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3. ALGEBRA OF MATRICES
PREVIOUS EAMCET BITS
3 5 x
1 If one roots of 7 x 7 = 0 is – 10, then the other roots are [EAMCET 2009]
x 5 3
1) 3, 7 2) 4, 7 3) 3, 9 4) 3, 4
Ans: 1
Sol: 3 ( 3x − 35 ) − 5 ( 21 − 7x ) + x ( 35 − x 2 ) = 0
⇒ x 3 − 79x + 210 = 0
Verify S1 ; S1 = 0
−10 + α + β = 0
α + β = 10
∴ Roots are 3, 7
2. If x, y, z are all positive and are the pth, qth and rth terms of a geometric progression respectively,
log x p 1
then the value of the determent log y q 1 = [EAMCET 2009]
log z r 1
1) log(xyz) 2) ( p − 1)( p − 1)( r − 1) 3) pqr 4) 0
Ans: 4
Sol: Let x = AR p −1 , y = AR q −1 , Z = AR r −1
∴Logx = LogA + ( p − 1) LogR
Logy = LogA + ( q − 1) LogR
Logz = LogA + ( r − 1) LogR
log A + ( p − 1) log R p 1
log A + ( q − 1) log R q 1 = 0
log A + ( r − 1) log R r 1
1 −1 x
3. If 1 x 1 has no inverse, then the real value of x is [EAMCET 2009]
x −1 1
1) 2 2) 3 3) 0 4) 1
Ans: 4
Sol: Det A = 0 ⇒ x = 1
⎡1 −2 ⎤ ⎡ 3 6⎤
4. If A = ⎢ ⎥ and f ( t ) = t 2 − 3t + 7 then f ( A ) + ⎢ ⎥= [EAMCET 2008]
⎣4 5 ⎦ ⎣ −12 −9 ⎦

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Matrices
⎡1 0 ⎤ ⎡0 0⎤ ⎡0 1 ⎤ ⎡1 1 ⎤
1) ⎢ ⎥ 2) ⎢ ⎥ 3) ⎢ ⎥ 4) ⎢ ⎥
⎣0 1 ⎦ ⎣0 0⎦ ⎣1 0 ⎦ ⎣0 0⎦
Ans: 2
⎡1 −2 ⎤ ⎡ 1 −2 ⎤ ⎡ −7 −12 ⎤
Sol: A 2 = ⎢ ⎥⎢ ⎥=⎢ ⎥
⎣ 4 5 ⎦ ⎣ 4 5 ⎦ ⎣ 24 17 ⎦
⎡ 3 6⎤ ⎡ 3 6⎤
f (A) = ⎢ ⎥ = A 2 − 3A + 7I + ⎢ ⎥
⎣ −12 −9 ⎦ ⎣ −12 −9 ⎦
⎡ −7 −12 ⎤ ⎡ 1 −2 ⎤ ⎡1 0⎤ ⎡ 3 6 ⎤ ⎡0 0⎤
=⎢ ⎥ − 3⎢ ⎥ +7⎢ ⎥ +⎢ ⎥ =⎢ ⎥
⎣ 24 17 ⎦ ⎣ 4 5 ⎦ ⎣0 1 ⎦ ⎣ −12 −9 ⎦ ⎣0 0 ⎦
⎡ 7 −3 3 ⎤
5. The inverse of the matrix ⎢ −1 1 0 ⎥ [EAMCET 2008]
⎢ ⎥
⎢⎣ −1 0 1 ⎥⎦
⎡1 1 1 ⎤ ⎡1 3 1⎤ ⎡1 1 1 ⎤ ⎡1 3 3 ⎤
1) ⎢⎢3 4 3 ⎥⎥ 2) ⎢⎢ 4 3 8⎥⎥ 3) ⎢3 3 4 ⎥ 4) ⎢⎢1 4 3 ⎥⎥
⎢ ⎥
⎢⎣3 3 4 ⎥⎦ ⎣⎢ 3 4 1⎥⎦ ⎢⎣3 4 3 ⎥⎦ ⎢⎣1 3 4 ⎥⎦
Ans:
Sol: AA −1 = I
⎡ 7 −3 3 ⎤ ⎡1 3 3 ⎤ ⎡1 0 0 ⎤
⎢ −1 1 0 ⎥ ⎢1 4 3 ⎥ = ⎢ 0 1 0 ⎥
⎢ ⎥⎢ ⎥ ⎢ ⎥
⎢⎣ −1 0 1 ⎥⎦ ⎢⎣1 3 4 ⎥⎦ ⎢⎣ 0 0 1 ⎥⎦
a −b−c 2a 2a
6. 2b b−c−a 2b = [EAMCET 2008]
2c 2c c−a −b
1) 0 2) a + b + c 3) (a + b + c)2 4) (a + b + c)3
Ans: 4
Sol: Put a = 1, b = 1, c = 1
−1 2 2
2 −1 2 = −1( −3) − 2 ( −6 ) + 2 ( 6 ) = 27
2 2 −1

