MATRICES & DETERMINANTS

DATE: 19.04.2015
DURATION: 1 HR.

SECTION A

(1 MARK EACH)
T

5 3x 5 4
Find x, if

.
2y z 12 6
2a 1
For what value of a,
is a singular matrix?
8 3

1.
2.
3.

A square matrix A, of order 3, has A 5, find A adjA .

4.

What is the order of 3I3 , where I3 is the identity matrix of order 3?

2 k 3
For what value of k, the matrix
is not invertible?
5 1
If A is a matrix of order 2 3 and B is a matrix of order 3 5, what is order of matrix

5.
6.

AB

'

7.

'
A square matrix of order 3 such that adjA 64. Find A .

8.

If A is a square matrix satisfying A 2 I , then what is the inverse of A?

5 3
1
T 1
A is a non-singular matrix such that A
, where A T is
then find A

1
,

transpose of A.
If A is a square matrix of order 3 and A 2, find the value of 5A .

9.
10.
11.

12.
13.
14.
15.
16.

17.

5 2
2 3 5

If A 3 0 and B
are two matrices, write the order of AB and BA if they
1 3 9
1 7

exists.
3
T

If A 5 & B 1 0 4 , find AB .
2

Using determinants find the area of the triangle whose vertices are 2, 4 , 2, 6 , & 5, 4 .
2 3
1
If A
be such that A A, find the value of .
5

m3 ;

Let A a ij

p4 & C cij 24 are such that A m3 Bp4 C24 , find the

B bij

value of m and p.
If A and B are symmetric matrices of same order, write whether AB BA is symmetric or
skew symmetric.
1 1 3
Evaluate: 3 4 2 by expanding it along R 2 .
2 0 1
0 2 0
2 3 4,
4 5 6

18.

Find the value of the determinant i)

ii)

19.

Find the matrix X, so that 2A 3B X 0, where A

4 a bc
4 b ca .
4 c ab
0 3
2 1
, B
.
0 4
2 5

20.
21.
22.
23.

x 2
6 2

then find the value of x.

18 x 18 6
cos sin
sin cos
Simplify: cos
sin
.
sin cos
cos sin
Find if (2, 3), (, 1), and (0, 4) are collinear using determinant.
If

Write the cofactors of the elements of the third row of the determinant:

1
4
3

24.
25.

x
Solve the equation for x, y, z and t ,if 2
y
3 x
Find the value of x , for which

x 1

z
1

3 0
t

3 2
.
4 1

26.

xy
With out expanding , evaluate z
1

27.

If A

28.

If A [a ij ]3X3 , then k.A .A What is the value of .

29.

if exists.
Find the Inverse of the Matrix
4 6
A is a square matrix. Write the value of A(adj A).
2 4 2x 4

If
, then find the value of x.
5 1
6 x

30.
31.

3
4

yz
x
1

3
1

3
2
4

Construct a 3 2 matrix whose elements are aij

34.

3 4
If A 1
p
2 4

38.
39.
40.
41.

5
.
6

33.

37.

2
, then find k if A 2 kA 2I .
2

If A diag 3, 5, 7 and B diag 1, 2, 4 find ( 2A 3B).

36.

2
2

zx
y
0.
1

32.

35.

3
1

3i j
.
2

5
6 is singular find the value of 'p ' .
3

Give an example of two non-zero 2 2 matrices A, B such that AB = 0.

5 x x 1
Find the value of x for which the matrix
is singular.
4
2
sin A sin B cos A cos B
.
Find the value of the determinant
cos A cos B sin A sin B
Find the transpose of the matrix 1
k
For what value of k, the matrix
3
Evaluate: A

6 10 15 and write the order of that matrix.

2
has no inverse.
4

.
20
24
Find the values of x, y and z from the following matrix equation:
4 2 z
5 4 7
x 2 3

.
6 3 8
7 y 5 1 0 3

SECTION B

(4 MARKS EACH)

1.

a 2 1 ab
ac
b 2 1 bc 1 a 2 b 2 c 2 .
Using properties of determinants prove that: ab
ca
cb
c2 1

2.

