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Xercise: Multiple Correct (Objective Questions)

This document contains 14 multiple choice questions related to matrices and determinants. The questions cover topics such as properties of matrices (e.g. symmetric, orthogonal), determinants, adjoint matrices, and evaluating determinants. Answers to the questions are not provided.

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Xercise: Multiple Correct (Objective Questions)

This document contains 14 multiple choice questions related to matrices and determinants. The questions cover topics such as properties of matrices (e.g. symmetric, orthogonal), determinants, adjoint matrices, and evaluating determinants. Answers to the questions are not provided.

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Page # 30 MATRICES & DETERMINANTS

EXERCISE – II MULTIPLE CORRECT (OBJECTIVE QUESTIONS)


8. Which of the following statement is always true
a b (a  b) (A) Adjoint of a symmetric matrix is symmetric matrix
1. Matrix b c (b  c) is non invertible if
2 1 0  (B) Adjoint of a unit matrix is unit matrix
(C) A (adj A) = (adj A) A
(A)  = 1/2 (B) a, b, c are in A.P. (D) Adjoint of a diagonal matrix is diagonal matrix
(C) a, b, c are in G.P. (D) a, b, c are in H.P.

a b 
2. If A is a square matrix, then 9. If A =  c d (where bc  0) satisfies the equations
 
(A) AA is symmetric (B) AA is skew – symmetric 2
(C) AA is symmetric (D) AA is skew – symmetric x + k = 0, then
(A) a + d = 0 (B) k = –|A|
(C) k = |A| (D) None of these
3. If D is a determinant of order three and  is a
determinant formed by the cofactors of determinant
10. Let 1(x) = x + a1, 2(x) = x2 + b1x + b2 and
D then
(A)  = D2 (B) D = 0 implies  = 0 1 1 1
(C) if D = 27, then  is perfect cube  = 1(x1) 1(x 2 ) 1(x 3 ) , then
(D) None of these 2 (x1) 2 (x 2 ) 2 (x3 )

(A)  is independent of a1
4. If B is an idempotent matrix, and A =  – B, then (B)  is independent of b1 and b2
2 2
(A) A = A (B) A =  (C) AB = 0 (D) BA = 0 (C)  is independent of x1, x2 and x3
(D) None of these
5. A square matrix A with elements from the set of real
–1
numbers is said to be orthogonal if A = A . If A is an 11. Suppose a1, a2, a3 are in A.P. and b1, b2, b3 are in H.P.
orthogonal matrix, then
(A) A is orthogonal
–1
(B) A is orthogonal a1  b1 a1  b2 a1  b3
–1 and let  = a2  b1 a2  b2 a2  b3 , then prove that
(C) Adj A = A (D) |A | = 1 a3  b1 a3  b2 a3  b3

(A)  is independent of a1, a2, a3


–1
 1 1 0  (B) A1 – , a2 – 2, a3 – 3 are in A.P.
6. If A = 0 2 1  , then
0 0 1 (C) b1 + , b2 + 2, b3 +  are in H.P.
(D)  is independent of b1, b2, b3
(A) |A| = 2 (B) A is non-singular

1/ 2 1/ 2 0  x 2y  z z
(C) Adj. A =  0 1 1/ 2  12. If  = y 2x  z z , then
 0 0 1/ 2  y 2y  z 2x  2y  z

(D) A is skew symmetric matrix (A) x–y is a factor of  (B) (x–y)2 is a factor of 
(C) (x – y)3 is a factor of  (D)  is independent of z
 1 1
7. Which of the following is true for matrix A =  2 3 
 
(A) A + 4l is a symmetric matrix a a2 0
2 2
(B) A – 4A + 5l2 = 0 13. Let  = 1 2a  b (a  b) then
0 1 2a  3b
 1
(C) A – B is a diagonal matrix for any value of  if B =  2 5 
 
(A) a + b is a factor of  (B) a + 2b is a factor of 
(D) A – 4l is a skew symmetric matrix (C) 2a + 3b is a factor of  (D) a2 is a factor of 

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MATRICES & DETERMINANTS Page # 31

x a b
14. Let a, b, > 0 and  = b  x a , then
a b x

(A) a + b – x is a factor of 
(B) x2 + (a + b)x + a2 + b2 – ab is a factor of 
(C)  = 0 has three real roots if a = b
(D) None of these

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