(a + b + c) = (1 + 1 + 1) = 27
3 3

⎡1 2 x ⎤
7. If ⎢⎢ 4 −1 7 ⎥⎥ is a singular matrix, then x = [EAMCET 2007]
⎣⎢ 2 4 −6 ⎦⎥
1) 0 2) 1 3) – 3 4) 3
Ans: 3
Sol: det A = 0

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Matrices
1( 6 − 28 ) − 2 ( −24 − 14 ) + x (16 + 2 ) = 0
−22 + 76 + 18x = 0
⇒ x = −3
⎛4 0 0⎞
⎜ ⎟
8. If A is a square matrix such that A (Adj A) = ⎜ 0 4 0 ⎟ then det (Adj A) = [EAMCET 2007]
⎜ 0 0 4⎟
⎝ ⎠
1) 4 2) 16 3) 64 4) 256
Ans: 2
Sol: A ( AdjA ) = A I
⎛ 4 0 0 ⎞ ⎛| A | 0 0 ⎞
⎜ ⎟ ⎜ ⎟
⎜0 4 0⎟ = ⎜ 0 | A | 0 ⎟
⎜ 0 0 4⎟ ⎜ 0 0 | A | ⎟⎠
⎝ ⎠ ⎝
|A| = 4
det ( AdjA ) = ( det A )
n −1

= ( 4)
3−1

= 16
9. The number of nontrivial solutions of the system x − y + z = 0, x + 2 y − z = 0, 2 x + y + 3 z = 0 is
[EAMCET 2007]
1) 0 2) 1 3) 2 4)3
Ans: 1
⎡1 −1 1 ⎤ ⎡ x ⎤ ⎡0 ⎤
Sol: Write given system of equation is matrix form AX = B ⇒ ⎢⎢1 2 −1⎥⎥ ⎢⎢ y ⎥⎥ = ⎢⎢0 ⎥⎥
⎢⎣ 2 1 3 ⎥⎦ ⎢⎣ z ⎥⎦ ⎢⎣0 ⎥⎦
⎡1 −1 1 ⎤
Now | A |= ⎢1 2 −1⎥⎥ = 9
⎢
⎢⎣ 2 1 3 ⎥⎦
Since | A | ≠ 0 . So given system of equation is has only trivial solution, so there is no non-trivial
solution.
⎡1 2 2 ⎤
10. A = ⎢⎢ 2 1 2 ⎥⎥ then A 3 − 4A 2 − 6A is equal to [EAMCET 2006]
⎢⎣ 2 2 1 ⎥⎦
1) 0 2) A 3) – A 4) I
Ans: 3
⎡ 1 2 2 ⎤ ⎡ 1 2 2 ⎤ ⎡9 8 8 ⎤
Sol: A = ⎢ 2 1 2 ⎥ ⎢ 2 1 2 ⎥ = ⎢8 9 8⎥
2
⎢ ⎥⎢ ⎥ ⎢ ⎥
⎢⎣ 2 2 1 ⎥⎦ ⎢⎣ 2 2 1 ⎥⎦ ⎢⎣8 8 9⎥⎦

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Matrices
⎡9 8 8 ⎤ ⎡1 2 2 ⎤ ⎡ 41 42 42 ⎤
A A .A = ⎢⎢8 9 8 ⎥⎥ ⎢⎢ 2 1 2 ⎥⎥ = ⎢⎢ 42 41 42 ⎥⎥
3 2

