Matrices 1.

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SECTION - A 8. If A and B are two matrices such that AB = B and

SCALAR MULTIPLICATION OF MATRICES BA = A, then A2 + B2 equal to
1 0 0 1  cosθ sinθ  (A) 2 AB (B) 2BA
1. If  =  0 1  , J =  -1 0  and B =  -sinθ cosθ  , (C) A + B (D) AB
     
then B equal to
2
(A) cos + Jsin (B) cos – Jsin 9. If AB = A and BA = B, then B is equal to
(C) sin + Jcos (D) cos + Jsin (A) B (B) A
(C)  (D) 0
2. The number of different orders of a matrix having
12 elements is 10. If A = diag (2, –1, 3), B = diag (–1, 3, 2), then
(A) 3 (B) 1 2
A B equal to
(C) 6 (D) None of these (A) diag (5, 4, 11) (B) diag (–4, 3, 18)
(C) diag (3, 1, 8) (D) B
 x2 + x x   0 -1  0 -2 
3.  3 2  +  -x + 1 x  =  5 1  then x is
  1 1 3
equal to 11. The matrix A =  5 2 6  is
(A) –1 (B) 2  -2 -1 -3 
(A) idempotent matrix (B) involutory matrix
(C) 1 (D) No value of x
(C) nilpotent matrix (D) None of these
4. If A is singular matrix of order n, then A(adj A)
equals 12. If the matrix AB is a zero matrix, then
(A) null matrix (B) row matrix (A) A = O or B = O
(C) identity matrix (D) None of these (B) A = O and B = O
(C) It is not necessary that either A = O or B = O
SECTION - B (D) All the above statements are wrong
MULTIPLICATION OF MATRICES

1   -5 4 0 2 -1  1 4
13. Which relation true for A =  -1 2  , B =  -1 1 
5. If A =  2 and B =  0 2 -1  , then    
 3   1 -3 2  2 2 2
(A) (A + B) = A + 2AB + B
2 2 2
 -5 8 0 (B) (A – B) = A – 2AB + B
(A) AB =  0 4 -2  (B) AB = [–2 –1 4] (C) AB = BA
 3 -9 6 
(D) None of these
 -1 
(C) AB =  1  (D) AB does not exist
 1  a b α β 
14. If A =  b a  and A2 =  β α  then
   
(A)  = a2 + b2, = ab
6. If A and B are square matrices of order 2, then
2 (B)  = a2 + b2,  = 2ab
(A + B) equal to
2
(A) A + 2 AB + B
2 2
(B) A + AB + BA + B
2 (C)  = a2 + b2,  = a2 – b2
2
(C) A + 2BA + B
2
(D) None of these (D)  = 2ab,  = a2 + b2

15. If A and B are square matrices of size n × n such

1 3 2  x 
7. If [1 x 1]  0 5 1   1  = [0] then x is that A2 – B2 = (A – B) (A + B), then which of the
 0 3 2   -2  following will be always true ?
(A) AB = BA
1 1 (B) either of A or B is a zero matrix
(A) – (B)
2 2 (C) either of A or B is an identity matrix
(C) 1 (D) –1 (D) A = B

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SECTION - E
 ab b2  ADJOINT OF A MATRIX
16. If A =  2  , then A
 -a -ab 
23. If A =  12 21  , then adj A equal to
(A) nilpotent (B) involutary  
(C) idempotent (D) scalar
1 -2   2 1
(A)  -2 1  (B)  1 1
  
SECTION - C
TRANSPOSE OF A MATRIX 1 -2   -1 2 
(C)  -2 -1  (D)  2 -1 
  
2 -1 4 1 T T
17. A =  -7 4  & B =  7 2  then B A is

(A) a null matrix  cosθ -sinθ 0
24. If A =  sinθ cosθ 0  , then adj A equal to
(B) an identity matrix  0 0 1 
(C) scalar, but not an identity matrix
T T (A) A (B) I
(D) such that Tr (B A ) = 4 2
(C) O (D) A
T
18. If A is a non–singular matrix and A denotes the SECTION - F
transpose of A, then INVERSE OF A MATRIX
T T 2
(A) |A|  |A | (B) |A . A |  |A| 25.
2
If A is a square matrix such that A = , then A
–1
T T2 T
(C) |A . A|  |A | (D) |A| + |A |  0 equal to
(A) 2A (B) A
SECTION - D (C) O (D) A + 
SYMMETRIC & SKEW SYMMETRIC MATRICES
19. If A is a skew – symmetric matrix, then trace of A
 3 -3 4  –1
is equal to 26. If A =  2 -3 4  , then value of A is equal to
(A) 1 (B) –1  0 -1 1 
(C) 0 (D) None of these (A) A (B) A
2
3 4
(C) A (D) A
20. If A and B are symmetric matrices, then ABA is
(A) symmetric matrix (B) skew–symmetric
1 2 1 0 
(C) a diagonal matrix (D) scalar matrix 27. Let A =  3 -5  and B =  0 2  and X be a matrix
   
