Matrix HA - Part-2
Matrix HA - Part-2
PART # 2
Straight Objective Type
1 2 1 1
1. If matrix A and a non-singular matrix P
–1
is such that P AP = diag(–1, 3), then the
2 1 a b
100
sum of all the elements of A is -
(A) 4 × 3100 (B) 2 × 3100 (C) 3100 (D) 0
2. If P, B and Q are 3 order square matrices of unity determinant, then adj(Q–1BP–1) =
rd
(A) dependent only on a1, a2 & a3 (B) dependent only on b1, b2 & b3
(C) dependent only on ai, bi ; i = 1, 2, 3 (D) zero
5. If X is a 3rd order column matrix & A = XXT, then A–1 =
(A) A + I (B) A – I (C) 2A + I (D) does not exist
T 2
6. If A is a real square matrix such that A A = 0, then (A + I) =
(A) 2I (B) I (C) A (D) 2A
7. If A & B are matrices such that B = I + A + A + ........ + A and A = 0; then B–1 =
2 9 10
1 a b
8. Let 1 be a cube root of unity and S be the set of all non-singular matrices of the form 1 c ,
2 1
where each of a, b, and c is either or 2. Then the number of distinct matrices in the set 'S' is
(A) 2 (B) 6 (C) 4 (D) 8
a1 a2 a3
9. If ai, i = 1, 2, ..... 9 are perfect odd squares then a 4 a5 a 6 is always a multiple of
a7 a8 a9
(A) 4 (B) 7 (C) 6 (D) 5
10. If A, B are two square matrices such that AB = A, BA = B then (A + B) 7 =
(A) A + B (B) 27(A + B) (C) 26(A + B) (D) 28(A + B)
1 x 22 1 x 44 1 x 66
The Co-efficient of x in the expansion of 1 x
33
11. 1 x 66 1 x 99 is
1 x 44 1 x 88 1 x 144
(A) 22 (B) –22 (C) 0 (D) 1
12. n = 2pn + q(p,q R) and 1, 2, 3 {1, 2, 3, ....., 9} n N, 251, 372, 493 be three-digit numbers,
1 2 3
then 5 7 9
251 37 2 49 3
(A) 1 + 2 + 3 (B) 1 + 2 – 3 (C) 7 (D) 0
13. A and B are two non singular matrices so that A = I and AB = BA(B I). A value of K so that
6 2
BK = I is
(A) 31 (B) 32 (C) 64 (D) 63
5 3 0
14. Let A 3 5 0 be a matrix. If 't' is a real number such that A2X = tAX for some non-zero
0 0 2
column matrix X then the number of distinct real values of 't' is
(A) 0 (B) 1 (C) 2 (D) 3
15. X, Y and Z are positive number such that Y and Z have respectively 1 and 0 at their unit's place and
X 4 1
is the determinant Y 0 1 . If ( + 1) is divisible by 10 then X has at its unit's place
Z 1 0
(A) 1 (B) 0 (C) 2 (D) None of these
16. All the elements of a square matrix A of order n are non-negative. If a i, i j, is the least non-negative
value of the function, ƒ(x) = x2 + 2x – 1 and tr(A) = , then maximum value of |A| will be
n
n
(A) n
(B) n (C) (D) (N)n
n
3 2 1 4
17.