⎢⎣8 8 9 ⎥⎦ ⎢⎣ 2 2 1 ⎥⎦ ⎢⎣ 42 42 41⎥⎦
⎡ 41 42 42 ⎤ ⎡9 8 8 ⎤ ⎡1 2 2⎤
A − 4A − 6A = ⎢ 42 41 42 ⎥ − 4 ⎢8 9 8 ⎥ − 6 ⎢⎢ 2 1 2 ⎥⎥
3 2⎢ ⎥ ⎢ ⎥
⎢⎣ 42 42 41⎥⎦ ⎢⎣8 8 9 ⎥⎦ ⎢⎣ 2 2 1 ⎥⎦
⎡ −1 −2 −2 ⎤
= ⎢⎢ −2 −1 −2 ⎥⎥ = − A
⎢⎣ −2 −2 −1⎥⎦
log e log e 2 log e3
11. log e 2 log e3 log e 4 = [EAMCET 2006]
3 4 5
log e log e log e
1) 0 2) 1 3) 4 loge 4) 5 loge
Ans: 1
log e 2 log e 3log e 1 2 3
Sol: 2 log e 3log e 4 log e = 2 3 4
3log e 4 log e 5log e 3 4 5
C2 – C1 and C3 – C2
1 1 1
= 2 1 1 =0
3 1 1
12. If A is an invertible matrix of order n, then the determinant of adjA is equal to [EAMCET 2006]
n n +1 n −1 n +2
1) A 2) A 3) A 4) A
Ans: 3
n −1
Sol: Since A is invertiable matrix of order n, then the determinant of adjA = A

13. m [ −3 4] + n [ 4 −3] = [10 −11] ⇒ 3m + 7n = [EAMCET 2005]

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Matrices
⎡ 1 0 2 ⎤ ⎡ 5 a −2 ⎤
14. Adj ⎢⎢ −1 1 −2 ⎥⎥ = ⎢⎢ 1 1 0 ⎥⎥ ⇒ [ a b ] = [EAMCET 2005]
⎢⎣ 0 2 1 ⎥⎦ ⎢⎣ −2 −2 b ⎥⎦
1) [ -4 1] 2) [–4 –1] 3) [4 1] 4) [4 –1]
Ans: 3
⎡ 1 0 2 ⎤ ⎡ 5 a −2 ⎤
Sol: Give that adj ⎢⎢ −1 1 −2 ⎥⎥ = ⎢⎢ 1 1 0 ⎥⎥
⎢⎣ 0 2 1 ⎥⎦ ⎢⎣ −2 −2 b ⎥⎦
⎡ 1 0 2 ⎤ ⎡ 5 1 −2 ⎤
Cofactors of ⎢ −1 1 −2 ⎥ = ⎢ 4 1 −2 ⎥
⎢ ⎥ ⎢ ⎥
⎢⎣ 0 2 1 ⎥⎦ ⎢⎣ −2 0 1 ⎥⎦
⎡ 1 0 2 ⎤ ⎡ 5 4 −2 ⎤ ⎡ 5 a −2 ⎤
Adj ⎢⎢ −1 0 −2 ⎥⎥ = ⎢⎢ 1 1 0 ⎥⎥ = ⎢⎢ 1 1 0 ⎥⎥
⎣⎢ 0 2 1 ⎥⎦ ⎣⎢ −2 −2 1 ⎦⎥ ⎣⎢ −2 −2 b ⎦⎥
⇒ a = 4, b = 1
[ a b] = [ 4 1]
⎡ −1 0⎤
A=⎢ ⇒ A3 − A 2 =
2 ⎥⎦
15 [EAMCET 2005]
⎣0
1) 2A 2) 2I 3) A 4) I
Ans: 1
⎡ −1 0 ⎤ ⎡ −1 0 ⎤ ⎡ 1 0⎤
Sol: A 2 = ⎢ =
⎣0 2 ⎥⎦ ⎢⎣ 0 2 ⎥⎦ ⎢⎣ 0 4 ⎥⎦
⎡1 0 ⎤ ⎡ −1 0 ⎤ ⎡ −1 0⎤
A3 = ⎢ =
⎣0 4 ⎥⎦ ⎢⎣ 0 2 ⎥⎦ ⎢⎣ 0 8 ⎥⎦
⎡ −2 0 ⎤
A3 − A 2 = ⎢ ⎥ = 2A
⎣ 0 4⎦
⎡1 −1 0 ⎤
16. Match the following elements of ⎢ 0 4 2 ⎥ with their cofactors and choose the correct answer
⎢ ⎥
⎢⎣ 3 −4 6 ⎥⎦
[EAMCET 2004]
Element Cofactor
I) – 1 a) –2
II) 1 b) 32
III) 3 c) 4
IV) 6 d) 6
e) – 6
1) b, d, a, c 2) b, d, c, a 3) d, b, a, c 4) d, a, b, c
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Matrices
Ans: 3
0 2
Sol: Cofactor of −1 = ( −1)
1+ 2
= +6
3 6
4 2
Cofactor of 1 = ( −1)
1+1
= 32
−4 6
−1 0
Cofactor of 3 = ( −1)
3+1
= −2
4 2
1 −1
Cofactor of 6 = ( −1)
3+ 3
=4
0 4
⎡1990 1991 1992 ⎤
17. det ⎢1991 1992 1993⎥ = [EAMCET 2004]
⎢ ⎥
⎢⎣1992 1993 1994 ⎥⎦
1) 1992 2) 1993 3) 1994 4) 0
Ans: 4
Sol: C 2 − C1 and C3 − C2
1990 1 1
1991 1 1 = 0
1992 1 1
⎡ 1 −1 1 ⎤
18. The rank of ⎢⎢ 1 1 −1⎥⎥ is [EAMCET 2004]
⎢⎣ −1 1 1 ⎥⎦
1) 0 2) 1 3) 2 4) 3
Ans: 4
Sol: det A = 1(1 + 1) + 1(1 − 1) + 1(1 + 1)
=4
det A ≠ 0
∴ Rank of A = 3
pa qb rc a b c
19. If p + q + r = 0 and qc ra pb = k c a b then k = [EAMCET 2003]
rb pc qa b c a
1) 0 2) abc 3) pqr 4) a + b + c
Ans: 3
Sol: Put p = 1, q = 1, r = – 2, a = 1, b = 1, c = 2
1 −4 1 1 1 2
2 −2 +1 = K 2 1 1
−2 2 1 1 2 1