such that A = BX is equal to
21. If A is a skew – symmetric matrix and n is an even
n 1 2 4  1  -2 4 
positive integer, then A is (A) (B)
(A) a symmetric matrix 2  3 -5  2  3 5 
(B) a skew–symmetric matrix 2 4
(C) a diagonal matrix (C)  3 -5  (D) None of these
 
(D) None of these

1 3 1 0
22. Which one of the following is wrong ? 28. Given A =  2 2  ;  =  0 1  . If A –  is a singular
   
(A) The elements on the main diagonal of a
matrix then
symmetric matrix are all zero
(A)  (B)  – 4 = 0
(B) The elements on the main diagonal of a skew  
(C)   + 4 = 0 (D)   – 6 = 0
– symmetric matrix are all zero
(C) For any square matrix A, 1/2 (A + A) is
29. From the matrix equation AB = AC, we conclude
symmetric B = C provided
(D) For any square matrix, 1/2 (A – A) is skew – (A) A is singular (B) A is non–singular
symmetric (C) A is symmetric (D) A is a square

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30. If A2 – A +  = 0, then the inverse of A is 34. A and B be 3 × 3 matrices. Then AB = 0 implies

(A)  – A (B) A –  (A) A = 0 and B = 0
(C) A (D) A +  (B) |A| = 0 and |B| = 0
(C) either |A| or |B| = 0
SECTION - G (D) A = 0 or B = 0
MIXED PROBLEMS
31. Which of the following is incorrect 35. Which of the following statements is incorrect for
2 2
(A) A – B = (A + B) (A – B) a square matrix A. (|A|  0)
T T
(B) (A ) = A –1
(A) If A is a diagonal matrix, A will also be a
n n n
(C) (AB) = A B , where A, B commute diagonal matrix
2
(D) (A – ) ( + A) = O  A =  –1
(B) If A is symmetric matrix, A will also be a
symmetric matrix
32. If A is square matrix of order 3, then the true –1
(C) If A = A  A is an idempotent matrix
statement is (where l is unit matrix). –1
(D) If A = A  A is an involutary matrix
(A) det (–A) = –det A (B) det A = 0
(C) det (A + l) = 1 + det A (D) det 2A = 2 det A

0 0 -1 
33. Let A =  0 -1 0  . The only correct statement
 -1 0 0 

about the matrix A is

(A) A is a zero matrix
(B) A = (–1), where  is a unit matrix
(C) A–1 does not exist
(D) A2 = 

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MULTIPLICATION OF MATRICES 1 1 1 
1 ω ω2 
5. If  is a cube root of unity and A =  ,
1. If A =  00 10  .  is the unit matrix of order 2 and 1 ω
2
ω
 
then A–1 equal to
a, b are arbitrary constants, then (a + bA)2 is equal to  1 ω ω2  1 1 1 
(A) a2 + b2A (B) a2 = abA  2  1 1 ω2
(A) ω 1 ω
(B)  ω
2
(C) a  + 2abA (D) None of these 2 
ω ω 1  3 1 ω
 ω2 
 

1 ω ω2  1 ω ω2 
1 3  
2. If A= 3 4 and A2 – kA – 5I 2 = O, then the 1 ω2 ω 1 1 ω2 ω 
  (C) 1 1 1  (D)  
  2 1 1 1 
   
value of k is-
(A) 3 (B) 5 (C) 7 (D) –7
0 1 2  1 /2 -1 /2 1 /2 
INVERSE OF A MATRIX 6. If A =  1 2 3  , A–1 =  -4 3 c  , then
3 a 1  5 /2 -3 /2 1 /2 
x + λ x x 
3. Let A =  x x+λ x  , then A–1 exists if 1
 x x x + λ  (A) a = 1, c = –1 (B) a = 2, c = –
2
(A) x  0 (B)  0
1 1
(C) 3x +  0,  0 (D) x  0,  0 (C) a = –1, c = 1 (D) a = ,c=
2 2
4. If a matrix A is such that 1 -1 1  4 2 2
3A3 + 2A2 + 5A + I = 0, then A–1 is equal to- 7. Let A =  2 1 -3  and 10B =  -5 0 a  . If
 1 1 1   1 -2 3 
(A) – (3 A2+2 A+5) (B) (3 A2 +2 A + 5)
2
(C) 3 A – 2 A – 5) (D) none of these B is the inverse of matrix A, then  is
(A) –2 (B) –1
(C) 2 (D) 5

