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Matrices Paper 1

The document is a discussion paper focused on matrices, containing a series of mathematical questions and multiple-choice answers related to matrix properties, operations, and types. It includes questions on skew-symmetric matrices, identity matrices, and the formation of matrices from given sets. The paper appears to be aimed at students preparing for a mathematics examination, specifically in the context of the CET (Common Entrance Test).

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CET – MATHEMATICS - Discussion Paper

Topic : MATRICES

1. If and then

1) 2) 3) 4)

2. Number of matrices that can be formed using elements from the set is
1) 1024 2) 4096 3) 2048 4) 512

3. Number of matrices of that can be formed using elements from


1) 144 2) 216 3) 1296 4) 512

4. If then the trace of A is

1) 20 2) 19 3) 29 4) 24

5. If is the identity matrix, then

1) 13 2) 14 3) 12 4) 11

6. If is a skew – symmetric matrix, then

1) 7 2) 5 3) 6 4) 2

7. If is skew symmetric, then

1) 2) 3) 4)

8. If then

1) 2I 2) 0 3) I 4)

9. If , and then

H. R. Sundaresh, Shimoga. Page No. 1


1) 2) 3) 4) None of these

10. If , then

1) 2)

3) 4)

11. If and then

1) 2) 3) 4)

12. If A and B are matrices, and A is skew symmetric then is


1) Symmetric 2) Skew symmetric 3) Zero matrix 4) Non – singular matrix

13. If then

1) 10 2) 9 3) 11 4) 12

14. If and where and then

1) 2) 3) 4)

15. If and A is expressed as sum of symmetric and skew symmetric matrices,

then the skew symmetric matrix is

1) 2) 3) 4)

H. R. Sundaresh, Shimoga. Page No. 2


16. If then

1) 2) 3) 4)

17. If , , then the order of the is


1) 2) 3) 4) Not defined

18. Let where . Then

1) 2) 3) 4) None of these

19. If then

1) 2)
3) 4)

20. If A and B are two matrices of the same order, then


1) 2)
3) 4)

21. If A and B are two square matrices of the same order, then
1) 2) 3) 4)

22. Which of the following is always true ?


1) 2)
3) 4)

23. If and , then

1) 2) 3) 8 4) 6

24. If and then

1) 2) 3) 1 4)

25. If and then

1) 2) 3) 4)

26. If A and B are two matrices such that AB = B and BA = A, then A2 + B2 =


1) 2AB 2) 2BA 3) A+B 4) AB

H. R. Sundaresh, Shimoga. Page No. 3


27. If A and B are square matrices of the same order such that , then

1) 2) 3) I 4)

28. If and n  N then An =


1) 2nA 2) 2n-1A 3) nA 4) (n+1) A

29. If A = then An =

1) 2)

3) 4)

30. If then

1) 2)

3) 4)

31. If and , then

1) 2) 3) I 4) 2I

32.

1) 2) 3) 4)

H. R. Sundaresh, Shimoga. Page No. 4


33. If A = then An =

1) 2) 3) 4)

34. If A = then I – 2A + 3A2 – 4A3 + 5A4 + 6A5 =

1) 2) 3) 4)

35. If then

1) 5 2) 25 3) 15 4) 20

36. If x +y = Then

1) 2) 3) 4)

37.

1) 2) 3) 4) none of these

38. If E = ,I= then (aI + bE)3 =


1) a2I + a2bE 2) a3I – 3a2bE 3) a3I + 3a2bE 4) 3a2bE – a3I

39. If  -  = then =

1) I 2) – I 3) 0 4) 2I

40. If then A() A() =


1) A() 2) A( - ) 3) A() + A() 4) A(+)

41. If A2 = A, then (I+A )4 = I+KA then K =


1) 16 2) 15 3) 14 4) 17

H. R. Sundaresh, Shimoga. Page No. 5


42. If A = , B= and (A+B) 2 = A2 +B2 then (a,b) =

1) (3, -4) 2) (-1,-4) 3) (-2,-5) 4) None of these

43.

1) 2) 3) 4)

44. If A = then A3 +A2+ A + I =

1) 2) 3) 4)

45. 2 =

1) 2) 3) 4)

46. Which of the following is false ?


1) 2)

3) AB=BA (A+ B) (A-B) =A2-B2 4) is the identify matrix.

47. If A and B are skew symmetric matrices of the same order, then
1) is skew symmetric 2) is symmetric
3) is symmetric 4) is skew symmetric

48. If then

1) 2019A 2) 2019 I 3) 2018 A 4) 2020 I

H. R. Sundaresh, Shimoga. Page No. 6


49. If then

1) A 2) 4A 3) 8A 4) 16A

50. If A is a square matrix, then which of the following is false ?


1) is symmetric 2) is skew – symmetric
3) is symmetric 4) is skew symmetric

51. If and then

1) – 6 2) 6 3) 8 4) 5

52. If then

1) 24 2) 48 3) 36 4) 16

53. If and then

1) – 40 2) 40 3) 20 4) – 20

54. If then

1) 2) 3) 4)

55. Number of different possible orders of matrices that can be formed using elements from the
set is
1) 8 2) 10 3) 15 4) 9

56. If is expressed as the sum of a symmetric and a skew symmetric matrix,

then the symmetric matrix is

1) 2) 3) 4)

H. R. Sundaresh, Shimoga. Page No. 7


57. If then

1) 2) 3) 4)

58. then

1) 10 2) 12 3) 13 4) 14

59. If and then


1) 3 2) 4 3) 2 4) 1

60. If A and B are skew symmetric matrices of order , then is


1) Symmetric 2) Skew – symmetric
3) Null matrix 4) Unit matrix

61.

1) 2) 3) 4)

62. If then

1) 9 2) 8 3) 10 4) 7

63. If and then

1) 2 2) 3 3) 4 4) 5

64. If and then

1) 12 2) 1 3) 0 4) 2

65. If then

1) 0 2) 2 3) 1 4)

H. R. Sundaresh, Shimoga. Page No. 8


66. If , and , then

1) –2 2) –9 3) 2 4) –1

67. If then

1) 38 2) 14 3) 12 4) 18

68. If then

1) 27A 2) 9A 3) 243A 4) 81A

69. If A, B and C are matrices of the order and respectively, then which one of
the following is not defined ?
1) 2) 3) 4)

70. If and then

1) 4 2) 3 3) 6 4) 8

71. If , , , then

1) 2) 3) 4)

72. If A is a square matrix, then which of the following is false ?


1) is symmetric 2) is skew – symmetric
3) is symmetric 4) There exists a matrix B such that

H. R. Sundaresh, Shimoga. Page No. 9

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