Chapter-9

MATRIX

PRACTICE SHEET
 cos  sin  0 9. Let A be an m × n matrix. Under which one of the
1. If the matrix  sin  cos  
0  is singular, then what is one following conditions does A−1 exists?
 (a) m = n only
 0 1 
 0 (b) m = n and det(A) ≠ 0
of the values of θ? (c) m = n and det(A) = 0
(a) π/4 (b) π/2 (d) m ≠ n
(c) π (d) 0
10. Let A and B be two matrices of order n×n. Let A be a non
1 0  1 x  , If AB = BA , then what
2. Let A =   and B = 0 1  singular. Consider the following:
0 1   (a) AB is a singular
is the value of x? (b) AB is a non singular
(a) −1 (b) 0 (c) A−1B is a singular
(c) 1 (d) Any real number (d) A−1B is non singular

The matrix A = 
1 2 3  1 2
11.  satisfies which one of the following
3. Let A = (aij)n×n and adj(A) = (αij), If A =  4 5 4  then
  2 2
 2 3 1 polynomial equations?
what is the value of α23 ? (a) A2 + 3A + 2I = 0 (b) A2 + 3A − 2I = 0
(a) 1 (b) −1 (c) A2 − 3A − 2I = 0 (d) A2 − 3A + 2I = 0
(c) 8 (d) −8 12. If a matrix A is symmetric as well as anti-symmetric, then
which one of the following is correct?
4. Let A and B be two invertible matrices each of order n . (a) A is a diagonal matrix
What is adj(AB) equal to ? (b) A is a null matrix
(a) (adjA) (adjB) (b) (adjA) + (adjB) (c) A is a unit matrix
(c) (adjA) − (adjB) (d) (adjB) (adjA) (d) A is a triangular matrix
5. M is a matrix with real entries given by  0 
4 k 0  13. If A=   , where  is cube root of unity, then what is
 0 
M=  6 3 0  , which of the following conditions
  A100 equal to:
 2 t k  (a) A (b) A
guarantee the invertibility of M? (c) Null matrix (d) Identity matrix
1. k ≠ 2 2. k ≠ 1 14. If a matrix X has (a+b) rows and (a+2) columns and a
3. t ≠ 0 4. t ≠ 1 matrix Y has (b+1) rows and (a+3) columns. If both XY
Select the correct answer using the code given below: and YX exist, then what are the values of a, b respectively?
(a) 1 and 2 (b) 2 and 3 (a) 3,2 (b) 2, 3
(c) 1 and 4 (d) 3 and 4 (c) 2,4 (d) 4,3
1 1 1 15. If X and Y are the matrices of order 2  2 each and 2x3y
6. Let A = 1 1 1 be a square matrix of order 3. Then for
=  7 0  and 3x + 2y = 
  9 13
1 1 1   , then what is Y equal
 7 13   4 13
any positive integer n, what is An equal to? to:
(a) A (b) 3n A  1 3 1 3
(c) (3n−1) A (d) 3A (a)   (b)  
 2 1  2 1
7. If A is a square matrix such that A−AT = 0, then which one
of the following is correct?  3 2 3 2 
(c)   (d)  
(a) A must be a null matrix  1 5  1 5
(b) A must be a unit matrix
(c) A must be a scalar matrix 3 2 
(d) None of the above 16. If A=   , then A. adj A is equal to:
1 4
 1  i 1  i
8. What is the inverse of A =  ? 10 0   0 10 
 1  i 1  i  (a)   (b)  
 0 10  10 0 
1 1  i 1  i  1 1  i 1  i 
10 10  0 0
4 1  i 1  i 
(b) 
1  i 
(a)
4 1  i (c)   (d)  
 0 0  10 10 
1  1 i 1 i 1  1 i 1 i 
4  1  i 1  i  4  1  i 1  i 

(c) (d)

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 1 2 a 0  (a) Only I (b) Only II
17. If A=   and B = 0 b  where a, b are natural (c) Both I and II (d) Neither I nor II
 3 4     0 1 i 0   0 i 
numbers, then which one of the following is correct? 23. If A= 
  , B  0 i  , C   i 0  , then which one
(a) There exist more than one but finite number of B’s such  1 0     
that AB=BA of the following is not correct?
(b) There exists exactly one B such that AB = BA (a) A2 = B2 (b) B2 = C2
(c) There exists infinitely B’s such that AB = BA (c) AB = C (d) AB = BA
(d) There cannot exist any B such that AB = BA
24. If A is a square matrix, then what is adj (AT)(adj A)T equal
0 0 1 
18. What is the inverse of 0 1 0 ? to?
  (a) 2|A| (b) 2|A|I
1 0 0 (c) Null matrix (d) Unit matrix
1 0 0  0 0 1  25. If a matrix A is such that 3A3 + 2A2 + 5A + I = 0, then A1 is
(a) 0 1 0 (b) 0 1 0
    equal to:
0 0 1  1 0 0 (a) (3A2 +2A+5) (b) 3A2 + 2A +5
 1 0 1   0 0 1 (c) 3A2  2A  5 (d) None of these
(c)  0 1 0  (d)  0 1 0
    5 6 1
 0 0 1  1 0 0 26. Let A   , if there exists a matrix B such that
 2 1 5
19. Consider the following statements in respect of symmetric  35 49 
matrices A and B. AB=   , then what is B equal to?
I.AB is symmetric  29 13 
II.A2+B2 is symmetric 5 1 4 2 6 3
Which of the above statements is/are correct? (a)   (b)  
(a) Only I (b) Only II 2 6 3 5 1 4
(c) Both I and II (d) Neither I nor II 5 2 2 5
 
(c) 1 6  (d) 6 1 
20. Which one of the following is correct is respect of the  
matrix?  4 3  3 4
0 0 1
A=  0 1 0  ? 27. Consider the following statements:

 1 0 0  I. If A’=A, then A is singular matrix, where A’ is the
transpose of A.
(a) A1 does not exist (b) A = (1)I II. If A is a square matrix such that A3 = I, then A is non-
(c) A is a unit matrix (d) A2 = I singular.
21. Let A and B matrices of order 3  3. If AB = 0, then which Which of the above statements is/are correct?
of the following can be concluded? (a) Only I (b) Only II
(a) A = 0 and B = 0 (c) Both I and II (d) Neither I nor II
(b)|A|=0 and |B|=0
Let A= 
1 2
(c) Either |A|=0 or |B|=0 28.  , [aij], where, i, j = 1,2. If its inverse matrix is
(d) Either A = 0 and B = 0 3 4 
[bij], then what is b22 equal to?
22. Consider the following statements in respect of a square (a) 2 (b) 1
matrix A and its transpose AT. (c) 1/3 (d) –1/2
I.A + AT is always symmetric
II.A  AT is always anti-symmetric
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

ANSWER KEY
1. a 2. b 3. c 4. d 5. a 6. c 7. d 8. a 9. b 10. b
11. C 12. b 13. a 14. b 15. c 16. a 17. c 18. b 19. b 20. d
21. c 22. c 23. b 24. c 25. a 26. c 27. b 28. d

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 Solutions
Sol.1. (a) 1  i 1  i  1 2 a 0 
cos  sin  adj(A) =   and |A| = 4 A= 3 4 and B = 0 b 
0 1  i 1  i     
sin  cos 
cos2 θ − sin2 θ = 0
1 1  i 1  i  1 2  a 0   a 2b 
then A−1 = AB =
4 1  i 1  i  3 4 0 b   3a 4b 
cos2θ = 0    
 Sol.9. (b)  a 0  1 2   a 2a 

4 Sol.10. (b) And BA =
0 b  3 4  3b 4b 
Sol.2. (b) |AB| = |A||B|    
AB = BA Sol.11. (c) If AB = BA, then
1 2  a 2b   a 2a 
1 0   1 x   1 x  1 0  A=
2 3a 4b   3b 4b 
0 1 0 1  = 0 1  0 1  2    
        a = b
A2 =
1 2 1 2  = 5 6 
2 2  2 2  6 8  From the above, it is clear that there exist
1 x  1  x       infinitely many B’s such that AB = BA.
  x0 Let A2 + xA + yI = 0 where x and y are Sol.18. (b)
0 1 0 1  constants. 0 0 1 
Sol.3. (c) A2 + xA + yI = 0 Let A =  
0 1 0 
23  a 32  (1) 23 5 6 + x 1 2  + y 1 0  = 0 1 0 0
6 8  2 2 1 1 
1 3       0 0 1
 (4  12)  8 |A| =  1 and adj (A) =  1 
4 4 5  x  y 6  2x  0 1 0 
 6  2x 8  2x  y  = 0 2
Sol.4. (d)    1 0 0 
Since A and B be two invertible square matrices by solving it x = −3 and y = −2 0 0 1
each of order n then (AB)−1 = (B−1)(A−1) Hence, A1 = 1
adj  A     0 1 0 
so answer is 3rd option. 1
adj(AB) adj(B) adj(A) Sol.12. (b) |A| 1
  . Since A’ = A and A’ = A  1 0 0 
| AB | |B| |A| A =  A 0 0 1 
Since |AB| = |B| |A| A = O = 
then adj(AB) = (adjB)(adjA) Sol.13. (a) 0 1 0 
Sol.5. (a) Sol.14. (b) 1 0 0
4 k 0  The order of given matrices are Sol.19. (b)
M=  6 3 0  ≠0 [X](a+b)  (a+2) and [Y](b+1)  (a+3) Since, (AB)’ = B’ A’ = BA
  As [XY] and [YX] both exist So, AB is not symmetric and
 2 t k  a+2 = b + 1
(A2 + B2)’ = (A’)2 + (B’)2 = A2 + B2
Hence, A2 + B2 is symmetric
⇒ k(12−6k) ≠ 0 and a + 3 = a+ b Sol.20. (d)
⇒ k ≠ 0 and k ≠ 2 a = 2, b = 3 |A|≠0
Sol.6. (c)
Sol.15. (c) So, A1 exists
1 1 1 7
Given, 2x3y = 
0  Now,
…(i)
A = 1 1 1  7 13 0 0 1  0 0 1 1 0 0
   
