1.

CHAPTER 3 & 4
MATRICES AND DETERMINANTS

SAY 2020

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0 −1 2
1 i) If A= 1 x −2 6 is a skew-symmetric matrix, which one of the following is
of x ? −6
the value−2 0
a) 3
b) 2
c) −2

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d) 4 1
ii) Let A=[ 1 2 3 ] and B= 2 , verify ¿.
3
2 i) If A is a matix of order 2 and k is any scalar such that ¿ k A∨¿ 64∨A∨¿ , then
which of the following is a value of k ?
a) 4
b) − 4
c) 8

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d) 64 a b c
ii) Without expanding, show that a+2 x b+2 y c +2 z =0
3
x y z
i) Using elementary operations find the inverse of the matrix, A= [ 12 37 ]
ii) Find a matrix B of order 2 such that A B=B A=I , where I is the identity matrix of
.

order 2.

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1 −1 1
iii) If P( x )=x − 8 x −1, find P( A), where A=
2
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1 3
2 7
4. i) If A= 2 2 −3 , find adjA.
1 1 1
ii) Check whether A is singular or not.

iii) Solve the system of equations using matrix method: x − y + z=4 , 2 x +2 y −3 z=0,
x + y + z=2
MARCH 2020

5 a) Write two non-zero matrices A and B for which A B=0

[ 12 −31]
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b) Express A= as the sum of a symmetric and a skew-symmetric
2 matrix.
1 a a
6 Using properties of determinant, show that 1 b b2 =(a − b)(b −c )(c − a)
2
1 c c
7 a) Let A=[ ai j ]2 × 3, where a i j=i+ j . Construct A.

b) Find A A′ and hence prove that A A′ is symmetric.

c) For any square matrix A, prove that A+ A ′ is symmetric.

8 a) If A is a skew-symmetric matrix of order 3. Then prove that its determinant is

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zero(without
2+ x using
3 4example).
b) Given that 1 −1 2 is a singular matrix, Find the value of x . SAY 2019
x 1 5
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1 9a Using
a
2 properties of determinant, show that
1 b b2 =(a − b)( b −c )(c − a), where a,b,c
2
1 c c
are arbitrary constants.

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4 3 2

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10 Consider
4 −4 r the matrix 1 p 0 and its adjoint,
adj ⁡A= −2 6 2 1 q 2
−1 s 2
a) Find Aadj ⁡( A) and ¿ A∨¿.

b) Find the value of p , q , r and s and hence find A− 1.

11.a) Construct a 3 ×3 matrix A whose ¿ element is a i j=2 i− j .

b) Express A as the sum of a symmetric and a skew-symmetric matrices.

MARCH 2019

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2 x 4
12.a) For the symmetric matrix A= 5 3 8 . Find the values of x and y .
4 y 9
b) From part (a), verify A A′ and A+ A ′ are symmetric matrices.

13.If A=
3 1
−1 2[ ]
, show that A2 −5 A+7 I =0 .

Hence find A2 −5 A+7 I=0 . Find A 4 and A− 1.

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2 −3 5
14.If A= 3 2 − 4 , then a) Find A− 1.
1 1 −2
b) Use A− 1 from part (a) solve the system of equations:

2 x −3 y +5 z=11 , 3 x +2 y − 4 z =−5
x + y − 2 z =−3
SAY 2018

15.a) Construct a 2 ×2 matrix A=[ ai j ] whose elements are given by a i j=2 i+ j

Find A2

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1 0 2
16 Consider the matrix A= 0 1 2
a) Find A− 1 using elementary row0 operations.
4 9 (3)

b) Find the solution of the system of equations given below:

( A− 1 obtained above may be used)

x +2 z =2; y +2 z=1 ; 4 y + 9 z=3

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1 17
a a)
b cShow that
1 b c a =(a − b)(b −c )(c −a)
1 c ab
b) If A= [ 42 −31] , verify that