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MULTIPLICATION OF MATRICES
1. If B is an idempotent matrix, and A =  – B, then INVERSE OF A MATRIX
2 2
(A) A = A (B) A = 
(C) AB = 0 (D) BA = 0  a b (aα - b) 
5. Matrix  b c (bα - c)  is non invertible if
 2 1 0 

SYMMETRIC & SKEW SYMMETRIC MATRICES

(A)  = 1/2 (B) a, b, c are in A.P.
2. Which of the following is true for matrix
(C) a, b, c are in G.P. (D) a, b, c are in H.P.
 1 -1
A = 2 3 
 
MIXED PROBLEMS
(A) A + 4l is a symmetric matrix 6. A square matrix A with elements from the set of real
2 –1
(B) A – 4A + 5l2 = 0 numbers is said to be orthogonal if A = A . If A is
an orthogonal matrix, then
α -1 (A) A is orthogonal
–1
(B) A is orthogonal
(C)A–Bis adiagonal matrix for anyvalue ofifB = 2 5 
–1
(C) Adj A = A (D) |A | = 1
(D) A – 4l is a skew symmetric matrix

a b
3. If A is a square matrix, then 7. If A =  c d  (where bc  0) satisfies the equations
 
(A) AA is symmetric 2
x + k = 0, then
(B) AA is skew – symmetric (A) a + d = 0 (B) k = –|A|
(C) AA is symmetric (C) k = |A| (D) None of these
(D) AA is skew – symmetric

ADJOINT OF A MATRIX
4. Which of the following statement is always true
(A) Adjoint of a symmetric matrix is symmetric
matrix
(B) Adjoint of a unit matrix is unit matrix
(C) A (adj A) = (adj A) A
(D) Adjoint of a diagonal matrix is diagonal matrix

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1. Construct a 3 × 2 matrix whose elements are given  3 -1 1 1 2 -2 

by aij = 2i – j. 12.
–1
If A =  -1 5 6 -5  & B=  -1 3 0  , find
 5 -2 2   0 -2 1 
–
 x - y 1 z   -1 1 4  (AB)
2. If  2x - y 0 w  =  0 0 5  , find x, y, z, w..
   
-1  -2 3 4
1 
13. Find  (A - A' + l)  for A =  5 -4 -3  using
2   7 2 9 
1 2 
4 5 6 
3. If A =  3 -4  and B =  7 -8 2  , will AB be elementary transformation.
 5 6   

equal to BA. Also find AB & BA. 2 0 -α 

14. Given A =  5 α 0  For what values of  does
 0 α 3 
 3 -4  k 1 + 2k -4k  –1 –1 –1 2
4. If A =  1 -1  show that A =  k A exists. Find A & prove that A = A – 6A +
   1 - 2k 
11 when  = 1.

 2 -1 5 2  2 5 15. Compute A–1 for the following matrix

5. If A =  3 4  , B =  7 4  , C =  3 8 and
       -1 2 5
AB – CD=0 find D. A = 2 -3 1  . Hence solve the system of
 -1 1 1 

6. If A and B are two square matrices such that equations – x + 2y + 5z = 2; 2x – 3y + z = 15 &

AB = A & BA = B, prove that A & B are –x + y + z = –3
idempotent.
4 -4 5
16. For the matrix A =  -2 3 -3  find A–2.
 3 -3 4 
 ab b2 
7. Show that  2  is a nilpotent matrix.
 -a -ab  17. Gaurav purchases 3 pens, 2 bags and 1 instrument
box and pays Rs. 41. From the same shop Dheeraj
purchases 2 pens, 1 bag and 2 instrument boxes
0 1 0 0 0 0 and pays Rs. 29, while Ankur purchases 2 pens, 2
8. If , E =  0 0 1  and F =  1 0 0  calculate the bags and 2 instrument boxes and pays Rs. 44.
 0 0 0   0 1 0 
Translate the problem into a system of equations.
matrix product EF & FE and show that Solve the system of equations by matrix method
2 2
E F + FE = E. and hence find the cost of 1 pen, 1 bag and 1
instrument box.
9. A is a square matrix of order n. 18. Solve the following system of linear equations by
 = maximum number of distinct entries if A is a using the principle of matrix.
triangular matrix. (i) 2x – y + 3z = 8
m = maximum number of distinct entries A is a –x + 2y + z = 4
diagonal matrix. 3x + y – 4z = 0
p = minimum number of zeros if A is a triangular
(ii) x+y+z=8
matrix 2x+5y+7z = 52
If  + 5 = p + 2m, find the order of the matrix 2x + y – z = 0
10. (i) Prove that (adj adj A) = |A|n – 2 A 19. By using the principle of matrix, show that the
following system of equations has infinite solution:
(ii) Find the value of |adj adj adj A| in terms of |A| 5x + 3y + 7z = 4; 3x + 26y + 2z = 9; 7x + 2y + 10z = 5.

