MATRICES AND DETERMINANTS 1

REVIEW CPP - MAT

EXERCISE - 1
ONLY ONE OPTION IS CORRECT
Q.1 The trace Tr(A) of a 3 × 3 matrix A = (aij ) is defined by the relation Tr(A) = a11 + a22 + a33 (i.e. Tr(A) is sum of the main diagonal
elements). Which of the following statements cannot hold ?
(A) Tr(kA) = kTr(A) (k is a scalar) (B) Tr(A + B) = Tr(A) + Tr(B)
(C) Tr(I3) = 3 (D) Tr(A2) = Tr(A)2
Q.2 If A and B are any 2 × 2 matrices, then det (A + B) = 0 implies –
(A) det A + det B = 0 (B) det A = 0 or det B = 0 (C) det A = 0 and det B = 0 (D) None of these

  2  2  3  3
2 2
Q.3 If ,  are the roots of the equation x2 – 2x + 4 = 0, find the value of     3  3  4  4
 3  3  4  4  5  5

(A) 1 (B) 0 (C) 2 (D) 4

Q.4 If each element of a 3  3 determinant ' ' is either 0 or 1 , then greatest value of  is :
(A) 1 (B) 2 (C) 3 (D) 4
2 y z
2 2 2
Q.5 If x 2, y 2, z 2 and x 2 z  0 , then the value of   
2x 2 y 2z
x y 2
(A) 1 (B) 2 (C) 3 (D) 4

1 0 0 a
0 1 0 b
Q.6 The value of 0 0 1 c is equal to
x y z 1
(A) ax + by + cz – 1 (B) 1 – ax – by – cz (C) ax + by + cz (D) – (ax + by) + cz
4 5 1
2 3 8
Q.7 In the determinant  = , the sum of the minors of elements of third row is –
6 3 4
(A) –24 (B) 26 (C) 50 (D) 35

0 1 2  1/ 2 1/ 2 1/ 2 
Q.8   1 
If A  1 2 3  and A   4 3 c  , then –
 3 a 1  5 / 2 3 / 2 1/ 2 
(A) a = 2, c = 1/2 (B) a = 1, c = –1 (C) a = – 1, c = 1 (D) a = 1/2, c = 1/2

1  2 3
 2 3 1
Q.9 If   1 is a cube root of unity, find the value of  2 3
 1 
3
 1  2

(A) ± i 3 3 . (B) ± i 3 2 (C) 2i (D) None of these

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a 1 0
ax a 1
Q.10 If f (x) = , then f (2x) – f (x) equals –
ax 2 ax a
(A) a (2a + 3x) (B) ax (2x + 3a) (C) ax (2a + 3x) (D) x (2a + 3x)
Q.11 If A is a square matrix of order ' n ' and ' k ' is a scalar , then adj (kA) =
(A) k (adj A) (B) kn (adj A) (C) kn1 (adj A) (D) none of these
Q.12 If a is real and2ax  sin By  cos Bz  0 , x  cos By  sin Bz  0 , – x + sin By – cos Bz = 0, then the set of all values of a for
which the system of linear equations has a non-trivial solution, is –
(A) [1, 2] (B) [–1, 1] (C) [1, ] (D) [2–1/2, 21/2]
Q.13 The largest value of a third order determinant whose elements are 0 or 1, is –
(A) 0 (B) 1 (C) 2 (D) 3

(x  1) (x 2  2) (x 2  x)
(x 2  x) (x  1) (x 2  x)
Q.14 Let ax7 + bx6 + cx5 + ex3 + fx2 + gx + h = . Then –
(x 2  2) (x 2  x) (x  1)

(A) g = 3 and h = –5 (B) g = –3 and h = –5 (C) g = –3 and h = –9 (D) g = 3 and h = 1

p 2  i i 1
  2i q 3 i
Q.15 is always –
1 i 3i r
(A) real (B) imaginary (C) zero (D) None of these
1
 1  tan    1 tan   a b
Q.16 If       , then –
 tan  1    tan  1  b a 
(A) a = cos 2, b = sin 2 (B) a = 1, b = 1 (C) a = sin 2, b = cos 2 (D) None of these
4x 6x  2 8x  1
Q.17 Solve the equation 6x  2 9x  3 12x = 0 for value of x
8x  1 12x 16x  2
(A) –11/97 (B) 10/97 (C) –8/97 (D) –3/97

   
 (   )  (   )  (  )
Q.18 If  ,  ,  are the roots of x3 – x2 – 8 = 0, find the value of
2  1 2  1 2 1
(A) 24 (B) 48 (C) 72 (D) 12
 3 x  1
Q.19 If A =  2x  3 x  2  is a symmetric matrix, then x =
 