The augmented matrix of a system of 3 equations in 3 unknowns is 0 8
4 6
0 0 3sin t 4 sin t 3
Where [.] is GIF and then the system possesses
(A) Unique solution (B) Infinite number of solutions
(C) No solutions (D) Trivial solutions
18. Let A aij be a matrix such that aij 0 i j and aij 0 i j . If adj A has characteristic equation
33
x 9 x px 27 0 , p R , then
3 2
20. Given A and B are two non-singular matrices such that B I, A5 = I and AB2 = BA, then the least value
of n for which Bn = I is-
(A) 63 (B) 64 (C) 31 (D) 32
2 1
21. If A , then sum of elements in A
2017
is-
1 2
(A) 0 (B) 2 (C) –2 (D) 4
1 0 1
22. If A 0 2 2 , then tr(A3adj(A2)), is
1 1 3
(where tr(A) and adj(A) denote trace and adjoint of matrix A)-
(A) 6 (B) 24 (C) 36 (D) 12
23. If A is a square matrix, then which of the following is always skew symmetric matrix -
(A) (A + AT) (B) AAT (C) A – AT (D) (A + AT)2
24. If A is any square matrix of order three such that |A| = 3, then |A – AT| is equal to
(where |A|, AT denotes determinant value and transpose of A respectively)-
(A) 0 (B) 9 (C) 6 (D) 27
25. Let A and B are two non-singular square matrices of order n with real entries such that
adjA = adjB, then which of the following is necessarily true-
(A) A = B if n is even (B) A = –B if n is even
(C) A = – B if n is odd (D) A = B if n is odd
1 2 2
26. If A 2 1 2 is zero divisor of ƒ(x) = x2 – 4x – 5, then A3 is equal to
2 2 1
27. Let A be square matrix of order 3. If det A = 2, then value of det(adj A 3) is equal to
(Here det A denotes determinant of matrix A)
(A) 8 (B) 28 (C) 32 (D) 64
cos , ij
3 j
28. For , let B bij be a square matrix of 2nd order such that bij cos , i j ,
5 2
j
sin , i j
2
then trace of matrix B5 is equal to-
(A) –2 (B) –1 (C) 1 (D) 2
29. AB = A and BA = B, then (here A & B are matrix of n × n) which of the following must be true -
(A) A = B (B) A2 = A (C) A = I (D) B = I
30. Let A is a four order diagonal matrix whose entries are complex numbers such that A 4 = I4. If trace of A
is zero then (here I4 is four order unit matrix)
(A) There will be 24 distinct matrices A (B) There will be 36 distinct matrices A
(C) Determinant value of all such matrices is 1 (D) Determinant value of all such matrices is –1
2 p q
31. Let p, q, r are three real numbers satisfying [p q r] 3 q p r [5 b c] , then minimum value
12 r q 3r
of (b + c) is -
25 25 25 271 25 589
(A) (B) (C) (49)2
(D) (157)2
157 49
1 3 5 7
32. The value of determinant of a matrix of order 3 × 3 which when pre-multiplied by A 2 3 1 2 ,
3 1 3 2
interchanges first and second rows of A while third remains unchanged is
(A) –1 (B) –2 (C) 0 (D) 1
More than one correct
33. If B is a symmetric matrix such that B = 7A + 19I, where A is matrix, then
(A) (A + B)2 = A2 + 2AB + B2 (B) (A + B)(A – B) = A2 – B2
(C) (AB)T = AB (D) (AB)3 = A3B3
34. If A is a 3 × 3 order matrix such that det(A) = 2, then (where det(A) = |A|)
1
(C) adj A
1
(A) |2adjA| = 8 (B) |adj2A| = 16 (D) |adj(2(adj2A))| = 222
4
35. Choose the correct statement(s) for same order square matrices A & B,
(A) (I + A–1)–1 = A(A + I)–1 ; |I + A–1| 0, |A + I| 0
(B) (I + AB)–1A = A(I + BA)–1 ; |A| 0, |I + AB| 0, |I + BA| 0
(C) If B is an orthogonal matrix such that B = (I – A)(I + A)–1 then, A must be a symmetric matrix
(D) If A is a skew-symmetric matrix, then (I – A)(I + A)–1 is an orthogonal matrix.