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Matrices
⇒ − 8 = K ( 4 ) ⇒ K = −2
∴K = pqr
cos ( A + B ) − sin ( A + B ) cos 2B
20. If sin A cos A sin B = 0 then B = [EAMCET 2003]
− cos A sin A cos B
π
1) ( 2n + 1) 2) nπ 3) ( 2n + 1) π 4)2nπ
2
Ans: 1
Sol: cos 2 ( A + B ) + sin 2 ( A + B ) + cos 2B = 0
1 + cos 2B = 0
2 cos 2 B = 0
π
cos B = 0 ⇒ B = ( 2n + 1) , n ∈ Z
2
21. The number of solutions of the system equations 2x + y − z = 7, x − 3y + 3z = 1, x + 4y − 3z = 5 is
1) 3 2) 2 3) 1 4) 0 [EAMCET 2003]
Ans: 3
Sol: Given 2x + y − z = 7 ………….(1)
x − 3y + 2z = 1 …………(2)
x + 4y − 3z = 5 ………….(3)
From (1) & (2) we get
5x − y = 15 ………...…..(4)
From (1) & (3) we get
5x − y = 16 ……………..(5)
(4) & (5) are parallel
∴ solution does not exist.
22. If A, B are square matrices of order 3, A is non-singular and AB = 0, then B is a
[EAMCET 2002]
1) Null matrix 2) Non –singular matrix
3) Singular matrix 4) Unit matrix
Ans: 1 and 3
Sol: Given AB = 0
⇒ B = 0 [∵A is non-singular ] (or)
|AB| = 0
A B = 0 ⇒ B = 0 ⎡⎣∵A is non-singular A ≠ 0 ⎤⎦
∴ B is null matrix (or) singular matrix

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Matrices
⎡1 0 1 ⎤
23. If A = ⎢⎢ 2 1 0 ⎥⎥ then, det A = [EAMCET 2002]
⎢⎣ 3 2 1 ⎥⎦
1) 2 2) 3 3) 4 4) 5
Ans: 1
Sol: detA = 1(1 − 0 ) + 1( 4 − 3)
=2
24. If x + y 2 + z 2 ≠ 0, x = cy + bz, y = ax + cx and z = bx + ay, then a 2 + b 2 + c 2 + 2abc =
2