(A) 4 (B) 3 (C) – 4 (D) –3

Q.20 If A is a non-singular matrix satisfying AB – BA = A, then which one of the following holds true –
(A) det. B = 0 (B) B = 0 (C) det. A = 1 (D) det. (B + I) = det. (B – I)

n(2n  1) 2n  1 6n(n  1)r 2

n
Q.21 If f(r) = n 1 2n  2 2n(n  1)r find value of  f(r).
1
n 2n  1 4r 3
(A) 2n3 (n + 1)2 (2n + 1) (B) 2n3 (n + 1)2 (2n – 1) (C) n3 (n + 1)2 (2n + 1) (D) 2n3 (n – 1)2 (2n – 1)
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1 2 2 
Q.22 If 3A   2 1 2  and A.A' = I, then find x + y
 x 2 y 
(A) –3 (B) –2 (C) –1 (D) – 4

2 0 1
Q.23 Let f(x) = x2 – 5x + 6 and A =  2 1 3 , then f(A) is equal to
1 1 0 
 

 1 1 3   1 1 3   0 1 3   0 1 3 
 
(A)  1 1 10  (B)  1 1 10  (C)  0 1 10  (D)  0 1 10 
 5 4 4   5 4 3   5 4 3   5 4 0 
  
Q.24 In a 4 × 4 matrix the sum of each row, column and both the main diagonals is a. The sum of the four corner elements b –
(A) is also a (B) may not be a (C) is never equal to a (D) None of these

 cos x sin x 0 
  sin x cos x 0   f (x),
Q.25 If A    then A–1 is equal to
 0 0 1 
(A) f (–x) (B) f(x) (C) –f(x) (D) –f (–x)
Q.26 If A and B are two square matrices such that B = –A–1 BA, then (A + B)2 is equal to –
(A) 0 (B) A2 + B2 (C) A2 + 2AB + B2 (D) A + B

x3  x  a 3  x  a 3
y3  y  a 3  y  a 3
Q.27 If x, y, z are unequal and = 0, the the value of a2 (x + y + z)
z 3
 z  a 3  z  a 3
(A) xyz (B) 3xyz (C) xyz/2 (D) 2xyz
Q.28 If A is an involutory and diagonal matrix of non-positive entries and order 3, then –
(A) there may exist some diagonal element in A which is zero (B) value of | A | is –1
(C) A–1 does not exist (D) | 3 adj 2A | = –1728
Q.29 The set of linear equations : x + 2y + 32z = (1 + ) (1 – ), 2x + 3y + 2 z = ( – 1), 3x + y + 22 z =  – 1
where   1 is a cube root of unity, has the unique solution
(A) (1, 1, 1) (B) (1, –1, 1) (C) (1, –1, –1) (D) (–1, –1, –1)
Q.30 If A is the diagonal matrix diag (d1, d2, d3, ........, dn), then An, n N, is
(A) diag (nd1, nd2, nd3, .......... ndn) (B) diag (d1n, d2n, d3n, ........ dnn)
n–1 n–1 n–1
(C) diag (d1 , d2 , d3 , ........ dn ) n–1 (D) None of these
yz z y
Q.31 The number of integral solutions of | D | = 8, where D  z zx x is –
y x xy
(A) 3 (B) 8 (C) 16 (D) 24
é cos a sin a ù
Q.32 If f () = ê ú and if , , , are angle of a triangle, then f (). f (). f () equals
ë- sin a cos a û
(A) I (B) –I (C) 0 (D) None of these
Q.33 A and B are 2  2 matrices and if A + B = I , A  3 B = 2I, then A =
 5 5  1 1
(A) Diag  ,  (B) Diag  ,  (C) I (D) none of these
4 4 4 4
Q.34 For the equations : x + 2y + 3z = 1, 2x + y + 3z = 2, 5x + 5y + 9z = 4
(A) there is only one solution (B) there exists infinitely many solutions
(C) there is no solution (D) none of there
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Q.35 Matrix A is such that A2 = 2A – I, where I is the identity matrix. Then for n  2, A n 
(A) nA – (n –1) I (B) nA – I (C) 2n–1 A – ( n – 1) 1 (D) 2n– 1 A – I

2a  b  c a  2b  c a  b  2c a b c
a  2b  c a  b  2c 2a  b  c   b c a
Q.36 If , then the value of  is –
a  b  2c 2a  b  c a  2b  c c a b
(A) 4 (B) – 4 (C) 0 (D) 4(a + b + c)


f (x  3) f (x  4) f (x  1) (x  2)  (x  1) 2 
5 4 5
Q.37 If f(x) satisfies the equation = 0 for all real x, then-
5 6 15

(A) f(x) is not periodic (B) f(x) is periodic and is of period 1

(C) f(x) is periodic and is of period 7 (D) f(x) is an odd function
a1a 2 a1 a0
Q.38 If a0, a1, a2, a3, a4 are in A.P. with the common difference d, the value of a 2 a 3 a2 a1 is
a 3a 4 a3 a2
(A) 2d4 (B) 2d3 (C) 2d2 (D) 2d

a2 (s  a)2 (s  a) 2
Q.39 If a + b + c = 2 s , then (s  b) 2 b2 (s  b)2 =
2 2 2
(s  c) (s  c) c