1 1 1 A2 =  0 1 0   0 1 0   0 1 0  I
And 3x+2y= 
9 13 
…(ii)
 4 13  1 0 0   1 0 0  0 0 1 
1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1  
A2=     = 3 3 3 =3 1 1 1 On multiplying Eq. (i) by 3 and Eq. (ii) by 2 and Sol.21. (c)
1 1 1 1 1 1    subtracting Eq.(i) from Eq. (ii) we, get If AB = 0, then it may be concluded that either
1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1
13Y = 2 
9 13  7 0  |A|=0 or |B| = 0,
1 1 1 1 1 1  3 3 3  4 13  3  7 13 Sol.22. (c)
A3 = 3    =3  3 3 3     Sol.23. (d)
1 1 1 1 1 1  
13Y= 
39 26  Sol.24. (c)
1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3  13 65  adj(A)T = (adj A)T
  Sol.25. (a)
1 1 1
 3 2 We have 2A3 + 2A2 + 5A + I = 0
= 9 1 1 1 =32A Y =  
  I=  3A3  2A25A
 1 5  IA1 =(3A22A25A)A1
1 1 1
Sol.16. (a) A1 =  3A2  2A  5I
Hence An = 3n−1 A 3 2 Adj(A)=  4 2 
A= Sol.26. (c)
Sol.7. (d) 1 4  1 3 
A = AT answer is symmetric matrix     5 2
By option, (c), let B = 1 6 
Sol.8. (a)  3 2  4 2 10 0   
A Adj(A)=
 1  i 1  i 1 4  1 3    0 10  4 3
A=       
 1  i 1  i  {Remember, A. Adj (A) = |A|In}
Sol.17. (c)

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 5 2 1 2 4 2
A= [bij]=  1
AB = 
5 6 1   35 49 3 4 
 2 1 5 1 6    29 13    2  3 1 
   4 3  
  1  4 2 1
A1 =  b22 = 
Sol.27. (b) 2  3 1  2
If A’=A, then it is symmetric matrix
Sol.28. (d)

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 NDA PYQ
2  x 1 1 [NDA (I) - 2012]
1. If the matrix A =  1 3  x 0  is singular, then what is 9. If A is a square matrix such that A2 = I, where I is the

 1 3  x  identity matrix, then what is the value of A1?
(a) A+ i (b) Null matrix
the solution set S? (c) A (d) Transpose of A
(a) S = {0, 2, 3} (b) S = {1, 2, 3} [NDA (I) - 2012]
(c) S = {1, 2, 3} (d) S = {2, 3} 10. What is the order of the product:
[NDA (I) - 2011]
a h g x 
2. If A =  0 and B  1 0 such that A2 =B, then what is [x y z]  h b f   y  ?
 1 1 2 1   
 g f c   z 
the value of ?
(a) 1 (b) 1 (a) 31 (b) 11
(c) 2 (d) 4 (c) 13 (d) 33
[NDA (I) - 2011] [NDA (I) - 2012]
11. The sum and product of matrices A and B exist. Which of
3. If A= 3 1  and B  1 1  , then which of the following
0 4  0 2  the following implications are necessarily true?
    I. A and B are square matrices of same order
is/are correct? II. A and B are non-singular matrices.
I.AB is defined Select the correct answer using the codes given below:
II.BA is defined (a) Only I (b) Only II
III.AB = BA (c) Both I and II (d) Neither I nor II
Select the correct answer using the code given below: [NDA (I) - 2012]
(a) Only 1 (b) Only II
12. If A= 1 2  0 1 1
(c) I and II (d) I, II and III  and B= 1 2  , then what is the value of B
[NDA (I) - 2011] 1 1   
4. Consider the following statements. A1.
I. The inverse of the square matrix, if it exits, is unique.  1 3 
II. If A and B are singular matrices of order n, then AB is (a)   (b)  1 3
also a singular matrix of order n.  1 2  1 2 
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?  1 3   1 3 
(a) Only I (b) Only II (c)   (d)  
(c) Both I and II (d) Neither I nor II  1 2   1 2 
[NDA (I) - 2011] [NDA (I) - 2012]
   13. A and B are two matrices such that AB=A and BA=B then
2
5. If the matrix A =   is such that A = I, then which what is B2 equal to?
  (a) B (b) A
one of the following is correct? (c) I (d) –I
(a) =0, =1 or =1, =0 (b) =0, ≠1 or ≠1, =0 Where I is the identity matrix
(c) =1, ≠0 or ≠1, =0 (d)  ≠ 0,  ≠ 0 [NDA-2012(1)]
[NDA (I) - 2011]  3 4
3 5 7
 1 3 0  0  14. If A = 5 6  and B=   ,then
6. For what value of x does (1 3 2)  3 0 2  3  =(0) hold?  
   7 8  4 6 8
 2 0 1  x 
  
Which one of the following is correct?
(a) 1 (b) 1
(a) B is the inverse of A (b) B is the adjoin of A
(c) 9/8 (d) 9/8 (c) B is the transpose of A (d) None of these
[NDA (II) - 2011] [NDA (II) - 2012]
7. Consider the following statements. 15. The inverse of a diagonal matrix is a:
I. Every zero matrix is a square matrix (a) Symmetric matrix (b) Skew-symmetric matrix
II.A matrix has a numerical value (c) Diagonal matrix (d) None of these
III.A unit matrix is a diagonal matrix [NDA (II) - 2012]
Which of the above statement is/are correct?
(a) Only II (b) Only III   2 2
(c) Both II and III (d) Both I and III 16. If the matrix  3 0 4 is not invertible, then:
 
[NDA (I) - 2012]  1 1 1 
8. If a matrix A has inverse B and C, then which one of the
following is correct? (a)  =  5 (b)  = 5
(a) B may not be equal to C (c)  = 0 (d)  =1
(b) B should be equal to C [NDA (II) - 2012]
(c) B and C should be unit matrices 17. If the matrix AB is a zero matrix, then which one of the
(d) Noun of the above following is correct?

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 (a) A must be equal to zero matrix or B must be equal to (a) Only I (b) Only II
zero matrix. (c) Both I and II (d) Either I or II
(b) A must be equal to zero matrix and B must be equal to [NDA (II) - 2013]
zero matrix. 2 1 1
(c) It is not necessary that either A is zero matrixes or B is 25. If 2A=   , then what is A equal to?
zero matrixes 3 2
2 1
(d) None of the above (a)   (b) 1  2 1
[NDA (II) - 2012]   3 2  2  3 2 
 x   y z 10 2 1
If the sum the matrices  x  ,  y  and 0 is the matrix  5  , (c) 1  (d) None of these
4  3 2 
18.
       
 y   z  0  5  [NDA (II) - 2013]
then what is the value of y? 26. If A is a square matrix of order 3 with |A| O, then which
(a) 5 (b) 0 one of the following is correct?
(c) 5 (d) 10 (a) |adj A|=|A| (b) |adj A|= |A|2
3
[NDA (II) - 2012] (c) |adj A|= |A| (d) |adj A|2 =|A|
19. A square matrix [aij] such that aij = 0 for i≠j and aij = k where [NDA(II)-2013]
k is a constant for i = j is called. 27. Consider the following statements in respect of the matrix A
(a) Diagonal matrix but not scalar matrix 0 1 2
(b) Scalar matrix =  1 0 3 :
(c) Unit matrix  
(d) None of the above  2 3 0 
[NDA (II) - 2012] I. The matrix A is skew symmetric
20. If A and B are two non-singular square matrices such that II.The matrix A is symmetric
AB = A, then which one of the following is correct? III The matrix A is invertible
(a) B is an identity matrix Which of the above statements is /are correct?
(b) B = A1 (a) Only I (b) Only III
(c) B = A2 (c) I and II (d) II and III
(d) Determinant of B is zero [NDA (I) - 2014]
[NDA (I) - 2013] 1 2 
Consider two matrices A =  2 1  and B = 
 2 3  5 2  1 1 1 2 4 
21. If     , then what is  equal to ? 28.
  
 4 1  3 1  17    2 1 4 
 1 1 
(a) 7 (b) 7
(c) 9 (d) 9 which one of the following is correct?
[NDA (II) - 2013] (a) B is the right inverse of A
(b) B is the left inverse of A
(c) B is the both sided inverse of A
If A= 
i 0 0 1 0 i  where i= 1 ,
22.  ,B    and C    (d) None of the above
0 i  1 0   i 0 [NDA (I) - 2014]
then which one of the following is correct? 29. If A is any matrix, then the product AA is defined only when
(a) AB =  C A is a matrix of order m  n, where:
(b) AB = C (a) m > n (b) m < n
(c) A2 = B2 = C2 = I, where I is the identity matrix (c) m = n (d) m  n
(d)BA ≠  C [NDA (I) - 2014]
[NDA (II) - 2013] 30. If, A and B be two matrices such that AB = A and BA = B.
23. Consider the following statements: Then, which of the following statements are correct?
I.The product of two non-zero matrices can never be identity 1. A2 =A
matrix. 2. B2 = B
II.The product of two non-zero matrices can never be zero 3. (AB)2 = AB
matrix. (a) 1 and 2 (b) 2 and 3
Which of the above statements is/are correct? (c) 1 and 3 (d) 1, 2 and 3
(a) Only I (b) Only II [NDA (II) - 2014]
(c) Both I and II (d) Neither I nor II  1 3 1 1 
[NDA (II) - 2013] 31. If the matrix A is such that  A    , then what
24. Consider the following statements:  0 1  0 1
1 2 1 is a equal to?
I. The matrix  a 2a 1 is singular 1 4
(a) 
1 4
   (b)  
 b 2b 1  0  1  0 1
 
 1 4  1 4 
 c 2 c 1 (c)   (d)  
II. The matrix  a 2a 1 , in non-singular  0 1   0 1 
 
 b 2b 1 [NDA (II) - 2014]
Which of the above statement is/are correct.

