Matrices (Chapter-2)

1. Construct a 2 2 matrix, whose elements are given by aij

2. Construct a 3 3 matrix whose elements are given by aij

i j

1
3i j .
3

x y z 1 4

, find the value of x y .

2 x y w 0 5
cos sin
4. If A
, then for what value of is A an identity matrix?
sin cos
5. What is the number of all possible matrices of order 3 3 with each entry 0 or1 ? (HOTS)
6. A factory produces three stickers P, Q and R printed with message SAVE TREES; SAVE
3. If

ELECTRICITY and SAVE FUEL respectively. These stickers are sold in two markets M 1 and M 2 .
Annual sake(in units) is indicated below:

M1
M2

P
Q
R
2000 4000 10000
5000 7000 3000

Represent the above information in in the form of 2 3 matrix. What does the entry in the
second row and first column represent? Which message is more important? (Value Based and
Multidisciplinary)

7. If A diag 2,5,1 and B diag 1,0, 4 then find 3 A 5 B .

cos
sin

8. Simplify cos

1 6

2 4
2
, then prove that B 3I B 2I o .
1
2 2
1 2 , then prove that A2 4 A 5I O .
2 1

9. If 2 A 3B

4
1

10. If B

11. If A 2

sin
sin cos

sin

cos sin
cos

0 1
and 5 A 2 B
, then find A and B .
1 4

2 3
, then prove that A3 4 A2 A O .

1 2
1 2
13. If A
, then prove that A2 5 A 2 I O

3 4
2 1
14. If A
, then find a and b such that A2 aA bI

3 4
12. If A

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0 1 0

15. If A 0 0 1 , then prove that A3 aI bA cA2

a b c

1 0
O
2 0

16. Solve the matrix equation for x: x 1

1 0 2 x

17. If x 5 1 0 2 1 4 O , find x .

2 0 3 1
2 3 1

18. If A 1 0 2 and f ( x) x 2 5 x 7 , then find f A .

1 1 1

2 1
2
, then show that A is zero of f x x 5x 7 .

1
3

0 0
20. If A
then find (i) A32 (ii) A41 . (HOTS)

2 0
19. If A

an 0 0
a 0 0

21. If A 0 a 0 then prove that An 0 a n 0 for every n N .

0 0 an
0 0 a

cos sin
cos sin
22. If A
, then prove that A2

sin cos
sin 2 cos 2
cos x sin x 0

23. If F x sin x cos x 0 , then prove that F x F y F x y .

0
0
1

0
24. If A
tan

tan
1 0
cos
2
, then prove that I A I A
and I

0 1
sin
0

cos 2

25. Prove that the product of

cos sin

cos 2
cos sin
and

sin 2
cos sin

matrix, when and differ by an odd multiple of

sin
.
cos

cos sin
is the null
sin 2

. (HOTS)

2
26. Give example of two non-zero matrices of order 2 2 whose product is zero.
27. Give example of two non-zero matrices of order 3 3 whose product is zero.
2 3
1 3
T
28. If A
and BT
then find 2 A 3B .

1 2
4 1

Matrix-2

 2 1
2 1 1
T

29. If A
and B 3 2 then prove that AB BT AT .

3 2 1
4 1

2 1
.
3 4

30. Find the symmetric and skew-symmetric part of A

1 2 3

31. Express the matrix A 3 4 1 as sum of symmetric and skew-symmetric matrices.

4 1 2

cos
sin

sin
, then find the value(s) of such that AT A I . (HOTS).

cos
0 2b c

33. If A a b c , then find the values of a, b and c such that AT A I . (HOTS)

a b c
34. If A and B are symmetric matrices, then prove that
AB BA is a skew-symmetric matrix.
(i)
AB BA is a symmetric matrix.
(ii)
(HOTS)
T
35. Show that the matrix B AB is symmetric or skew-symmetric matrix according as A is
32. If A

symmetric or skew-symmetric matrix.

(HOTS)
36. If A and B are symmetric matrices of same order, then show that AB is symmetric if and only
if A and B commute.
(HOTS)
37. For a square matrix A show that
(i) A AT is symmetric matrix

(ii) A AT is skew-symmetric matrix

(iii) AAT is symmetric matrix

(iv) AT A is symmetric matrix
38. Show that all the diagonal elements of skew-symmetric matrix are zero.
39. Show that every square matrix can be uniquely expressed as the sum of a symmetric and skewsymmetric matrix.
(HOTS)

n
a b
a
n
40. If A
, then prove that A

0 1
0

a n 1
b

a 1 , for all n N

1 n
1 1 1

41. If A 0 1 1 , then prove that An 0 1

0 0
0 0 1

n n 1

2
n .
1

3n 1 3n 1 3n 1
1 1 1

42. If A 1 1 1 , then prove that An 3n 1 3n 1 3n 1 for every n N .

3n 1 3n 1 3n 1
1 1 1

Matrix-3

cos
sin

43. If A

sin
cos n
n
then prove that A

cos
sin n

sin n
for every n N .
cos n

0 1
n
, then prove that aI bA a n I na n 1bA for every n N . (HOTS).

0 0
45. If A and B commute, then prove that AB n B n A , for all n N .
(HOTS)
44. If A

46. If A and B commute then prove that AB An B n , for all n N .

n

(HOTS).

2 1
by elementary row transformation.
3 1
2 3
48. Find the inverse of the matrix A
by elementary row transformation.
1 1
1 1
49. Find the inverse of the matrix A
by elementary column transformation.
2 3
2 3 1

50. Find the inverse of the matrix 2 8 1 by elementary row transformation.

3 7 2
47. Find the inverse of the matrix A

0 1 2

51. Find the inverse of the matrix 1 2 3 by elementary row transformation.

3 1 1

0 1 2

52. Find the inverse of the matrix 2 2 3 by elementary column transformation.

3 1 1

2 3
then prove that A2 A 5I O and hence find A1 .

1 1

53. If A

3 1
1
2
then prove that A 5 A 5I and hence find A .
1
2

2 1 1
3 1 1

55. If A 1 2 1 and B 1 3 1 then show that AB 4 I and hence find A1 .

1 1 3
1 1 2
54. If A

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