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By:- Nishant Gupta
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1. | KA | = K
n
| A | , where order of matrix A is n , K is a constant
2. Properties of ADJOINT
adj ( 0) = 0 , adj ( I) = I ,
adj ( scalar) = scalar adj ( diagonal) = diagonal
A .( adj A ) = ( adj A ).A = | A| I
n
Adj ( AB ) = ( Adj B ) ( Adj A )


( adj A' ) = ( adj A)' | adj A | = | A |
n-1


adj ( adj A ) = | A |
n-2
A | adj (adj A) | =
2
1) - (n
| A |
3. A & adj A behave alike i. e.
If A is singular or non- singular or invertible then so is adj A
4. If A is skew symmetric then adj A is
(i) skew symmetric if n is EVEN
(ii) symmetric if n is ODD
5. Maximum number of different elements in a symmetric matrix is n (n +1)/2
6. TRACE of a matrix is sum of its diagonal elements
7. Properties of INVERSE
( AB )
-1
= B
-1
A
-1
, | A|
-1
= |A
-1
|

, ( ABC )
-1
= C
-1
B A
-1
,

( A' )
-1
=
' 1
) A (


8.

Determinant of a skew symmetric matrix of ODD order is always ZERO
& for EVEN order its a PERFECT SQUARE
9. Conjugate of a matrix , if a matrix has its elements as complex numbers then its conjugate is obtained by
replacing elements by corresponding conjugates .
10. Transpose conjugate of a matrix ( A

), it is transpose of conjugate matrix
11. Hermitian & skew Hermitian if
A

= A & A

= - A respectively
If A skew Hermitian then iA is Hermitian
12. A matrix A is said to be
ORTHOGONAL if AA' = I = A' A ( I , Identity matrix )
INVOLUTARY if A
2
= I
IDEMPOTENT if A
2
= A
NILPOTENT if A
n
= O ( n least is natural number )
UNITARY if A A

= A

A = I
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13. If A & B are orthogonal then AB , BA , A
-1
, A' are also orthogonal .
14. If A & B is a unitary matrix then A
-1
, A' , AB are also unitary


1. Determinant of a skew symmetric matrix of
odd order is:
(a) zero
(b) positive
(c) 1
(d) a non-zero perfect square.
2. If A, B are symmetric matrices of the same
order, then the matrix AB BA is:
(a) 0 (b) symmetric
(c) 1 (d) skew- symmetric
3. If A is a square matrix, then adj. A
T
(adj A)
T

is equal to :
(a) 2 A (b) 2 A
(c) unit matrix (d) N/T
4. 3
-1
= ?
(a)0 (b) 3I3
(c)I3 (d) Doesnt exist.
5. If B is non-singular matrix & A is square
matrix then AB B
1
is
(a)|B|

(b) |A|
(c)|A
-1
|

(d) |B
-1
|
6. + + + .. ..........
3 9 / 1
4 4 / 1
3 3 / 1
4 2 / 1
3 1
4 1

(a)1 (b)-1
(c)0 (d)
7. For a 3 x 3 matrix A, if det A = 4,
then det (adj A) equals :
(a) 4 (b) 4
(c) 16 (d) 64.
8.
y x y x
x y x y
x y y x
+
+
+
is equal to
(a) x
3
+ y
3
(b) 3 (x
3
+ y
3
)
(c) - 2 (x
3
+ y
3
) (d) N/T




9. Inverse of the matrix
(

4 3
2 1
is:
(a)
|
|
.
|

\
|
4 3
2 1
10
1
(b)
|
|
.
|

\
|
1 3
2 4
10
1

(c)
|
|
.
|

\
|
1 3
2 4
(d)
|
|
.
|

\
|

1 3
2 4
10
1

10. If A =
(

1 1
0 a
, B =
(

1 5
0 1
& A
2
= B then possible value/s a is/are
(a) 1 (b) -1
(c) 4 (d) N/T
11. If A is a 3 3 matrix and B is the adjoint such
that |B| = 64, then |A| =
(a) + 64 (b) + 8
(c) 64 (d) 18
12. If A is a square matrices of order n x n and k is
a scalar, then adj (k A) is equal to :
(a) k adj A (b) k
n
adj A
(c) k
n 1
adj A (d) k
n + 1
adj A
13. If A =
(

0 i -
i 0
then A
40
is equal to
(a)
(

0 40i -
40i 0
(b)
(

0 20i -
20i 0

(c)
(

20 0
0 20
(d)
(

1 0
0 1

14. If aA and B are square matrices of order 3 3
such that A is not orthogonal matrix and B is a
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skew-symmetric matrix, then which of the
following statements is true?
(a) |AB| = -1 (b) |AB| = 1
(c) |AB| = 0 (d) None of these
15. If A is symmetric matrix, then matrix M
|
AM is
(a) Skew-Hermitian (b) Hermitian
(c) Symmetric (d) Skew-symmetric