3 2
20. Find the number of 2 × 2 matrix satisfying
11. For the matrix A = 1 1  find a & b so that (i) aij is 1 or –1
 
2 –1 2 2
A + aA + b = 0. hence find A . (ii) a11  a12  a 221  a 222 = 2
(iii) a11 a21 + a12 a22 = 0
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0 1 PARAGRAPH from Comprehension based

21. Define A =  3 0  . find a vertical vector V such problems in Mathematics
 
Let A and B are two matrices of same order i.e.
8 6 4 2 0
that (A + A + A + A + )V = 11 1  3 2   2 1 3
 
   
(where  is the 2 × 2 identity matrix). where A = 2 K 5 ; B =  4 2 4
4 2 1  3 3 5
1 2  a b
22. If the matrices A =  3 4  and B =  c d  (a, b, c,
    27. If A is singular matrix then tr(A + B) is equal to
d not all simultaneously zero) commute, find the value (A) 5 (B) 3 (C) 4 (D) 6
d-b
of . Also show that the matrix which 28. If K = 2 then tr (AB) + tr (BA) is equal to
a +c-b
(A) 66 (B) 42 (C) 84 (D) 63
α - β 2 β/3 
commutes with A is of the form  β α  .


29. If C = A – B and tr (C) = 0 then K is equal to-

a b  (A) 5 (B) –5 (C) 7 (D) –7
23. If  c 1 - b  is an idempotent matrix. Find the value
 
2
of f(a), where f(x) = x – x , when bc = 1/4. Hence 30. Column - I Column - II
otherwise evaluate a. (A) If A, B and C be 2 × 2 matrices (P) A * B=B * A
with entries from the set of real
1 numbers. Define * as follows :
24. If the matrix A is involutary, show that ( + A) 1
2 A*B= (AB + BA), then
2
1 1 1
and ( – A) are idempotent and ( + A). ( –A) = O (Q) A*(B+C)
2 2 2 =A*B+A*C

25. A3 × 3 is a matrix such that | A | = a, B = (adj A) such (B) If A, B and C 2 × 2 matrices

2 2
that | B | = b. Find the value of (ab + a b + 1) S with entries from the set of
2
real numbers. Define * as follows : (R) A * A = A
1 a a2 a3
where S = + 3 + 5 +..... up to , and a = 3. 1
2 b b b A*B= (AB’ + A’B), then
2
26. Use matrix to solve the following system of
equations. (C) If A, B and C 2 × 2 matrices (S) A * I = A
with entries from the set of real
x+ y+ z = 3 numbers. Define * as follows :
(i) x+ 2 y+ 3 z = 4 1
x+ 4 y+ 9 z = 6
A*B= (AB – BA), then (T) A * I = O
2

x+ y+ z = 6
(ii) x - y+ z = 2
2 x+ y- z = 1

x+ y+ z = 3
(iii) x+ 2 y+ 3 z = 4
2 x+ 3 y+ 4 z = 7

x+ y+ z = 3
(iv) x+ 2 y+ 3 z = 4
2 x+ 3 y+ 4 z = 9

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1. If A2 – A + I = 0, then the inverse of A is - Directions : This question contains two statements:

[AIEEE-2005] Statement-1 (Assertion) and Statement-2 (reason).This
(A) A + I (B) A (C) A – I (D) I – A questions also has four alternative choices, only one of which
is the correct answer. You have to select the correct choice.

