MATHEMATICS

TARGET IIT JEE 2013

XII

SPECIAL DPP
ON
DETERMINANT
AND
MATRICES

I N D E X
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[STRAIGHT OBJECTIVE TYPE]
Q.1 The value of a for which the system of equations ; a3x + (a +1)3 y + (a + 2)3 z = 0 ,
ax + (a + 1) y + (a + 2) z = 0 & x + y + z = 0 has a non-zero solution is :
(A) 1 (B) 0 (C) 1 (D) none of these

a11 a12 a13

Q.2 Let 0 = a 21 a 22 a 23 and let 1 denote the determinant formed by the cofactors of elements of
a 32 a 32 a 33
0 and 2 denote the determinant formed by the cofactor at 1 similarly n denotes the determinant
formed by the cofactors at n 1 then the determinant value of n is
n 2
(A) 20n (B) 20 (C) n0 (D) 20

Q.3 Three distinct points P(3u2, 2u3) ; Q(3v2, 2v3) and R(3w2, 2w3) are collinear then
(A) uv + vw + wu = 0 (B) uv + vw + wu = 3
(C) uv + vw + wu = 2 (D) uv + ww + wu = 1
cos (x y ) cos (y z) cos ( z x )
Q.4 The determinant cos (x y) cos (y z) cos ( z x ) =
sin (x y ) sin (y z) sin ( z x)
(A) 2 sin (x y) sin (y z) sin (z x) (B) 2 sin (x y) sin (y z) sin (z x)
(C) 2 cos (x y) cos (y z) cos (z x) (D) 2 cos (x y) cos (y z) cos (z x)

a b c px qy rz
Q.5 Let a determinant is given by A = p q r and suppose that det. A = 6. If B = a x b y c z
x y z ap bq cr
then
(A) det. B = 6 (B) det. B = 6 (C) det. B = 12(D) det. B = 12

Q.6 The values of for which the following equations

sinx cosy + (+1)z = 0; cosx + siny z = 0; x +( + 1)y + cos z = 0
have non trivial solution, is
(A) = n, R {0} (B) = 2n, is any rational number

(C) = (2n + 1), R+, n I (D) = (2n + 1) , R, n I
2
Q.7 The system of equations
x y cos + z cos 2 = 0
x cos + y z cos = 0
x cos 2 y cos + z = 0
has non trivial solution for equals

(A) n only, n I (B) n + only, n I
4

(C) (2n 1) only, n I (D) all value of
2

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Q.8 The following system of equations 3x 7y + 5z = 3; 3x + y + 5z = 7 and 2x + 3y + 5z = 5 are
(A) consistent with trivial solution (B) consistent with unique non trivial solution
(C) consistent with infinite solution (D) inconsistent with no solution

Q.9 The set of homogeneous equations

tx + (t+1) y + (t 1) z = 0
(t +1)x + ty + (t + 2)z = 0
(t 1)x + (t + 2)y + tz = 0
has non - trivial solutions for
(A) three values of t (B) two values of t (C) one value of t (D) no value of t

Q.10 If the system of equations

x 2y + z = a
2x + y 2z = b
and x + 3y 3z = c
have atleast one solution, then the relationship between a, b and c is
(A) a + b + c = 0 (B) a b + c = 0 (C) a + b + c = 0 (D) a + b c = 0

Q.11 Three digit numbers x17, 3y6 and 12z where x, y, z are integers from 0 to 9, are divisible by a fixed
x 3 1
constant k. Then the determinant 7 6 z must be divisible by
1 y 2
(A) k (B) k2 (C) k3 (D) None
28 25 38
Q.12 Let N = 42 38 65 , then the number of ways is which N can be resolved as a product of two
56 47 83
divisors which are relatively prime is
(A) 4 (B) 8 (C) 9 (D) 16

Q.13 If the system of linear equations

x + 2ay + az = 0
x + 3by + bz = 0
x + 4cy + cz = 0
has a non-zero solution, then a, b, c
(A) are in G..P. (B) are in H.P.
(C) satisfy a + 2b + 3c = 0 (D) are in A.P.