A( adj ⁡A)=¿ A∨I

MARCH 2018

18 Using elementary row operations, find the inverse of the matrix

a) Find x and y if
[ 12 −12 ]
x [ 23−]4+ y [ −11]=[105]
[ ]
2 −2
b) Express the matrix A= −1 3 4 as
1 −2 −3
the sum of a symmetric and a skew symmetric matrices.

|] [ |]
a b c

[
2 0y c1+2 z =0
−1that2 a+2 x −b+2
19 a) 1Prove
b) If A= 0 2 − 3 ; B= x 9 y 2 −3z
3 −2 4 6 1 −2
i) Prove that B= A −1.

ii) Using A− 1, solve the system of linear equations given below:

x − y +2 z =1; 2 y − 3 z=1
3 x −2 y+ 4 z=2
SAY 2017

20 a) The number of all possible 2 ×2 matrices with entries 0 or 1 is

a) 8
b) 9
c) 16
d) 25
b) If the area of a triangle whose vertices are (k , 0) ,(5 , 0),( 0 ,1) is 0 square units, then
find k

c) Using elementary transformation find the inverse of the matrix

2 ×2 matrix with ¿ A∨¿5 , then ¿ adj ⁡A∨¿ is 1 1 [ 2 1]
21. a) If A is a

a) 5
b) 25
1
c) 11
d) 5
25
b) Solve the system of equations using matrix method: x + y + z=1 ; 2 x +3 y − z=6 and
x − y + z=−1
MARCH 2017

22 a) The value of k such that the matrix

a) 0 −k ( 1 k1) is symmetric is
b) 1
c) −1
d) 2
b) If A= [ −sin
cos ⁡θ
⁡θ
sin ⁡θ
cos ⁡θ ] 2
, then prove that A = [
cos ⁡2 θ sin ⁡2 θ
−sin ⁡2 θ cos ⁡2 θ ]
c) If A= [ 14 31 ] a 1
then find |3 A′|

23 a) If
a) 1
A=
[1 0] is such that A2=I then a equals

b) −1
c) 0
d) 2
b) Solve the system o equations: x − y + z=4 2 x+ y −3 z=0. Using matrix method
x + y + z=2 SAY 2016

24 a) If the matrix A is both symmetric and skewsymmetric, then A is

b) If A= [ −21 34 ]
, then

show that A2 −5 A+10 I =0

c) Hence find A− 1.

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1 1 1
25 a) The value of the determinant 1 −1 − 1 is
1 of linear
b) Using matrix method, solve the system 1 − equations:
1
x + y +2 z =4 ; 2 x − y+ 3 z =9
3 x − y − z=2

2. MARCH 2016
26 a) If A= [ 0 1
] , B=
[ 0 0]
1 0
, then B A=¿

[ 1 −2] 2 − 6
0
2 −6 0
b) Write A= as the sum of a symmetric and skew-symmetric matrix.

A=[
1 −2 ]
c) Find the inverse of

27 a) The value of |x +1 x −1x |

x
is .........

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b) Using properties of determinants, show that
2
1 x x
3 2
x 1 x =( 1 − x )
2

x x2 1
28 Consider a 2 ×2 matrix A= [ ai j ] with a i j=2 i+ j .
a) Construct A

b) Find A+ A ′ and A − A ′.

c) Express A as sum of a symmetric and skew-symmetric matrix.

29 Consider a matrix A=
a) Find A2.
[ 34 −− 22]
b) Find k so that A2=k a −2 I .

30 a) If |x1 1x|=15 , then find the values of x .

b) Solve the following system of equations:
 3 x − 2 y +3 z=8 ; 2 x+ y − z=1
4 x −3 y +2 z=4

3. MARCH 2015
B= [1 0 ]
31 (a) Choose
0 1 the correct statement related to the matrices
.
A=
0 [ 1 01] and

3 3 3 3
 (i)  A = A , B ≠ B  (ii)  A ≠ A , B =B
(iii) A3 =A , B3=B (iv) A3 ≠ A , B3 ≠ B

(b) If M = [72 53] , then verify the equation M 2 − 10 M +11 I 2 =0.