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 1 0 2 
If A = 
32. From the matrix equation AB = AC, where A, B and C are
the square matrices of same order, we can conclude B = C 40.  , then the matrix X for which 2x + 3A
provided:  2 3 4 
(a) A is non-singular = 0 holds true is:
(b) A is singular  3   3 
(c) A is symmetric  0 3   2 0 3 
(a)  2  (b)  
(d) A is skew symmetric  3  9 6   3  9 6 
[NDA (II) - 2014]  2   2 
x  2
33. If A =  4  is symmetric, then what is x equal 3   3 
 2x  3 x 1   2 0 3  0 3
to? (c)   (d)  2 
(a) 2 (b) 3  3  9 6  3 9
6 
 2   2 
(c) 1 (d) 5
[NDA (II) - 2014] [NDA (II) - 2015]
 0 4  i  1 3 2 
The matrix A = 1 x  1 1  will have inverse for every
34. The matrix  is:
4  i 0  41.
 
(a) Symmetric (b) Skew-symmetric  2 7 x  3
(c) Hermitian (d) Skew-hermitian real number x except for:
[NDA (I) - 2015]
9 5
35. Which one of the following matrices is an elementary (a) x= 11  5 (b) x=
matrix? 2 2
1 0 0  1 5 0  9  3
(c) x= 11  3 (d) x=
(a) 0 0 0  (b) 0 1 0 2 2
    [NDA (II) - 2015]
0 0 1  0 0 1 
 1 1 1   1  2 1
0 2 0 1 0 0  42. If A =  2 3 4  and B =  6 12 6  then the following
     
(c) 1 0 0  (d) 0 1 0   3 2 3   5 10 5 
 
0 0 1  0 5 2 is/are correct?
1. A and B commute
[NDA (I) - 2015]
2. AB is a null matrix
2 7 1 Select the correct answer using the codes given below:
36. If A =   , then what is A + 3A equal to?
1 5  (a) Only 1 (b) Only 2
(a) 3I (b) 5I (c) Both 1 and 2 (d) Neither 1 nor 2
(c) 7I (d) none of these [NDA (II) - 2015]
[NDA (I) - 2015] 43. Consider the following in respect of the matrix A =
 1 1  :
3 4   5 2 p q   1 1
37. If X = 
  , B   2 1  and A   r s  satisfy the  
1 1      1. A2 =  A
equation AX = B, then the matrix A is equal to: 2. A3 = 4A
 7 26  7 26 Which of the above is /are correct?
(a)   (b)  
 1 5  4 17  (a) Only 1 (b) Only 2
(c) Both 1 and 2 (d) Neither 1 nor 2
 7 4   7 26  [NDA (I) - 2016]
(c)   (d)  
 26 13   6 23 44. If A is a square matrix, then what is adj (A1)  (adjA)1
[NDA (I) - 2015] equal to?
(a) 2|A| (b) Null matrix
 xy y   2  3
38. Let A=   , B    and C    . If AB = C, (c) Unit matrix (d) None of these
 2x x  y  1  2 [NDA (I) - 2016]
then what is A2 equal to? a h g
 6 10 
(a)  (b) 
10 5  45. What is [x y z]  h b f  equal to?
   
 4 26   4 24   g f c 
 5 6   5 7  (a) [ax + hy + gz h + b + f g + f + c]
(c)  (d) 
 4 20  
 5 20  a h g
[NDA (I) - 2015] (b)  hx by fz 
 cos  sin    
39. If E()=  then E() E() is equal to:  g c 
cos  
f
 sin 
(a) E() (b) E()
(c) E(+) (d) E (+)
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  ax hy gz  a h g x 
(c)  hx by fz  [x y z]  h b f   y  ?
    
 gx fy cz   g f c   z 
(d) [ax + hy + gz hx + by + fz gx + fy + cz] (a) 31 (b) 1  1
[NDA (II) - 2016] (c) 1  3 (d) 3  3
1 0   0 1 [NDA (I) - 2017]
46. If m =   and n    , then what is the value of the
0 1   1 0  1 0  4
53. If A =   , then the value of A is:
determinant of m cos  n sin ? 0 1 
(a) 1 (b) 0 1 0 1 1 
(a)  (b)  
1 
(c) 1 (d) 2
[NDA (II) - 2016] 0 0 0 
0 0
(d) 
cos x  sin x 0 0 1
(c) 
47. If f(x) =  sin x cos x 0 , then which of the following 1 1   0
1 
 
 0 0 1  [NDA (I) - 2017]
 4i  6 10i  1
are correct? 54. If A =   and k = , where i = 1 then kA
1. f()  f() = f(+).  14i 6  4i  2i
2. The value of the determinant of the matrix f()  f() is is equal to:
1.  2  3i 5  2  3i
(b) 
5 
(a) 
2  3i  5  3i 
3. The determinant of f(x) is an even number.
Select the correct answer using the codes given below:  7  7
2  3i  2  3i 5 
(c) 
(a) Both 1 and 2 (b) Both 2 and 3 7 
(d) 
(c) Both 1 and 3 (d) 1, 2, and 3
 5

3  3i   7 2  3i 
[NDA (II) - 2016]
[NDA (II) - 2017]
1 1
48. If A =   2 3  , then which of the
 and B   1 2  55. If A is a square matrix, then the value of adj AT  (adj A)T is
2 3    equal to:
following is/are correct? (a) A
1. AB (A1 B1) is a unit matrix. (b) 2|A|l, where l is the indentify matrix
2. (AB)1 = A1 B1 (c) Null matrix whose order is same as that of A
Select the correct answer using the codes given below: (d) Unit matrix whose order is same as that of A
(a) Only 1 (b) Only 2 [NDA (II) - 2017]
(c) Both 1 and 2 (d) Neither 1 nor 2 56. If a, b, c are non-zero real numbers, then the inverse of the
[NDA (II) - 2016] a 0 0
If A= 
cos  sin   T matrix, A = 0 b 0 is equal to:
49.  , then what is AA equal to (where  
  sin  cos   0 0 c 
AT is the transpose of A)?
(a) Null matrix (b) Identity matrix a 1 0 0 a 1 0 0
(d) A (a)  0 b1 0  (b) 1  0 b 1 0

abc 
(c) A  
[NDA (I) - 2017] 0 0 c 1  0 0 c1 
  
x  y y  3  4
50. A =   , B =  2  and C =  2  . If AB = C, a 0 0
 1 0 0 
 x x y     
(c) 1 0 1 0 (d) 1 0 b 0
then what is A2 equal to? abc   abc  
 4 4  0 0 1  0 0 c 
(a) 
4 8 
 (b)  
 4 16  8 16  [NDA (II) - 2017]
 4 8 1 0 2
4 8
(c)   (d)  
57. The ad joint of the matrix A =  2 1 0  is:
 4 12   8 12   
0 3 1 
[NDA (I) - 2017]
 cos  sin    1 6 2   1 6 2
(a)  2 1 4  (b)  2 1 4 
3
51. If A =   , then what is A equal to?
  sin  cos     
 6 3 1   6 3 1 
 cos 3 sin 3   cos3  sin 3  
(a)   (b) 
3  6 1 2   6 2 1 
  sin 3 cos 3   sin  cos 
3
(c)  4 1 2  (d)  4 2 1 
   
(c)  cos 3  sin 3 (d)  cos  sin  
3 3
6 3 1  3 1 6
  sin 3 cos     sin  cos 
3 3

[NDA (II) - 2017]

[NDA (I) - 2017] 2 2 
52. What is the order of : 58. If A=   , then which one of the following is correct?
 2 2 

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 (a) A2 =  2A (b) A2 =  4A I.(A+B+C)’ = A’+B’+C’
(c) A2 =  3A (d) A2 = 4A II.(AB)’ = A’B’
[NDA (II) - 2017] III.(ABC)’ = C’B’A’
59. The matrix A has x rows and x + 5 columns. The matrix B Where A’ is the transpose of the matrix A. Which of the
has y rows and 11y columns both AB and BA exist. What above are correct?
are the values of x and y respectively? (a) I and II only (b) II and III only
(a) 8 and 3 (b) 3 and 4 (c) I and III only (d) I, II and III only
(c) 3 and 8 (d) 8 and 8 [NDA (II) - 2018]
[NDA (II) - 2017] 67.  2 4
What should be the value of x so that the matrix  
60. If  and  are the roots of the equation 1 + x + x2 = 0, then  8 x 
1     
the matrix product  is equal to: does not have an inverse?
     1   (a) 16 (b) 16
1 1   1 1 (c) 8 (d) 8
(a)   (b)   [NDA (II) - 2018]
1 2   1 2  68. If A and B are two invertible square matrices of same order,
 1 1  1 1  then what is (AB)1 equal to?
(c)   (d)   (a) B1A1 (b) A1B1
 1 2   1 2  (c) B A1 (d) A1B
[NDA (II) - 2017] [NDA (II) - 2018]
1 2 69. What is the ad joint of the matrix:
 and A  kA  I2 = O, where I2 is the 2  2
2
61. If A= 
 2 3   cos     sin    
 
identity matrix, then what is the value of k?   sin    cos    
(a) 4 (b) 4 cos   sin    cos  sin  
(c) 8 (d) 8 (a)   (b)  
[NDA (I) - 2018] 
 sin  cos    sin  cos  
If A is a 2  3 matrix and AB is a 2  5 matrix, then B must cos  sin    cos   sin  
62. (c)   (d)  
be a 
 sin  cos    sin  cos  
(a) 35 matrix (b) 33 matrix [NDA (II) - 2018]
(c) 32 matrix (d) 52 matrix 70. A square matrix A is called orthogonal if.
[NDA (I) - 2018] (a) A=A2 (b) A’=A1
63. What is the inverse of the matrix 1
(c) A= A (d) A=A’
 cos  sin  0  [NDA (II) - 2018]
A =   sin  cos  0  71. If A is an identity matrix of order 3, then its inverse (A–1).
 
 0 1 
(a) is equal to null matrix
 0 (b) is equal to A
 cos   sin  0  cos  0  sin   (c) is equal to 3A
(a)  sin  cos  0
 (b  0 1 0 
 (d) does not exist
  [NDA-2019(1)]
 0 1   sin  0 cos  
 0   3 2 0
1 0 0   cos  sin  0  72. If B   2 4 0 than what is adjoint of B equal to?
 