1 0  1 0 
2. If A = 1 1  and I =  0 1  , then which one of 6. Let A be a 2 × 2 matrix with real entries. Let I be the
   
2 × 2 identity matrix. Denote by tr (A), the sum of
the following holds for all n  1, by the principle of diagonal entries of A, Assume that A2 = I.
mathematical induction - [AIEEE-2005] [AIEEE 2008]
(A) An = nA – (n – 1) I (B) An = 2n–1 A – (n – 1) I Statement- 1: If A  I and A  – I, then det A = – 1
(C) An = nA + (n – I) I (D) An = 2n–1A + (n – 1) I Statement -2 : If A  I and A  –I, then tr (A)  0
(A) Statement-1 is true, Statement -2 is true;
3. If A and B are square matrices of size n × n such Statement-2 is a correct explanation for
that A2 – B2 = (A – B) (A + B), then which of the Statement-1
following will be always true – [AIEEE 2006] (B) Statement-1 is true, Statement -2 is true;
(A) AB = BA Statement-2 is not a correct explanation for
(B) Either of A or B is a zero matrix Statement-1
(C) Either of A or B is an identity matrix (C) Statement-1 is true, Statement -2 is false
(D) A = B (D) Statement-1 is false, Statement-2 is true

7. Let A be a 2 × 2 matrix [AIEEE 2009]

1 2 a 0
4. Let A =  3 4  and B =  0 b  , a, b  N. Then– Statement- 1: adj (adj A) = A
   
Statement -2 : | adj A | = | A |
[AIEEE 2006] (A) Statement-1 is true, Statement -2 is true;
(A) there exist more than one but finite number of Statement-2 is not a correct explanation for
B's such that AB = BA Statement-1
(B) there exist exactly one B such that AB = BA (B) Statement-1 is true, Statement -2 is false
(C) there exist infinitely many B's such that (C) Statement-1 is false, Statement -2 is true
AB = BA (D) Statement-1 is true, Statement-2 is
(D) there cannot exist any B such that AB = BA trueStatement-2 is a correct explanation for
Statement-1
5 5  
 
5. Let A = 0  5  If |A2| = 25, then || equals-
0 0 5  8. The number of 3 × 3 non - singular matrices, with
[AIEEE 2007] four entries as 1 and all other entries as 0, is-
(A) 52 (B) 1 [AIEEE 2010]
(A) Less then 4 (B) 5
1
(C) (D) 5 (C) 6 (D) at least 7
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9. Let A be a 2 × 2 matrix with non zero entries and 1 0 0 

 
let A2 = I, where I is 2 × 2 identity matrix. Define 13. Let A=  2 1 0 . If u1 and u2 are column
Tr(A) = sum of diagonal elements of A and |A| =  3 2 1
Determinant of matrix A [AIEEE 2010] 1  0 
Statement - 1 : Tr(A) = 0   1 
matrices such that Au1 = 0 and Au2 = 0 , then
Statement - 2 : |A| = 1 0   
(A) Statement (1) is true and statement (2) is true u1 + u2 is equal to [AIEEE 2012]
a nd sta tement (2) is correct ex planation  -1  -1  -1 1
for Statement (1)        
(A)  1  (B)  1  (C)  -1 (D)  -1
(B) Statement (1) is true and statement (2) is true 0  -1 0  -1
and statement (2) is NOT a correct explanation
for Statement (1) 14. Let P and Q be 3 × 3 matrices with P  Q. If
(C) Statement (1) is true but (2) is false
P3 = Q 3 and P 2 Q = Q 2 P, then determinant of
(D) Statement (1) is false but (2) is true (P2 + Q2) is equal to : [AIEEE 2012]
(A) 0 (B) –1
10. If w  1 is the complex cube root of unity and (C) –2 (D) 1

 0 
matrix H =  0  , then H70 is equal to 1 α 3
   
1 3 3
[AIEEE 2011] 15. If P =  is the adjoint of a 3 × 3 matrix A
 2 4 4 
(A) H (B) 0
and |A| = 4, then  is equal to : [JEE-MAIN 2013]
(C) –H (D) H2 (A) 5 (B) 0 (C) 4 (D) 11