(A) 2s3 (s  a) (s  b) (s  c) (B) s3 (s  a) (s  b) (s  c)

(C) 2 s2 (s  a) (s  b) (s  c) (D) s (s  a) (s  b) (s  c)


cos 1 1
2
 
Q.40 If  = 1 cos  cos lies in the interval
2 2

 cos 1 1
2

(A) [2, 4] (B) [0, 4] (C) [1, 3] (D) [–2, 2]

Q.41 A solution of the set of equations x + y + z = xy + yz + zx = 0, x3 + y3 + z3 = – 3 is-
(A) 1,  ,  2 (B) 1,  , –  2 (C) 1, –  ,  2 (D) –1, –  , –  2
(   1 being a cube root of unity)

xn xn2 xn4
yn yn  2 yn  4  1 1 1 1  1 1
Q.42 If =  2  2  2  2  2  2  , then n is equal to –
zn zn  2 zn  4 y x  z y  x z

(A) 4 (B) – 4 (C) 2 (D) –2

Q.43 The set of equations 2x + y + 3z = 1, x – 2y + 2z = – 1, 4x + 7y + 5z = 5 has

(A) a unique solution (B) no solution
(C) a finite number of solutions (D) an infinite number of solutions
cos   sin  
Q.44 The multiplicative inverse of A =   is
 sin  cos  
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cos  sin     cos   sin    cos  sin    cos   sin  

(A)   (B)   (C)   (D)  
sin   cos   sin   cos     sin  cos  
    sin  cos  
2 2
Q.45 If A and B are two matrices and (A + B) (A – B) = A – B , then :
(A) AB = BA (B) A2 + B2 = A2 – B2 (C) A-1 B-1= AB (D) None of the above
Q.46 If   0 is a cube root of unity and the set of equations
2x + y +  z = a, x + 2  y + z = b,  x + y + 2z = c has solution (1, 1, 1) then
(A) a, b, c are real (B) a, b, c are complex
(C) a, b are real and c is complex (D) a is real and b, c are complex
 1 2 1
 
Q.47 If A=  1 1 2  , then det. (adj(adjA)) is
 2 1 1 

(A) (14)4 (B) (14)3 (C) (14)2 (D) (14)1

2 1   3 2  1 0 
Q.48 If   A   =   , then the matrix A is equal to
3 2  5 3 0 1 

1 0  0 1 1 1  1 1
(A)   (B)   (C)   (D)  
1 1  1 1 1 0  0 1
Q.49 Adj.(AB)  (Adj.B)(Adj.A) is equal to
(A) Adj. A  Adj. B (B) I (C) 0 (D) none of these

1 0 1  a11 a12 a13 

3 4 5   
Q.50 If matrix A =   and its inverse is denoted by A1 = a 21 a 22 a 23 
, then the value of a23 =
0 6 7   a 31 a 32 a 33 
(A) 21/20 (B) 1/5 (C) –2/5 (D) 2/5
1 3cos x 1
sin x 1 3cos x
Q.51 If f(x) = , then the maximum value of f (x) is
1 sin x 1
(A) 5 (B) 10 (C) 15 (D) 20
a h g x
Q.52 The order of [x y z]  h b f  y  is
g f c   z 
(A) 3 × 1 (B) 1 × 1 (C) 1 × 3 (D) 3 × 3

Q.53 The set of equations : x – y + (cos ) z = 0 ; 3x + y + 2z = 0 ; (cos ) x + y + 2z = 0 ; 0   < 2, has non-trivial solution(s)
(A) for no value of  and  (B) for all values of  and 
(C) for all values of  and only two values of  (D) for only one value of  and all values of 
Q.54 The homogeneous system of equations x + 2y – 3z = 0, x + y + 4z = 0, 2x + y + z = 0 has non-trivial solutions for
(A) No rational value of  (B) One rational value of 
(C) Two rational values of  (D) Three rational values of 

 a1 b1 c1 
 
a b2 c2 
Q.55 Consider the system of equations a1x + b1y + c1z = 0, a2x + b2y + c2z = 0, a3x + b3y + c3z = 0. If  2 = 0, then the
 a 3 b3 c3 
system has –
(A) infinite solutions (B) one trivial and one non-trivial solutions
(C) no solution (D) only trivial solution (0, 0, 0)
a b ax  by
b c bx  cy
Q.56 If a point (x, y) moves on a curve not passing through the origin and satisfies the equation = 0,
ax  by bx  ay 0
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then a, b, c
(A) Form an A.P. (B) Form a G.P. (C) Form a H.P. (D) Satisfy the relation a2 = b2 + c2

y y1 y2
Q.57 If y = sin px and yn is the nth derivative of y, then   y3 y4 y5 is equal to –
y6 y7 y8
(A) zero (B) independent of x (C) constant other than zero (D) none of these
cos x x 1
2 f (x)
Q.58 Let f(x) = 2sin x x 2x . The value of lim is equal to
x 0 x
tan x x 1

