JEE Mathematics Matrices MCQs Set 03

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Multiple Choice Questions

Question 1: If \( A= \)\( \begin{bmatrix}1&-2&4\\2&3&2\\3&1&5\end{bmatrix} \) and \( B= \)\( \begin{bmatrix}0&-2&4\\1&3&2\\-1&1&5\end{bmatrix} \), then A + B is
(a) \( \begin{bmatrix}1&-2&4\\3&3&2\\2&1&5\end{bmatrix} \)
(b) \( \begin{bmatrix}1&-2&8\\3&3&4\\2&1&10\end{bmatrix} \)
(c) \( \begin{bmatrix}1&-4&8\\3&6&4\\2&2&10\end{bmatrix} \)
(d) none of these
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Answer: (c) \( \begin{bmatrix}1&-4&8\\3&6&4\\2&2&10\end{bmatrix} \)

Explanation:
1. Add corresponding entries.
2. Row 1: (1 + 0, −2 − 2, 4 + 4) = (1, −4, 8); row 2: (3, 6, 4); row 3: (2, 2, 10).

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Question 2: If \( A^2=8A+kI \) where \( A= \)\( \begin{bmatrix}1&0\\-1&7\end{bmatrix} \), then k is
(a) 7
(b) −7
(c) 1
(d) −1
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Answer: (b) −7

Explanation:
1. \( A^2= \)\( \begin{bmatrix}1&0\\-8&49\end{bmatrix} \).
2. \( A^2-8A= \)\( \begin{bmatrix}-7&0\\0&-7\end{bmatrix} \)\( =-7I \), so k = −7.

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Question 3: The matrix \( \begin{bmatrix}\lambda&7&-2\\4&1&3\\2&-1&2\end{bmatrix} \) is a singular matrix if λ is
(a) \( \frac25 \)
(b) \( \frac52 \)
(c) −5
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Answer: (a) \( \frac25 \)

Explanation:
1. Singular means the determinant is 0.
2. Expanding: \( \lambda(2+3)-7(8-6)-2(-4-2)=5\lambda-14+12=5\lambda-2 \).
3. So λ = 2/5.

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Question 4: If the matrix \( A= \)\( \begin{bmatrix}a&b\\c&d\end{bmatrix} \), then \( A^2 \) is
(a) \( \begin{bmatrix}a^2&b^2\\c^2&d^2\end{bmatrix} \)
(b) \( \begin{bmatrix}a^2+bc&ab+bd\\ac+dc&bc+d^2\end{bmatrix} \)
(c) nonexistent
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Answer: (b) \( \begin{bmatrix}a^2+bc&ab+bd\\ac+dc&bc+d^2\end{bmatrix} \)

Explanation:
1. A square matrix can be multiplied by itself.
2. \( A^2= \)\( \begin{bmatrix}a\cdot a+b\cdot c&a\cdot b+b\cdot d\\c\cdot a+d\cdot c&c\cdot b+d\cdot d\end{bmatrix} \).

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Question 5: If \( A= \)\( \begin{bmatrix}\alpha&0\\1&1\end{bmatrix} \) and \( B= \)\( \begin{bmatrix}1&0\\5&1\end{bmatrix} \) are such that \( A^2=B \), then α is
(a) 1
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(c) 4
(d) no real value of α exists
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Answer: (d) no real value of α exists

Explanation:
1. \( A^2= \)\( \begin{bmatrix}\alpha^2&0\\\alpha+1&1\end{bmatrix} \).
2. Equating with B: α² = 1 and α + 1 = 5. The first gives α = ±1 and the second α = 4, which cannot hold together.
3. Hence no value of α exists.

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Question 6: If \( \begin{bmatrix}2&-3\\1&\lambda\end{bmatrix} \)\( \begin{bmatrix}1&5&\mu\\0&2&-3\end{bmatrix} \)=\( \begin{bmatrix}2&4&1\\1&-1&13\end{bmatrix} \), then
(a) \( \lambda=3,\ \mu=4 \)
(b) \( \lambda=4,\ \mu=-3 \)
(c) no real values of λ, μ are possible
(d) none of these
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Answer: (c) no real values of λ, μ are possible

Explanation:
1. The product is \( \begin{bmatrix}2&4&2\mu+9\\1&2\lambda+5&\mu-3\lambda\end{bmatrix} \).
2. From the entries: 2μ + 9 = 1 gives μ = −4, and 2λ + 5 = −1 gives λ = −3.
3. The last entry would need μ − 3λ = −4 + 9 = 5, but it must equal 13: a contradiction. So no values exist.

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Question 7: If AB = 0, where \( A= \)\( \begin{bmatrix}\cos^2\theta&\cos\theta\sin\theta\\\cos\theta\sin\theta&\sin^2\theta\end{bmatrix} \) and \( B= \)\( \begin{bmatrix}\cos^2\phi&\cos\phi\sin\phi\\\cos\phi\sin\phi&\sin^2\phi\end{bmatrix} \), then |θ − φ| is equal to
(a) 0
(b) \( \frac\pi2 \)
(c) \( \frac\pi4 \)
(d) π
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Answer: (b) \( \frac\pi2 \)

Explanation:
1. Each entry of AB has the form \( \cos\theta\cos\phi\cos(\theta-\phi) \) times a product of cos/sin of θ and φ.
2. For AB = 0 (with non-zero factors) we need cos(θ − φ) = 0, so |θ − φ| is an odd multiple of π/2; the smallest is π/2.