11. Let A and B be two symmetric matrices of 16. If A is a 3 × 3 non-singular matrix such that
order 3. AAT = ATA and B = A–1AT, then BBT is equal to
[AIEEE 2011] [JEE-MAIN 2014]
(A) I + B (B) I (C) B–1 (D) (B–1)T
Statement - 1 :A(BA) and (AB) A are symmetric
matrices. 1 2 2 
Statement = 2 : AB is symmetric matrix if matrix  
multiplication of A with B is commutative. 17. If A =  2 1 –2  is a matrix satisfying the
 a 2 b 
(A) Statement (1) is true and statement (2) is true
equation AAT = 9I, where I is 3 × 3 identity matrix,
a nd st a tement ( 2) is c or r e ct then the ordered pair (a, b) is equal to
explanation for Statement (1) [JEE-MAIN 2015]
(B) Statement (1) is true and statement (2) is true (A) (2, 1) (B) (– 2, – 1)
and statement (2) is NOT a correct (C) (2, – 1) (D) (– 2, 1)
explanation for Statement (1)
(C) Statement (1) is true but (2) is false 5a b 
18. If A =  3 2  and A adj A = A A T, then
(D) Statement (1) is false but (2) is true  
5a + b is equal to : [JEE-MAIN 2016]
(A) 5 (B) 4
12. Let   1 be a cube root of unity and S be the set (C) 13 (D) –1
of all non-singular matrices of the form

 1 a b 2 3 
 w 1 c 19. If A    4 1 
, then adj(3A2 + 12A) is equal

 2  , where each of a, b and c is either 
w w 1  to : [JEE-MAIN 2017]

or 2. Then, the number of distinct matrices in the  72 84   51 63 

(A)   (B)  
set S is [AIEEE 2011]  63 51  84 72 
(A) 2 (B) 6
(C) 4 (D) 8  51 84   72 63
(C)   (D)  
63 72   84 51 

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4. Match the following [JEE 2008]

1 0 0  1 0 0
1. A=  0 1 1  , =  0 1 0  & Column-I Column-II
 0 -2 4   0 0 1 
x 2 + 2 x+ 4
(A) The minimum value of is (P) 0
–11 2  x+ 2
A =  (A + cA + dΙ)  , then the value of c and d
 6 
(B) Let A and B be 3 × 3 matrices of real
are [JEE 2005 (Scr.)]
(A) (–6, –11) (B) (6, 11) (Q) 1
(C) (–6, 11) (D) (6, –11) numbers, where A is symmetric, B is
skew-symmetric, and (A + B) (A – B)
 3 /2
= (A – B) (A + B). If (AB)t = (–1)k AB,
1 /2   1 1
2. If P =  -1 /2 3 /2  and A =  0 1 and where (AB)t is the transpose of the matrix
  
T T 2005 AB, then the possible values of k are
Q = PAP and x = P Q P then x is equal to
(C) Let a = log3 log3 2. An integer k
[JEE 2005 (Scr.)]
(R) 2
 1 2005  4 + 2005 3 6015 
(A)  0 1  (B)  2005 4 - 2005 3  -a )
  satisfying 1 < 2 (- k+3 < 2, must be
1 2 + 3 1  1  2005 2 - 3  (D) If sin  = cos , then the possible (S) 3
(C) 4  -1 2 - 3  (D) 4  2 + 3 2005 
 1  
values of
      2  are
 
3. Comprehension : Read the passage given below
and answer the equations that follows. 5. Comprehension : Read the passage given
below and answer the equations that follows.
1 0 0
Let A =  2 1 0  , U1, U2 and U3 are columns Let A be the set of all 3 × 3 symmetric matrices all
 3 2 1  of whose entries are either 0 or 1. Five of these
entries are 1 and four of them are 0.
1   2 [JEE 2009]
matrices satisfying AU1 = 0  , AU2 =  3  , (a) The number of matrices in A is
0 
 0  (A) 12 (B) 6
 2 (C) 9 (D) 3
AU3 =  3  and U is
1 
(b) The number of matrices A in A for which the
3 × 3 matrix whose columns are U1 , U2 , U3 then x  1 
answer the following questions. [JEE 2006] y  
system of linear equations A   = 0  has a unique
 z   0 

(a) The value of |U| is solution, is

(A) 3 (B) –3 (A) less than 4
(C) 3/2 (D) 2 (B) at least 4 but less than 7
(C) at least 7 but less than 10
–1
(b) The sum of the elements of the matrix U is (D) at least 10
(A) –1 (B) 0
(C) 1 (D) 3 (c) The number of matrices A in A for which
x  1 
y 0 
3 the system of linear equations A   =   is
 z   0 
(c) The value of [3 2 0] U  2  is
0 
inconsistent, is
(A) 5 (B) 5/2 (A) 0 (B) more than 2
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6. The number of 3 x 3 matrices A whose entries are 9. Let M and N be two 3 × 3 non-singular skew-sym
metric matrices such that MN = NM. If PT de
 x  1  notes the transpose of P, then M2 N2 (MT N)–1
either 0 or 1 and for which the system A  y  -  0  (MN–1)T is equal to [JEE 2011]
 z   0  (A) M2 (B) –N2
(C) –M2 (D) MN
has exactly two distinct solutions is [JEE 2010]
9
(A) 0 (B) 2 - 1 10. Let M be a 3 × 3 matrix satisfying
(C) 168 (D) 2
 0    1 1 1 1  0 
 1    2  , M   1   1  , and M 1   0 
7. Comprehension : Read the passage given below M            
 0   3   0    1 1 12 
and answer the equations that follows.
Let p be an odd prime number and TP be the Then the sum of the diagonal entries of M is
following set of 2 x 2 matrices : [JEE 2010] [JEE 2011]

