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Question 1: A matrix has 12 elements. What are the possible orders it can have?

Answer: 1 × 12,12 × 1,3 × 4,4 × 3,2 × 6,6 × 2

Question 2: Construct a 2 × 2 matrix A = [ 𝑎𝑖𝑗 ] whose elements are given

(i+2j)2 9⁄2 25⁄2

by 𝑎𝑖𝑗 = . Answer: 𝐴 = [ ]
2 8 18

𝑎+𝑏 2 6 2
Question 3: if [ ]=[ ] Find the value of 𝑎 and 𝑏.
5 𝑎𝑏 5 8

Answer: 𝑎 = 2 , 𝑏 = 4 𝑜𝑟 𝑎 = 4 , 𝑏 = 2

2𝑥 + 1 3𝑦 2
Question 4: if 𝐴 = [ ] , 𝐵 = [𝑥 + 3 𝑦 + 2] For what value of 𝑥 and 𝑦 are the following matrix are
0 𝑦 2 − 5𝑦 0 −6
equal Answer: 𝑥 = 2 , 𝑦 = 2

Question 5: If a matrix has 8 elements, what are the possible orders it can have. What if it has 5 elements. Answer : 1 ×
8, 8 × 1, 2 × 4, 4 × 2 And 1 × 5, 5 × 1

Question 6: Construct a 2 × 2 matrix A = [ 𝑎𝑖𝑗 ] whose elements are given by

(i+j)2 |2i−3j| |−3i+j|

a: 𝑎𝑖𝑗 = b: 𝑎𝑖𝑗 = c: 𝑎𝑖𝑗 =
2 2 2

2 9⁄2 1⁄2 2 1 1⁄2

Answer: a : [ ] b∶ [ ] c: [ ]
9⁄2 8 1⁄2 1 5⁄2 2

Question 7: Construct a 3 × 4 matrix A = [ 𝑎𝑖𝑗 ] whose elements 𝑎𝑖𝑗 are given by

|−3i+j|
a : 𝑎𝑖𝑗 = i − j b : 𝑎𝑖𝑗 = 2i c : 𝑎𝑖𝑗 =
2

0 −1 −2 −3 2 2 2 2 1 1⁄2 0 1⁄2
Answer : a : | 1 0 −1 −2 | b : | 4 4 4 4 | c : | 5⁄2 2 3⁄2 1 |
2 1 0 −1 6 6 6 6 4 7⁄2 3 5⁄2

2x − 3y a − b 3 1 −2 3
Question 8: Find 𝑥, 𝑦, 𝑎 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑏 If [ ]=[ ]
1 x + 4y 3a + 4b 1 6 29

Answer: 𝑥 = 2, 𝑦 = 1, 𝑎 = 3 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑏 = 5

2a + b a − 2b 4 −3
Question 9: Find a, b, c and d If [ ]=[ ].
5c − d 4c + 3d 11 24

Answer: a = 1, b = 2, c = 3 , d = 4

𝑥 + 3 𝑧 + 4 2𝑦 − 7 0 6 3𝑦 − 2
Question 10: If [4𝑥 + 6 𝑎 − 1 0 ] = [ 2𝑥 −3 2𝑐 − 2] Obtain the value of a,b,c,x,y,z. . Answer: 𝑎 = −2,
𝑏−3 3𝑏 𝑧 + 2𝑐 2𝑏 + 4 −21 0
𝑏 = −7, 𝑐 = −1, 𝑥 = −3, 𝑦 = −5, 𝑧 = 2
 2 −1 1 4
Question 11: If 𝐴 = [ ] and 𝐵 = [ ] , Find 3𝐴 − 2𝐵
3 1 7 2