36. If ai, bi, ci R, i = 1,2,3 such that a12 b12 c12 1; i 1,2,3 and a1a2 + b1b2 + c1c2 = 0, a2a3 + b2b3 + c2c3 = 0,
a3a1 + b3b1 + c3c1 = 0, then
(A) a12 a 22 a 32 3 (B) a12 a 22 a 32 1
(C) a1b1 + a2b2 + a3b3 = 0 (D) a1c1 + a2c2 + a3c3 = 1
37. If D1 & D2 are two 3 × 3 diagonal matrices, then choose the correct statement(s)
(A) D1D2 is a diagonal matrix
(B) D1D2 = D2D1
(C) AD1 = D1A always holds, where A is any 3 × 3 matrix
(D) D12 + D22 is a diagonal matrix
38. If A is a 3 × 3 matrix such that det(A) = 3, then choose the correct statement(s) :
(A) det(3A3) = 39 (B) det(adj(9A6)) = 324
(C) det adj 3A
1
1
(D) det(adj(adj(adjA))) = 38
36
39. If X is a column matrix & A is a 3rd order square matrix, then choose the correct statements(s) :
(A) XX' is a singular matrix
(B) If A'A = 0, then A = 0 provided A is a real matrix
(C) If AAT = I then, AT A need not be I
(D) If A10 = 0, then (I + A + A2 + ..... + A9)–1 = I – A
40. Let A is 3 × 2 matrix and B is 2 × 3 matrix such that det(AB) = 0, then value of det(BA) can be -
(A) 0 (B) 1 (C) 2 (D) 3
41. Let A is a matrix of order 3 and (A – 2I) (A – 4I) = 0, then-
A 4A 1 A 4A 1
(A) I 2
(B) A – 6A = –8I (C) 1 (D) |A2 – 6A| = 8
6 3 6 3
1 1 1 2 1 1
42. Let matrix A 1 1 1 and B 1 2 1 , then-
1 1 1 1 1 2
(A) A B (B) A B
2005 2005
A 2005 B2005 A 2005 B2005
2 0 0
7
43. Let A 0 1 2 . If A 1 aA 2 A bI , (where I is identity matrix of order 3), then select correct
16
0 2 4
option(s)
1 9 1 9
(A) a (B) b (C) a (D) b
8 4 16 8
2
44. If A 2 2 is idempotent as well as orthogonal matrix, then-
2 2
(A) = –1 (B) = 1 (C) A is symmetric (D) A–1 = A
1 1 1
45. Let matrix B 0 1 1 and A is 3 ordered square matrix such that AB = BA. If all entries of matrix
0 0 1
A are whole numbers whose sum is 6, then-
(A) If there are exactly 3 zero's in matrix A, then det(A) = 1
(B) If traceA = 6, then det(A) = 8
(C) A is always an invertible matrix
(D) there are 4 such matrices A.
46. If A and B are square matrices such that AB = B and BA = A, then which of the following
is/are always true ?
(A) A is an idempotent matrix (B) B is an involutary matrix
6 6 8 8
(C) A + B = A + B (D) A2 + B2 = A + I
47. If three 3 × 3 invertible matrices A, B, C are Idempotent, Involutary and Orthogonal matrices respectively,
then -
(A) (ABC)–1 = (ABTC)T (B) |adj(2AB–1C)|= 8
(C) If (ABC)–1 = (CBA)–1, then BC = CB (D) adj(3A–1BC–1) = 9adj((C(BT)–1A)T)
48. Let A is an invertible matrix of order 3 whose entries are complex numbers and which satisfies 2A 2 =
4A + A3, then
A
(A) |A| = 8 (B) adj 1 (C) tr((A – 2I)3) = 24 (D) adj(A) = A2
2
49. Let x = ,y = , z = where are non-zero real numbers,
satisfies [xsin3 – 1 xcos2 2x] – [y –4y –7y] + [z 3z – 2 7z] = [–1 –2 0], 0,4 .
If N denotes number of all possible values of and S is sum of all possible values of then
(A) N > 8 (B) N < 8 (C) S < 14 (D) S > 14
1 0 0
50. Let M 2 1 0 and I be the identity matrix of order 3. If Q = [qij] is a matrix such that M100–Q = I,
4 2 1
then-
(A) Q is triangular matrix (B) q11 + q21 + q31 = q31+q32+q33
q 31 q32
(C) 102 (D) Q is nilpotent matrix of index 3.
q 21
51. Let P = [aij] be 3 × 3 invertible matrix, where aij {0, 1} for 1 < i,j < 3 and exactly four elements of P are
1. If N denotes number of possible matrices P, then which of the following is (are) true ?
(A) Number of divisors of N is even. (B) Sum of divisors of N is 91
(C) Determinant of (adjoint P) can be –1 (D) Determinant of (adjoint P) can be 1.
Linked Comprehension Type
Paragraph for Question 52 to 53
rd
Let A & B be 3 order square matrices such that A + B = I & AB = 0 then,
52. A2 + B2 =
(A) 2I (B) 0 (C) A + B (D) BA
3
53. If A is symmetric matrix then, (A + B) =
(A) 2I (B) A + B (C) B (D) A
Paragraph for Question 54 to 56
Consider the Fibonacci sequence 0, 1, 1, 2, 3, 5, 8, …. Whose terms are related by t n+2 = tn+1 + tn;
t n 1 tn
n = 0, 1, 2, ....... we can from a matrix by taking three consecutive terms as ƒ(x) ; n 1,2,3.....
tn t n 1
Further, there exists a constant matrix A such that ƒ(n) = ƒ(n – 1)A; n = 2, 3, ......
