrix are all equal then the matrix is called
(A) Row matrix (B) Scalar matrix (C) Rectangular matrix (D) None of these
3 MARKS

1. For any square matrix A with real numbers, prove that A + A' is a symmetric and A – A' is a skew-
symmetric.
1 5 
2. For the matrix A    , verify that i) (A + A') is a symmetric matrix ii) (A – A') is a skew
6 7 
symmetric matrix.
𝟑 𝟓
3. Express the following matrix as the sum of symmetric and skew symmetric 𝑨 = [ ]
𝟏 −𝟏
1 5]
4. Express the following matrix as the sum of symmetric and skew symmetric [
−1 2
1 2 
5. Express matrix A    as the sum of a symmetric and skew-symmetric matrix.
 2 1
6. If A and B are symmetric matrices of the same order, then show that AB is symmetric if and only if
AB=BA.
 2 3  1 0 
7. If A    and B    , then find (A + 2B)'
 1 2  1 2
5 2  3 6 
8. Find X and Y, if X+Y=   and X-Y   .
0 9  0 1
5 MARKS
𝟎 𝟔 𝟕 𝟎 𝟏 𝟏 𝟐
1 If 𝑨 = [−𝟔 𝟎 𝟖], B = [𝟏 𝟎 𝟐] , 𝑪 = [−𝟐] calculate AC, BC and (A + B) C verify that
𝟕 −𝟖 𝟎 𝟏 𝟐 𝟎 𝟑

(𝑨 + 𝑩)𝑪 = 𝑨𝑪 + 𝑩𝑪.
 1 2 3
 
2. If A=  3 -2 1 , then show that A3 – 23A – 40I = O
 4 2 1
1 2 3  3 1 2  4 1 2
   
3. If A  5 0 2 , B  4 2 5 , C  0 3 2 verify A+(B – C) = (A + B) – C
     
1 1 1   2 0 3  1 2 3 

1 0 2
 
4. If A   0 2 1  , prove that A3 – 6A2 + 7A + 2I = 0
 2 0 3 
cos x  sin x 0
 
5. If F( x)   sin x cos x 0  , show that F(x) F(y) = F(x + y).
 0 0 1 

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 1 1 1  1 3
    1 2 3 4
6. If A   2 0 3  , B   0 2 and C  
2 0 2 1 
, find A(BC), (AB)C and show that
 3 1 2   1 4 

(AB)C=A(BC).
 2
 
7. If A   4  , B  1 3 6 , verify that (𝐴𝐵)′ = 𝐵′ 𝐴′
 5 

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