(A) 1 (B) –1 (C) 0 (D) none of these

0 1 3 1
1 0 1 1 

Q.59 Find the rank of matrix 3 1 0 2
 
1 1 2 0 

(A) 1 (B) 2 (C) 3 (D) 4

Q.60 Consider a determinant of order three whose all elements are 1 or –1, then the value of determinant will always be –
(A) a multiple of 4 (B) a multiple of 5 (C) a multiple of 7 (D) a multiple of 9
EXERCISE - 2
ONE OR MORE THAN ONE CHOICE MAY BE CORRECT
 3 5  12 5  –1
Q.1 Let P    and Q   7 3 then the matrix (PQ) is –
 7 12   
(A) nilpotent (B) idempotent (C) involutory (D) symmetric
Q.2 If A and B are square matrices of the same order such that A2 = A, B2 = B, AB = BA = 0, then
(A) A(B)2 = 0 (B) (A + B)2 = A + B (C) (A – B)2 = A – B (D) All above
a b 
Q.3 If A =  c d  , (where b c) satisfies the equation x2 + k = 0, then
 
(A) a + d = 0 (B) k = – | A | (C) k = | A | (D) none of these

1 1 1
i
1 e 1
Q.4 If f () = , then
1 1 ei

 /2  /2
(A)  f () d  2  f () d (B) f () is purely imaginary
 /2 0
(C) f (/2) = 2 (D) None of these

0 0 1 
0 1 0 
Q.5 If A =   , then
1 0 0 

 0 0 1
 0 1 0 
(A) Adj A is a zero matrix (B) Adj A =   (C) A–1 = A (D) A2 = I
 1 0 0 
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x a b
Q.6 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 two real roots if a = b (D) none of these

 3 1 
1 1  
2 2 
Q.7 If A    and B   , then (BBTA)5 cannot be –
 0 1  1 3
 
 2 2 

2  3 1  1 1 5  1 5  5 1
(A)   (B) (C) 0 1 (D) 0 1
 1 2  3  2 0 1    

x 1 1 3
Q.8 For the equation 1 x  4 2 = 0,
3 2 1
(A) the roots are real and distinct (B) the roots are real but coincident
(C) the sum of the roots is a perfect square (D) the difference of the roots is divisible by 10

a a2 0
1 (2a  b) (a  b) 2
Q.9 Let f (a, b) = , then –
0 1 (2a  3b)

(A) (a + b) is a factor of f (a, b) (B) (a + 2b) is a factor of f (a, b)

(C) (2a + b) is a factor of f (a, b) (D) a is a factor of f (a, b)
 1 tan x 
Q.10 If A =   tan x T –1
 1  , then let us define a function f (x) = det. (A A ), then which of the following can be the value of

f (f (f (f ........f (x))))
  is (n 2)
n times

(A) fn (x) (B) 1 (C) fn–1 (x) (D) nf (x)

6 2i 3 6
12 3  8i 3 2  6i
Q.11 The value of determinant where i  1 , is –
18 2  12i 27  2i

(A) complex (B) real (C) irrational (D) rational

a11 a12 a13
Q.12 Let  0  a 21 a 22 a 23 and let 1 denote the determinant formed by the co-factors of elements of 0 and 2 denote the
a 32 a 32 a 33
determinant formed by the co-factor at 1 and so on n denotes the determinant formed by the co-factors at n–1, then the
determinant value of n cannot be–
n 2
(A)  02n (B)  02 (C)  0n (D)  02
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n n 1 n2
n n 1 n2
Pn Pn 1 Pn  2
Q.13 Let f (x) = , where the symbols have their usual meanings. The f (x) is divisible by –
n n 1 n2
Cn C n 1 Cn  2
(A) n2 + n + 1 (B) (n + 1)! (C) n! (D) None of these

3 3x 3x 2  2a 2
Q.14 Let  (x)  3x 3x 2  2a 2 3x 3  6a 2 x then –
2 2 3 2 4 2 2 4
3x  2a 3x  6a x 3x  12a x  2a

(A) ' (x) = 0 (B)  (x) is independent of x

1
6
(C)   (x) dx  16a (D) y =  (x) is a straight line of infinite slope
0

 1
f (x) f    f (x)
1  x
Q.15 If f (x) is a polynomial satisfying f (x) = and f (2) = 17, then f (5) 
2  1
1 f 
 x

