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JOHN'S PUBLIC SCHOOL

JALLADIANPET || MEDAVAKKAM || CHENNAI
Class 12 -Applied Mathematics (241)
Question bank

1. If the number of rows and columns are not equal in a matrix then it is said to be a
_________matrix.
a. row b. column c. square d. rectangle

2. If the number of rows and columns are equal in a matrix then it is said to be a
_________matrix.
a. row b. column c. square d. rectangle

3. The matrix which has exactly one row for given number of columns is said to be a
______matrix.
a. row b. column c. square d. rectangle

4. The matrix which has exactly one column for given number of rows is said to be a
______matrix.
a. row b. column c. square d. rectangle

5. A square matrix in which all the entries except the leading diagonal entries are zero is said to
be a ______matrix.
a. unit b. scalar c. diagonal d. zero

6. A diagonal matrix in which all the leading diagonal entries are the same is said to be a
______matrix.
a. unit b. scalar c. square d. zero

7. A diagonal matrix in which all the leading diagonal entries are unity is said to be a
______matrix.
a. unit b. scalar c. square d. zero

8. The transpose of a column matrix is said to be ______ matrix.

a. row b. column c. square d. rectangle

9. The transpose of a row matrix is said to be ______ matrix.

a. row b. column c. square d. rectangle

10. If A is 2x3 matrix, B is 3x4 matrix then AB have ______many rows .

a. 4 b. 3 c. 2 d. 1

 2 4
11.   is a ______ matrix.

0 0
a. row b. column c. square d. rectangle

 1 0 0 
12.  0  1 0  is a ______ matrix.
 
 0 0  1
 

a. row b. column c. scalar d. rectangle

13. 0  2 5 4 is a ______ matrix.

a. row b. column c. square d. rectangle

1
 
14.  4  is an example of ______ matrix.
7
 
a. row b. column c. square d. rectangle

15. If A=A’ then A is said to be ___matrix.

a. singular b. symmetric c. square d. skew symmetric

16. If A= - A’ then A is called _____matrix.

a. singular b. symmetric c. square d. skew symmetric

17. If A  0 then A is said to be ___matrix.

a. singular b. symmetric c. nonsingular d. skew symmetric

18. If A  0 then A is said to be ___matrix.

a. singular b. symmetric c. nonsingular d. skew symmetric

19. A  AT =______

a. singular b. symmetric c. nonsingular d. skew symmetric

20. A  AT =______

a. singular b. symmetric c. nonsingular d. skew symmetric

21. Which of the following is not true?

a. ( A  B)  A  B
T T T
b. ( AT )T  A
c. (kA)  kA d. ( AB)T  AT BT
T T

3  4 4
 
Answer the questions 22 - 25 using the matrix  1  2 4 
1  1 3
 
22. Minor of -4 is ________

a. -1 b. 5 c. -2 d.1
23. Minor of -1 is________

a. -1 b. 5 c. -2 d.8

24. Minor of -2 is________

a. -1 b. 5 c. -2 d. 1
25. Minor of a23 is________

a. -1 b. 5 c. -2 d.1

26. Which of the following is not true?

A(adjA)  A I
a. A(adjA)  (adjA) A b.

n 1
c. adjA  A d. (adjA)
T
 AT A

1 2
27. The adjoint of   is________
3 4
 4 2  4  2 1 2  1  2
a.   b.   c.   d.  
3 1  3 1  3 4  3 4 
 1 2 3
 
28. The adjoint of  0 5 0  is________
 2 4 3
 
15  1 5   15 6  15  15 1 5  15 6 15 
       
a.  0 3 1 b.  0  3 0  c.  0  3 1  d.  0 3 0 
10 1 5    10 0 5  10 1  5  10 0 5 
      
1 2 x 
 
29. The value of x in the singular matrix  1 1 1 
 2 1 1
 
a. 1 b. 2 c. 3 d. 4
 6  x 4
30. For what value of x the given matrix   is singular?
3  x 1
a. 1 b. 2 c. -1 d. -2

31. Given that A is a square matrix of order 3 and |A| = -4, then |adj A| is equal to

a. 4 b. 16 c. -4 d. -16

 1 31 40
32. The value of 0 5  432
0 0 20
a. 40 b. 160 c. -432 d. -100
2 0 0
33. The value of  25 3 0
71 64 7
a. 42 b. 16 c. -32 d. -40
 0 1 2
34. The value of 1 0 3
2 3 0
a. 2 b. 1 c. -4 d. 0