4 −11
Answer : [ ]
−5 −1

Question 12: If 𝐴 = 𝑑𝑖𝑎𝑔( 1 − 1 2 ) and 𝐵 = 𝑑𝑖𝑎𝑔( 2 3 − 1 ) Find 𝐴 + 𝐵 , 3𝐴 + 4𝐵

Answer : 𝐴 + 𝐵 = 𝑑𝑖𝑎𝑔( 3 2 1 ) , 3𝐴 + 4𝐵 = 𝑑𝑖𝑎𝑔( 11 9 2 )

cos θ sin θ sin θ −cos θ

Question 13: Simplify cos θ [ ] + sin θ [ ] .
−sin θ cos θ cos θ sin θ

1 0
Answer : [ ]
0 1

7 0 3 0
Question 14: Find 𝑋 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑌 𝑖𝑓 𝑋 + 𝑌 = [ ] and 𝑋 − 𝑌 = [ ] .
2 5 0 3

5 0 2 0
Answer : 𝑋 = [ ] and 𝑌 = [ ]
1 4 1 1
x z 1 −1 3 5
Question 15: Find 𝑥 , 𝑦 , 𝑡 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑧 𝑖𝑓 2[ y t ] + 3 [ ] = 3[ ].
0 2 4 6

Answer : 𝑥 = 3 , z = 9 , y = 6 , t = 6

−2 2 0 2 0 −2
Question 16: Find a matrix A such that 2𝐴 − 3𝐵 + 5𝐶 = 0 where 𝐵 = [ ] 𝐶=[ ] Answer :
3 1 4 7 1 6
−8 3 5
𝐴=[ ]
−13 −1 −9

𝑥2 𝑥 −2
Question 17: Solve the matrix equation [ ] − 3 [ 2𝑦 ] = [ ]
𝑦2 9

Answer : 𝑥 = 1 , 2 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑦 = 3 ± 3√2

Question 18: If 𝐴 = 𝑑𝑖𝑎𝑔( 2 − 5 9 ) and 𝐵 = 𝑑𝑖𝑎𝑔( 1 1 − 4 ) and 𝐶 = 𝑑𝑖𝑎𝑔(−6 3 4 )

Find 𝑎 ∶ 𝐴 − 2𝐵 𝑏 ∶ 𝐵 + 𝐶 − 2𝐴 𝑐: 2𝐴 + 3𝐵 − 5𝐶

Answer: 𝑎 ∶ 𝑑𝑖𝑎𝑔( 0 − 7 17 ) 𝑏 ∶ 𝑑𝑖𝑎𝑔(−9 14 − 18 ) 𝑐: 𝑑𝑖𝑎𝑔( 37 − 22 − 14 )

6 −6 0 3 2 5
Question 19: Find matrix 𝑋 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑌 𝑖𝑓 2𝑋 − 𝑌 = [ ] and 𝑋 + 2𝑌 = [ ] Answer : 𝑋 =
−4 2 1 −2 1 −7
3 −2 1 0 2 2
[ ] and 𝑌 = [ ]
−2 1 −1 0 0 −3

8 0
Question 20: Find a matrix 𝑋 such that 2𝐴 + 3𝑋 = 5𝐵 where 𝐴 = [4 −2]
3 6

2 −2 −2 −10⁄3
𝐵=[ 4 2] . Answer : 𝑋 = [ 4 14⁄3 ]
−5 1 −31⁄3 −7⁄3

x y x 6 4 x+y x 5 3 4
Question 21: Find 𝑥 , 𝑦 , 𝑡 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑧 𝑖𝑓 𝑎 ∶ 3 [ ]= [ ] +[ ] 𝑏 ∶ 2[ ]+ [ ]
z t −1 2t z+t 3 7 y−3 1 2
7 14
= [ ]
15 14

Answer : 𝑎 ∶ 𝑥 = 2 , z = 1 , y = 4 , t = 3 𝑏 ∶ 𝑥 = 2 , y = 9
Question 22: If A , B , C are three matrix such that

a h g x
A = [x y z ] B = [h b f ] , C = [y] , Find ABC
g f c z

Answer: ABC = 𝑎𝑥 2 + 2ℎ𝑥𝑦 + 𝑏𝑦 2 + 𝑐𝑧 2 + 2𝑓𝑦𝑧 + 2𝑔𝑧𝑥

Question 23: Prove that product of matrix [ cos2 𝜃 cos 𝜃 sin 𝜃] and [ cos2 ∅ cos ∅ sin ∅
] is the null
cos 𝜃 sin 𝜃 sin2 𝜃 cos ∅ sin ∅ sin2 ∅
𝜋
matrix when 𝜃 𝑎𝑛𝑑 ∅ differ by an odd multiple of
2