54. Trace (A) i.e. sum of diagonal elements of A is
(A) 0 (B) 1 (C) 2 (D) 3
55. ƒ(n) =
(A) An (B) An–1 (C) BAn–1; B A,I (D) An+1
56. det(ƒ(11)) =
(A) 0 (B) 1 (C) –1 (D) 2
MATHEMATICS /HA # 2 E-7/26
TM
a 2 4a 1 ƒ(1) 0 2a 2 16a 17 4a 1
2
b 4b 1 ƒ(1) ƒ(0) 2b 2 16b 17 4b 1
c2 4c 1 ƒ(2) 1 2c 2 16c 17 4c 1
57. Number of values of k for which the equation ƒ(x) = k has exactly two distinct solutions is -
(A) 1 (B) 2 (C) 3 (D) more than 3
58. The sum of greatest and least values of ƒ(x) in x [–1, 1] is equal to -
(A) 0 (B) 2 (C) 4 (D) 5
Paragraph for Question no.59 & 60
If A is invertible matrix of order 3 and B is another matrix of same order as of A such that
|B| = 2 and AT|A|B = A|B|BT, then
(where adj(A) and A–1 denote adjoint and inverse of matrix A)
1
59. AB1adj A T B is equal to-
1 1 1
(A) (B) (C) (D) 1
8 4 16
60. If B is symmetric matrix , then which of the following is incorrect ?
(A) adj(B) is symmetric matrix (B) B–1 is symmetric matrix
(C) A2015 B2016 is symmetric matrix (D) AB–1 is symmetric matrix if AB = BA
Paragraph for Question no.61 & 62
3 0 1
Let A = [aij] be a 3 × 3 matrix such that A 0 1 1 . Suppose x1, x2, x3 are three column vectors
1 1 0
1 1 0
0
such that Ax1 = , Ax2 = 1 and Ax3 = 1 . B is a 3 × 3 matrix whose first, second and third
0 0 2
columns are x1, x2 and x3 respectively.
[Note : det(P) denotes the determinant of square matrix P]
61. The value of det(2B) is equal to -
(A) 1 (B) 2 (C) 4 (D) 8
3i
62. Let C = [Cij] be a 3 × 3 matrix, where Cij = a for 1 < i, j < 3, then det(C) is equal to -
9 j ij
(A) 2(314) (B) 2(315)
(C) 2(318) (D) 2(319)
Numerical Grid
63. Consider three matrices; A = [aij] 3×5, B = [bij] 5×10 and C = A × B = [cij] 3×10. It is given that
i j
a ij
3j 2 & bij , then value of the element c28 is
3i 1
64. If A is a square matrix such that A[1 0]T = [1 –1]T & A[0 1]T = [2 1]T, then sum of the elements
of the matrix A[2 3]T is
65. If maximum number of distinct elements in a 7th order skew-symmetric matrix is N, then the sum of
the digits of N is
5 3 1
If x, y R, X x y 1 , A 3 2 1 and XTAX = 0, then, 2y + x =
T
66.
1 1 1
2i j
67. If 'A' is a 3rd order square matrix whose general element a ij and A = L + D + U, where; L, D
2
& U are Lower triangular, diagonal and upper triangle matrices then, the sum of non-diagonal elements
of the matrix 'L' is
68. If the system of linear equations x + 2ay + az = 0, x + 3by + bz = 0, x + 4cy + cz = 0, has a non-trival
a 3 c3
solution & a, b, c > 0 then the minimum value of is
b3
69. Let A, B and A + B are non-singular matrices of order 3 × 3 and Tr(AB–1) = –1 satisfying A–1 + B–1 =
A
(A + B)–1, then value of is
B
3 0 2 2
70. Let A 1 x 5 ,B b and C = [3 5 1], then the number of integral value(s) of 'b' for which
2 0 x 2 1
1 1
2
71. Let matrix P 2 and Q is another matrix such that QTP = PT and QT = 2P T 2 I , then value
1 1
2 2
1 0 0
72. If matrix A is commute with B 1 1 0 such that |A| = 8, then tr(A) is
1 1 1
1 1 2
73. Let A 2 1 2 and aij denotes element of ith row and jth column of matrix A. If aij = cofactor of
1 2 1
2
3
bij 1 < i, j < 3 where bij is element of i row and j column of matrix B. Then b3r a 3r is equal to
