CLASS : XIIth SUBJECT : MATHS

DATE : DPP NO. : 1

Topic :-MATRICES

1. If 𝐴 = [𝑎𝑖𝑗]𝑚×𝑛 is a matrix of rank 𝑟 and 𝐵 is a square submatrix of order 𝑟 + 1, then

a) 𝐵 is invertible
b) 𝐵 is not invertible
c) 𝐵may or may not be invertible
d)None of these

1
2. If 𝐴 is square matrix, 𝐴’, is its transpose, then 2(𝐴 ― 𝐴′)is
a) A symmetric matrix b) A skew-symmetric matrix
c) A unit matrix d)An elementary matrix

1 ―2
3. Inverse of the matrix 𝐴 = 3 [ 4 is ]
1 1 ―2 4 2 4 2 4 ―2
[
a) 10 3 4 ] 1
[
b) 10 ―3 1 ] [
c) ―3 1 ] 1
[
d) 10 ―3 1]
4. Let 𝐴 be a matrix of rank 𝑟.Then,
a) rank (𝐴𝑇) = 𝑟 b) rank (𝐴𝑇) < 𝑟 c) rank (𝐴𝑇) > 𝑟 d)None of these

3 ―3 4
5. The adjoint matrix of 2
0[ ―3 4 is
―1 1 ]
4 8 3 1 ―1 0 11 9 3 1 ―2 1
[
a) 2 1 6
0 2 1 ] [
b) ―2
―2
3
3
―4
―3] [
c) 1 2 8
6 9 1 ] [
d) ―1
―2
3
3
3
]
―3

6. If a matrix 𝐴 is such that 3 𝐴3 +2 𝐴2 +5 𝐴 + 𝐼 = 0, then 𝐴―1 is equal to

a) ―(3 𝐴2 +2 𝐴 + 5) b) 3 𝐴2 +2 𝐴 + 5 c) 3 𝐴2 ―2 𝐴 ― 5 d)None of these

7. Let 𝐴 = [𝑎𝑖𝑗]𝑛×𝑛 be a square matrix, and let 𝑐𝑖𝑗 be cofactor of 𝑎𝑖𝑗 in 𝐴.If𝐶 = [𝑐𝑖𝑗], then
a) |𝐶| = |𝐴| b) |𝐶| = |𝐴|𝑛―1 c) |𝐶| = |𝐴|𝑛―2 d)None of these

8. The system of equations 𝑥 + 𝑦 + 𝑧 = 0, 2𝑥 + 3𝑦 + 𝑧 = 0 and 𝑥 = 2𝑦 = 0 has

a) A unique solution; 𝑥 = 0, 𝑦 = 0, 𝑧 = 0 b) Infinite solutions
c) No solutions d)Finite number of non-zero solutions

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9. [ ] [
If 2𝑋 ― 7 4 = 0 ]
―2 , then 𝑋 is equal to
1 2
2 2
a) [7 4] b) 7 2 [ ]
2
c) [2 21]
7
2
d)None of these

1 2
[ ]
10. Let 𝐴 = ―5 1 and 𝐴―1 = 𝑥𝐴 + 𝑦𝐼, then the values of 𝑥 and 𝑦 are
1 2 1 2 1 2 1 2
a) 𝑥 = ― 11,𝑦 = 11 b) 𝑥 = ― 11,𝑦 = ― 11 c) 𝑥 = 11,𝑦 = 11 d)𝑥 = 11,𝑦 = ― 11

11. Let 𝐴 and 𝐵 be two symmetric matrices of same order. Then, the matrix 𝐴𝐵 ― 𝐵𝐴 is
a) A symmetric matrix b) A skew-symmetric matrix
c) A null matrix d)The identity matrix

1 𝑥 ―3 1
[ ] 1 0
[ ]
12. If 𝐴 = 𝑥2 4𝑦 𝑎,𝐵 = 1 0 and adj 𝐴 + 𝐵 = 0 1 , then the values of 𝑥 and 𝑦 are [ ]
respectively
a) (1, 1) b) ( ― 1, 1) c) (1, 0) d)None of these

13. Let 𝑝 is a non-singular matrix such that 1 + 𝑝 + 𝑝2 +... + 𝑝𝑛 = 𝑂 (𝑂 denotes the null matrix),
then 𝑝―1 is
a) 𝑝𝑛 b) ― 𝑝𝑛 c) ―(1 + 𝑝 + ... + 𝑝𝑛) d)None of these

𝑥 5 10 ―5 5
[] [
𝓏
1
14. If 𝑦 = 40 ―5
10
―2
―4 ][ ]
13 0 , then the value of 𝑥 + 𝑦 + 𝓏 is
6 5
a) 3 b) 0 c) 2 d)1

0 1
[ ]
15. The matrix 1 0 is the matrix reflection in the line
a) 𝑥 = 1 b) 𝑥 + 𝑦 = 1 c) 𝑦 = 1 d)𝑥 = 𝑦

―1
― tan 𝜃 tan 𝜃
1
[
16. If tan 𝜃
1
1 ― tan 𝜃 1 ][ ] =[𝑏𝑎 ―𝑏
]
𝑎 , then
a) 𝑎 = 1, 𝑏 = 1 b) 𝑎 = sin 2𝜃, 𝑏 = cos 2𝜃
c) 𝑎 = cos2𝜃, 𝑏 = sin 2𝜃 d)None of the above

―1 ―2 ―2
17. If 𝐴 = [ 2
2
1
―2 1 ]
―2 , then adj 𝐴 is equal to

a) 𝐴 b) 𝐴′ c) 3𝐴 d)3𝐴′

18. Let the homogeneous system of linear equations 𝑝𝑥 + 𝑦 + 𝑧 = 0, 𝑥 + 𝑞𝑦 + 𝑧 = 0, and

1 1 1
𝑥 + 𝑦 + 𝑟𝑧 = 0, where 𝑝,𝑞, 𝑟 ≠ 1, have a non-zero solution, then the value of 1 ― 𝑝 + 1 ― 𝑞 + 1 ― 𝑟is
a) -1 b) 0 c) 2 d)1

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19. If 𝐴 =
[ 1
― tan
θ
2
tan
1
2
] and 𝐴𝐵 = 𝐼, then 𝐵 is equal to

θ θ θ
a) cos2 ∙ 𝐴 b) cos2 ∙ 𝐴𝑇 c) cos2 θ ∙ 𝐼 d)sin2 ∙ 𝐴
2 2 2

20. The values of 𝑥, 𝑦, 𝓏 in order, if the system of equations 3𝑥 + 𝑦 + 2𝓏 = 3, 2𝑥 ― 3𝑦 ― 𝓏

= ―3, 𝑥 + 2𝑦 + 𝓏 = 4 has unique solution, are
a) 2, 1, 5 b) 1, 1, 1 c) 1, ― 2, ― 1 d)1, 2, ― 1

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