0 1
Question 24: If 𝐴 = [ ] , Find 𝑥 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑦 such that (xI + yA)2 = A
−1 0
1 1 𝑖 𝑖
Answer : 𝑥 = ± , 𝑦=± and 𝑥 = ± , 𝑦=±
√2 √2 √2 √2

𝛼 0 1 0
Question 25: if 𝐴 = [ ] 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝐵 = [ ] Find the value of 𝛼 for which 𝐴2 = 𝐵
1 1 5 1

Answer : there is no value for 𝛼 which is true

2 −1 5 2 2 5
Question 26: if 𝐴 = [ ] , 𝐵=[ ], 𝐶 =[ ] Find a matrix 𝐷 such that CD − AB = 0 .
3 4 7 4 3 8

−191 −110
Answer: 𝐷 = [ ]
77 44

0 − tan 𝛼 ⁄2
Question 27: if 𝐴 = [ ] and 𝐼 be the identity matrix of order 2.
tan 𝛼 ⁄2 0

cos 𝛼 − sin 𝛼
Show that 𝐼 + 𝐴 = (𝐼 − 𝐴) [ ] .
sin 𝛼 cos 𝛼

1 3 2 1
Question 28: If [ 1 𝑥 1] [ 2 5 1] [ 2] = 0 Find x
15 3 2 𝑥

2 −1 −1 −8 −10
1 −2 −5
Question 29: If [ 1 0 ] 𝐴 = [ 1 −2 −5 ] find A. Answer : 𝐴 = [ ]
3 4 0
−3 4 9 22 15

cos 𝑥 − sin 𝑥 0
Question 30: Let f(x) = [ sin 𝑥 cos 𝑥 0] Show that f(x)f(y) = f(x + y) .
0 0 1

2 0 1
Question 31: Let f(x) = x2 − 5𝑥 + 6. Find f(A) if A = [ 2 1 3]
1 −1 0

1 −1 −3
Answer : f(A) = [ −1 −1 −10]
−5 4 4

2 3
Question 32: If A = [ ] , and f(x) = x2 − 4x + 7 Show that f(A) = 0 Use this result Find A5 Answer : A5 =
−1 2
−118 −93
[ ]
31 −118
 3 −4
Question 33: Prove the following by the principal of mathematical induction If A = [ ] Then A𝑛 =
1 −1
1 + 2n −4𝑛
[ ] for every positive integer n. .
𝑛 1 − 2𝑛

cos 𝛼 sin 𝛼
Question 34: If 𝐴𝑛 = [ ] then prove that
− sin 𝛼 cos 𝛼

cosn 𝛼 sinn 𝛼
a: 𝐴𝛼 𝐴𝛽 = 𝐴𝛼+𝛽 b: (𝐴𝛼 )𝑛 = [ ] for every positive integer n. .
− sinn 𝛼 cosn 𝛼

Question 35: If a is a non- zero real or complex number . Use the principal of mathematical induction to prove that if 𝐴 =
𝑛
[
𝑎 1
] then 𝐴𝑛 = [𝑎 𝑛𝑎𝑛−1 ] for every positive integer n.
0 𝑎 0 𝑎𝑛

0 1
Question 36: 𝐼𝑓 𝐴 = [ ] , prove that (𝑎𝐼 + 𝑏𝐴)𝑛 = 𝑎𝑛 𝐼 + 𝑛𝑎𝑛−1 𝑏𝐴
0 0

Where I is a unit matrix of order 2 and n is positive integer. .

