SOLUTIONS a 2 [ cos2 B  sin 2 B]  sin B [ cos B  sin B]


(1) (D).  cos B [sin B  cos B]  0
(A) Tr (kA) = k (a11 + a22 + a33) = kTr(A)
 a 2  sin 2B  cos 2B  0  a [1,1]
(B) Tr (A + B) = a11 + b11 + a22 + b22 + a33 + b33
= Tr (A) + Tr (B) (6) (B). A = 3 × 4 ; A = 4×3
(C) Tr (I3) = 1 + 1 + 1 = 3 As A B is defined  let order of B = 3 × n
now BA = (3 ×n) × (4 × 3)  n = 4
(D) Tr (A2) =  a11
2
  a12
2
 (a11  a 22  a 33 ) 2  order of B is 3 × 4
(2) (B). A–1 = |A|–1 is not true, as LHS is a matrix and RHS is  order of B = 4 × 3
a number. order of B A = (4×3) × (3 × 4) = 4 × 4
(3) (A). As 1 + +  2 = 0 and  3 = 1, adding R2, R3, R4 to (7) (D). A is non singular det A  0
R1 the given determinant Given AB – BA = A,
hence AB = A + BA = A(I + B)
1 1 1 1 det. A · det. B = det. A · det. (I + B)
 2 1 1 det. B = det. (I + B) ....(1) (as A is non singular)
 Again AB – A = BA
 2
1 1  A (B – I) = BA
1 1  2 (det. A) · det.(B – I) = det. B · det. A 
  det. (B – I) = det. (B) ....(2)
1 0 0 0 from (1) and (2)
 2   1  1  det. (B – I) = det. (B + I)
 (8) (B). B = A1 + 3A 33 + ..... (2n – 1)
2 1  2 1  2   2
BT = – [A1 + 3A 33 + ..... (2n – 1) (A 2r 1 ) 2r 1 ]
1 0  1 2  1
= – B so skew symmetric
 1 1 (9) (B). (A + B)2 = (A + B) . (A + B) = A2 + AB + BA + B2
= (1 – )3 1   1    ......... (1)
–1
Since B = –A BA
0 1 1  
AB = A (–A–1BA) = – (AA–1) BA
 0 
[ A (BC) = (AB) C]
= (1 – )3  2  2   AB = – BA put in (1), we get
0 1 2 (A + B)2 = A2 – BA + BA + B2
(A + B)2 = A2 + B2
1 0 1 (10) (B). Only transformation in row is shown here.
=– 2 (1 – )3   1
x3  x  a 3  x  a 3
0 1  2
1 0 0
 x3 6x a  2a   x  a [By C : C – C ]
2 3 3
2 2 3

= –  2 (1 – )3   1   x3 6x a  2a   x  3xa  [by C : C + C ]

2 3 3 2
3 3 2
1 
6x a  2a  3xa [by C : C – C ]
2
0
 x3 2 3 2
3 3 1
 1  i 3 1  i 3 
= 3( –  2) = ± 3    =±i3 3. Split into two determinants
 2 2   x 3 6x 2 a 3xa 2  x 3 2a 3 3xa 2
(4) (B). A adj A = |A| I
(AB) (adj AB) = |AB| I = 18a3 xyz x 3 x 1 + 6a5 x 3 1 x = 0 (given)
Also (AB)(adj B . adj A) = A (B adj B) adj A
= A |B| In AdjA = |B| A adj A x2 x 1 x3 1 x
= |B| |A| In or |AB| In
3xyz y  x 2 2
y  x 0 + a2 y  x 3 3
0 yx = 0
(5) (B). For non-trivial solution,
2a sin B cos B z2  x 2 zx 0 z3  x 3 0 zx
 1 cos B sin B 0  3xyz (y – x) (z –x) (y – z) – a2 (y – x) (z – x)
1 sin B  cos B × {y2 + xy + x2} – (z2 + 2x + x2) = 0
 3xyz (y – x) (z – x) (y – z) – a2 (y – x) (z – x) (y – z)