Q.14 Give the correct order of initials T or F for following statements. Use T if statement is true and F if it is
false.
Statement-1 : If the graphs of two linear equations in two variables are neither parallel nor identical,
then there is a unique solution to the system.
Statement-2 : If the system of equations ax + by = 0, cx + dy = 0 has a non-zero solution, then it has
infinitely many solutions.
Statement-3 : The system x + y + z = 1, x = y, y = 1 + z is inconsistent.
Statement-4 : If two of the equations in a system of three linear equations are inconsistent, then the
whole system is inconsistent.
(A) FFTT (B) TTFT (C) TTFF (D) TTTF
 ap 2 2ap 1 apq a ( p q ) 1
2
Q.15 Let 1 = aq 2aq 1 and 2 = aqr a (q r ) 1 then
ar 2 2ar 1 arp a ( r p) 1

(A) 1 = 2 (B) 2 = 21 (C) 1 = 22 (D) 1 + 22 = 0

1 1 sin x 1 sin x cos x

2 3 2 sin x 4 3 sin x 2 cos x then F '
Q.16 Let F (x) = is equal to
3 6 3 sin x 10 6 sin x 3 cos x 2
(A) 1 (B) 0 (C) 1 (D) 2

[MULTIPLE OBJECTIVE TYPE]

Q.17 If A11 , A12 , A13 are the cofactors of the elements of the first row of the determinant
A = (aij) and is the value of the determinant then
(A) a21 A11 + a22 A12 + a23 A13 = 0 (B) a11 A11 + a12 A12 + a13 A13 =
(C) a11 A11 a12 A12 + a13 A13 = (D) a31A11 + a32A12 + a33A13 = 0
p sin x q sin x p r sin x
Q.18 If p, q, r, s are in A.P. and f (x) = q sin x r sin x 1 sin x such that
r sin x s sin x s q sin x

f (x)d x = 4 then the common difference of the A.P. can be :

0

1
(A) 1 (B) (C) 1 (D) 2
2

bc a b ( b c) 2 a2 bc
2
Q.19 Let D1 = c a c a and D2 = (c a ) b2 ca
ab b c (a b ) 2 c2 ab

The divisor which is common to both D1 and D2 is

(A) (a b) (B) (ab + bc + ca) (C) a + b + c (D) (c a)

[INTEGER TYPE]
sin 3 1 1
Q.20 If cos 2 4 3 = 0, then find the number of values of in [0, 2].
2 7 7

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[STRAIGHT OBJECTIVE TYPE]

Q.1 If the product of n matrices 1 1 1 2 1 3 .......... 1 n is equal to the matrix 1 378

0 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 1
then the value of n is equal to
(A) 26 (B) 27 (C) 377 (D) 378

LM1 2 x OP LM1 2 y OP
Q.2 If A = M0 1 0 and B = 0
P MM0 1 0 and AB = I , then x + y equals
P 3
MN0 0 1 PQ N 0 1 PQ
(A) 0 (B) 1 (C) 2 (D) none of these

Q.3 If A =
LM3 4 OP and B = LM2 5OP then X such that A + 2X = B equals
N1 6Q N 6 1Q
L 2 3OP
(A) M (B) M
L 3 5OP (C) M
L 5 2OP (D) none of these
N1 0Q N1 0Q N 1 0 Q
a b
Q.4 If A = c d satisfies the equation x2 (a + d)x + k = 0, then

(A) k = bc (B) k = ad (C) k = adbc (D) k = a2 + b2 + c2 + d2

cos 2 sin cos cos 2 sin cos

Q.5 If A = ; B=
sin cos sin 2 sin cos sin 2
are such that, AB is a null matrix, then which of the following should necessarily be an odd integral

multiple of .
2
(A) (B) (C) (D) +
1 2 0 2 1 5
Q.6 Let A + 2B = 6 3 3 and 2A B = 2 1 6
5 3 1 0 1 2
then Tr (A) Tr (B) has the value equal to
(A) 0 (B) 1 (C) 2 (D) none

Q.7 The number of solutions of the matrix equation X2 =I other than I, is

(A) 0 (B) 1 (C) 2 (D) more than 2
(where I is the 2 2 unit matrix )
1 3 1 0
Q.8 Given A = 2 2 ; I = 0 1 . If A I is a singular matrix then

(A) (B) 2 3 4 = 0 (C) 2 + 3 + 4 = 0 (D) 2 3 6 = 0

Determinant & Matrices [5]