(c) 0 cos   sin   
(d)  sin  cos  0  1 1 0
   
 0 sin  cos    0 0 1 
  
[NDA (I) - 2018]  0 0 0 0 0 2 
64. Consider the following in respect of matrices A and B of (a)  0 0 0  (b) 0 0 1
same order:    
 2 1 8  0 0 8 
I.A2  B2 = (A+B) (AB)
II.(AI) (I+A) = 0  A2 = I 0 0 2
Where I is the identity matrix and O is the null matrix. (c) 0 0 1  (d) Does not exist
Which of the above is/are correct?  
0 0 0 
(a) I only (b) 2 only
(c) Both I and II (d) Neither 1 nor II [NDA (I) - 2019]
[NDA (II) - 2018] 0 1 
65. Let matrix B be the adjoin of a square matrix A,  be the 73. If A    then the matrix A is
identity matrix of same order as A. If k (≠ 0) is the 1 0 
determinant of the matrix A, then what is AB equal to? (a) Singular matrix (b) Involutory matrix
(a)  (b) k
(c) Nilpotent matrix (d) Idempotent matrix
(c) k2 (d) (1/k) [NDA (I) - 2019]
[NDA (II) - 2018]
 1 1
If A    then the expression A − 2A is
3 2
66. Consider the following in respect of matrices A, B and C of 74.
same order:  1 1 

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(c) equal to A (d) equal to – A order 3
[NDA (II) - 2019] I. A(adjA) = (adjA)A
1 2  II. |adj A| = |A|
If A =  2 3 and B= 
1 2 Where I is the identity matrix and O is the null matrix.
75.  , then
  2 1 Which of the above is/are correct?
 3 4 (a) I only (b) 2 only
Which one of the following is correct? (c) Both I and II (d) Neither 1 nor II
(a) Both AB and BA exists [NDA 2020]
(b) Neither AB nor BA exists 82. If A and B are two matrices such that AB of order n × n,
(c) AB exists but BA not exists then which one of the following is correct?
(d) AB does not exists but BA exists (a)A and B should be square matrices of same order
[NDA (II) - 2019] (b) Either A or B should be a square matrix.
a h g (c) Both A and B should be same order
x
Let A=  h b f  , B =  y  then what is AB equal to?
(d) Order of A and B need not be same.
76.
    [NDA (I) 2021]
 g f c   z  83. How many matrices of different orders are possible with
elements comprising all prime numbers less that 30?
(a) 2 (b) 3
 ax  hy  gz  (c) 4 (d) 6
(a)   [NDA (I) 2021]
 y 
  1 a where AN, then what is A100 – A50 – 2A25
z 84. If A =
0 1
 ax  hy  gz 
(b)   equal to?
 hx  by  fz  (a) –2I (b) –I
 z  (c) 2I (d) I
Where I is the identify matrix.
 ax  hy  gz  [NDA (II) 2021]
(c)  
 hx  by  fz  85. How many distinct matrices exist with all four entries taken
 gx  fy  cz  from {1,2} ?
(a) 16 (b) 24
(d)[ax + hy + gz hx + by + fz gx + fy + cz]
(c) 32 (d) 48
[NDA 2020]
[NDA (II) 2021]
77. If A is a matrix of order 3 × 5 and B is a matrix of order 5 ×
86. Consider the following in respect of the matrix:
3, then the order of AB and BA will respectively be
(a) 3 × 3 and 3 × 3 (b) 3 × 5 and 5 × 3 1 1 1
(c) 3 × 3 and 5 × 5 (d) 5 × 3 and 3 × 5 A=1 1 1
[NDA 2020]
1 1 1
1  i i 
78. If matrix A    then which one the following is 1.Inverse of A does not exist
 i 1  i  2. A3 = A
correct? 3. 3A = A2
(a) A is hermition Which of the above are correct?
(b) A is skew hermition (a) 1 and 2 only (b) 2 and 3 only
 
T
(c) A  A is hermition (c) 1 and 3 only (d) 1, 2 and 3
[NDA (II) 2021]
(d)  A
T
 A is skew hermition 87. The inverse of a matrix A is given by 32 11  . What is
 
[NDA 2020]  2  2 
0 k 4 A equal to?
79. For how many values of k, is the matrix  k 0 5 is
 1  2
(a) 
  1 2 (b) 
 k k 1 3 4  
   3 4 
singular?
(a) Only one (b) Only two (c) 1 2 (d)  1 2
3  4 3 4
(c) Only 4 (d) Infinite   
[NDA 2020] [NDA (II) 2021]
 xy y   2 3
80. Let A=  
, B=   and C=   If AB=C, then 88. Let A =  0 2 and (mI + nA)2 = A where m, n are
 2x x  y   1 2  2 0
 
what is the value of determinant of A? positive real numbers and I is the identity matrix. What is
(a) −10 (b) −14 (m + n) equal to:
(c) −24 (d) −34 1
(a) 0 (b)
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 3 Consider the following for the next three (03) items that
(c) 1 (d)
2
[NDA (II) 2021] follow:
89. Consider the following in respect of the matrices:
m   0 sin 2  cos 2  
A=[m n], B=[–n –m] and C =  
 Let A =  cos 2  sin 2   and A = P + Q where P is
 m   2
0

1.CA = CB sin  cos 2
0 
 
2.AC = BC
symmetric matrix and Q is skew-symmetric matrix.
3.C(A + B) = CA + CB
Which of the above statement is/are correct?
96. What is P equal to?
(a)1 only (b) 2 only
 0 1/ 2 1/ 2
(a) 1 / 2 0 1 / 2 
(c) 2 and 3 (d) 1 and 2
[NDA (I) - 2022]
1 / 2 1 / 2 0 
 2 sin  cos  0  
90. If A =  2 cos  sin  0, then what is A (adj. A) equal 0 1 1
 
  1 1 1 (b)  1 0 1 
1 1 0
to?  
(a) Null matrix (b) –I 0 1 1 
(c) I (d) 2I  
Where I is the identity matrix.
(c) cos2  1 0  1
 1 1 0 
[NDA (I) - 2022] 
91. For what value of k is the matrix
 0 1 / 2 1 / 2 
 2 cos 2  2 cos 2 6  (d) cos2  1 / 2 0 1 / 2

1  2 sin 2  2 cos2   1 3 singular ?
   1 / 2 0 
 1/ 2
 k 2k 1
[NDA 2022 (II)]
(a) 0 only (b) 1 only 97. What is Q equal to?
(c) 2 only (d) Any real value  0 1/ 2 1/ 2
[NDA (I) - 2022]  
(a) 1 / 2 0 1 / 2 
92. Let A be a non-singular matrix and B = adjA. Which of the
1 / 2 1 / 2 0 
following statement is/are correct?  
1.AB = BA 0 1 1
2.AB is a scalar matrix (b)  1 0 1 
3.AB can be null matrix
1 1 0
Select the correct answer using the code gien below:  
(a) 1 only (b) 1 and 2 only  0 1 1 
(c) 2 only (d) 1, 2 and 3  
(c) cos2  1 0  1
[NDA (I) - 2022]
 1 1 0 
93. Consider the following statements in respect of square  
matrices A and B of same order
 0 1 / 2 1 / 2 
1.If AB is a null matrix, then at least one of A and B is a null  
matrix
(d) cos2  1 / 2 0 1 / 2
 1 / 2 1 / 2 0 
2.If AB is an identity matrix, then BA = AB 
Which of the above statement is/are correct? [NDA 2022 (II)]
(a) 1 only (b) 2 only 98. What is the minimum value of determinant of A?
(c) Both 1 and 2 (d) neither 1 nor 2
1 1
[NDA (I) - 2022] (a) (b)
94. If A is the identity matrix of order 3 and B is its transpose, 4 2
then what is the value of determinant of the matrix C = A+ 3
B? (c) (d) 1
4
(a) 1 (b) 2 [NDA 2022 (II)]
(c) 4 (d) 8
1 0 0 
[NDA (I) - 2022]  
95. Let A and B be non-singular matrices of the same order such 99. If A =  0 cos  sin   , then which of the following are
that AB =A and BA = B. Which of the following statements  0 sin   cos  
 