1 1 1 3𝑛−1 3𝑛−1 3𝑛−1

Question 37: If A = [ 1 1 1] , then show that If A𝑛 = [ 3𝑛−1 3𝑛−1 3𝑛−1 ] for every positive integer n .
1 1 1 3𝑛−1 3𝑛−1 3𝑛−1

Question 38: Let A , B be two matrix such that they commute .Show that for any positive integer n 1 : AB𝑛 = B𝑛 A
1 : (AB)𝑛 = A𝑛 B𝑛 .

cos 2θ sin2 θ
Question 39: A = [ ] find A2
− sin2 θ cos 2θ

0 1 0
Question 40: If A = [ 0 0 1] and I is identity matrix of order 3
𝑝 𝑞 𝑟

show that A3 = pI + qA + rA2

Question 41: If 𝜔 is a complex cube root of unity , Show that

1 𝜔 𝜔2 𝜔 𝜔2 1 1 0
([𝜔 𝜔2 1 ] + [𝜔 2 1 𝜔 ] ) [ 𝜔 ] = [0]
𝜔2 1 𝜔 𝜔 𝜔2 1 𝜔2 0

1 0 2 1
Question 42: If [ 1 1 𝑥] [ 0 2 1] [ 1] = 0 Find x Answer : 𝑥 = −2
2 1 0 1

3 1 1 0
Question 43: If A = [ ] and I = [ ] then find X so that A2 = 5A + XI
−1 2 0 1

Answer : X = −7

3 1
Question 44 : If A = [ ] then show that A2 − 5A + 7I2 = 0
−1 2

3 1
Question 45: If A = [ ] Show that A2 − 5A + 7I = 0 Use this find A4 ? .
−1 2

39 55
Answer : A4 = [ ]
−55 −16

3 −2
Question 46: If A = [ ] , Find K such that A2 = KA − 2I2 ? . Answer : K = 1
4 −2
 1 2
Question 47: If A = [ ] , f(x) = x2 − 2x − 3 = 0 Show that f(A) = 0
2 1

2 3 1 0
Question 48: If A = [ ] 𝑎𝑛𝑑 I = [ ] then a: find x and y A2 = xA + yI
1 2 0 1

b:Prove that A3 − 4A2 + A = 0

Question 49: Solve the matrix ?

1 2 0 0 1 0 2 x
a: [ 1 2 1] [ 2 0 1] [ 2 ] = 0 b: [ 𝑥 −5 −1] [ 0 2 1] [ 4 ] = 0 .
1 0 2 𝑥 2 0 3 1

Answer a: 𝑥 = −1 b : 𝑥 = ± 4√3

1 0 2
Question 50: If A = [ 0 2 1] Then show that A is the root of the polynomial
2 0 3

f(x) = x3 − 6x2 + 7x + 2 .

Question 51: Find The matrix A such that ?

1 1 3 3 5 1 2 3 −7 −8 −9
a: [ ]A = [ ] b: A [ ]=[ ].
0 1 1 0 1 4 5 6 2 4 6

2 3 4 1 −2
Answer : a: A = [ ] b: A = [ ]
1 0 1 2 0

0 0
Question 52: If A = [ ] Find A16 Answer : Null matrix
4 0

cos θ i sin θ
Question 53: A = [ ] , then prove by principal of mathematical induction that
i sin θ cos θ
cos nθ i sin nθ
A𝑛 = [ ] for all n ∈ N
i sin nθ cos nθ

−1
Question 54: If A = [ 2] and B = [ −2 −1 −4] verify that (AB)T = BT AT
3

cos 𝜃 −sin 𝜃
Question 55: If A = [ ] then find value of 𝜃 𝑠𝑎𝑡𝑖𝑠𝑓𝑦 equation AT A = I2
sin 𝜃 cos 𝜃
𝜋
Question 56: 𝜃 = 2nπ ± 3

0 2𝑦 𝑧
Question 57: Find the value of x , y , z if the matrix A = [𝑥 𝑦 −𝑧] satisfy equation AT A = I3 .
𝑥 −𝑦 𝑧