 1 sin 1
Q.9 Let A = sin 1 sin , where 0 < 2, then
1 sin 1
(A) Det (A) = 0 (B) Det A (0, ) (C) Det (A) [2, 4] (D) Det A [2, )

1 2
Q.10 If A = 2 3 , and A2 kA I2 = 0, then value of k is

(A) 4 (B) 2 (C) 1 (D) 4

3 x 2 2
2 4x 1 is singular, is
Q.11 Number of real values of x for which the matrix A =
2 4 1 x
(A) 1 (B) 2 (C) 3 (D) infinite

1 tan x T 1
Q.12 A = tan x 1 then let us define a function f (x) = det. (A A ) then which of the following can

not be the value of f f f f ...........f ( x ) is (n 2)

n times

(A) f n(x) (B) 1 (C) f n 1(x) (D) n f (x)

1 1 1 1
Q.13 A is a 2 2 matrix such that A 1 = 2 and A2 1 = 0 . The sum of the elements of A, is

(A) 1 (B) 0 (C) 2 (D) 5

Q.14 In a square matrix A of order 3 the elements, ai i's are the sum of the roots of the equation
x2 (a + b)x + ab = 0; ai , i + 1's are the product of the roots, ai , i 1's are all unity and the rest of the
elements are all zero. The value of the det. (A) is equal to
(A) 0 (B) (a + b) 3 (C) a3 b3 (D) (a2 + b2)(a + b)

Q.15 Let Dk is the k k matrix with 0's in the main diagonal, unity as the element of 1st row and f (k ) th
column and k for all other entries. If f (x) = x {x} where {x} denotes the fractional part function then
the value of det. (D2) + det. (D3) equals
(A) 32 (B) 34 (C) 36 (D) none
50
1 2r 1 1 2r 1 is equal to
Q.16 For a matrix A = 0 1 , the value of
r 1
0 1

1 100 1 4950 1 5050 1 2500

(A) 0 1 (B) 0 1 (C) 0 1 (D) 0 1

Determinant & Matrices [6]

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0 1 1 A
Q.1 A is an involutary matrix given by A = 4 3 4 then the inverse of will be
3 3 4 2

A 1 A
(A) 2A (B) (C) (D) A2
2 2

2 1 3 4 3 4
Q.2 Let three matrices A = 4 1 ; B = 2 3 and C = 2 3 then

ABC A ( BC) 2 A ( BC) 3

tr(A) + tr
+t + ....... + =
4 + tr 8
2 r
(A) 6 (B) 9 (C) 12 (D) none

Lim
x 1 x 3 16x ln (1 sin x )
Q.3
Let a = x 1 ln x x ln x ; b = Lim 2 ; c = Lim and
x 0 4 x x x 0 x

( x 1)3 a b
d = Lim , then the matrix c d is
x 1 3sin( x 1) ( x 1)
(A) Idempotent (B) Involutary (C) Non singular (D) Nilpotent

Q.4 If A is an idempotent matrix satisfying,

(I 0.4A)1 = I A
where I is the unit matrix of the same order as that of A then the value of is equal to
(A) 2/5 (B) 2/3 (C) 2/3 (D) 1/2

3 1
Q.5 Consider a matrix A = 6 2 , then (I + A)99 equals (where I is a unit matrix of order 2)

98
(A) I + 2 A 99
(B) I + 2 A (C) I + (299 + 1)A (D) I + (299 1)A

Q.6 If A is a diagonal matrix of order 3 such that A2 = A, then number of possible matrices A, is
(A) 2 (B) 3 (C) 8 (D) 7
2 0 7 14 7
Q.7 Let A = 0 1 0 and B = 0 1 0 . If AB = I, where I is an identity matrix
1 2 1 4 2

of order 3 then trace B has value equal to
2 1
(A) 0 (B) (C) (D) 5
5 5
3 2 3 1
Q.8 Let the matrix A and B be defined as A = and B = . If det(2A9 B1) = 2,
2
7 3
then the number of distinct possible real values of equals
(A) 0 (B) 1 (C) 2 (D) 3

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 [COMPREHENSION TYPE]
Paragraph for question nos. 9 to 11
A Pythagorean triple is triplet of positive integers (a, b, c) such that a2 + b2 = c2. Define the matrices A,
B and C by
1 2 3 1 2 2 1 2 2
A= 2 1 2 ,B= 2 1 2 and C = 2 1 2
2 2 3 2 2 3 2 2 3
Q.9 If we write Pythagorean triples (a, b, c) in matrix form as [a, b, c] then which of the following matrix
product is not a Pythagorean triplet?
(A) [3,4,5]A (B) [3,4,5]B (C) [3,4,5]C (D) None of these

Q.10 Which one of the following does not hold good?