(A) 126 (B) 626 (C) 124 (D) 624

Q.16 System of equation : x + 3y + 2z = 7 ; x + y + 2z = 7 ; x + 3y + 2z = µ has
(A) unique solution if = 2, µ 6 (B) infinitely many solution if = 4, µ = 6
(C) no solution if = 5, µ = 7 (D) no solution if = 3, µ = 5

b c b  c
c d c  d
Q.17 The determinant  = is equal to zero if
b  c c  d a3  c
(A) b, c, d are in A.P. (B) b, c, d are in G.P
(C) b, c, d are in H.P. (D)  is a root of ax3 – bx2 – 3cx – d = 0
Q.18 Identify the incorrect statement (s) –
(A) If system of n simultaneous linear equations has a unique soluion, then coefficient matrix is singular
(B) If system of n simultaneous linear equations has a unique soluion, then coefficient matrix is nonsingular
(C) If A–1 exists, (adj A)–1 may or may not exist

cos x  sin x 0 
 sin x cos x 0 
(D) F (x) =   , then F (x).F(y) = F (x – y)
 0 0 0 
Q.19 If A and B are square matrices of the same order, then which of the following are not true –
(A) (AB)' = A'B' (B) (AB)' = B'A'
(C) AB = 0 if | A | = 0 or | B | = 0 (D) AB = 0 if A = I or B = I
0 1 0 i 
Q.20 If A    and B    , then –
 1 0   i 0
(A) A2 = I (B) A2 = – I (C) B2 = –I (D) B2 = I

Tp Tq Tr
p q r
Q.21 If Tp, Tq, Tr are the pth, qth and rth terms of an A.P., then cannot be equal to –
1 1 1

(A) 1 (B) –1 (C) 0 (D) p + q + r

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ASSERTION AND REASON QUESTIONS (Q.22-Q.35)

Note : Each question contains STATEMENT-1 (Assertion) and STATEMENT-2 (Reason). Each question has 5 choices (A), (B),
(C), (D) and (E) out of which ONLY ONE is correct.
(A) Statement-1 is True, Statement-2 is True; Statement-2 is a correct explanation for Statement-1.
(B) Statement-1 is True, Statement-2 is True; Statement-2 is NOT a correct explanation for Statement-1.
(C) Statement -1 is True, Statement-2 is False.
(D) Statement -1 is False, Statement-2 is True.
(E) Statement -1 is False, Statement-2 is False.
 3 2   3 1 
Q.22 Statement 1 : If A2 – 3A + 2I = 0 then A can be equal to I or 2I or 1 0  or  2 0  .
   
Statement 2 : For a second order square matrix A, if det (A – xI) = ax2 + bx + c then aA2 + bA + cI = 0.
Q.23 Statement 1 : The product of two diagonal matrices of order 3 × 3 is also a diagonal matrix.
Statement 2 : Matrix multiplication is non-commutative.

1 a bc 1 a a2
2
Q.24 Statement 1 : The determinants 1 b ca and 1 b b are not identical.
1 c ab 1 c c2

Statement 2 : The first two columns in both the determinants are identical and third columns are different.

 0 (x1  x 2 )2 (x1  x 3 )2 
 
(x  x 2 )2 0 (x 2  x 3 ) 2 
Q.25 Let A =  1 
 (x1  x 3 )2 (x 2  x 3 )2 0 
 
Statement 1 : If dot product of any two different row vectors in matrix A is zero then A is orthogonal.
Statement 2 : In an orthogonal matrix dot product of any two different row vectors is zero.
Q.26 Statement 1 : If A is skew symmetric of order 3, then its determinant should be zero.
Statement 2 : If A square matrix, then det A = det A' = det (– A' )

265 250 225

20 15 10
Q.27 Statement 1 : The value of determinant is equal to zero
1 2 3
Statement 2 : In a determinant (of order three or more) if the elements in each row are in A.P., then the value of the determinant
is zero.
1 2
Q.28 Statement 1 : There are only finitely many 2 × 2 matrices which commute with the matrix  1 1
 
Statement 2 : If A is non-singular, then it commutes with I, Adj A and A–1.
log a n log a n 1 log a n  2
log a n 1 log a n  2 log a n 3
Q.29 Statement 1 : =0
log a n  2 log a n  3 log a n  4
Statement 2 : a1, a2, a3 ........... are positive numbers in G.P.

log a n log a n 1 log a n  2

log a n 3 log a n  4 log a n 5  0
Q.30 Statement 1 : If a1, a2,.... an......... are in G.P. (ai > 0 for all i)
log a n  6 log a n  7 log a n 8
Statement 2 : The three elements in any ro of the determinant are in A.P.
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a11  x a12  x a13  x 3 3

Q.31 Statement 1 : If  (x)  a 21  x a 22  x a 23  x then A(x)  A(0)  x   A k
a 31  x a 32  x a 33  x k 1  1

where A k is cofactor of the element a k in A (0).

a11 (x) a12 (x) a13 (x) a11

 (x) a12 (x) a13 (x)
Statement 2 : If  (x)  a 21 (x) a 22 (x) a 23 (x) then  (x)  a 21 (x) a 22
 (x) a 23 (x)
a 31 (x) a 32 (x) a 33 (x) a 31 (x) a 32 (x) a 33
 (x)

 2 1  2i 
Q.32 Statement 1 : If A = 1  2i 7  then det (A) is real.


 a11 a12 
Statement 2 : If A =   , a being complex numbers then det (A) is always real.
a 21 a 22  ij

 sin   cos  1 
Q.33 Let A = cos  sin  0 
 0 0 1 
Statement–1 : A–1 = adj (1)
Statement–2 : |A| = 1

1 x x 1
Q.34 Let f(x) = 2x x(x  1) x(x  1)
3x(x  1) x(x  1) (x  2) x(x 2  1)

100(101)
Statement–1 : f(100) + f(99) + f(98) + ... + f(1) =
2
Statement–2 : f(x) = 0

1 3 5 
Q.35 Statement-1: The inverse of the matrix  2 6 10  does not exist.
 