If A

3.

3 5
2
1
, show that A 5A 14I 0, hence find A .

4
2

If none of a, b and c is zero, using properties of determinants, prove that:

bc
b 2 bc c 2 bc
3
a 2 ac
ac
c 2 ac bc ca ab .
a 2 ab b 2 ab
ab

4.

x x 2 1 x3
2
3
If x, y, z are different and y y 1 y 0, show that xyz 1 0.
z z 2 1 z3

5.

1 2 2
Find the inverse of matrix A 1 3 0 using elementary row transformation.
0 2 1

6.

If a, b, c are positive and are respectively equal to the p th , qth and rth terms of G. P. show that
log a p 1
log b q 1 0 .
log c r 1

7.

a bx c dx p qx
a c p
2
Prove that ax b cx d px q 1 x b d q .
u
v
w
u v w

8.

bc
Show that c a
ab

9.

a2
bc
ac c 2
2
b2
ac 4a 2 b 2 c 2 .
Prove the following using properties of determinants: a ab
ab
b 2 bc
c2

qr
rp
pq

yr
a
zx 2 b
xy
c

p
q
r

x
y .
z

10.

Prove
the
following
using
properties
2
3
x x 1 px
y y 2 1 py3 1 pxyz x y y z z x .
z z 2 1 pz 3

11.

Using
properties
of
determinants,
a b 2c
a
b
3
c
b c 2a
b
2 a b c .
c
a
c a 2b

prove

that:

12.

Using
properties
2
2
2
a b c a
2b3

prove

that:

2a 3

b c2 a 2 b2

2a 3

2b3

of

determinants,
2c

of

determinants:

2c3
c a 2 b 2 c 2

abc a 2 b 2 c 2 .
3

c
1 a2
c2 1 b2
ab 1 c 2

a3
b3 a b b c c a ab bc ca .
c3

13.

a b
2
2
Prove that : a b
bc ca

14.

bc ca ab
2
2
2
Show that that: c a a b b c 2 a b c ab bc ca a b c .
ab bc ca

15.

x 2 y2
Prove that: yz zx
x y

16.

3a a b a c
3b
c b 3 a b c ab bc ca .
Prove that: a b
a c bc
3c

z2
xy x y y z z x xy yz zx .
z

17.

By
using
properties
of
determinants,
2
2
1 a b
2ab
2b
2ab
1 a 2 b2
2a
1 a 2 b2 .
2b
2a
1 a 2 b2

18.

If A and B are square matrices of the same order such that A B, then prove by induction
that ABn Bn A n N.
By
using
properties
of
determinants,
prove
that:
abc
c
b
c
abc
a
2 a b b c c a .
b
a
abc

19.

prove

that:

20.

a b c
If a, b, c are positive and unequal, show that the value of determinant b c a is negative.
c a b

21.

Using

properties

b c
2
c a
2
a b
2

of

determinants,

prove

bc

b2

ca a b b c c c a b c a 2 b 2 c 2 .

c2

ab

2 1
5 2

, B
and C

3 4
7 4

2 5
. Find a matrix D such that CD AB 0.
3 8

22.

If A

23.

a 2 2a 2a 1 1
3
Prove the following using properties of determinants: 2a 1 a 2 1 a 1 .
3
3
1

24.

1 x2
2
Show that; 1 y
1 z2

25.

If A

x3
y3 x y y z z x xy yz zx .
z3

1 2
2 3

1
1 1
, B
, verify that AB B A .
1

1
3

that:

26.

1 a
Using properties of determinant, prove that: 1
1

1
1
1 1 1
1 b 1 abc 1 .
a b c
1 1 c

27.