(A) A1 = adj. A (B) (AB)1 = adj. (AB)
(C) (BC)1 = adj. (BC) (D) (ABC)1 adj. (ABC)

Q.11 Tr(A + BT + 3C) equals

(A) 17 (B) 15 (C) 19 (D) 18

Paragraph for question nos. 12 to 14

If A is a symmetric and B skew symmetric matrix and A + B is non singular and C = (A + B)1(A B)
then
Q.12 CT(A + B)C =
(A) A + B (B) A B (C) A (D) B

Q.13 CT(A B)C =

(A) A + B (B) A B (C) A (D) B

Q.14 CTAC
(A) A + B (B) A B (C) A (D) B

[MULTIPLE OBJECTIVE TYPE]

Q.15 Let A and B are two square idempotent matrices such that AB BA in a null matrix, then the value of
the det. (A B) can be equal
(A) 1 (B) 1 (C) 0 (D) 2

Determinant & Matrices [8]

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[STRAIGHT OBJECTIVE TYPE]

Q.1 If A and B are non singular Matrices of same order then Adj. (AB) is
(A) Adj. (A) (Adj. B) (B) (Adj. B) (Adj. A)
(C) Adj. A + Adj. B (D) none of these

LMx x x OP
Q.2 Let A = M x x x , then A
P 1 exists if
MN x x x PQ
(A) x 0 (B) 0
(C) 3x + 0, 0 (D) x 0, 0

Q.3 Which of the following statements is incorrect for a square matrix A. ( | A | 0)

(A) If A is a diagonal matrix, A1 will also be a diagonal matrix
(B) If A is a symmetric matrix, A1 will also be a symmetric matrix
(C) If A1 = A A is an idempotent matrix
(D) If A1 = A A is an involutary matrix
Q.4 Identify the correct statement :
(A) If system of n simultaneous linear equations has a unique solution, then coefficient matrix is singular
(B) If system of n simultaneous linear equations has a unique solution, then coefficient matrix is non
singular
(C) If A1 exists , (adjA)1 may or may not exist

cos x sin x 0

(D) F(x) = sin x cos x 0 , then F(x) . F(y) = F(x y)
0 0 0

3 3 4
Q.5 If A = 2 3 4 , then A1 =
0 1 1
(A) A (B) A2 (C) A3 (D) A4
0 2 b c
Q.6 If A = a b c is orthogonal, then | abc | is equal to
a b c

1 1 1
(A) (B) (C) (D) 1
2 3 6
3, when i j
Q.7 Let A = [aij]3 3 be such that aij =
0, otherwise
det adj adjA
then equals
5
[Note : {k} denotes fractional part of k.]
2 1 2 1
(A) (B) (C) (D)
3 5 5 3

Determinant & Matrices [9]

Q.8 Let A, B, C, D be (not necessarily square) real matrices such that
AT = BCD; BT = CDA; CT = DAB and DT = ABC
for the matrix S = ABCD, consider the two statements.
I S3 = S II S2 = S4
(A) II is true but not I (B) I is true but not II
(C) both I and II are true (D) both I and II are false.
Q.9 If A is a non singular maxrix satisfying A = AB BA , then which one of the following holds true
(A) det. B = 0 (B) B = 0 (C) det. A = 1 (D) det. (B + I) = det. (B I)

F 0 sin sin sin I

Let A = G sin 0 cos cos J , then
Q.10
G JK
H sin sin cos cos 0
(A) |A| is independent of and (B) A1 depends only on
(C) A1 depends only on (D) none of these

4 6 1 2 4 3
Q.11 Consider the matrices A = 3 0 2 , B = 0 1 , C = 1 . Out of the given matrix products
1 2 5 1 2 2
(i) (AB)TC (ii) CTC(AB)T (iii) CTAB and (iv) ATABBTC
(A) exactly one is defined (B) exactly two are defined
(C) exactly three are defined (D) all four are defined

[PARAGRAPH TYPE]
Paragraph for question nos. 12 to 14
Let S be the following set of 2 2 matrices :
a b
S = A : a , b 1, 0, 1
a b
Q.12 The number of A in S such that the trace of A is divisible by 2 but det (A) is not divisible by 2, is
(A) 0 (B) 5 (C) 3 (D) 2
[ Note : The trace of a matrix is the sum of its diagonal entries.]