9 8 7 

1 3 5 
 
Statement-2: The matrix  2 6 10  is singular..
9 8 7 

MATCH THE COLUMN TYPE QUESTIONS (Q.36-Q.41)

Each question contains statements given in two columns which have to be matched. Statements
(A, B, C, D) in column I have to be matched with statements (p, q, r, s) in column II.
Q.36 Match the column –
Column I Column II
 2 1  0 4 2
(A) If A    ,B    , then | 3A – 2B | – 700 is equal to (p) 19
 3 2    1 7 

2 3  1 1
(B) A    and A  A , then k is equal to (q) 8
 5  2  k
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0 ab 2 ac 2
(C) If a 2 b 0 bc2  2a p bq c r , then p + q + r + 10 is equal to (r) 27
2 2
a c cb 0

(D) If x, y and z are positive real number and xy + yz + zx = 12, (s) 18

then maximum value of xyz is
Q.37 Match the column –
Column I Column II

 1 2 3 1 
(A) 1  1  4 5 6   2   0 then x = (p) 2
  
 3 2 6   3 

x 3 3
3 3 x
(B) If in the determinant , C11 = C22, (q) –2
2 3 3
where Cij is cofactor of element aij then x =
(C) The absolute value of minimum value of the (r) 5/2
sin  1 0
1 cos   cos 
determinant is
sin  0 1

(b  c)2 a2 a2
b2 (c  a)2 b2  k abc (a  b  c)3
(D) If (s) –9/8
c2 c2 (a  b)2

then the value of k is

Q.38 Match the column

Column I Column II

x 2  5x  3 2x  5 3
2
(A) If x  3x  x  4 6x  1 9 = ax3 + bx2 + cx + d, then (p) 3a + 4b + 5c + d = 141
2
7x  6x  9 14x  6 21

x 1 5x 7
2
(B) If x  x  1 x  1 8 = ax3 + bx2 + cx + d, then (q) a + 2b + 3c + 5d = 156
2x 3x 0

2x 3  3x 2 5x  7 2
(C) If x  4x  7x 3
3x  2 1 = a + bx + cx2 + dx3 + ex4, then (r) c – d = 119
7x 3  8x 2 x 1 3

(s) b – c = 25
(t) 3a + 2b + 5c + 5d = 187
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1  sin 2 x cos 2 x sin 2x

2 2
Q.39 ,  are the maximum and minimum values of f (x) = sin x 1  cos x sin 2x . Then match the following –
2 2
sin x cos x 1  sin 2x

Column I Column II
(A)   87 (p) 6

(B)  2  311 (q) 2

 
(C) f    (r) 4
2

 
(D) f   (s) –2
2

Q.40 Using n distinct real numbers, matrices each having distinct elements and of all possible orders are to be made, then the
possible arrangements are :
(a) n=3 (p) 72 possible matrices
(b) n=4 (q) 12 possible matrices
(c) n=5 (r) 240 possible matrices

Q.41 Match the column

Column I Column II
(A) If x is imaginary root of the equation
1 x x 1 x 1 1
x 1 x  1 1 x 1 0
then x2007 + x–2007 is equal to (p) –2
x x 1 1 1 1 x
(B) If x, y, z ia non-zero solution of equaitons (q) 1/5
y
x + z + 2z = 0, 2x + z = 0 and 2x – 2y + 3z = 0 then is equal to
x yz
(C) If A = [aij]3×3 is a scalar matrix with a11 = a22 = a33 = 2 and (r) 8
A (adj A) = kI then k is–
(D) The number of values of k for which the systems of equations (s) 2
(k + 1) x + 8y = 4k, kx + (k + 3) y = 3k – 1 is inconsistent, is equal to

INTEGER TYPE QUESTIONS (Q.42-51)

The answer to each of the questions is a single/double digits integer.
Q.42 If matrices A and B satisfy AB = A, BA = B, A2 = kA, B2 = B and (A + B)3 = m (A + B), then find the value of
k + + m.
Q.43 If the system of the equations : x + y + 2z = 6 ........ (1), x + 3y + 3z = 10 ........ (2) x + 2y + z =  ......... (3)
has infinite number of solutions, then find the value of 4 ( + )