th th
r 1
6 4 2 3 2 3 2 100 99
74. Let A ,B and C = A + A B + A B +......A B . If sum of elements of matrix
9 6 3 4
CB is then 36 + is
1 3 2
75. Let matrix A
2 1 and b,c R are such that A + bA = cI2, then number of ordered pair(s) of (b,c)
is {here I2 is 2 × 2 unit matrix}
2 1 3
76. If inverse of matrix A is A 1
0 4 5 , then determinant value of adj(3A) is
1 2 0
1 1 1
det(adj.Q )
77. Let P 0 2 3 . If Q = adj.P and R = 5P, then is equal to
det(R )
2 1 0
[Note : det(A) and adj.A denotes the determinant of square matrix A and adjoint of square matrix A
respectively]
3 0 2 2
78. Let A = 1 x 5 , B b and C = [3 5 1], then number of possible integral values of b for which
2 0 x 2 1
1 1 1 1
79. Let P be a 2 × 2 matrix such that P and P2 . If p1 and p2 (p1 > p2) are two values
1 2 1 0
of p for which det(P – pI) = 0, where I is an identity matrix of order 2, then (5p 1 + 2p2) is equal to
[Note : det(M) denotes determinant of square matrix M]
i j if ij
80. Given A=[aij]3×3 be a matrix, where a ij 2 . If Cij be the cofactor of aij in the matrix A and
i if ij
3 3 det B
B = [bij]3×3 be a matrix such that bij ik jk
a c , then the value of is equal to
k 1 8
(where [.] denotes greatest integer function and det B denotes determinant value of B)
A
2
2 5
81. Let A is symmetric and B is a skew symmetric matrix, such that A B , then is
7 6 96
82. Let M = [aij]2×2 whose all entries are distinct and aij {1,2,5,10}, then number of such singular matrices
M is
2n
k 1
84. If A & B are square matrices of order 3 such that |A| = –2, |B| = 1, then absolute value of
det(A–1adj(B–1).adj(2A–1)) is equal to
(where |X| or det X represent determinant of matrix X, adj(X) denotes adjoint of matrix X)
85. Square matrices B of second order are formed using some or all the possible values of k, when system
of linear equations kx + 4y + z = 0, 4x + ky + 2z = 0 & 2x + 2y + z = 0, has infinite solution, then
number of singular matrices B is
x 1
86. Let A be a square matrix of order 3 × 3 such that adj(A) = I, A I. If A y 0 , then
z 0
7 1
3 0 8 2 2
89. Let X , Y and Z = Y T X Y. If M Y Z 2015 Y T where M = [m ij] is a
3 3 1 7
2 2 8
m 21 m 11 m 22
2 × 2 matrix, then sum of digits of where , is
32015
2 (a 2 ) 0 3 2 (a 2) 5 3
90. Let A 1 (b 3 ) 1 ; B 7 (b 3 ) 7 and
0 5 (c 4 ) 8 9 (c 4)
2 (a 2 ) 1 3
C 0 (b 3 ) 7 , where are real & distinct such that tr(A) = tr(B) = tr(C)
8 3 (c 4 )
ANSWER KEY
PART # 2
1. (B) 2. (B) 3. (D) 4. (C) 5. (D) 6. (B) 7. (A)
8. (A) 9. (A) 10. (C) 11. (C) 12. (D) 13. (D) 14. (C)
15. (C) 16. (C) 17. (A) 18. A 19. D 20. C 21. B
22. B 23. C 24. A 25. A 26. A 27. D 28. A
29. B 30. B 31. B 32. A 33. (A,B,C,D) 34. (C,D)
35. (A,B,D) 36. (B,C) 37. (A,B,D) 38. (B,D) 39. (A,B)
40. (A) 41. A,B,C 42. A,B,C 43. C,D 44. A,C,D
45. A,B 46. A,C 47. A,C,D 48. B,C,D 49. A,D
50. A,B,C,D 51. B,D 52. (C) 53. (B) 54. (B)
55. (A) 56. (C) 57. B 58. D 59. C 60. C 61. D
62. C 63. 5 64. 9 65. 7 66. 3 67. 6 68. 2
69. 1 70. 5 71. 4 72. 6 73. 3 74. 7 75. 1
76. 1 77. 1 78. 5 79. 8 80. 7 81. 6 82. 8
83. 6 84. 8 85. 6 86. 1 87. 8 88. 4 89. 6
90. 8 91. 3