Q.13 The number of non-zero A in S for which the system of linear equations
x 0
A
y 0
is inconsistent, is
(A) atleast 2 but less than 5 (B) less than 2
(C) exactly 8 (D) greater than 4 but at most 7

Q.14 The number of A in S such that A is either symmetric or skew-symmetric but not both, is
(A) 0 (B) 1 (C) 2 (D) 3
[INTEGER TYPE]
Q.15 Find the number of 2 2 matrices A whose entries are either 0 or 1 and for which the system
x 0
A has at least two distinct solutions.
y 0

cos sin
Q.16 Let A = sin cos and matrix B is defined such that B = A + 4A2 + 6A3 + 4A4 + A5.

If det (B) = 1, then find the number of values of in [ 2, 2].
Determinant & Matrices [10]
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Q.1 Let , , are the real roots of the equation x3 + ax2 + bx + c = 0 (a, b, c R and a 0).
If the system of equations (in u, v and w) given by
u + v + w = 0
u + v + w = 0
u + v + w = 0
has non-trivial solutions, then a2 equals
(A) b (B) 2b (C) 3b (D) 4b

l m n
Q.2 Let A = p q r and B = A 2.
1 1 1

If (l m)2 + (p q)2 = 9, (m n)2 + (q r)2 = 16, (n l)2 + (r p)2 = 25,
then the value of det. B equals
(A) 36 (B) 100 (C) 144 (D) 169

Q.3 If A = dia. (d1, d2, d3, d4) where di > 0 i = 1, 2, 3, 4 is a diagonal matrix of order 4 such that

d1 + 2d2 + 4d3 + 8d4 = 16 then the maximum value of f(x) = log(tan x + cot x)(det(A)) where x 0,
2
is equal to
(A) 1 (B) 2 (C) 3 (D) 4

Q.4 Let {1, 2, ........., n} be the the set of all determinants of order 3 that can be made with the distinct
real numbers from the set S = {1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9}. Then which one of the following is correct?
n n n n
(A) i 0 (B) i 9 (C) i 9! (D) i 36
i 1 i 1 i 1 i 1

1
Q.5 Let A = and det (A4) = 16, then the product of all possible real values of equals
1 2
1 1
(A) (B) (C) 0 (D) 2
2 2
[ASSERTION-REASON]
cos sin
Q.6 Let A = sin cos

Statement-1: A exists for every R.
1

because
Statement-2: A is orthogonal.
(A) Statement-1 is true, statement-2 is true and statement-2 is correct explanation for statement-1.
(B) Statement-1 is true, statement-2 is true and statement-2 is NOT the correct explanation for statement-1.
(C) Statement-1 is true, statement-2 is false.
(D) Statement-1 is false, statement-2 is true.

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Q.7 Statement-1: If A and B are 2 2 matrices such that det. (A B) = 0, then A = B.
Statement-2: If A and B are square matrices of same order such that AB = O and B is
not a null matrix, then A must be singular.
(A) Statement-1 is true, statement-2 is true and statement-2 is correct explanation for statement-1.
(B) Statement-1 is true, statement-2 is true and statement-2 is NOT the correct explanation for statement-1.
(C) Statement-1 is true, statement-2 is false.
(D) Statement-1 is false, statement-2 is true.

Q.8 Let A be a 2 2 matrix with non-zero entries such that A2 = I, where I is a 2 2 identity matrix.
Define Tr(A) = Sum of diagonal elements of A and |A| = determinant of matrix A.
Statement-1: Tr (A) = 0
Statement-2: | A | = 1
(A) Statement-1 is true, statement-2 is true and statement-2 is correct explanation for statement-1.
(B) Statement-1 is true, statement-2 is true and statement-2 is NOT the correct explanation for statement-1.
(C) Statement-1 is true, statement-2 is false.
(D) Statement-1 is false, statement-2 is true.