1 0 2 x

4 0.
Find the value of x such that: x 5 1 0 2 1
2 0 3 1

n(n 1)

n
1
1 1 1
2

n
If A 0 1 1 then A 0
1
n n N.
0 0 1
0
0
1

cos x 0 sin x
cos x sin x 0

0
1
0
If f ( x) sin x cos x 0 , g ( x)
,
0

0
1

sin x 0 cos x

28.

29.

show that f ( x) g ( x)

g ( x) f (
x).

30.

1 1

2
For the matrix A 1
2 1

3 , show that A 3 6A 2 5A 11I3 0. Hence find A 1 .

3

31.

Prove by the principle of mathematical induction:

cos n sin n
cos sin
n
n N.
then A
,
sin cos
sin n cos n
Express the given matrix A as the sum of a symmetric and skew symmetric matrix:
1
7
1

2
3
4 .
5
0
5

If A

32.

33.

34.
35.

36.

37.

x
Solve: 2
3

6
3x
2x

1
x 3 0.
x2

1 0 2

3
2
If A 0 2 1 and f (x) x 6x 7x 3, find f (A).
2 0 3

Prove
by
the
principle
of
1 2n 4n
3 4

n
If A
then A
n N.
n
1 2n
1 1

3x 8
3
3
3
3x 8
3 0.
Solve:
3
3
3x 8

mathematical

induction:

0 1
n
n
n 1
, prove that aI bA a I na bA , where I is a unit vector of order 2
0
0

and n is a positive integer.

If A

38.

39.

40.

Using

properties

of

determinant,

evaluate:

1 ,

is a complex cube root of unity.

1 2 2

If A 2 1 2 , find A 1 and hence prove that A 2 4A 5I 0.

2 2 1

a b
, a 1,
0 1

Using principle of Mathematical Induction, if A

n
prove that A

b(a n 1)

a 1 for all n .
1

41

ax ax ax
Using properties of determinants, solve for x : a x a x a x 0 .
ax ax ax

42.

1
For a matrix A 2
5

43.

44.

46.

2
1
5

3
2 show that A (adj.A) 0.
11

0
i
0 i
If A
& B
show that AB BA.

0 1
i 0
a b b c c a
Show that the determinant vanishes b c c a a b .
ca ab bc
4
2 1
1

6 and B 0
0 , find AT B .
If A

1 5
1 2 3

Find A(adj. A) , without finding adj A. if A 3 1 2 .

1 0 3

45.

1
3
2

3 2
, find the numbers a and b such that
1 1
A2 aA bI . Hence find A1 .
b
a
1

and showthat aA1 (a 2 bc 1) I aA.

48.
Find A if A
c 1 bc

2 1
1 8 10
0 1 X 3 4
0
49.
Find the matrix X such that,
.

2 4
10 20 10

47.

For the matrix A

50.

yz
Using properties of determinant prove that: z x
xy

x
z
y

y
x (x y z)(x z) 2 .
z

where

51.

a
bc
Prove that a c b
ab ba

52.

b2 c2
Prove that ba
ca

53.

150
75
2 3 10
75

5 and 110 100 30 .

Find the product of matrices 4 6
6 9 20
72
0 24

ab
c2 a 2
cb

cb
c a (a b c)( a 2 b 2 c 2 )
c
ac
bc 4a 2 b 2 c 2
a 2 b2

And use it for solving equations:

54.

If A

tan 2

55.

If A

56.

tan
2
cos sin
, show that (I A) (I A)
.
sin cos

1 a
1
1

2
1
1

1
2
1

1
1 , verify that A 3 6A 2 9A 4I3 O.

1
1
1 1 1
1 b 1 abc 1 .
a b c
1 1 c
x

57.

2 3 10
4 6 5
6 9 20

4; 1;
2.
x y z
x y z
x y z

If x, y, z are different and y

z

x2 1 x3
y 2 1 y3 0, using properties of determinant prove that :
z 2 1 z3

x y z 1 0.
58.

1 2 2

0 by using elementary row transformations.

Find the inverse of the matrix A 1 3
0 2 1

SECTION C

1.