16. If A is orthogonal matrix, then
(a) A
-1
may not be orthogonal
(b) A
T
must be orthogonal
(c) A
T
may not be orthogonal
(d) None of these

17. If A =
(
(
(

2 0 0
0 2 0
0 0 2
, then A
5
is
(a) 5A (b) 10A
(c) 16A (d) 32A
18. If
(
(
(

+
+

2 1 3 x
2 x 1 3
2 1 x 3
is singular how
many values of x lie in [ -4 , -1 ]
(a) 1 (b) 3
(c) 0 (d) 2
19. If A
3
= O , then I + A+ A
2
equals
(a) I-A (b) (I-A)
-1

(c) (I+A)
-1
(d) N/T
20. The value of u satisfying
11 14 2
7 8 2 sin
3 2 3 sin

u
u
=
0 is
(a)
2
t n

(b)
6
t
t + n
(c)
6
2
t
t + n
(d) ) 1 (
6
) 1 ( e + n n
t
t or t u n =
21. If A is a 3 3 matrix and B is the adjoint such
that |B| = 64, then |A| =
(a) + 64 (b) + 8
(c) 64 (d) 18
22. If A =
(

0 i -
i 0
then A
40
is equal to
(a)
(

0 40i -
40i 0
(b)
(

0 20i -
20i 0

(c)
(

20 0
0 20
(d)
(

1 0
0 1




23. If aA and B are square matrices of order 3 3
such that A is not orthogonal matrix and B is a
skew-symmetric matrix, then which of the
following statements is true?
(a) |AB| = -1 (b) |AB| = 1
(c) |AB| = 0 (d) None of these
24. The value of x for which the matrix product
(
(
(

(
(
(

2x - 14x - x
0 1 0
7x 14x x -

1 2 - 1
0 1 0
7 0 2
each an
identity matrix is
(a) 1/4 (b) 1/3
(c) 1/5 (d)
25. If A=
(
(
(

1 1 1
3 1 2
1 1 1
, B=
(
(
(

3 2 1
0 5
2 2 4
x &
B is inverse of A then x is
(a) 1 (b) 2
(c) 3 (d) 5
26. Maximum & minimum value of 3x3
determinant whose elements are {0, 1,2,3 }
(a) 9,-9 (b) 0
(c) 54, -54 (d) 8
27. Maximum & minimum value of 3x3
determinant whose elements are {0, 1 }
(a) 1,-1 (b) 4,-4
(c) 2, -2 (d) N/T
28.
i 2 27 12 i 2 18
6 i 2 3 8 i 3 12
6 3 i 2 6
+ +
+ +
+
is
(a) An integer
(b)a rational number
(c) an irrational number
(d) an imaginary number

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29. If x + 2ay + az = 0 , x + 3by + bz = 0 , x + 4cy +
cz = 0 has no solution then a , b , c are in
(a) GP (b) HP
(c) AP (d) satisfy a + 2b + 3c = 0
30.
ab c c / 1
ca b b / 1
bc a a / 1
2
2
2
is equal to
(a) abc (b) 1/abc
(c) 0 (d) ab+ bc + ca
31. A root of the equation
x 6 3 3
3 x 3 6
3 6 x 3




(a) 6 (b) 3
(c) 0 (d) 3
32. If 0 | | 4 x < s , -2 | | 3 y < s , -1 | | 5 z < s then
maximum value of
| | | | | |
| | | | | |
| | | | | | 1 z y x
z 1 y x
z y 2 x
+
+
+
is
(a) 13 (b) 15
(c) 17 (d) N/T
33. If A =
(
(
(

b 2 a
2 1 2
2 2 1
3
1
is orthogonal then a & b
are
(a) 2 ,1 (b) -2, -1
(c) 2 , -1 (d) -2 , 1
34. If f(x) =
2 1 x tan
x sec x x sin
e x cos x
2
x
2
, then the value
of
}
t
t
2 /
2 /
f (x) dx is equal to:
(a) 0 (b) 1
(c) 2 (d) N/T
35. If
( ) ( )
( ) ( ) ( )
( ) ( ) ( )
8 8 7
6 5 4
3 2
x 1 x 1 x 1
x 1 x 1 x 1
x 1 x 1 x 1
+ + +
+ + +
+ + +
= a + b x + cx
2
+
....... then x is
(a) 1 (b) 2
(c) 0 (d) N/T
36.
y 3 y cos x 3 x cos 3
y 2 y sin x 2 x sin 2
y x 1
+ +
+ +
(a) sin (x-y) (b) cos (x-y)
(c) cos (x+y) (d) x y sin (x y )
37. Let A be an orthogonal non singular matrix of
order n then | A-In | is
(a) |In -A| (b) | A |
(c) | A | |In -A| (d) ( -1 )
n
|A||In -A|