[PARAGRAPH TYPE]
Paragraph for question nos. 9 to 11
2 2 4 4 3 3
If A0 = 1 3 4 and B0 = 1 0 1
1 2 3 4 4 3
Bn = adj(Bn 1), n N and I is an identity matrix of order 3 then answer the following questions.

Q.9 det. (A0 + A 02 B02 + A 30 + A 04 B04 + ....... 10 terms) is equal to

(A) 1000 (B) 800 (C) 0 (D) 8000

Q.10 B1 + B2 + ........ + B49 is equal to

(A) B0 (B) 7B0 (C) 49B0 (D) 49I
Q.11 For a variable matrix X the equation A0X = B0 will have
(A) unique solution (B) infinite solution
(C) finitely many solution (D) no solution

Paragraph for question nos. 12 to 14

4
77 44 bi
Consider N =
7 30
= (a i ) where b i ' s N and a i 's are prime numbers and
i 1

ai < ai + 1 i. Let two circles be defined as

a1
C1 : x 2
y2 b b = [8b1]
1 2

2 b3
and
C2 : x y x y 2 b [ 2b 2 ]
4
4
Q.12 The value a i bi is equal to
i 1

(A) 23 (B) 33 (C) 25 (D) 37

Determinant & Matrices [12]

Q.13 Radius of the circle which passes through centre of the circle C2 and touches the circle C1, is
1 3 1
(A) 1 (B) (C) (D)
2 2 2
Q.14 If the line x + y = 1 + k always passes through a fixed point on the circle C1 for all values of then

length of the tangent from the point 1, 3 k to the circle C2, is
(A) k (B) k2 (C) 2k (D) 2k2

[MULTIPLE OBJECTIVE TYPE]

Paragraph for question nos. 15 to 18

Consider the matrix function

cos 1 x sin 1 x cosec1x

1 1 1
A(x) = sin x sec x tan x
1 1 1
cosec x tan x cot x
and B = A1. Also, det.(A(x)) denotes the determinant of square matrix A(x).

Q.15 Which of the following statement(s) is(are) correct?

(A) A( x) = A(x). (B) A(x) + A(x) = I3
(C) A(x) = A(x). (D) A(x) + A(x) = I 3
[Note : I3 denotes an identity matrix of order 3.]
Q.16 Which of the following statement(s) is(are) correct?
(A) A(x) is a symmetric matrix.
(B) A(x) is a skew symmetric matrix.
3
(C) Maximum value of det.(A(x)) equals .
8

3
(D) Minimum value of det.(A(x)) equals .
16

Q.17 Which of the following statement(s) is(are) correct?

(A) det.(A(x)) is a continuous function in its domain but not differentiable in its domain.
(B) det.(A(x)) is a continuous and differentiable function in its domain.
(C) det.(A(x)) is a bounded function.
(D) det.(A(x)) is one-one and odd function.

Q.18 Which of the following statement(s) is(are) correct?

8
(A) If a = det. (B) + det. (B2) + det. (B3) + ....... , then minimum value of a equals .
3 8
(B) If b = det. adj. (B) + det. adj. (B2) + det. adj. (B3) + ....... , then maximum value of b is
256
6 .
256
16
(C) If a = det. (B) + det. (B2) + det. (B3) + ....... , then maximum value of a equals 3 .
16
64
(D) If b = det. adj. (B) + det. adj. (B2) + det. adj. (B3) + ....... , then minimum value of b is 6 .
64
[Note: adj. (P) denotes adjoint of squareDeterminant
matrix P.] & Matrices [13]
Q.19 Which of the following is(are) correct?
(A) If A and B are two square matrices of order 3 and A is a non-singular matrix such that
AB = O, then B must be a null matrix.
(B) If A, B, C are three square matrices of order 2 and det. (A) = 2, det.(B) = 3, det. (C) = 4, then
the value of det. (3ABC) is 216.
1
(C) If A is a square matrix of order 3 and det. (A) = , then det. (adj. A1) is 8.
2
(D) Every skew symmetric matrix is singular.