1 1 1
Answer : 𝑥 = ± 𝑦 =± 𝑧 = ±
√2 √6 √3

3
Question 58: If A = [ 5] and B = [ 1 0 4] that (AB)T = BT AT
2

cos 𝛼 sin 𝛼
Question 59: If A = [ ] verify that AT A = I2 .
−sin 𝛼 cos 𝛼
 sin 𝛼 cos 𝛼
Question 60: If A = [ ] verify that AT A = I2 .
−cos 𝛼 sin 𝛼

3 4
−1 2 1
Question 61: If AT = [ −1 2] B = [ ] Find AT − BT .
1 2 3
0 1

4 3
Answer : AT − BT = [ −3 0]
−1 −2

3 −1 1 1 2 −2
Question 62: A−1 = [ −15 6 −5] and B = [ −1 3 0 ] find (𝐴𝐵)−1 .
5 −2 2 0 −2 1

Question 63: Let A be a square matrix .Then?

1: A + AT is a symmetric matrix 2: A − AT is a skew symmetric matrix.

3: A. AT and AT . A are symmetric matrix .

Question 64: Prove that every square matrix can be expressed as the sum of a symmetric and a skew symmetric matrix. .

Question 65: If A and B are symmetric matrices, then show that AB is symmetric if and only AB = BA That is A and B
commute .

Question 66: Show that the matrix BT AB is symmetric or skew symmetric according as A is symmetric or skew
symmetric. .

Question 67: Show that all positive integral powers of a symmetric matrix are symmetric .

Question 68: If A and B are symmetric matrices of the same order, then show that

1: A + B is a symmetric matrix 2: AB – BA is a skew symmetric matrix.

3: AB + BA is a symmetric matrix. .

Question 69: Show that A𝐴′ and 𝐴′ 𝐴 are both symmetric matrix for any matrix A .

Question 70: Let A and B be square matrix of the order 3 × 3 . Is (AB)2 = A2 B2 Give reasons .

Question 71: If A is square matrix such that A2 = 𝐴 show that (I + A)3 = 7A + I .

Question 72: If A , B are square matrix of same order and B is skew symmetric matrix show that A′ BA is skew
symmetric matrix .

Question 73: If A is square matrix such that A2 = I then find the value of

(A − I)3 + (A + I)3 − 7A Answer : A

Question 74: Write the number of all possible matrix of order 2 × 2 with each entry 1 , 2, and 3 Answer : 81

Question 75: If A is a square matrix such that A2 = 𝐴 then write the value of 7𝐴 − (A + I)3 . Where I is an identity
matrix Answer : I

cos 𝛼 sin 𝛼 𝜋
Question 76: If A = [ ] then find 𝛼 satisfying 0 < 𝛼 < 2
−sin 𝛼 cos 𝛼
𝜋
when A + AT = √2 I2 where AT is transpose of A. Answer : 𝛼 =
4
 3 5
Question 77: If A = [ ] is written as A=P+Q where P is a symmetric matrix and Q is skew-symmetric matrix . then
7 9
3 6
write the matrix P Answer : [ ]
6 9

Question 78: Write 2 × 2 matrix which is both symmetric and skew-symmetric

0 0
Answer : [ ]
0 0

3 2 3
Question 79: Express the matrix 𝐴 = [ 4 5 3] as the sum of a symmetric and a skew- symmetric matrix.
2 4 5

4 2 −1
Question 80: Express the matrix 𝐴 = [ 3 5 7 ] as the sum of a symmetric and a skew- symmetric matrix.
1 −2 1

Question 81: Express the following matrix as the sum of a symmetric and skew− symmetric matrix and verify your
3 −2 −4
result: [ 3 −2 −5 ]
−1 1 2

Question 82: a: Solve the following System of equation by Matrix method

𝑥 + 2y +𝑧 = 7, 𝑥 + 3𝑧 = 11 , 2𝑥 − 3y = 1

Answer: X = 2, Y = 1, Z = 3

b: Using matrix method to examine the following system of the equation for consistency or inconsistency: 4𝑥 − 2y = 3,
6𝑥 − 3𝑦 = 5 Answer : 1

Question 83: show that the following System of equation is consistent

2x−y+3𝑧 = 5, 3𝑥 + 2𝑦 − 𝑧 = 7 , 4𝑥 + 5y − 5z = 9 .Also find the solution.