 2x log 4 3 0 15 
 
Q.44 Let A =  10 16 3log 4 x  . If trace A = a ij , find x.
  i j
 1 0 1 
 

x2  a2 x 2  b2 x 2  c2
Q.45 If a, b and c are distinct, solve the equation (x  a)3 (x  b)3 (x  c)3  0 for x.
(x  a)3 (x  b)3 (x  c)3
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1 4 20
Q.46 The solution set of the equation 1 2 5 = 0 is –1 and A. Find the value of A.
1 2x 5x 2
Q.47 A determinant is chosen at random from the set of all determinants of order 2 with elements 0 or 1 only. the probability that the
value of determinant chosen is positive is 3/A. Find the value of A.
x 3 7
Q.48 Given that x = –9 is a root of 2 x 2 = 0 the other two roots are 2 and A. Find the value of A.
7 6 x

p b c
p q r
Q.49 If a p, b q, c r and a q c = 0. Then find the value of   .
pa qb rc
a b r

sin x cos x cos x

 
Q.50 Find the number of distinct real roots of cos x cos x  0 in the interval   x  .
sin x
4 4
cos x cos x sin x

a b c 
b c a 
Q.51 If matrix A =   where a, b, c are real positive numbers, abc = 1 and ATA = I, then find the value of a3 + b3 + c3.
 c a b 

PASSAGE BASED QUESTIONS

Passage 1- (Q.52-Q.54)
2
S0 S1 S2 3 abc a 2  b2  c2 1 1 1
S S2 S3  abc a 2  b2  c2 a 3  b 3  c3  a b c
If Sk  a k  bk  ck , then 1
S2 S3 S4 a  b 2  c2
2
a 3  b3  c 3 a 4  b4  c4 a2 b2 c2

= (a – b)2 (b – c)2 (c – a)2

Q.52 a, b, c and d are complex numbers, then the value of

2 abcd ac  bd
abcd 2 (a  c) (b  d) ac (b  d)  bd (a  c)
is
ac  bd ac (b  d)  bd (a  c) 2abcd
(A) 0 (B) a + b + c + d (C) abcd (D) ac + bd
cos (A  P) cos (A  Q) cos (A  R)
cos (B  P) cos (B  Q) cos (B  R)
Q.53 If A, B, C, P, Q, R R, then the value of is –
cos (C  P) cos (C  Q) cos (C  R)
(A) cos A cos P + cos B cos Q + cos C cos R (B) cos (A – P) cos (B – Q) cos (C – R)
(C) cos (A + B + C) – cos (P – Q – R) (D) None of the above

(a1  b1 )2 (a1  b2 ) 2 (a1  b3 )2

(a 2  b1 )2 (a 2  b 2 )2 (a 2  b3 )2
Q.54 If a1, a2, a3, b1, b2, b3 R, then the value of is –
(a 3  b1 )2 (a 3  b 2 )2 (a 3  b3 )2
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(A) 2 (a1 – a2) (a2 – a3) (a3 – a1) (B) 2 (b1 – b2) (b2 – b3) (b3 – b1)
(C) 2 (a1 – a2) (a2 – a3) (a3 – a1) × (b1 – b2) (b2 – b3) (b3 – b1) (D) 0

Passage 2- (Q.55-Q.57)

a b c
c a b
If abc = p and A = , where A is an orthogonal matrix. Then
b c a
Q.55 The value of a + b + c is
(A) 2 (B) p (C) 2p (D) ±1

Q.56 The value of ab + bc + ca is

(A) 1 (B) p (C) 2p (D) 3p

Q.57 The value of a2 + b2 + c2 is

(A) 1 (B) p (C) 2p (D) 3p

Passage 3- (Q.58-Q.60)
n n
A homogeneous polynomial of the second degree in ‘n’ variables i.e. the expression    a ij x i x j where aij = aji is called
i 1 j1

 x1 
x 
a quadratic form in ‘n’ variables x1, x2, ......., xn. If A = [aij]n×n is a symmetric matrix and X   2  , then
 
 x n 
n 1
  x 
 a11 a12 ......a1n   1 
  x n n
a 21 a 22 ......a 2n   2  
T 
X AX = [x1 x2 x3 ...... xn]  
  
  a ijxi x j   is a quadratic form and A is called matrix of quadratic
 i 1 j1
 a n1 a n2.......a nm   x n 
form .
 0 2 1
 2 3 5
Q.58 The quadratic form of matrix A =   is –
1 5 8 
(A) 3x 22  8x 32  4x1x 2  2x1x 3  10x 3 x 2 (B) 3x 22  8x 32  2x1x 2  x1x 3  5x 3 x 2

(C) x12  2x 22  x 32  3x1x 2  5x 2 x 3  8x1x 2 (D) 3x12  8x 22  4x1x 2  2x1x 3  10x 3 x 2

Q.59 The matrix of quadratic form   x12  2x 22  4x 32  2x1x 2  4x 2 x 3  2x1x 3 is –

