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CHAPTER 20: MATRICES

20.1

Addition.

Important concepts.
a

q a + p
=
s c + r

b p
+
d r

b +q

d + s

20.2 Subtraction.

Important Concepts

p
_
r

a p

c r

b q

d s

20.3 Multiplication

Important concept.
a b
ka kb
k
c d
=
kc kd

(a

b)
q
=

( ap + bq )

a
ap

b
( p q) =
bp

a b p q

c d

r s

aq

bq

ap + br

cp + dr

aq + bs

cp + ds

Questions based on examination format

1.

k 6 k
,
Given that 2 + =
1 3 5
find the value of k.
A. -6
B. -2
3

w 2

2. Given that ( w 2 ) =

4
w 3 8

C. 2.
D. 6
find

A. 1
B. 2

3.

matrices

the value of w.
C. -1
D. -2

1 4

=
0
6

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A.
18

8
B.
18

4.

5.

14

C.

14
D.
12

2
1

M =

6
0

1
Given that 2
3
1 4

A.
0
4

B.
0

Given that (1

x
2

7)

0
, find the matrices of M.
4

13
C.
12

3
D.
12

1
= ( 11
2

5) , find the value of x

A. 11
B. 3

6.

7.

A. -3
B. -1
8.

9.

matrices

C. -3
D. -11

3
1 0
Given
5
+ 3
2e
=

,

e
A. 1
B. 0

Given ( 4

the value of e.
C. -4
D. -9

7
= ( 34 ) .Find the value of f.
2 f )
3

5 4

+ =
3 1
9
A.
4

9
B.
3

2 1 3

6 3
+

0
8
3
A..
10 9

B.
10 9

C. 2
D. 3

20
C.
3

1
D.
4

4 2

1
4

5
=
7

1 2
C.
10 5

1
8

D.
2 5

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10.

11.

2 3 4
=
T-
1

2
6 3
A.
3 1

2 3

B.
1
1

2
Given that
0

A.
B.
12.

A.
B.

1 3
4
= k
,
3 2
3

C.
D.

16.

C.
D.

Express 3 ( 2
(-8)
(10)

1
0

2)

4 4
A.
0 6

2
4
B.
0 6

17.

matrices

4 7
=

1
4

4
8

17 ), find the value of h k .

C.
1
D.

C.
D.

(-28)
(-24)

y
,
1

x=4,y=2
x=6,y=1

4
1)
0
as a single matrix

Given that
2
6

m
( 3 1) =
6

A. 4
B. 6

(4

3) = ( 26

-1

2 3 5

x 0
+

2
find the values of x and of y.

A.
B.
15.

h ) k( k

Given that

find the value of k.

1
2

x=2,y=1
x = 2 , y = -1
14.

2
C.
1

6
D.
1

Given the matrix equation 5 ( 2

A.
5
B.

13.

0
, the matrix of T is
1

2
, the value of m is
2

C. -2
D. -3

1
=
3

C. ( 6
D. ( 4

Find out matrix of P in the matrix equation below

6)
10 )

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5 7
5

4 P =
3 4
17
1 2
A.
0 5

5
2

B.
0 1

18.

20.

2
C.
1

0
D.
5

-4
-3

C.
D.

Given that
k 6 k
, find out the value of k.
2 + =
1 3 5
A. -6
C. 2
B. -2
D. 6
5
1

Given that A=
4 1
and AB=I , where I is a identical matrix

find the matrix of B.

1
1

A.
4
5

10
5

B.
2 1

November 2003

(5

8) ( 4

A. ( 4 15 )
B. (12 9 )
2.

Given that ( 3
A. 9
B. 4

matrices

3
4

0
,
1

1 1

C.
4
5

5
1

D.
4

Past Year SPM Questions.

1.

Given that
4
1 7
m = ,the value of m is
7
2 1
A.
B.

19.

3) +

1
(6
2

8) =
C. (13
D. (15

x
x )
1
= (18 ). Find the value of x.