17−5K 11K−1
Answer: X = , Y= Z= K
7 7

1 −1 1
Question 84: if A= [ 2 1 −3 ]. Find 𝐴−1 and hence solve the following system of linear equations 𝑥 + 2𝑦 + 𝑧 = 4,
1 1 1
−𝑥 + 𝑦 + 𝑧 = 0 , 𝑥 − 3𝑦 + 𝑧 = 2

4 2 2
1 9 2 7
Answer: A−1 = [ −5 0 5 ] And X = , Y= Z=
10 5 5 5
1 −2 3

−4 4 4 1 −1 1
Question 85: Determine the product[ −7 1 3 ] [ 1 −2 −2 ] and use it to solve the System of the equation
5 −3 −1 2 1 3
x−𝑦 + 𝑧 = 4, 𝑥 − 2𝑦 − 2𝑧 = 9 , 2𝑥 + 𝑦 + 3𝑧 = 1

Answer : 𝑥 = 3 , 𝑦 = −2 , 𝑧 = −1

1 2 −3
Question 86: Find 𝐴−1 if A = [ 2 3 2 ]. Hence solve the following system of linear equations 𝑥 + 2𝑦 − 3𝑧 =
3 −3 −4
−4, 2x+3𝑦 + 2𝑧 = 2 , 3𝑥 − 3𝑦 − 4𝑧 = 11

Answer : 𝑥 = 3 , 𝑦 = −2 , 𝑧 = 1
Question 87: Solve the following System of equation by Matrix method:

8 10 10
a: x+y +𝑧 = 3, 2x−y+𝑧 = −1 , 2𝑥 +y− 3𝑧 = −9 Answer: X = − 7 , Y = 7
Z= 7

b: x−y +𝑧 = 2, 2x−y= 0 , 2y− 𝑧 = 1 Answer: X = 1, Y = 2 Z = 3

2 3 3 1 1 1 3 1 2 1 1 1
c: − + = 10, + + = 10, − + = 13 Answer: X = , Y= Z=
𝑥 𝑦 𝑧 𝑥 𝑦 𝑧 𝑥 𝑦 𝑧 2 3 5

2 3 10 4 6 5 6 9 20 33 55
d: + + = 4, − + =1, + − = 2 Answer: X = 22, Y = Z=
𝑥 𝑦 𝑧 𝑥 𝑦 𝑧 𝑥 𝑦 𝑧 5 19

1 −1 0 2 2 −4
Question 88: If A= [ 2 3 4 ] and B= [−4 2 −4 ] are two square matrices. Find AB and hence solve the
0 1 2 2 −1 5
system of the linear equation 𝑥 − 𝑦 =3, 2𝑥 + 3𝑦 + 4𝑧 =17 , 𝑦 + 2𝑧 = 7 Answer: X = 2, Y = −1 Z = 4

2 −3 5
Question 89: If A=[ 3 2 −4 ] Find A−1 and hence solve the system of the linear equation 2𝑥 − 3𝑦 + 5𝑧 = 11,
1 1 −2
3𝑥 + 2𝑦 − 4𝑧 = − 5 , 𝑥 + 𝑦 + 2𝑧 = −3

Answer: X = 1, Y = 2 Z = 3

1 2 5
Question 90: Find 𝐴−1 if A=[ 1 −1 −1 ].Hence solve the following system of linear equations 𝑥 + 2𝑦 + 5𝑧 = 10,
2 3 −1
𝑥 − 𝑦 − 𝑧 = −2 , 2𝑥 + 3𝑦 − 𝑧 = −11