38. If A
2
= A then ( A + I )
4
is
(a) I+A (b) I+ 4A
(c) I+ 14A (d) I+ 15A .
39. If A =
(

x cos x sin
x sin x cos
and A (adj A) = k
(

1 0
0 1
, then the value of k is:
(a) sin x cos x (b) 1
(c) 2 (d) 3
40. If e is an imaginary cube root of unity, then
0 1 1
1 1 1
2 2
2

e e
is :
(a) 1 (b) 1
(c) 0 (d) N/T
41. If e is an imaginary cube root of unity, then
4 2
2 2
w w 1
w w 1 1
1 1 1
is
(a) 3w (b) 3w(w-1)
(c) 3w
2
(d) 3w(1-w)
42.
z l og x l og
z l og y l og
y l og x l og
y y
x x
z z
1
1
1
is equal to :
(a) 3 (b) 1
(c) log x + log y + log z (d) 0
43. System of equations x + y + z = 6 , x + 2y + 3z
= 10 , x + 2y+ kz = 12 is inconsistent then k is
(a) 3 (b) 2
(c) 1 (d) -2
44. If system of equations x + 2y +3 z = 4 ,
2x + 3y + 4z = 4 , 3x + 4y+ 5z = 6 has :

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(a) Many solutions (b) no solution
(c) unique solution (d) N/T
45. If x , y, z are in A. P . then
z 2 a 5 a 4 a
y 2 a 4 a 3 a
x 2 a 2 a 2 a
+ + +
+ + +
+ + +
is equal to
(a) 1 (b) 2a
(c) 0 (d) a
46.
1 ab c c
1 ac b b
1 bc a a
2
2
2

is equal to
(a) 4 (b) -4
(c) 0 (d) N/T
47. If A =
(
(
(

2 0 0
0 2 0
0 0 2
, then A
5
is
(a) 5A (b) 10A
(c) 16A (d) 32A
48. If A
3
= O , then I + A+ A
2
equals
(a) I-A (b) (I-A)
-1

(c) (I+A)
-1
(d) N/T
49.
a b 2 a b a
b a a b 2 a
b 2 a b a a
+ +
+ +
+ +
is equal to
(a) 9 ( a + b )b
2
(b) ( a + b )b
2

(c) 3 ( a + b )b
2
(d) N/T
50. If f ( x )=
x sin x tan x cos
x sin e ) x 1 log(
x x 1 x
2
x 2
3 2
+
+
then
(a) f ( x ) is divisible by x
(b)f ( x ) = 0
(c) f
/
( x ) = 0
(d) N/T
51. ABC is non right angled then
C tan 1 1
1 B tan 1
1 1 A tan
is equal to
(a) 1 (b) 2
(c) -1 (d) -2
52. Maximum of
x 2 sin 4 1 x cos x sin
x 2 sin x cos 1 x sin
x 2 sin 4 x cos x sin 1
2 2
2 2
2 2
+
+
+
is
(a) 2 (b) 4
(c) 6 (d) N/T
53. If f ( x ) is polynomial satisfying f ( x ) =
) x / 1 ( f 1
) x ( f ) x / 1 ( f ) x ( f
2
1
& f ( 2 ) = 17 then
}

1
1
dx ) x ( f is equal to
(a) 0 (b) 5/12
(c) 12/5 (d) 6/5
54. Number of distinct real roots of
x sin x cos x cos
x cos x sin x cos
x cos x cos x sin
= 0 in the interval -
/4 s s x /4 is
(a) 0 (b) 1
(c) 2 (d) 3
55. If
(
(
(

c b a
c b a
c b 2 0
is orthogonal matrix then
a
2
b
2
c
2
equals
(a) 1/2 (b) 1/6
(c) 1/36 (d) N/T
56. If A =
(
(
(

2 0 0
0 2 0
0 0 2
and B =
(
(
(

2 0 0
3 1 0
3 2 1
,
then |AB| is equal to
(a) 32 (b) 16
(c) 8 (d) 4
57. If A =
(
(
(

2 1 0
0 3 2
2 2 1
and adj. A =
(
(
(

1 - 1 - y
x 2 4 -
6 - 2 - 6
. Then x + y is equal to
(a) -1 (b) 1
(c) 6 (d) -6



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