1 0 1
 
35. If A=  0 1 2  then the value of |3A|is
 0 0 4
 
a. 142 b. 108 c. -432 d. -100

1 2
36. The value of|2A| if A=  
 4 2
a. 4 b. -16 c. -4 d. 16

37. If A and B are square matrices of order 3 such that |A|= - 2 and AB=I then the value of
|B|is

a. -9 b. -27 c. -81 d. -243

38. If A and B are square matrices of same order such that |A|=-1 and |B|=3 then the value
of |3AB|is
a. 4 b. -16 c. -4 d. 16

 x 2
39. One of the values of x if |A3|=125 and A=   is
2 x
a. 4 b. -3 c. -4 d. -2

40. If A is a square matrices of order 2 such that |A|= - 5 then the value of |3A|is

a. -9 b. -25 c. -80 d. -45

41. If A is a square matrices of order 3 such that |A|= - 2 then the value of |- 5 A| is

a. -290 b. -270 c. -260 d. 250

42. If A is a square matrices of order 3 such that |3A|= k |A| then the value of k is

a. -9 b. -27 c. 9 d. 27

43. If A is a square matrices such that |A|= 5 then the value of |AA’| is

a. 9 b. 25 c. 0 d. 1

44. If A is a square matrices of order 3 such that |A|= 7 then the value of |adj A| is

a. 9 b. 27 c. 49 d. 81

45. If A is a square matrices of order 3 such that |A|= 9 then the value of |2 adj A| is
 a. 9 b. 27 c. 49 d. 81

46. If A is a non-singular square matrices of order 3 and|adj A|=225 then the value of|A’| is

a. 9,-9 b. 27,-27 c. 15,-15 d. 81,-81

1 2
47. The value |A adj A| if A=   is
3 4
a. 1 b. 2 c. 3 d. 4

 1 2 3
 
48. The value of | adj A| ifA   0 5 0 
 2 4 3
 
a. 9 b. 16 c. 49 d. 144

49. If all the elements of a row is zero in a matrix then value of the determinant is

a. zero b. negative c. positive d. unchanged

50. If all the elements of a row are interchanged with all the elements of a column then value of
the determinant is

a. zero b. negative c. positive d. unchanged

PART-B

51. Construct 2x3 matrix if aij  3i  2 j  5 .

52. Construct 3x2 matrix if aij  3i  j

53. Construct 3x3 matrix if aij  4i  2 j

2

54. Construct 4x3 matrix if aij  9i  5 j

5

 2 1 1 6 2 8 
55. A   1 2 1  B   3 5  3  then find A- 3 B and 5 A + 2 B.
   
 1 1 2 4 2 1 
   

3  4 4
 
56. If A   1  2 4  then find the value of 3a23  5a13  2a12 .
1 1 3
 

1 2  3 4 
 
57. Write down the value of 3A if A=  3  1 2 1 
1  5 8  7 
 
  2 2 1 1
 
58. Find AB if A   1 3 1  B    1
 
 1 2 2 3
   
1 2 
59. Find A  5 I if A  
2
 2  1
 

 1 1 3
 
60. Find A if A   1 5 1  .
 3 1 1
 

 7 2 0 
 
61. Is   2 6  2  a singular matrix?
 0 2 5 
 

 2 2  3
 
62. Express  2 1  6  as sum of symmetric & skew symmetric matrix.
 1  2 0 
 

 7 3  then find A 2  4 A  5 I .
63. If A  
 2 6 
 
 1  2 .
64. Show that A + A’ is skew symmetric matrix if A  
  2  3 
 
 6 2 2 
65. Compute 2 A ifA    2 3  1 .
 
 2 1 3 
 
66. Verify that A(B+C)=AB+AC given that A  
1 3  ; 1 1 2 ;  1 3 2
 5  1 B   3 5 2  C    4 1 3 
     

 1  2
67. Find the inverse of a matrix A  
  2  3 
 

3  4 4
 
68. Find the inverse of A   1  2 4 
1 1 3
 

69. Solve the system of equation 2x+5y=1;3x+2y=7 using matrix method.

70. Solve the system of equation 5x+2y=4;7x+3y= 5 using matrix method.