Answer: X = −1, Y = −2 Z = 3

1 −2 0 7 2 −6
Question 91: if A = [ 2 1 3 ]. And B= [ − 2 1 −3 ] Find AB and hence solve the following system of
0 −2 1 −4 2 5
linear equations 𝑥 − 2𝑦 = 10, 2𝑥 + 𝑦 + 3𝑧 = 8 , −2𝑦 + 𝑧 = 7

Question 92: Solve the following system of homogenous equation

2𝑥 + 3𝑦 − 𝑧 = 0, 𝑥 − 𝑦 − 2𝑧 = 0 , 3𝑥 + 𝑦 + 3𝑧 = 0

Question 93: Show that the homogenous system of the equation

𝑥 − 2𝑦 + 𝑧 = 0, 𝑥 + 𝑦 − 𝑧 = 0 , 3𝑥 + 6𝑦 − 5𝑧 = 0 has a non-trivial solution .also find their solution. Answer: X =

k 2k
, Y= , Z= k
3 3

Question 94: Solve the system of equation 𝑥 + 3𝑦 − 2𝑧 = 0 , 2𝑥 − 𝑦 + 4𝑧 = 0 and

𝑥 − 11𝑦 + 14𝑧 = 0

Question 95: Solve the system of equation 2𝑥 + 3𝑦 − 3𝑧 = 0 , 3𝑥 − 3𝑦 + 𝑧 = 0 and

3𝑥 − 2𝑦 − 3𝑧 = 0

3 0 −1
Question 96: A = [ 2 3 0 ] then find |𝑎𝑑𝑗 (𝑎𝑑𝑗 𝐴)|
0 4 1

cos α −sin α 0
Question 97: If A = [ sin α cos α 0 ]. Then find adj A. and varify that
0 0 1
 A(adj A) = (adj A)𝐴 = |A|I3

cos α sin α 0
Answer: adj A = [ − sin α cos α 0 ]
0 0 1

1 tan x cos 2𝑥 −sin2x

Question 98: If A= [ ] show that AT A−1 = [ ]
− tan x 1 sin2x cos 2𝑥

3 2 6 7
Question 99: If A = [ ] and B = [ ] verify that (AB)−1 = 𝐵−1 𝐴−1
7 5 8 9

2 −3
Question 100: Show that A = [ ] satisfies equation x2 − 6𝑥 + 17 = 0 . Hence Find A−1 Answer : A−1 =
3 4
1 4 3
[ ]
17 −3 2

3 2
Question 101: For the matrix A= [ ] Find the number a and b such that
1 1

1 −2
A2 + 𝑎𝐴 + b I = 0 Hence. Find A−1. Answer: A−1 = [ ]
−1 3

1 2 2
Question 102: show that the matrix A = [ 2 1 2 ] satisfies the equation A2 − 4𝐴 − 5 I3 = 0 and Find A−1
2 2 1
−3⁄5 2⁄5 2⁄5
Answer: A−1 = [ 2⁄5 −3⁄5 2⁄5 ]
2⁄5 2⁄5 − 3⁄5

1 −1 1
Question 103: If A=[ 2 −1 0 ]. Then show that A−1 = A2
1 0 0

2 1 −3 2 1 0 1 1
Question 104: Find the matrix A for which [ ]A[ ]=[ ] Answer: A = [ ]
3 2 5 −3 0 1 1 0

1 −4 −16 −6
Question 105: Find the matrix X for which [ ] X=[ ]
3 −2 7 2

6 2
Answer: X = [ ]
11⁄2 2

a b
Question 106: Find the inverse of the matrix If A=[ 1+bc] and show that aA−1 = (𝑎2 + 𝑏𝑐 + 1)I − aA Answer:
c 𝑎
1+bc
A−1 = [ −b]
𝑎
−c a

5 0 4 1 3 3
Question 107: A = [ 2 3 2 ] B−1 = [ 1 4 3 ] Find (AB)−1 ?
1 2 1 1 3 4