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0 1 2
(c) Inverse of the matrix 0 1 1
1 0 2

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SAY 2015 32. Prove that
1 x x3
3
1 y y =(x + y + z)( x − y )( y − z)(z − x)
1 z z3
 OR 

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1! 2! 3 !
 Prove that  2! 3 ! 4 ! =4  ! 
3! 4! 5!
33 Solve the system of linear equations:
x +2 y + z =8 ; 2 x + y − z=1
x − y + z=2
SAY 2014

34 a) If A, B are symmetric matrices of same order then A B− B A is always a

A) Skew-Symmetric matrix
B) Symmetric matrix
C) Identity matrix
D) Zero matrix.
b) For the matrix A= [ 25 46 ] , verify that A+ A ′ is a symmetric matrix.

35 a) Let A be a square matrix of order 2 ×2 then ¿ K A∨¿ is equal to

A) K∨ A∨¿
B) K 2∨ A∨¿
C) K 3∨ A∨¿
D) 2 K∨ A∨¿
b) Prove that

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a− b −c 2a 2a
2b b −c −a 2 b =¿
2c 2c c−a−b
c) Examine the consistency of the system of equations: 5 x+ 3 y =5 ; 2 x +¿ bgereg 3¿

4. MARCH 2014
36 Consider the matrices A= [ −11 −23 ] and B= [ ac bd ]
37 If A B= [52 96] , find the values a, b, c and d .
 38 Consider a 2 ×2 matrix A=[a i j], where a i j=¿ ¿
a) Write A
b) Find A+ A ′

39 Consider the matrix A=

4 5.
a) Show that A2 −7 A −2 l=0
−1
[2 3]
b) Hence find A .

c) Solve the following system of equation using matrix method:

2 x+3 y =4 ; 4 x+ 5 y=6
SAY 2013

40 Consider the matrices A=

a) Find matrix B 1 [ 2 −26] and A −3 B= [ −25 −− 31]
b) Find matrix A B
c) Find the transpose of B.
(1) 0
∞0
σ
Ω 41. If a matrix A=
any one value of x . −[
3x x
x 2 x ]
is a solution of the matrix equation x 2 − 5 x +7 I =0 , find

MARCH 2013

42 Let A=
a) Find AB.
[ 21 −43] and B= [ 10 −1 5
2 6 ]
b) Is BA defined? Justify your answer.

43 a) Find the values of x in which

|3x x1|=|34 21|

b) Using properties of determinants, show that the points A( a , b+c ), B(b , c +a) and
C (c , a+b) are collinear.
c) Examine the consistency of following equations:
5 x − 6 y+ 4 z=15 ; 7 x +4 y − 3 z =19
2 x + y +6 z=46
SAY 2012

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44 i) Find the value of a and
0 3b if the
a matrix
b 0 − 2  is skew-symmetric. 

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7 3 −5 5 2 0
ii) Express A= 0 1 5 as the sum of a symmetric and skew-symmetric matrix. 45.
2
i) If A is a square
−2matrix 3 that A = A , then ¿ is equal to
7 such
a) A
b) I − A
c) I
d) 3 A
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2 5 8
ii) Find A −5 A+6 I , if A= 6 0 5
2

0 −2 0
MARCH 2012

46 Consider the matrix A=

a) Find A2.
[ −13 12]
b) Find K so that A2=k A − 7 I

47 a) If
b) Prove that
|5x 32|=5 , then x=¿

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y+k y y
2
y y +k y =k (3 y + k).
y y y +k
c) Solve the following system of equations using matrix method:

5 x+ 2 y =3;3 x +2 y=5
SAY 2011

48 Let A= [3
a) Find 26 A 7 8
and C=
6 5
]
4 5 6 [1 2 −3
]
b) Find the matrix B such that 2 A + B=3 C

49 Let A= [ −12 41 ] a) Apply the elementary operation R1 →

R1
2
in the matrix A.

b) Find the inverse of A using elementary transformations.

MARCH 2011

50 a) Find the value of x and y from the following equation.

[
a x
7 ][
5 + 3 −4 = 7 6
y−3 1 2 15 14 ][ ]
51 Given P=
SAY 2010
2 −
−1 2
3
[ ]
. Find the inverse of P by elementary row operation.