C. -3
D. -6

5)
13 )

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3.

1 2

=
4
4
6
A.
10

12
B.
28

10
C.
6

10
D.
12

16

16

July 2004
Given that 4(1 2 ) + M = ( 5
A.
(9
-1)
B.
(6
-1)

4.

5.

A.
B.

7 ) , then M
C.
D.

4 2 1

1
2
1

6
7

1 2

6 1

7 2

November 2004
6.
Given the matrix equation 2 ( 4
A. 4
B. 8

C.
D.

h ) + k (1

2 ) = (13
C.10
D.11

(1
(1

9)
15)

8), fnd the value of h + k.

July 2005
7.

8.

3
1 5

6
2
4
+

=

10
6

A.
4

B.
0

D.

10

12

2m 0 m m

2
=

m 0
A.

matrices

C.

m 2

2m 2

2m

C.

m2

2m

2m 2

2m

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m 2

2m

B.

D.

2m 2

5
C.
5

5
D.
9

2m 2

2m

November 2005
3 1 1 0

2
4 6

1 4
4 2
A.
1 4

4 3
B.
7 4

9.

3
5)
k

Given ( k

10.

0
= ( 24
1

5), calculate the value of k .

A. 3
B. 8

C. -1
D. -12

July 2006
1
3

4
2
1
=


4

A.
5

B.
2

11.

2
7

12. Given
A.
B.

D.

1
3

m
m

1
4

1
2

2
3
Given matrix P = ( 5

13.

C.

A.

(7)

B.

10

1
, calculate the value of m
0

C.
4
D.
8
2
3

1) and matrix Q =

, then PQ is
C.

(10

3)

D.

10

15

November 2006
14.

matrices

2
2
+ 3
1
2
1
14
A.
15 13

0
3 1

=
3
2 5
8
C.
15

13

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B.
16

If ( 3

15.

7
D.
10

4 p
2 )
p
= ( 7 ), then p =

A. 1

C.

B. 2

D.

1
2
7
9

June 2007

(3

16.

17.

5
4 ) =
2

A.

( 23 )

B.

(15

C.

8)

D.

15

15 20

6
8

Find the value of h and of k in the following matrix equation;

h 10
4

5 1
2
0

5 12
=

1
5

A.

h = -1, k = 1

C.

h = -4, k = 3

B.

h = -3,k = 2

D.

h = -8, k = 0

November 2007
3 4 5

1 2

2
7
A.
9
35
B.
2

18.

19.

15 20
C.
2 4

15 8
D.
5 4

Find the value of m in the following matrix equation:

5
2 3
0 1 2

4 7
2
3 m
=
2 1

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A. 1
B. 3

C. 4
D. 6

June 2008
3 1 6 2 1
+

1
2 4 10 2

20.

A.

14

B.

10

22.

B.

10

3
0

matrices

D.

12

3
1
0
4
=

A.

(6

12

D.

10

3
0

23.

10

4 3 5

=
, find the value of x.
x 2 0
C.
1

B.
-1
November 2008
2

3
4

C.

1
Given that
2
A.
-3

21.

3
=
1

A.

(4

B.

(4

12

0
4

C.

3
4

D.

12
4

7 ) + 3( 1 3

2) =

8 15 )

C.

(2

1)

1)

D.

(2

15 )

2) (1 4

0
1

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ANSWERS
Chapter 20: Matrices.

Questions based on Examination Format

1. B
2. C
3. D
4. A
5. B
6. A
7. B
8. A
9. C
10. A

matrices

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11. B
12. B
13. D
14. D
15. C
16. D
17. D
18. D
19. B
20. A

1. B
2. A
3. A
4. D
5. A
6. A
7. D
8. A
9. D
10. D
11. D
12. C
13. A
14. A
15. C
16. A
17. C
18. A
19. B
20. B
21. D
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22. A
23. D

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