 a b   11. Let P = [aij] be a 3 × 3 matrix and let Q = [bij],

TP = A = c a  ; a, b,c{0,1, 2,...., p -1}
    where bij = 2i + jaij for 1  i, j  3. If the determinant
(a) The number of A in TP such that A is either of P is 2, then the determinant of the matrix Q is
[JEE 2012]
symmetric or skew-symmetric or both, and
(A) 210 (B) 211
det(A) divisible by p is (C) 212 (D) 213
2
(A) (p - 1) (B) 2(p - 1)
2
(C) (p - 1) - 1 (D) 2p - 1 12. If P is a 3 × 3 matrix such that PT = 2P + I, where
PT is the transpose of P and I is the 3 × 3 identity
(b) The number of A in TP such that the trace matrix, then there exists a column matrix
of A is not divisible by p but det (A) is x  0 
 y 0 
divisible by p is X =      such that [JEE 2012]
[Note : The trace of a matrix is the sum of its  z  0
diagonal entries]
2 3 2 0 
(A) (p - 1)(p - p + 1) (B) p - (p - 1) (A) PX = 0 (B) PX=X
2 2  
(C) (p - 1) (D) (p - 1) (p - 2) 0

(c) The number of A in TP such that det(A) is not (C) PX=2X (D) PX = – X
divisible by p is
2 3
(A) 2p (B) p – 5p
3 3 2 1 4 4 
(C) p - 3p (D) p - p
13. If the adjoint of a 3 × 3 matrix P is  2 1 7  ,
1 1 3 
8. Let k be a positive real number and let
then the possible value(s) of the determinant of P is (are)
 2k -1 2 k 2 k (A) –2 (B) –1
 1 - 2k  & (C) 1 (D) 2 [JEE 2012]
A=  2 k 
 -2 k 2k 1 

14. For 3 × 3 matrices M and N, which of the following
statement(s) is (are) NOT correct ?
 0 2k -1 k [JEE 2013]
 2 k 
B =  1 - 2k 0
 (A) N TM N is symmetric or skew symmetric,
 - k -2 k 0 
 according as M is symmetric or skew symmetric
(B) M N – N M is skew symmetric for all symmetric
6
If det(adj A) + det(adj B) = 10 , then {k} is equal to matrices M and N
{Note : adj M denotes the adjoint of a square (C) M N is symmetric for all symmetric matrices M
matrix M and [k] denotes the largest integer less and N
than or equal to k} [JEE 2010] (D) (adj M) (adj N) = adj (M N) for all invertible
matrices M and N

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15. Let M and N be two 3 × 3 matrices such that

MN = NM. Further, if M  N2 and M2 = N4, then  1 0 0
 
(A) determinant of (M2 + MN2) is 0 19. Let P =  4 1 0 and I be the identity matrix of
(B) there is a 3 × 3 non-zero matrix U such that 16 4 1
(M2 + MN2)U is the zero matrix
(C) determinant of (M2 + MN2)  1 order 3. If Q = [q ij ] is a matrix such that
(D) for a 3 × 3 matrix U, if (M2 + MN2)U equals q31  q32
the zero matrix then U is the zero matrix P50 – Q = I, then q21
equals [JEEAdv.. 2016]
[JEE 2014]
(A) 52 (B) 103
16. Let M be a 2 × 2 symmetric matrix with integer (C) 201 (D) 205
entries. Them M is invertible if
(A) the first column of M is the transpose of the 20. How many 3 × 3 matrices M with entries from {0,1,2}
second row of M are there, for which the sum of the diagonal entries of
(B) the second row of M is the transpose of the MTM is 5 ?
first column of M (A) 135 (B) 198
(C) 162 (D) 126
(C) M is a diagonal matrix with nonzero entries in
[JEEAdv. 2017]
the main diagonal
(D) the product of entries in the main diagonal of
M is not the square of an integer 21. Which of the following is(are) NOT the square of a 3 ×
[JEE 2014] 3 matrix with real entries ?