[ ] [ ]
2 1 3 −1 2 3
52 Consider the matrices A= 2 3 1 and B= −2 3 1
a) Find A+ B 1 1 1 −1 1 1

b) Find ( A+ B)( A − B)

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0
2β γ
53 Let A= α β −γ be a 3 ×3 matrix.
α − β ofγ A .
a) Find A′ , the transpose

b) If A′ A=6 I , where I is the 3 ×3 identity matrix, find the values of α , β and γ

MARCH 2010

[ ]
1 2 a 3 ×3 matrix A whose elements are given by a i j=2 i− j b) If
54 a) Construct
B= 3 −1 , find A B
4 2
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1 4 −1
55 A= 2 5 4 . Write A as the sum of a
−1 −6 3
symmetric matrix and a skew symmetric matrix.

SAY 2009

56 If A=
b) Given
[
A=¿
−2 4 ]
1 3

a) Find A2
b) Show that A2 −5 A+10 I=0
c) Find A− 1.

MARCH 2009

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2 3 1
57 Let B= 3 −1 4
a) Find B′ 1 − 4 −3
B − B′
b) Check whether is a skew-symmetric matrix.

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−1 22 4
58 Let A= 1 1 3
a) Find ¿ A∨¿ 3 2 3

b) Find adj ⁡A

c) Verify that A( adj ⁡A)=¿ A∨I MARCH 2008

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1 4 0
59 Let A= −1 2 2
a) Is A singular?
0 0 2
b) Find adj A

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c) Find A− 12using adj ⁡A and ¿ A∨¿
−a ab ac
60 Let Δ= b a − b2 b c .
a c b c − c2
Let R1 , R 2 , R3 be the rows and C 1 , C2 , C3 be the columns of the above determinant.
a) Take a,b,c common from R1 , R 2 , R3 respectively.
b) Take a,b,c common from C 1 , C2 , C3 respectively.
c) Apply the operations

C 2 → C2 +C 1 , C3 →C 3 +C 1

d) Hence evaluate Δ .

SAY 2007

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2 3
61 Let A= [
2 the
a) What is
1 2 −3
1 order ]
and B= 5 4
−1 of AB?
1 6
b) Find A′ and B′
c) Verify that ¿

62 Consider the system of equations:

x + y +3 z=5 ; x+3 y −3 z=1
−2 x − 4 y − 4 z=−10
Convert this system of equations in the standard form A X =B

a) Find A− 1

b) Hence or otherwise solve the system of equations.

5. MARCH 2007
63 Consider the following statement: A =
a) Write P(1).
n
[ 1+2n n −4 n
1 −2 n], for all n ∈ N

b) If P( K ) is true, then show that P( K +1) is also true.

c) Solve the following system of equations, using matrix method: 2 x+5 y =1, 3 x+ 2 y =7

64 If [ 7 5] [ 17
−3 7
× A=
47 −13
a) Find the 2 ×2 matrix A.
, then
−1
]
b) Find A2
c) Show that A2 +5 A −6 I =0 , where I is the identity matrix of order 2.
d) What is A− 1 ?

6. MARCH 2006
65 If A and B are square matrices of order 3 such that ¿ A∨¿− 1 and ¿ B∨¿ 3, then
the determinant of the matrix 3 A B is
a) − 9
b) −27
c) − 81
d) 9
(1) 66. If f ( x)= [ cos ⁡x
sin ⁡x
− sin ⁡x
cos ⁡x ]
, show that

f ( x+ y)=f ( x )⋅ f ( y )

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67 If a,b,c are positive, show that
1 log a ⁡b log a ⁡C
log b ⁡a 1 log b ⁡C =0
log c ⁡a log c ⁡b 1
68 Solve the equations:
x + y + z=3 ; x+ 2 y +3 z=4 ; x+ 4 y +9 z=6
by matrix method.