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Question 8: If \( A= \)\( \begin{bmatrix}0&-4&1\\2&\lambda&-3\\1&2&-1\end{bmatrix} \), then A⁻¹ exists (A is invertible) if
(a) λ ≠ 4
(b) λ ≠ 8
(c) λ = 4
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Answer: (b) λ ≠ 8

Explanation:
1. \( |A|=0(-\lambda+6)+4(-2+3)+1(4-\lambda)=8-\lambda \).
2. A is invertible when |A| ≠ 0, i.e. λ ≠ 8.

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Question 9: The reciprocal (inverse) matrix of \( \begin{bmatrix}1&0&2\\0&1&-1\\1&2&1\end{bmatrix} \) is
(a) \( \begin{bmatrix}-3&-4&2\\-1&1&-1\\1&2&-1\end{bmatrix} \)
(b) \( \begin{bmatrix}3&4&-2\\-1&-1&1\\-1&-2&1\end{bmatrix} \)
(c) \( \begin{bmatrix}3&4&-2\\1&-1&1\\-1&-2&1\end{bmatrix} \)
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Answer: (b) \( \begin{bmatrix}3&4&-2\\-1&-1&1\\-1&-2&1\end{bmatrix} \)

Explanation:
1. |A| = 1(1 + 2) − 0 + 2(0 − 1) = 1.
2. The adjoint (transpose of the cofactor matrix) is \( \begin{bmatrix}3&4&-2\\-1&-1&1\\-1&-2&1\end{bmatrix} \).
3. Since |A| = 1, the inverse equals this adjoint. Check: A times it gives I.

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Question 10: If \( A= \)\( \begin{bmatrix}1&-1&1\\1&2&0\\1&3&0\end{bmatrix} \), then the value of |adj A| is equal to
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Answer: (c) 1

Explanation:
1. |A| = 1(0) + 1(0) + 1(3 − 2) = 1.
2. \( |\text{adj}A|=|A|^{n-1}=1^2=1 \).

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Question 11: If \( A= \)\( \begin{bmatrix}4&-1&-4\\3&0&-4\\3&-1&-3\end{bmatrix} \), then \( A^2 \) is equal to
(a) A
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(c) \( A^T \)
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Answer: (b) I

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1. Row 1 of A times the columns of A gives (16 − 3 − 12, −4 + 0 + 4, −16 + 4 + 12) = (1, 0, 0).
2. Similarly the other rows give (0, 1, 0) and (0, 0, 1), so A² = I.

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Question 12: If \( f(x)= \)\( \begin{bmatrix}\cos x&-\sin x&0\\\sin x&\cos x&0\\0&0&1\end{bmatrix} \), then f(x + y) is equal to
(a) f(x) + f(y)
(b) f(x) − f(y)
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Answer: (c) f(x) · f(y)

Explanation:
1. Multiply f(x) f(y): the top-left 2 × 2 block gives \( \cos x\cos y-\sin x\sin y=\cos(x+y) \) and \( \sin x\cos y+\cos x\sin y=\sin(x+y) \).
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Question 13: If \( A= \)\( \begin{bmatrix}1&\omega&\omega^2\\\omega&\omega^2&1\\\omega^2&1&\omega\end{bmatrix} \), \( B= \)\( \begin{bmatrix}\omega&\omega^2&1\\\omega^2&1&\omega\\\omega&\omega^2&1\end{bmatrix} \) and \( C= \)\( \begin{bmatrix}1\\\omega\\\omega^2\end{bmatrix} \), where ω is the complex cube root of unity, then (A + B)C is equal to
(a) \( \begin{bmatrix}0\\0\\0\end{bmatrix} \)
(b) \( \begin{bmatrix}1&0&0\\0&1&0\\0&0&1\end{bmatrix} \)
(c) \( \begin{bmatrix}1\\0\\1\end{bmatrix} \)
(d) \( \begin{bmatrix}1\\1\\1\end{bmatrix} \)
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Answer: (a) \( \begin{bmatrix}0\\0\\0\end{bmatrix} \)

Explanation:
1. Use 1 + ω = −ω², ω + ω² = −1 and 1 + ω² = −ω. Row 1 of A + B is (−ω², −1, −ω), and times (1, ω, ω²) gives \( -\omega^2-\omega-\omega^3=-(1+\omega+\omega^2)=0 \).
2. The other two rows work out the same way, so (A + B)C is the zero column.

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Question 14: If \( A= \)\( \begin{bmatrix}0&c&-b\\-c&0&a\\b&-a&0\end{bmatrix} \) and \( B= \)\( \begin{bmatrix}a^2&ab&ac\\ba&b^2&bc\\ca&cb&c^2\end{bmatrix} \), then AB is equal to
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Answer: (a) 0

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1. The first row of A is (0, c, −b), and the columns of B are multiples of (a, b, c).
2. Entry: \( 0\cdot a^2+c\cdot ba-b\cdot ca=0 \). Every other entry is zero in the same way.
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