−2 19 −27
Answer: (AB)−1 = [ −2 18 −25 ]
−3 29 −42

cos α −sin α 0 cos β 0 𝑠𝑖𝑛β

Question 108: Let F(α)=[ sin α cos α 0 ] 𝑎𝑛𝑑 G (β) = [ 0 1 0 ]
0 0 1 −𝑠𝑖𝑛β 0 cos β

Show that a: [G(β)]−1 = G(−β) b: [F(α)G(β)]−1 = G(−β)F(−α)

 2 3 1 0 0 0
Question 109: If A= [ ] ,verify that A2 − 4𝐴 + 𝐼 = 0 where I = [ ] and O= [ ] Hence Find A−1 . ?
1 2 0 1 0 0
2 −3
Answer: A−1 = [ ]
−1 2

3 1
Question 110:if A=[ ]. Show that A2 − 5𝐴 + 7I = 0 hence find A−1. ?
−1 2

1 2 −1
Answer : A−1 = [ ]
7 1 3

3 −2
Question 111: if A=[ ]. Find the value of p so that A2 = 𝑝𝐴 − 2 I = 0 hence find A−1. Answer : p = 1 , A−1 =
4 −2
1 −2 2
[ ]
2 −4 3

1 1 1
Question 112: For the matrix A = [ 1 2 −3 ]. Show that A3 − 6A2 + 5𝐴 + 11 I3 = 0 hence find A−1. ?
2 −1 3
−3 4 5
1
Answer: A−1 = 11 [ 9 −1 −4 ]
5 −3 −1

2 −1 1
Question 113:if A = [ −1 2 −1 ]. Show that A3 − 6A2 + 9𝐴 − 4 I = 0 hence find A−1 ? Answer: A−1 =
1 −1 2
3 1 −1
1
[ 1 3 1 ]
4
−1 1 3

3 −3 4
Question 114:If A=[ 2 −3 4 ]. Then show that A−1 = A3
0 −1 1

3 2 −1 1 2 −1
Question 115: Find the matrix X for which [ ]X[ ]=[ ]
7 5 −2 1 0 4

−16 3
Answer: X = [ ]
24 −5

Question 116:Find the inverse of the matrix by using the elementary row transformation.

1 2 −2 2 −1 4 −1 1 2 3 0 −1
A: [ −1 3 0 ] B: [ 4 0 2 ] C: [ 1 2 3 ] D: [ 2 3 0 ]
0 −2 1 3 −2 7 3 1 1 0 4 1

3 2 6 −2 1⁄2 1 1 −1 1 3 −4 3
Answer: A: A−1 = [ 1 1 2] B: A−1 = [ 11 −1 −6 ] C: [ 8 7 −5 ] D: [ −2 3 −2 ]
2 2 5 4 −1⁄2 −2 5 −4 3 8 −12 9

3 0 −1
Question 117: If A = [ 2 3 0 ]. Then find |adj(adj A)|
0 4 1

Question 118: If A and B are invertible matrices of the same order, then (AB)−1 = B−1 A−1

Question 119: if a matrix A is both symmetric and skew-symmetric matrix then show that A is zero matrix .

Question 120: if A is square matrix such that A2 = A then Find (I + A)3 − 7A .

Answer : I

Question 121: If A is invertible matrices of the order 2, then find det (𝐴−1 ) .
 1
Answer :
det(𝐴)

Question 122: Let A be the non-singular square matrix of order 3 × 3 , then find |𝑎𝑑𝑗 𝐴| . Answer : |𝐴|2

Question 123: Show that 𝐴′ 𝐴 and 𝐴𝐴′ are both symmetric matrices for any matrix A .

Question 124: prove that a matrix A is both symmetric and skew- symmetric matrix is zero matrix .

1 5
Question 125: For the matrix A = [ ] verify that
6 7

a: (A + AT ) is a symmetric matrix b: (A − AT ) is a skew − symmetric matrix .

3 2 3
Question 126: Express the matrix 𝐴 = [ 4 5 3] as the sum of a symmetric and a skew- symmetric matrix.
2 4 5