Q.20 Let A =
LM1 0OP then
N1 1Q
(A) A = Mn
L 1 0OP V n N (B) Limit
1 n
A =
0 0 LM OP
N n 1Q n n 1 0 N Q
1
(C) Limit A = M
n
L0 0OP (D) none of these
2
n n N0 0Q
LM1 1 0 OP
Q.21 If A = M0 2 1 P , then
1

NM0 0 1QP
(A) |A| = 2 (B) A is non-singular

LM1 / 2 1 / 2 0 OP
(C) Adj. A = M 0 1 1/ 2
P (D) A is skew symmetric matrix
NM 0 0 1 / 2 QP

Q.22 If A and B are two 3 3 matrices such that their product AB is a null matrix then
(A) det. A 0 B must be a null matrix.
(B) det. B 0 A must be a null matrix.
(C) If none of A and B are null matrices then atleast one of the two matrices must be singular.
(D) If neither det. A nor det. B is zero then the given statement is not possible.

Q.23 Which of the following statement(s) is/are CORRECT?

(A) Every skew-symmetric matrix is non-invertible.
(B) If A and B are two 3 3 matrices such that AB = O then alteast one of A and B must be null
matrix.
(C) If the minimum number of cyphers in an upper triangular matrix of order n is 5050, then
the order of matrix is 101.
(D) If A and B are two square matrices of order 3 such that det. A = 5 and det. B = 2,
then det. (10AB) equals 104.

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Q.24 Which of the following statement(s) is(are) correct?
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(A) If A is square matrix of order 3, then A A is equal to 0.
(B) If A is a skew - symmetric matrix of order 3, then matrix A4 is symmetric.
1 2 2

(C) If 3A = 2 1 2 and AAT = I, then (x + y) is equal to 3.
x 2 y

(where I is identity matrix of order 3)

(D) If , , are the roots of the cubic x3 + px2 + q = 0, then the value of the determinant

is equal to p3.

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Q.25 Let A be 3 3 matrix given by A = [aij] and B be a column vector such that BTAB is a null
matrix for every column vector B. If C = A AT and a13 = 1, a23 = 5, a21 = 15, then find the
value of det (adj A) + det (adj C).
[Note : adj M denotes the adjoint of a square matrix M.]

5 5
1 1
0 2 1 1
10 0
2
2 x 5x 20 = [40]
Q.26 If and are roots of the equation 1 25
1 2 0
1 x 2
1 1
2 2
then find the value of (1 ) (1 ).

t 2 3t 4
Q.27 If t is real and = 2 , then find number of solutions of the system of equations
t 3t 4
3x y + 4z = 3, x + 2y 3z = 2, 6x + 5y + z = 3 for a particular value of .

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 ANSWER KEY
DPP-1
Q.1 C Q.2 B Q.3 A Q.4 B Q.5 C
Q.6 D Q.7 D Q.8 B Q.9 C Q.10 B
Q.11 A Q.12 B Q.13 B Q.14 B Q.15 D
Q.16 B Q.17 ABD Q.18 AC Q.19 CD Q.20 5

DPP-2
Q.1 B Q.2 A Q.3 D Q.4 C Q.5 C
Q.6 C Q.7 D Q.8 B Q.9 C Q.10 A
Q.11 B Q.12 D Q.13 D Q.14 D Q.15 B
Q.16 D
DPP-3
Q.1 A Q.2 A Q.3 D Q.4 C Q.5 D
Q.6 D Q.7 B Q.8 B Q.9 A Q.10 D
Q.11 A Q.12 A Q.13 B Q.14 C Q.15 ABC

DPP-4
Q.1 B Q.2 C Q.3 C Q.4 B Q.5 C
Q.6 C Q.7 B Q.8 C Q.9 D Q.10 A
Q.11 C Q.12 A Q.13 B Q.14 C Q.15 10
Q.16 4
DPP-5
Q.1 C Q.2 C Q.3 B Q.4 A Q.5 B
Q.6 A Q.7 D Q.8 C Q.9 C Q.10 C
Q.11 D Q.12 D Q.13 A Q.14 B Q.15 B
Q.16 ACD Q.17 AC Q.18 ABCD Q.19 AB Q.20 ABC
Q.21 BC Q.22 ABCD Q.23 CD Q.24 ABC Q.25 0
Q.26 51 Q.27 1