is/are correct?
1.A2=A correct?
2.AB2=A2B 1. A + adjA is a null matrix
Select the correct answer using the code given below: 2. A–1 + adjA is null matrix
(a) 1 only (b) 2 only 3. A – A–1 is a null matrix
(c) Both 1 and 2 (d) Neither 1 nor 2 Select the correct answer using the code given below:
(a) 1 and 2 only (b) 2 and 3 only
[NDA (I) - 2022]
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 [NDA 2022 (II)] (a) 1 and 2 only (b) 2 and 3 only
100. If X is a matrix of order 3  3, Y is a matrix of order 2  3 (c) 1 and 3 only (d) 1, 2 and 3
and Z is a matrix of order 3  2, then which of the following [NDA-2023 (2)]
are correct? 2 1 0
1.(ZY)X is a square matrix having 9 entries 107. If A = 1 3 0 , then what is the value of
2.Y(XZ) is a square matrix having 4 entries 1 0 1
3.X(YZ) is not defined
Select the correct answer using the code given below: det[adj(adjA)]?
(a) 1 and 2 only (b) 2 and 3 only (a) 5 (b) 25
(c) 1 and 3 only (d) 1, 2 and 3 (c) 125 (d) 625
[NDA 2022 (II)] [NDA-2023 (2)]
101. Let a and B be symmetric matrices of same order, then 1 0 0
which one of the following is correct regarding (AB – BA)? 108. If A = 0 1 0 , then what is 23A2 – 19A2 –4A equal to?
1.Its diagonal entries are equal but nonzero 0 0 1
2.The sum of its non-diagonal entries is zero
(a) null matrix of order 3
Select the correct answer using the code given below:
(b) identity matrix of order 3
(a) 1 only (b) 2 only
(c) both 1 and 2 (d) neither 1 nor 2 2 0 0
[NDA – 2023 (1)] (c) 0 2 0
102. Consider the following statements in respect of square 0 0 2
matrices A, B, C each of same order n: 7 0 0
1.AB = AC  B = C if A is non singular
(d) 0 7 0
2.If BX = CX for every column matrix X having n rows
then B = C. 0 0 7
Which of the statements given above is/are correct? [NDA-2023 (2)]
(a) 1 only (b) 2 only 109. What is the number of different matrices, each having 4
(c) both 1 and 2 (d) neither 1 nor 2 entries that can be formed using 1, 2, 4, 5, (repletion is
[NDA – 2023 (1)] allowed)?
103. Let AX = B be a system of 3 linear equations with 3- (a) 72 (b) 216
unknowns. Let X1 and X2 be its two distinct solutions. If (c) 254 (d) 768
the combination aX1 + bX2 is a solution of AX = B; where [NDA-2024 (1)]
a, b are real numbers, then which one of the following is  sin 2 2sin 2   1 0 
correct? 110. If   then which of the following
A  cos 2 2sin  cos  0 
(a) a = b (b) a + b = 1
 0 0 1 
(c) a + b = 0 (d) a – b = 1 
[NDA – 2023 (1)] statements is/are correct?
1  1. A1 = adjA
104. If A = 2 , then what is the value of det (I+AA’ ), where I 2. A is skew-symmetric matrix
3 3. A1 = AT
Select the correct answer using the code given below:
is the 3  3 identity matrix? (a) 1 only (b) 1 and 2
(a) 15 (b) 6 (c) 1 and 3 (d) 2 and 3
(c) 0 (d) –1 [NDA-2024 (1)]
[NDA-2023 (2)] 111. Consider the following statements in respect of two non-
 0 3 4 singular matrices A and B are of same order n :
105. If A =   3 0 5 , then which one of the following 1. adj(AB) = (adjA)(adjB)
 4  5 0 2. adj(AB) = adj(BA)
statements is correct? 3. (AB)adj(AB)  |AB|In is a null matrix of order n
(a) A2 is symmetric matrix with det(A2)=0 How many of the above statements are correct?
(a) None
(b) A2 is symmetric matrix with det (A2)  0.
(b) Only one statement
(c) A2 is skew-symmetric matrix with det(A2)=0
(c) Only two statements
(d) A2 is skew-symmetric matrix with det(A2)0
(d) All three statements
[NDA-2023 (2)]
[NDA-2024 (1)]
 2 0 0 112. Consider the following statements in respect of a non-
106. If A = 0 3 0 , then which one of the following singuar matrix a of order n :
0 0 4 1. A(adjAT) = A(adjA)T
statements are correct? 2. If A2 = A, then A is identity matrix of order n
1.An will always be singular for any positive integer n 3. If A3 = A, then A is identity matrix of order n
2.An will always be a diagonal matrix for any positive Which of the statements given above are correct?
integer n (a) 1 and 2 only (b) 2 and 3 only
3.An will always be a symmetric matrix for any positive (c) 1 and 3 only (d) 1, 2 and 3
integer n. [NDA-2024 (1)]
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113. Consider the following statements in respect of a skew- [NDA-2024 (2)]
symmetric matrix A of order 3: 116. Consider the following in respect of matrices
1. All diagonal elements are zero 0 c  b  a 2 ab ac
2. The sum of all the diagonal elements of the matrix is   and  
P   c 0 a Q  ab b 2 bc 
zero
 b  a 0   ac bc c  2
3. A is orthogonal matrix  
Which of the statements given above are correct? I. PQ is null matrix.
(a) 1 and 2 only (b) 2 and 3 only II. QP is an identity matrix of order 3
(c) 1 and 3 only (d) 1, 2 and 3 III. PQ = QP
[NDA-2024 (1)] Which of the above is/are correct?
Direction: Consider the following for the two items given (a) I only (b) II only
below (c) I and III (d) II and III
 3  3 4 [NDA-2024 (2)]
A  2  3 4
Let 117. Let X be a matrix of order 3 × 3, Y be a matrix of order 2 ×
3 and Z be a matrix of order 3 × 2. Which of the following
0  1 1
statements are correct?
114. What is A(adjA) equal to ? I. (ZY)X is defined and is a square matrix of order 3
5 0 0  2 0 0 II. Y(XZ) is defined and is a square matrix of order 2
(a)   0 2 0
(b) III. X(YZ) is not defined.
0 5 0   Select the answer using the code given below
0 0 5 0 0 2 (a) I and II only (b) II and III only
1 / 2 0 0  1 0 0 (c) I and III only (d) I, II and III
(c) 
0 
(d) 
 0 1 / 2 0 1 0 [NDA-2024 (2)]
118. Let A and B be two square matrices of same order. If AB is
 0 0 1 / 2 0 0 1 a null matrix, then which one of the following is correct?
[NDA-2024 (2)] (a) Both A and B are null matrices
115. What is A-1 equal to ? (b) Either A or B is a null matrix
 1 1 0  1 / 2  1 / 2 0  (c) B is a null matrix if A is a non-singular matrix
(a)   (b) 
  2 3  4  1 3 / 2  2  (d) Both A and B are singular matrices
[NDA-2024 (2)]
 2 3  3   1 3 / 2  3 / 2
 2 2 0   1/ 5 1/ 5 0 
(c)   (d) 
 4 6  8   2 / 5 3 / 5  4 / 5
 4 6  6  2 / 5 3 / 5  3 / 5

ANSWER KEY

1. a 2. b 3. d 4. c 5. a 6. d 7. b 8. b 9. c 10. b
11. a 12. b 13. a 14. c 15. c 16. a 17. c 18. b 19. b 20. a
21. b 22 a 23. d 24. a 25. d 26. b 27. a 28. d 29. c 30. d
31. a 32. a 33. d 34. d 35. b 36. c 37. a 38. a 39. c 40. d
41. a 42. c 43. b 44. b 45. d 46. c 47. a 48. d 49. b 50. d
51. a 52. b 53. a 54. a 55. c 56. a 57. b 58. b 59. c 60. b
61. a 62. a 63. a 64. b 65. b 66. c 67. b 68. d 69. a 70. b
71. b 72. a 73. b 74. a 75. c 76. c 77. c 78. c 79. d 80. b
81. a 82. d 83. c 84. a 85. d 86. c 87. a 88. d 89. c 90. d
91. d 92. b 93. b 94. d 95. c 96. a 97. d 98. a 99. d 100. d
101. b 102. c 103. b 104. a 105. a 106. b 107. d 108. a 109. d 110. c
111. b 112. a 113. a 114. d 115. a 116. c 117. d 118. c

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 Solutions
Sol.1. (a) BAB = BA
8x+9 = 0  x =  9
For the singular matrix, (BA)B = BA
8
2x 1 1 Sol.7. (b)
B2 = B
=0 (expand with respect to R1) Sol.14. (c)
1 3 x 0 I. Every zero-matrix is not necessarily square
B is the transpose of A
1 3  x matrix
Sol.15. (c)
II. A matrix does not have a numerical value
(2x) [x(x3)][x] + [3+ (3x)] = 0 while every determinant have a numerical
We know that by the property of diagonal matrix
x(x3) (x2) = 0 value
At A = diagonal (a1, a2, a3)
 x= 0, 2, 3 Then, A1 = Inverse of A
III. Unit matrix is a diagonal matrix and scalar
So, the solution set is, S = {0, 2, 3} matrix also. =Diagonal  a11 , a 21 , a 31 
Sol.2. (b) Only statement III is correct.
A =  0 , B  1 0 =Diagonal  1 , 1 , 1 
1
Sol.8. (b)  
 1  2 1
  We know that, every matrix possesses a unique  a1 a 2 a 3 
inverse. Hence, B and C should be equal. Hence, the inverse of diagonal matrix is a
A2 =  0   0    2

0
1 
1   1 1    1 1 
Sol.9. (c) diagonal matrix.
 Given condition is A2 = l Sol.16. (a)
Given, A2 = B A1.A2 = A1. I If the matrix is not invertible, then it is necessary
 2 0 4 2  A1 (A.A) = A1 (A.I = a) that the value of the determinant of this matrix
 
  1 1   2 1  (A1A).A=A1 must be zero.
I.A=A1 (A1A= I)  2 2
On comparing,  + 1 = 2 i.e.,
A1 = A 3 0 4  0
=1
Sol.10. (b) 1 1 1
Sol.3. (d)
Here,
Given matrices are,  C2  C2 C1 
a h g x   
A=  3 1  , B  1 1  [x y z]13      C3  C3 C1 
0 4 0 2 h b f   y
  2 2   2 2  2 2
 g f c  33  z  31
Since, the order of both matrices are same 3 3 7 0
So, AB and BA is well defined Order of matrix = 1  3 : 3  3 : 3  1 = 1  1
Sol.11. (a) 1 0 0
Now, AB =
 3  1  1 0 3  1  1 2   3 5  The sum and product of matrices A and B exist, Expanding the determinant along the third row
0  1  4  0 0  1  4  2   0 8  if A and B are square matrices of same order we get
    It is not necessary that A and B are non-singular 1 2 2  0
and AB =  1 3  1 0 1 1  4  1   3 5 matrices for addition and product of two 3
3  0  2  0 0  1  2  4    0 8 
7
    matrices. 14+7+3(2)=14+7a+63 = 0
AB= BA Sol.12. (b)
20+4 = 0
Sol.4. (c) Given, A= 1 2  and B  0 1 4 =  20   =  5
I.If the inverse of a square matrix exists, then it 1 1  1 2 
    Sol.17. (c)
will be unique For the matrix AB is a zero matrix. It is not
II.If two matrices A and B are singular of order Here, |A| = 1 2 =12 = 1 necessary that either A is zero matrix or B is zero
n, then the product of both matrix is also a 1 1 matrix.
singular matrix of same order.
1  1 2 e.g., Let A = 1 0 and B  0 0
T

Sol.5. (a) adj. (A)  1 

 2    
 1  
 1 1  0 0 0 1
A2 =        I
    AB = 0, where A, B≠0
   A1 = adj.A  1  1 2 
 1 1  Sol.18. (b)
   2  2 2  1 0  |A|  
    x   y   z  10
 2  2  2  0 1  A1 =  1 2   x    y   0   5 
 1 1        
2 +2 =1, 2 = 0    y   z  0  5 
 = 0,  = 1 or  =1,  = 0
Sol.6. (d) Here, |B| = 0 1 = 0  (1) = 1  x  y  z  10
1 2    
1 3 0  0
Given, (1,2,3)13     = (0)11  x  y 0    5 
adj (B) =  2 1   2 1 
T