[EAMCET 2002]
1) 2 2) a + b + c 3) 1 4) ab + bc + ca
Ans: 3
Sol: Given x − cy − bz = 0
cx − y + az = 0
bx + ay − z = 0
1 −c − b
⇒ c −1 a = 0
b a −1
⇒ 1(1 − a 2 ) + c ( −c − ab ) − b ( ac + b ) = 0
∴a 2 + b 2 + c2 + 2abc = 1
⎡ 2 2⎤ ⎡0 −1⎤
, then ( B−1A −1 ) =
−1
25. If A = ⎢ ⎥ ,B = ⎢ ⎥ [EAMCET 2001]
⎣ −3 2 ⎦ ⎣1 0 ⎦
1) 2) 3) 4)
Sol: (B −1
A )
−1 −1
= (A ) (B )
−1 −1 −1 −1
= AB
⎡ 2 2 ⎤ ⎡0 −1⎤
=⎢ ⎥⎢ ⎥
⎣ −3 2 ⎦ ⎣ 1 0 ⎦
⎡ 0 + 2 − 2 + 0 ⎤ ⎡ 2 −2 ⎤
=⎢ ⎥=⎢ ⎥
⎣0 + 2 3 + 0 ⎦ ⎣ 2 3 ⎦
26. A square matrix ( aij ) in which a ij = 0 for i ≠ j and a ij = k (constant) for i = j is
[EAMCET 2001]
1) Unit matrix 2) Scalar matrix 3) Null matrix 4) Diagonal matrix
Ans: 2
⎡k 0 0 ⎤
⎡∴a ij = 0 for i ≠ j⎤
Sol: ⎢ 0 k 0 ⎥⎥ ⎢
⎢
⎥
a = k for i = j
⎢⎣ 0 0 k ⎥⎦ ⎢⎣ ij ⎥⎦

It is a scalar matrix

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Matrices
⎡0 2 ⎤ ⎡ 0 3a ⎤
27. If A = ⎢ ⎥ , KA = ⎢ ⎥ , then the values of k, a, b, are respectively [EAMCET 2001]
⎣ 3 −4 ⎦ ⎣ 2b 24 ⎦
1) −6, −12, −18 2) −6, 4,9 3) −6, −4,9 4) −6,12,18
Ans : 3
⎡ 0 3a ⎤
Sol: KA = ⎢ ⎥
⎣ 2b 24 ⎦
⎡ 0 2k ⎤ ⎡ 0 3a ⎤
⎢3k −4k ⎥ = ⎢ 2b 24 ⎥
⎣ ⎦ ⎣ ⎦

−4k = 24 2k = 3a 3k = 2b
k = −6 −12 = 3a −18 = 2b
a = −4 b = − 9
28. If A and B are two square matrices such that = − A −1BA then ( A 2 + B2 ) = [EAMCET 2000]
1) 0 2) A 2 + B2 3) A 2 + 2AB + B2 4) A + B
Ans: 2
Sol: Given B = A −1BA
( A + B) = A 2 + AB + BA + B2
2

= A 2 + A ( −A −1BA ) + BA + B2
= A 2 − AA −1BA + BA + B2
= A 2 − IBA + BA + B2
= A 2 − BA + BA + B2
= A 2 + B2
⎡1 3⎤
29 If A = ⎢ ⎥ , then the determinant A2 – 2A is [EAMCET 2000]
⎣2 1⎦
1) 5 2) 25 3) –5 4) –25
⎡1 3 ⎤ ⎡ 1 3⎤
Sol: A 2 = ⎢
⎣2 1⎥⎦ ⎢⎣ 2 1⎥⎦
⎡7 6 ⎤
A2 = ⎢ ⎥
⎣4 7⎦
⎡7 6 ⎤ ⎡ 2 6 ⎤ ⎡ 5 0⎤
A 2 − 2A = ⎢ ⎥−⎢ ⎥=⎢ ⎥
⎣ 4 7 ⎦ ⎣ 6 2 ⎦ ⎣ −2 5 ⎦
A 2 − 2A = 25 − 0 = 25
30. If ‘d’ is the determinant of a square matrix A of order n, then the determinant of its adjoint is
1) dn 2) d n −1 3) d n − 2 4) d [EAMCET 2000]
Ans: 2
Sol: |A| = d

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n −1
adjA = A
= d n −1
a 2b 2c
31. If a ≠ 6 , b, c satisfy 3 b c = 0 , then abc = [EAMCET 2000]
4 a b
1) a + b + c 2) 0 3) b3 4) ab – b –c
Ans:
Sol: a ( b 2 − ac ) − 2b ( 3b − 4c ) + 2c ( 3a − 4b ) = 0
ab 2 − a 2 c − 6b 2 + 8bc + 6ac − 8bc = 0
ab 2 − a 2 c − 6b 2 + 6ac = 0
b 2 ( a − 6 ) − ac ( a − 6 ) = 0

(b 2
− ac ) ( a − 6 ) = 0
b 2 − ac = 0 [∵a ≠ 6]
b 2 = ac
b 2 .b = abc
∴ abc = b3

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