MARCH 2005

69 If A is a square matrix of order 3 then ¿ adj ⁡A∨¿ is

a) ¿ A ¿3
b) | A− 1|
c) 3∨A∨¿
d) ¿ A ¿2

70 If A= [ 34 −− 22] , find the value of k so that

 2
A =k A − 2 I
71 If A= [ −sin
cos ⁡x sin ⁡x
]
, prove that

[ ]
⁡x cos ⁡x n cos ⁡n x sin ⁡n x
A=
−sin ⁡n x cos ⁡n x

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72 Using properties of1+a
determinants,
1 1 prove that
1
1 1 1+c
1 1 1
1+b 1 =a b c 1+ + +
a b c ( )
73 Solve the equations:
x + y + z=6 ; x +2 z −7=0 ;3 x+ y+ z =12
by matrix method.

SAY 2004

74 If A= [1 2 3
4 5 be
a) AB cannot
]
and B=
6 defined. 2 −1 [1 8 5
3]then,

b) A B is a 2 ×3 matrix
c) A B is a 3 ×3 matrix
d) None of these.

75 If A=
1 [4
a) 3 −2
2
−1
2 ]
and B=
1 0
2 0 [ ]
and A+ K B is singular, then K=¿

b) −
32
c) 1
2
d) −
2
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2
x − x+1 x−1
76 Evaluate: .
x +1 x +1
77 Let A= [ ]
3 8
matrix. 2 1
, find
−1 1 4
A− 1 and verify that A = A − I , where I is 2 ×2 unit
13 13

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1 1 1
78 Prove that a b c =(a −b)(b − c)( c − a)
a2 b2 c2
79 Solve the lineare equations: x + y + z=6 ; x +2 z −7=0 ; 3 x+ y+ z =12 with the help
of matrices. MARCH 2004

80 If A= [ p 0]
0 q
a) p=1 , q=1
and AT =I , then

b) p=1 , q=−1
c) p=±1 , q=±1

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c) p=q=0
a1 b1 c 1
81 If A= a 2 b2 c 2 and

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a1 b1 m a1 +n b1 + c1
a3 b3 c3
B= a2 b 2 m a2 +n b2 + c2 , then  B=¿
a3 b 3 m a3 +n b3 + c3
a) m A
b) n A
c) m A +n A
d) A
 82 Evaluate: |cossin ⁡80⁡80 − cos ⁡10
sin ⁡10
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83 show that

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a+b+2 c a b
c b+ c+ 2 a b =2 ¿

84 If A=
1 0
−1 7[ c
] a c +a+ 2b
, find K so that A2=8 A + K I

85 Solve the system of equations by matrix method:

x + y + z=3 ; y − z=0 ; 2 x − y =1
SAY 2003

[] []
2 10
86 If A=[ 5 3 10 ] and B= 4 , then A B is: a) [ 10 12 60 ] b) 12
c) [82] 6 60

d) Not defined.

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1 4 3
87 If the matrix 6 8 −5 , is singular, then the value of a is
a) 5 2 a 6
b) 7
c) 8
d) 10

88 If A= [ 42 −31] , B=[ −13 −24 ] , find a matrix X such that 2 A + X =3 B .

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a b c
89 Without expanding prove that a+ b+c is a factor of b c a
90 Let A= [
] [ ] [
1 2
−2 3
, B=
2 1
2 3
,C=
−3 1
2 0 ]
c a b
verify that ( A B)C= A( B C).

91 If I =
1
[ ] [ ]
0 1
0 , E= 0
0 0
1
, show that ¿, where a and b are constants.
π

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92 If α andcos
β 2are
⁡α the odd
cos ⁡αmultiples
sin ⁡α of 2 , prove
costhat
2
⁡β A B=0 where
cos ⁡β sin ⁡β
A= 2 and B= 2 .
cos ⁡α sin ⁡α sin ⁡α cos ⁡β sin ⁡β sin ⁡β
(3) σ 93. Test whether the following system of equations is consistent:
∞

2 x+ y + z =1; x − 2 y − z =1.5 ;3 y −5 z=9.

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1 2 5
94 Find the inverse of the matrix 2 3 1
−1 1 1