 1 1 0   1 1 1   1 2 4   1 0 1
 1 2 2  1 2 2   2 2 2   0 2 2 
(A)   (B)   (C)   (D)  
 0 2 4  1 2 4  4 2 4   1 2 4 
Q.60 If number of distinct terms in a quadratic form is 10, then number of variables in quadratic form is –
(A) 3 (B) 4 (C) 5 (D) 6
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Passage 4- (Q.61-Q.63)
Consider some special type of matrices. A square matrix A is said to be an Idempotent matrix if A2 = A. A matrix A is said to be
a Nilpotent matrix if Ak = 0, for k N. A square matrix is said to be an Involutary matrix, if A2 = I. Consider the following matrices

 2 3 5   1 3 4   0 1 1

A  1 4 5  
B  1 3 4  C   4 3 4 
 ,  ,  
 1 3 4   1 3 4   3 3 4 
Q.61 Which of the following is a Nilpotent matrix –
(A) A (B) B (C) C (D) AC2
Q.62 Which one of the following is not an Idempotent matrix –
(A) A3C2 (B) A2C2 (C) BC2 (D) C2A
Q.63 Which one of the follwoing matrices posses an inverse –
(A) BC2 (B) A3C2 (C) A2B (D) C3

Passage 5- (Q.64-Q.66)

 1 3   2  3 2 4
A  2 4 8  , B   3 2 5
Let A and B are two matrices of same order 3 × 3, where    
 3 5 10   2 1 4
Q.64 If A is singular matrix, then tr (A + B) is equal to –
(A) 6 (B) 12 (C) 24 (D) 17
Q.65 If matrix 2A + 3B is singular, then the value of 2 is
(A) 11 (B) 13 (C) 15 (D) 17
1
Q.66 If  = 3 then (tr (AB) + tr (BA)) is equal to –
7
(A) 34 (B) 42 (C) 84 (D) 63

Passage 6- (Q.67-Q.69)
x a a
b x a
If a, b > 0 and (x) = , then
b b x
Q.67 (x) is increasing in
(A) ( ab, ab) (B) (,  ab)  ( ab, )

(C) ( 3 ab, 3 ab) (D) none of these

Q.68 (x) is decreasing in
(A) ( ab, ab) (B) ( 3 ab, 3 ab)

(C) (,  3 ab)  ( 3 ab, ) (D) none of these

Q.69 (x) has a local minimum, at :
(A) x = 3 (B) x = – 3 ab (C) x = ab (D) x = – ab
ab

Passage 7- (Q.70-Q.72)

2x 3  3x 2 5x  7 2
3
Let  (x)  4x  7x 3x  2 1 = a0 + a1x + ........ + a4x4
7x 3  8x 2 x 1 3

To evaluate ai we differentiate (x) i times w.r.t. x and put x = 0 or divide (x) by x4 put 1/x = t, differentiate (4 – i) time w.r.t. x and
put t = 0
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Q.70 a1 equals –
(A) 0 (B) 61 (C) 161 (D) 191
Q.71 a3 equals –
(A) –70 (B) –73 (C) –74 (D) 0
Q.72 a4 equals –
(A) 46 (B) – 43 (C) 41 (D) 0

Passage 8- (Q.73-Q.75)
cos (  ) sin (  ) 1
For , ,  ,   R . Let A  (, ,  )  cos (  ) sin (  ) 1
cos (   ) sin (   ) 1

Q.73 If a  A  /2 (, ,  ), b  A  /3 (, ,  ) . Which of the following is true –

(A) a = b (B) a < b (C) a >  (D) 2a = b
Q.74 dA/d when  = /6 equals –
(A) –1 (B) 0 (C) 1 (D) None of these
Q.75 If , ,  are fixed, then y  A x (, ,  ) represents –
(A) a straight line parallel to the x-axis (B) a straight line through the origin
(C) a parabola with vertex at (D) None of these
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ANSWER KEY
EXERCISE - 1
Q 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11
A D D C B B B D B A C C
Q 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22
A B C D A A A B C D A A
Q 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33
A A A A B B B D B D B A
Q 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44
A A A A C A A A D B D C
Q 45 46 47 48 49 50 51 52 53 54 55
A A D A B C D B B A A A
Q 56 57 58 59 60
A B A C B A

EXERCISE - 2
Q 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11
A BCD AB ABC AC BC ABC ABD ACD ABD ACD BD
Q 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22
A ACD AC ABC ACD BCD BD ACD ACD BC ABD B
Q 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33
A B D D C D D A A C C A
Q 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44
A D A r,p,p,q s,r,p,p p,qs,rt r,p,s,q q,p,r p,q,r,s 6 42 16
Q 45 46 47 48 49 50 51 52 53 54 55
A 2 2 16 7 2 1 4 A D C B
Q 56 57 58 59 60 61 62 63 64 65 66
A A A A B B B C D C D A
Q 67 68 69 70 71 72 73 74 75
A B A C C B B A B A