 3 0 2  3   y  z 0   5 
2 0 1  x 1 0   1 0 
 33  31     x + y + z = 10 …(i)
0 1
B = adj.B  2 1  1  2 1 x+y=5 …(ii)
(1+9+4 3+0+0 0+6+2)13   =(0)11  1,   ; B   1 0 
|B|  1 0    y+z=5 …(iii)
3 From eqs. (i) and (iii),
x B1A1 =
 31 x+(5) = 10 x = 5
 2 1   1 2   1  1 4  1 
0  1 0  1 1   1  0 2  0
On putting the value of x in eq. (ii), wet get
(14 3 8)13   =(0)11
     5+y = 5 y = 0
3
x
=  1 3 
Sol.19. (b)
 31
 1 2   a ij  0, for i  j
Given, [aij]=  
(0+9+8x) = (0)    
(8x + 9) = (0) Sol.13. (a) a ij  k, for i  j
 
On comparing, AB = A Where k is a constant
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  a11 a12 a13  Now, |B| =c (2a2b)2c(ab)+1(2b2ab) Given that, A is any matrix.
[aij]= a a 22 a 23  let order 33
=2ac2bc2ac+2bc+0 = 0 Then, the product AA is defined only when A is
 12 Which is also represents a singular matrix a matrix of order m  n where, m = n i.e., A must
a 31 a 32 a 33  33 So, statement I is correct but statement II is be a square matrix.
k 0 0  incorrect. A  A = (m  n) (m  n)
=  =scalar matrix Sol.25. (d) =(m  n) (n  n), if m = n
0 k 0 Given, that, 2A=  2 1  =m  n = n  n or m  n
 0 0 k  33 3 2 A is a square matrix.
 
Sol.20. (a) Sol.30. (d)
Given that A and B are two non-singular square A= 1  2 1    1 1/2  We have, AB = A
matrices. So, its inverse i.e., A1 and B1 must be 2  3 2 3/2 1  A2 = (AB). (BA) = A. (BA)B
exist. Now, adj A = =(AB)B (BA=B)
We have, AB = A  1 3/2  1 1/2

=AB (AB=A)
(A1) operating in left side on both sides, we get  1/2
 1  3/2 1  =A
A1 (AB) = (A1)(A) Also, B2 = (BA). (BA)
(A1A) B (A1A) (AA1 = l and Bl = B) and |A| = 1  3 / 4 = 1 / 4
A1 = =B. (AB).A (AB=A)
IB=I B = I = identity matrix
adjA  1 1/2  4 2 =(B.A).A (BA=B)
Sol.21. (b)  4 
1   6 4 
=B.A
Given,  2 3   5 2   1 1 |A|  3/2 =B
 4 1  3 1  17  
      Sol.26. (b) Again, (AB)2 = (AB).(AB)
|adjA| = |A|(n-1) = |A|2
 10 9  4  3 =  1 1
=A.(BA)B
 20 3  8  1  17   Sol.27. (a) =(A.B).B (BA=B)
    Given matrix, =AB (AB=A)
1 1  1 1 0 1 2
17 7   17   A=  
Sol.31. (a)
 1 0 3
   
  1 3 A   1 1 
On comparing, we get  =  7.  2 3 0     
 0 1  0 1
Sol.22. (a)
Now, AT =
Given that, Let B=  1 3  and |B| = 1
 0 1 2  0 1 2   
A=  i 0  , B  0 1 and C  0 i   1 0 3  1 0 3   0 1
0 i  1 0   i 0
          B1 =  1 3   A 1  1 adjA 
 2 3 0   2 3 0    
 
Now, AB =  0 i    0 i   C

0 1 |A|
 i 0   i 0 0 1 2 A=B1  1 1   1 3  1 1   1 4 
    =       
Sol.23. (d)  1 0 2   A  0 1  0 1  0 1  0 1
We know that the product of two identity matrix  2 3 0  Sol.32. (a)
are always an identity matrix, which is non-zero A = AT From the matrix equation AB = AC, where A, B
matrices. So, A is skew-symmetric matrix and C are the square matrices of same order.
1 0  1 0  1  0 0  0  0 1 2
We can conclude B=C provided A is non
0 1   0 1   0  0 1  0  and |A| =  singular.
       =01(06)+2(3)
 1 0 3 Sol.33. (d)
= 1 0  =I = Identity matrix  2 3 0  A=A’ (A is symmetric)
0 1 
  =66=0  4 x  2  4 2x  3 
   
The product of two non-zero matrices can Since, |A| = 0 i.e., A is singular matrix  2x  3 x 1  x 2 x 1 
sometimes be zero matrix. So, A cannot be an invertible matrix. 2x3 = x + 2
 0 c b  a ab ac 
2
Sol.28. (b) x = 5
 c 0 a   ab b 2 bc  Given matrices, Sol.34. (d)
   
 b a 0   ac bc c2  1 2  A square matrix A is said to be skew-hermitian,
A =  and B = 1 2 4  If A* =  A
= 2 1  2 1 4 
 
1 1  given matrix is skew-hermitian matrix.
a  abc  bac 0  b2 c  b2 c 0  bc2  bc2  Sol.35. (b)
 2 2 1 2
 a c  a  a c abc  0  abc ac  0  ac  1 5 0 
2 2
I. AB=   1 2 4 
a 2 b  a 2 b  0 ab 2  ab2  0 abc  abc  0   2 1   2 1 4  0 1 0 is an elementary matrix. Since, the
  1 1  32   23  
0 0 0  0 0 1 
0 0 0 =0 = Zero matrix 1  4 2  2 4  8 
=  value of determinant of the given matrix is 1
 
0 0 0  2  2 4  1 8  4  Sol.36. (c)
1  2 2  1 4  4
We have, A =  2 7 
So, the statements are incorrect 1 5 
Sol.24. (a)  5 4 12   
= 
1 2 1  4 5 12  |A| = 10  7 = 3
(i)Let A =    3 3 8  33 Now, A1 = 1 adj A
 a 2a 1 |A|
 b 2b 1 1 2
II. BA = 1 2 4  
Now, |A| = 1 (2a2b)  2 (ab) + 1 (2ab  2ab)  2 1 4   2 1  A = 1  5 1
1

=2a  2b + 2b + 0 = 0
  23 1 1 
  32
3  7 2 
i.e., A is a singular matrix
=  1  4  4 2  2  4   1 0  = 1  5 7 
 c 2c 1 2  2  4
 4  1  4  0 1 
  2 2 3  1 2 
(ii)Let B =  
 a 2a 1 Now, we observe that B is not the right inverse A+3A1=  2 7   3  1  5 7  7 0  = 7l
   
 b 2b 1 of A but B is the left inverse of A. 1 5  3  1 2   0 7 
Sol.29. (c)

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 0 3
AX = B (given) x=  2 We have, [x y z]  
  h b f 
  p q  3 4   5 2   3 2
 r s  1 1  2 1  6   g f c 
      9 
=[xa + yh + zg xh + yb + zf xg + yf + zc]
 3p  q 4p  q    5 2 Sol.41. (a) Sol.46. (c)
 3r  s 4r  s   2 1  1 2 
Given, m = 1 0  and n   0 1 
    3
3p + q = 5 and 4p  q = 2 A = 1 x  1 1  0 1   1 0 
    
p = 7  p = 7  2 x  3
Now, q= 5+21=26, 3r+s=  2
7 mcos = cos  0 
 0 sin 
Also, 4r  s = 1
Take |A| = 0 
r = 1 1 3 2
and n sin =  0 sin 
 1 x 1   sin 
r = 1 1 0  0 
and S =  2  3 =  5 x 3
 m cos  nsin = cos   sin 
2 7
 A =  7 26   sin  cos  
1 5
After solving the matrix,  
 1[(x1) (x3)7] 3 (x3) +2 (72x+2)=0
Sol.38. (a)  Determinant of (m cos  n sin)
x24x+373x+154x+18 = 0
We have, AB = C x24x43x4x+33=0 = cos   sin   1
 x  y y   2   3 x211x+29=0 sin  cos 
 2x x  y   1   2 Sol.47. (a)
     x= 11  121  116
cos x  sin x 0
  2x  2y y   3  2
 4x  f(x) =
  x  y   2  (from Sridhara Acharya formula) sin x cos x 0

2x  y   3 11  5 0 0 1
 Or x=
 3x  y    2 2 cos   sin  0
    f() =
Sol.42. (c) sin  cos  0 and
2x + y = 3 and 3x + y = 2
x = 2 3 =  1 1 11 0 0 1
A =  2 3 4 
y=5  cos   sin  0
Now, A2 =  3 2 3  f()=
sin  cos  0
x  y
2
y   4 5  4 5  A =1 [9+8]  1 [612]  1 [4+9]
 2x x  y    2 6  2 6
0 0 1
     A = 1+65 = 0  f(). f() =
= 16  10 20  30  6 10   1 2 1 cos .cos   sin .sin   0
 8  12 10  36   4 26  B =  6 12 6 
    sin .cos   sin  sin   0
 