17. Let X and Y be two arbitrary, 3 × 3 non-zero, skew- 1 0 0  1 0 0 

0 1 0   0 1 0 
symmetric matrices and Z be an (A)   (B)  
arbitrary 3 × 3, non-zero, symmetric matrix. Then 0 0 1 0 0 1
which of the following matrices is (are) skew
symmetric ? [JEE 2015]  1 0 0  1 0 0 
3 4 4 3 44
(A) Y Z – Z Y (B) X + Y 44  0 1 0  0 1 0 
(C)   (D)  
(C) X4Z3 – Z3X4 (D) X23 + Y23  0 0 1 0 0 1 

[JEEAdv. 2017]
3 1 2 
  22. For a real number , if the system
2 0 
18. Let P =  , where a  R. Suppose
3 5 0  1  2  x   1
 
Q = [qij ] is a matrix such that PQ = kI, where  1   y   1 
= of linear equations, has in-
k  R, k  0 and I is the identity matrix of order 3.  2  1  z   1

k k2 finitely many solutions, then 1 +  + 2 =
If q23 = – and det(Q) = , then
8 2 [JEEAdv. 2017]
[JEE Adv. 2016]
(A)  = 0, k = 8
(B) 4 – k + 8 = 0
(C) det (P adj(Q)) = 29
(D) det (Q adj(P)) = 213

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EXERCISE - I
JEE Main
1. A 2. C 3. A 4. A 5. D 6. B 7. B
8. C 9. A 10. B 11. C 12. C 13. D 14. B
15. A 16. A 17. B 18. B 19. C 20. A 21. A
22. A 23. A 24. A 25. B 26. C 27. A 28. B
29. B 30. A 31. C 32. A 33. D 34. C 35. D

EXERCISE - II
(Level - I) Single correct Option - type Questions
1. C 2. B 3. C 4. C 5. B 6. A 7. D

(Level - II) Multiple correct Option - type Questions

1. A,C,D 2. B,C 3. A,C 4. A,B,C,D
5. A,C 6. A,B 7. A,C

EXERCISE - III
Subjective - type Questions

1 0  18 11 10 
3 2   49 24 
1. 2. (x, y, z, w) = (1, 2, 4, 5) 3. AB =  16 47 10  , BA =  7 58 
5 4   62 23 42  

1 0 0 0 0 0 
 191 110 
EF = 0 1 0  , FE = 0 1 0  9. 3
5. 44  8. 4 10. (ii) | A |(n 1)
 77 0 0 0  0 0 1

 9 3 5  2  26 13 13 
–1  1 2   2 1 0  –1  17 10 1
11. a = –4, b = 1, A =  1 3  12. 13. A =
   1 0 2 39  7 11 5 
 

 6 1  4 3 17  17 4 19 
14.   R – 0,  15. A –1
=–  3 4 11 & x = 2, y = –3, z = 2 16.  10 0 13 
 5 7  1 1 1
 21 3 25 
17. Rs.2, Rs. 15 & Rs. 5. 18. (i) x = 2; y = 2; z = 2, (ii) x = –2 ; y = 7 ; z = 3

0
20. 8 21. V =  1  22. 1 23. f(a) = 1/4, a = 1/2 25. 225
 11

26. (i) x = 2, y = 1, z = 0; (ii) x = 1, y = 2, z = 3 ;

(iii) x = 2 + k, y = 1 – 2k, z = k where k  R;

(iv) inconsistent, hence no solution

Comprehension - based Questions

27. B 28. C 29. C

Matrix Match - type Questions

30. (A)–P,Q,R,S; (B)–P,Q; (C)–Q,T

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EXERCISE - IV
Previous Year’s Question
JEE Main
1. D 2. A 3. A 4. C 5. C 6. C 7. A
8. D 9. C 10. A 11. B 12. A 13. D 14. A
15. D 16. B 17. B 18. A 19. B

JEE Advanced

1. C 2. A 3. (a) A, (b) B, (c) A 4. (A)–R ; (B)–Q, S ; (C)–R, S ; (D)–P, R

5. (a) A, (b) B, (c) B 6. A 7. (a) D, (b) C, (c) D 8. 4 9. C

10. 9 11. D 12. D 13. A,D 14. C,D 15. A,B 16. C,D

17. C,D 18. B,C 19. B 20. B 21. AC 22. 1

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