(6 MARKS EACH)

2 1 1

If A 3 0 1 , find A 1 and hence solve : 2x y z 2; 3x z 2; x 2y 3.

1 2 0

2.

3.
4.
5.

1 1 1

If A 1 2 3 , find A-1 and use it

2 1 3

x y 2z 0; x 2y z 9; x 3y 3z 14 .

to

solve

the

system

2 3
Using elementary transformation find the inverse of the matrix A 2 2

3 2
Solve by matrix method: 3 x 2 y 3 z 8 0 ; 2 x y z 1 & 4 x 3 y 2 z
1
1
1 2 2
3

0 . find (AB)1 .
6
5 and B 1 3
If A 15

2
2
0 2 1
5

of

equations:

3
2 .

2
4.

2 1
1
3
1

1
2 1 and B 1
3
1 ,
6.
If A 1

1
2
1
1 1 3
find the product AB and use this result to solve the following system of linear equations:
2 x y z 1, x 2 y z 4, x y 2 z 3 .
1
1
1

2 3 , find A1 and use it to solve the system of equations:

7.
If A 1
2 1
3

x y 2 z 0 ; x 2 y z 9 ; x 3 y 3 z 14.
1 2 0
7 2 6

1 3 and C 2 1 3 , find product AC and hence solve :

8.
If A 2
0 2 1
4 2 5

x 2 y 10; 2 x y 3 z 8; 2 y z 7.
3 2 3

9.
If A 2 1 1 , find A1 and hence solve :
4 3 2

3 x 2 y 3 z 8; 2 x y z 1; 4 x 3 y 2 z 4.
5 7 1
6 8 1
3 2 6
15 &
7.
10.
Solve by matrix method: 11 ;
x y z
x y z
x y z

11.
12.

13.

Using properties of determinant, prove that:

b c 2

ab

ca

ab

c a 2

bc

ac

bc

a b 2

Using
matrices
solve
the
following
system
1 1 1
2 1 3
1 1 1
4 ; 0 ; 2 ; x 0, y 0, z 0.
x y z
x y z
x y z
1 p 0
1 0 0

0 .
Obtain the inverses of matrices A 0 1 p and B q 1
0 0 1

0 q 1
p
1 pq

1 pq
Hence find the inverse of matrix X q
0
q

p .
1

2abc a b c .
3

of

equations:

14.

15.

16.

17.

18.

19.

2 1 3

If A= 3 1 4 Find A-1. Using A-1, solve the following system of linear equations
2 3 5
2x 3y 2z 3
; x y 3z 8
;
3x 4 y 5 z 9.
2
0 1

Using elementary transformation find the inverse of the matrix 1 2

3
3 1 1
2 1 3

If A= 3 1 4 Find A-1. Using A-1, solve the following system

2 3 5
2 x 3 y 2 z 3 ; x y 3 z 8 ; 3x 4 y 5 z 9.
Using matrix method, solve the following equations:
2 3 10
4 6 5
6 9 20

4; 1;
2.
x y z
x y z
x y z
0

Using elementary transformation find the inverse of the matrix A 1

3

Find the matrix P satisfying the matrix equation:

of linear equations

1 2

2 3 .
1 1

2 1
3 2

5 3
3 2

1 2
.
2 1

2 1
1
3
1

1
2 1 and B 1
3
1 , find the product AB and use this result
If A 1

1
2
1
1 1 3
to solve the following system of linear equations:
2 x y z 1, x 2 y z 4, x y 2 z 3 .
2 1 1

If A 3 0 1 , find A1 and hence solve : 2 x y z 2; 3 x z 2; x 2 y 3. .

1 2 0

20.

21.
22.

23.

Using matrix method, solve the following equations:

2 3 10
4 6 5
6 9 20

4; 1;
2.
x y z
x y z
x y z
1 2 2
Using elementary transformation find the inverse of the matrix A 2 1 2 .

2 2 1