Sol.39. (c)  5 10 5  0
Given, E() =  cos  sin   B =  1 [6060] + 2 [3030] + 1[6060]  cos .sin   sin .cos   0 0  0  0
  sin  cos 
  B = 0  cos .sin   sin .cos   0 0  0  0
E()=
 cos  sin   So, AB is a zero matrix, Clearly, AB = BA also
0 0  0 1
  sin  cos  
Thus both the statements are correct.
 Sol.43. (b) cos       sin      0
cos  sin  
and E()=  A=  1 1 
=
sin      cos      0  f (  )
  sin  cos    
  1 1  0 0 1
Now, E() E() = A.A =  1 1  1 1  Now, determinant of f()  f()
 cos  sin    cos  sin     
 1 1 1 1 cos       sin      0
  sin  cos     sin  cos  
    A2 =  2 2  sin      cos      0
 
cos 2.cos   sin 2.sin   2 2 
= 0 0 1
 sin 2.cos   sin .sin 2
 A2 =2  1 1  A 2  2A =cos2 (+) + sin2 (+) =1
 
cos 2.sin   sin 2.cos    1 1  cos x  sin x 0
 sin 2.sin   cos 2.cos  Statement 1 is not correct Since, determinant of f(x) = sin x cos x 0
Now,
 cos      sin       =E(+) A3 = A2.A 0 0 1
 
  sin      cos      =2  1 1 1 1 
  
=cos2 x + sin2 x =1
Sol.40. (d)  1 1  1 1 Determinant of f(x) is an even number.
Sol.48. (d)
A= 1 0 2  A3 = 2 
2 2  We have,
 2 3 4   
   2 2  A = 1 1 and B   2 3 
So, 2x + 3A = 0, x = ? 2 3   1 2 
A3 =4  1 1    
2x + 3 1 0 2  =0
 
1 1  AB
 2 3 4 
  A3 = 4A = 1 2   1   1 1 3   2   3 5
 
2x +  3 0 6  =0  statement 2 is correct
 2  2  3   1 2  3  3   2   1 0
6 9 12 
Sol.44. (b)
 Zero matrix or Null matrix BA =  2 3  1 1  8 7
 1 2  2 3   5 5
2x =  3 0 6  Sol.45. (d)    
 6 9 12 
 Cleary, AB ≠ BA
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[(AB)1 = B1 A1]  3i   4 8   k 2k 
2 2 5   2  3i 8 12    2k 3k 
AB (BA)1 is a unit matrix if and only if AB = = i = 5 
   
BA but AB ≠ BA.    7  3i 
 
2 k = 4
 7 3i

So, AB (A1 B1) is not a unit matrix 
2

i2 Sol.62. (a)
Since, AB ≠ BA, therefore (AB)1 B1 (A)(2  3)  (B)(3  5) = (AB)25
Sol.55. (c)
Sol.49. (b) B must be 35 matrix
Since adj AT  (adj A)T
cos  sin  
A=  adj AT  (adj A)T = null matrix of same order Sol.63. (a)
  sin  cos   In this case, A1 = adj A = (co-factor A)T
  as that of A.
cos  sin   cos   sin  
Sol.56. (a) cos   sin  0 
A.AT =  a 0 0 = 
  sin  cos    sin  cos    sin  cos  0 
    A=  
0 b 0  0 0 1 
=
0 0 c  Sol.64. (b)
 cos2   sin 2   cos .sin   cos .sin  
  |A| = a (bc) = abc Matrix product is commutative if both are
  sin  cos   cos  sin  cos 2  sin 2   diagonal matrices of same order.
 bc 0 0
=
1 0 Cofactor matrix of A (say B) =  A2  B2 = (A + B) (A  B) is not true
0 1  0 ac 0 
Next, (AI) (A + I) = 0
   0 0 ab  A2 + AI  IA  I2 = 0 (AI=IA)
Sol.50. (d)
 bc 0 0  A2 = I2 is correct.
It is given that AB = C adj. A = B = 
T
 Sol.65. (b)
x  y y  3   4   0 ac 0 
 x   0 0 ab  B = adj A,  Identity matrix, |A| = k
 x  y   2  2 AB = A(adj A) = |A| = k 
 A1
3x + 3y  2y = 4 or 3x + y = 4 …(i) Sol.66. (c)
 bc 0 0 
and 3x  2x + 2y = 2 or x + 2y = 2 1  By property, statement I and III are correct.
0 ac 0 
adj.A
…(ii) 
| A | abc  Sol.67. (b)
solving equations (i) and (ii), we get x = 2 and y  0 0 ab  2 4 = 0  x =  16
= 2 a 1 0 0 8 x
A2 =  
  0 b 1 0  Sol.68. (d)
 0 2  0 2  0  4 0  8 
 2 4   2 4    0  8 4  16  0 0 c 1 
(AB)1 = B1A1
 
     Sol.69. (a)
Sol.57. (b)
=  4 8 1 0 2 A = cos  sin  
 8 12   sin  cos  
  A=    
2 1 0
adj A =  cos   sin 
Sol.51. (a)
 0 3 1    sin  cos  
A2 =  cos  sin    cos  sin    
  sin  cos    sin  cos   1 2 6
   Cofactor matrix of A =   Sol.70. (b)
=  6 1 3 If A1 = AT, then A is orthogonal matrix.
 cos   sin 
2 2
cos  sin   sin  cos   2 4 1 Sol.71. (b)
    
Inverse of an identity matrix is an identity matrix
  sin  cos   cos  sin   sin 2
  cos 2
  adjoin A = 1 6 2
Sol.72. (a)
 2 1 4 
=  cos 2 sin 2    3 2 0
  sin 2 cos 2  6 3 1 
  B   2 4 0 
A3 = Sol.58. (b)
1 1 0 
 cos 2 sin 2   cos  sin   A =  2 2 
 2 2   0 0 2 
  sin 2 cos 2   sin  cos   
  
 2 2   2 2   4  4 4  4  Minor   0 0 1 
cos 3 sin 3 
2
=  2 2  2 2   4  4 4  4 
A =
 0 0 8 
      
  sin 3 cos 3 0 0 2 
=  8 8  4  2 2   4A
Sol.52. (b)  8 8   2 2  cofactor  0 0 1
Order of the resultant matrix    
0 0 8 
=(1  3) by (3  3) by (3  1) = (1  1) Sol.59. (c)
Sol.53. (a) Ax.x +5 and By.11y  0 0 0
We know that, If AB exists then x + 5 = y or x  y=  5 Adjoint   0 0 0 
4 2
And if BA exists then 11  y = x or x + y = 11
A4 = 0 1   1 0   1 0   2 1 8 
1 0  0 1  0 1  Solving equations, (i) and (ii), we get x = 3 and y
      = 8. Sol.73. (b)
this is an identity matrix. Sol.60. (b) 0 1
A
0 
Sol.54. (a) If  and  are the root of the equation 1
A=  4i  6 10i  1 + x + x2 = 0, then  =  and  = 2
 14i 6  4i  0 1   0 1  1 0 
   1      1 2   2  A2   
    1     2 1 0  1 0  0 1 
 3         1  
2 5
kA= 1  4i  6 10i   i 
A2 = I (Involutery matrix)
  =          1 1
2 2 4

2i  14i 6  4i    2 3  
3   2
3 Sol.74. (a)
        1 2 
3

7
 
i  1 1
Sol.61. (a) A 
A2  I2 = kA  1 1 

 5 8   1 0   k 2k 
 1 1  1 1  2 2 
8 13 0 1   2k 3k  A2     
       1 1   1 1   2 2 

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  2 2   1 1  4 4 from these 10 prime numbers 4 matrices of order
A–1 = adjA  1 2
A3      (1×10), (2×5), (5×2), (10×1) are possible.  
 2 2   1 1   4 4  | A| 3 4
 4 4   2 2  0 0  Sol.84. (a) Sol.88. (d)
A  2A  
3 2
  2  2 2   0 0
 4 4      A= 1 0 AN A=  0 2
Sol.75. (c) 0 1   2 0
   
A is 3×2 order matrix and BA is 2×2 order
(mI + nA) =
matrix.  A. A = 1 a  1 a 
0 1   0 1   m 0   0 2n  
2
so AB exists but BA not exists.     
Sol.76. (c)  0 m     2n 0  
 1 2a      
A is 3×3 and B is 3×1 so order of AB will be 3×1 0 1  2

AB =  ax  hy  gz 
  = m 2n   0 2
 hx  by  fz  A3 = 1 2a    2n m     2 0 
     
0 1 
 gx  fy  cz    
= m  4n
2 2
4mn   0 2
So A = 1 100a  50 1 50a  ;
100  2
 
Sol.77. (c)
0 ;A     4mn m  4n    2 0 
2

Order of A is 3 × 5  1  
0 1  m2 – 4n2 = 0
and order of B is 5 × 3
A25 = 1 25a  m2 = 4n2
Then order of AB will be 3 × 3 and BA will be 0 1  m = 24
5×5  
4mn = 2
Sol.78. (c) So A100 – A50 – 2A25
4(2x)n = 2
1  i i  1 100a  1 50a  1 25a  1
A  0   0 1   2  0 1  n=
 i 1  i 
2
 1      then m = 1
1  i i  1 100a  1 50a  2 25a  1 3
0  2 m+n=1+ =
A  1  0 1  0 2 
2 2
 i 1  i  Sol.89. (c)
=–2 1 0 os –2I  m2 mn 
1.CA = 
1  i i  m
  0 1   m n   
T
A     
  m  m  mn 
2
 i 1  i 
Sol.85. (d)
1  i i  1  i i 
 A CB=  m  n  m   mn  m 
T 2
 A  Here we have to form distinct matrices with four
 i 1  i   i 1  i   m  2
entries taken from {1, 2}    mn  m 
 2 2i 
 A
So matrices formed may be of
CA  CB
T
 A B
 2i 2  4  1 or 1  4 or 2  2
Statement 1 is incorrect
So we have 3 types of matrices and each on each
this matrix is hermit ion matrix because position either the value is 2 or 1 so there are 2 m 
2.AC = [m n]   = [m2 – mn]
 