1
 (y + z + x) = 0 1 0 
 3xyz = a2 ( x + y + z), since x  y z   A is orthogonal
0 1 
(11) (A). D = (2x2 + 4) – 2(– 4x – 20) = 2x2 + 8x + 44 = 86
(19) (B). det (Mr ) = r2 – (r – 1)2 = 2r – 1
= 2x2 + 8x – 42 = 0 x2 + 4x – 21 = 0  +  = – 4
(C). LHS = 90 f(x – 3) – 100 f(x + 4) + 10 f(x – 3) and f(x) 2009
(12)  2009  2010 
satisfies the equation f(x + 4) = f(x – 3) i.e., f(x + 7) =  (2r  1)  2   2
  2009
f(x) for all x so that f(x) has the period 7. r 1
(13) (A). The given determinant = (2009) × (2009) = (2009)2
a1a 2 a1 a 0 a1a 2 a1 a 0 (20) (A). Determinant of coefficients
 1 cos 
 a 2 2d d d d 2
2a 2 1 1
= 3 1 2 = cos  – cos2  + 6
a 3 2d d d 2a 3 1 1
cos  1 2
a1a 2 a1 a 0
and this is positive for all  since | cos |  1.
= d2 2a 2 1 1 = 2d3 (a1 – a0) = 2d4 The only solution is therefore the trivial solution.
2d 0 0 2 y z 2 y z
(14) (A). Expanding,  (21) 2. 0 x 2 z  x2 2 y 0
     x2 2z
   = cos {0} – 1 1  cos 2  + 1 1  cos 2  x y 2 0
2  2  2
2 y z

= 2 cos2 +2 x2 2 y 2z
2
where maximum = 2 + 2 (1) = 4  (x  2) (2  y) (2  z) 1 1 0
and whose minimum = 2 + 2 × 0 = 2 1 0 1
Hence  lies in the interval [2, 4].
(15) (D). 1 +  + 2 = 0 so that 1, ,  2 satisfy the first two
2 y z
equations and not the third, –1, –, – 2 satisfy all  0   
the three. x 2 2 y 2z
(16) (D).It can easily be seen that the determinant of 2 2 2
    2
coefficients vanishes. The system is therefore 2x 2 y 2z
consistent and has solutions if the three equations are 5 1 4 1
equivalent to a system of two or one equation. In the (22) 35. M31   43, M32   30
given case by ‘trial and error’ one can see that the 3 8 2 8
third equation  3 times the first – twice the second. 4 5
The given set of equations is equivalent to the system M33   22
2 3
2x + y + 3z = 1,
x – 2y + 2z = – 1 and has therefore an infinite number  M31 + M32 + M33 = 35
of solutions. (23) 48. As x is absent,  +  +  = – (–1),  +  +  = 0, 
(17) (B). We have, AB = A and BA = B    = – (–8)
Now, AB = A (AB) A = A . A A (BA) = A2 1  1  1 
 AB = A2 ( BA = B) A = A2 (AB = A) Given determinant =   
Again, BA = B (BA) B = B2 B (AB) = B2
 1  1  2 1
2 2
 BA = B2 (AB = A) B = B2 (BA = B)
Thus, A2 = A, B2 = B 2 1  1 
 A and B are idempotent matrices. = 0   with C1  C1 + C2 + C3
 cos  sin   4  1  1
2 2
(18) (C). Let A =  
  sin  cos  
1 1  1 
 cos  sin   cos   sin  
Then, AA' =    = – 2 0  
  sin  cos    sin  cos  
 2  1  1
2 2
cos2   sin 2   sin  cos   sin  cos  
 
  sin  cos   cos  sin  sin 2   cos 2   1 1  1 
= – 2 0  
0 2  1  2  2  1  2

2
 by R3  R3 – 2R1 1 x2 x4
= – 2 [(2 – 1 + 2) – (2 – 1 + 2)] = 6 = 48.
(25) 4.   (xyz) n 1 y 2 y4
2a  b  c a  2b  c a  b  2c
(24) 4.   = a  2b  c a  b  2c 2a  b  c 1 z2 z4
a  b  2c 2a  b  c a  2b  c = (xyz)n (x2 – y2) (y2 – z2) (z2 – x2)
1 1 0 ab bc ca Clearly when n = – 4,
 1 1 1 1 1 1
=  1 0 1 bc ca ab    4   2  2  2  2  2  2
0 1 1 ca ab bc y x  z y  x z 