T
B B ways for each position and four entries.
n
So ans is = 3  [2  2  2  2]= 48
Sol.79. (d)
Sol.86. (c) BC = [–n –m]
 n  = [–mn + m2]
for singular matrix, determinant of this matrix  m 
should be zero. A = 1 1 1  
1 1 1
−k(k−5k)+4(−k2) = 0  
Statement 2 is also correct.
−5k2 + 5k2 = 0 1 1 1 3.C (A + B) = CA + CB (distribution law always
for every value of k this equation is singular. correct)
Here (1) inverse e of A does not exist is tree Sol.90. (d)
Sol.80. (b) because all entries are same
xy A(adj.A) = |A|In
A= 
y 
, B =  2  and C =
3 So |A| = 0
 2x x  y   1 2  2 sin  cos  0
      A–1 ie A–1 = adjA become infinite A=  
AB = C | A|  2 cos  sin  0
  1 1 1
x  y y   2  3 So (1) is correct
 2x x  y    =   2.When A2 = 1 1 1 1
|A| = 2 sin2 + 2cos2 = 2
   1  2  1 1 1 1 then A (adj.A) =2I
 2x  y  3    Sol.91. (d)
 3x  y  =   = 2 2 1 1 For singular matrix |A|=0
  2 2 2 or 2 1 1 2 cos 2 2 cos 2 6
2x + y = 3..........(i)    
1  2 sin 2  2 cos 2   1 3
3x + y = 2 ........(ii)  3 3 3 1 1 1
by solving above two equations If A3 =     k 2k 1
x = −1 and y = 5 3 3 3  31 1 1 2 cos 2 2 cos 2 6
3 3 3 1 1 1
then A =  4 5  and |A| = −14 = cos 2 cos 2 3
 2 6  This gives yous 3A = A 3
  k 2k 1
So, second statement ie A3 = A is incorrect and
Sol.81. (a)
3rd statement is correct R1 R1 –2R2
I. A(adjA) = (adjA)
Option is correct.
always correct for a square matrix 0 0 0
II. |adj A| = |A| = cos 2 cos 2 3 =0
Sol.87. (a)
incorrect for order 3 because for order 3
|adj A| = |A|2 A=   2 1  k 2k 1
3 / 2  1/ 2
Sol.82. (d)   Value of determinant is not depending upon the
order of A and B need not be same. value of k.
for example A2×3B3×2 = (AB)2×2 Adj. A=   1 / 2  1 Sol.92. (b)
  3 / 2  2
Sol.83. (c)   Given than B = adj (A)
prime numbers = 2, 3, 5, 7, 11, 13, 17, 19, 23, 29 |A|=–1/2 1.A (adj A) = (adj A) A correct

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2.AB = A (adj A) = |A| In = scalar matrix correct.  1 0 0  Sol.105. (a)
1 and 2 only correct.    0 3 4
adjA   0  cos   sin  
A =   3 0 5 ,
Sol.93. (b)
 0  sin  cos  
1.AB = 0  
then A = 0 or B = 0 or A  0 & B  0  4  5 0
Incorrect statement 1 0 0 
  (A2)’ = (AA)’ = A’A’
2.AB = I then A = A–1 A 1   0 cos  sin  
A–1 A = AA–1 = I  0 sin   cos   [Given matrix is a skew symmetric
Correct statement   So A’= –A]
Sol.94. (d) , then which of the following are correct? = (–A)(–A) = A2
B = AT 1. A + adjA is a null matrix (correct) So A2 is a symmetric matrix.
C= A + AT 2. A–1 + adjA is null matrix (correct) Determinant of an odd ordered skew symmetric
1 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 3. A – A–1 is a null matrix (correct) matrix is zero
=     
0 1 0  0 1 0  0 2 0 Sol.100. (d) So |A| = 0 , then |An|= 0
0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 2 If X is a matrix of order 3  3, Y is a matrix of Sol.106. (b)
|C| = 8 order 2  3 and Z is a matrix of order 3  2, then  2 0 0
Sol.95. (c) which of the following are correct? If A = 0 3 0 , then which one of the
AB = A & BA = B then A2 = A & B2 = B 1. (ZY) is a 3  3 matrix, 0 0 4
Both statements are correct. then (ZY)X is a 3  3 matrix so matrix having 9
Sol.96. (a) following statements are correct?
entries
1 1.|A|  0 , so A and An is not a singular matrix
P  ( A  AT ) 2. (XZ) is a 3  2 matrix ,
2 2.if we multiply diagonal matrix to any other
Then Y(XZ) is a 2  2 matrix so having 4 entries
 0 sin 2  cos2    0 cos2  sin 2  
diagonal matrix then result will be a diagonal
 3.X(YZ) is not defined because number of
1  2  
matrix.
  cos  0 2
sin   sin  2
0 cos2   columns in X matrix is not equal to number of
2  2 2   2 2  rows in YZ matrix
3.Diagonal matrix is always a symmetric matrix
 sin  cos  0   cos  sin 
 
0 
 Only statement 2 and 3 are correct.
All above statements are correct Sol.107. (d)
 0 1 1  0 1/ 2 1/ 2 Sol.101. (c)
2 1 0
1    A and B be symmetric matrices
  1 0 1   1 / 2 0 1 / 2 
2    (AB – BA)’ = (AB)’ – (BA)’ A = 1 3 0
 1 1 0  1 / 2 1 / 2 0  1 0 1
(AB)’ – (BA)’ = B’A’ – A’ B’ = BA – AB
Sol.97. (d)
(AB – BA)’ = BA – AB = |A| = 5
1
Q  ( A  AT ) (AB – BA)’ = – (AB – BA) ( n 1)2
2 So (AB – BA) is a skew symmetric matrix and  | adj(adjA ) || A |  5 4  625
 0 sin 2  cos2    0 cos2  sin 2   for any skew symmetric matrix below given Sol.108. (a)

1  2   1 0 0 
  cos  0 2
sin   sin  2
0 cos2   statements are always correct
2  2 2   2 2  1.Its diagonal entries are equal but nonzero If A = A2 = A3 = An = unit matrix = 0 1 0 ,
 sin  cos  0   cos  sin 
 
0 
 2.The sum of its non-diagonal entries is zero 0 0 1 
Sol.102. (c)
 sin 2   cos2  cos2   sin 2   23A – 19A –4A
2 2
 0 1. AB = AC
1 2
 cos   sin 2
0 sin 2   cos2    A-1AB = A-1AC 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0
2 2  = 230 1 0  190 1 0  40 1 0
 sin   cos2  cos2   sin 2  0  B=C
  0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 1
2. If BX = CX
 0  cos 2 cos 2  If X is a column matrix then
1  0 0 0
  cos 2 0  cos 2  B=C
 
2  0 0 0
0 
Both statements are correct
  cos 2 cos 2 Sol.103. (b) 0 0 0
 0 1 1  X1 and X2 be its two distinct solutions of AX = B
1   So AX1 = B ……….(i)
Sol.109. (d)
 cos 2 1 0  1 Number of matrices of order 2 × 2 are 4×4×4×4
2 1 1 0  And AX2 = B ………….(ii)
= 256
  aX1 + bX2 is a solution of AX = B
Number of matrices of order 1 × 4 are 4×4×4×4
Sol.98. (a) so A(aX1 + bX2 )= B
= 256
 0 sin 2  cos2   by (i) and (ii)
 Number of matrices of order 4 × 1 are 4×4×4×4
A   cos 
2
0 sin 2   aB + bB = B
= 256
 2 2  a+b=1
 sin  cos  0  Toctal matrices = 768
  Sol.104. (a)
Sol.110. (c)
|A| = sin6 + cos6. 1  1 2 3  sin 2 2sin 2   1 0 
And its min value exits at 45̊ AA’= 21 2 3  2 4 6 
A  cos 2 2sin  cos  0 

So Min|A| = ¼
3 3 6 9  0 0 1 

Sol.99. (d) (I+AA’ ) =  sin 2  cos 2 0 
1

0 0 
 1 0 0 1 2 3 2 2 3  A  cos 2 sin 2 0 
A   0 cos  sin        
 0 sin   cos   0 1 0  2 4 6  2 5 6   0 0 1 
  0 0 1 3 6 9 3 6 10 det(A) = 1
|I+AA’|= 28 – 4 – 9 = 15 so A- 1 = adj(A)

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diagonals are not zero so matrix is not a skew skew symmetric matrices can never be a 2 ab ac
symmetric matrix. orthogonal matrix.  
Q  ab b 2 bc
and A -1 = AT Sol.114. (d)
 ac bc c 
2
statement 1 and 3 are correct.  3  3 4  
Sol.111. (b) A  2  3 4 0 c  b a 2 ab ac 0 0 0
   0 0
PQ   c 0 a  ab b 2 bc  0
adj(AB) = (adjB)(adjA)
0  1 1
so statement 1 and 2 are incorrect.
for above matrix |A| = 1  b  a 0   ac bc c  0
2
0 0
(A)adj(A) = |A|In
A(adjA) = |A| In a 2 ab ac  0 c  b  0 0 0
Statement 3 is correct.
1 0 0    0 0
Sol.112. (a) QP  ab b 2 bc  c 0 a   0
from properties of adjoint A(adjA)  0 1 0  ac bc c 2   b  a 0  0 0 0
 
A(adjAT) = A(adjA)T 0 0 1
statement 1 is correct. PQ = QP = Null matrix
Sol.115. (a) statement I and III are correct.
A2 = A
A(A – I) = 0 3  3 4 Sol.117. (c)
|A| = 0 or |A| = 1 A  2  3 4 If X is a matrix of order 3  3, Y is a matrix of
matrix is non singular given in question so |A| = 0  1 1 order 2  3 and Z is a matrix of order 3  2, then
1, and orthogonal matrix of |A| = 1 is always a which of the following are correct?
for above matrix |A| = 1
identity matrix. 1. (ZY) is a 3  3 matrix,
statement 2 is correct. A1 = 1 adj A = adj A =  1  1 0  then (ZY)X is a 3  3 matrix
A3 = A |A|   2 3  4
A(A2 – I) = 0   2. (XZ) is a 3  2 matrix ,
 2 3  3
|A| = 0 or |A| = +1 or – 1 then Y(XZ) is a 2  2 matrix
matrix is non singular given in question so |A| = Sol.116. (c) 3. X(YZ) is not defined because number of
+1 or – 1 0 c  b columns in X matrix is not equal to number of
so always unit matrix is not correct. P   c 0 a  rows in YZ matrix
statement 3 is wrong.  b  a 0  All above statements are correct
Sol.113. (a)
diagonals of skew symmetric matrix is always and Sol.118. (c)
zero. so statement 1 and 2 are correct. AB = 0
orthogonal matrix A – 1 = AT or AAT = I If any one matrix is non-singular than second
matrix should be a null matrix.

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