Mathematics

Matrices and
Determinants
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Lecture -02
01 By - Ashish Agarwal Sir
Topics
Revision through Problems
QUESTION 01

Let A = [aij]n×n be a matrix such that aij = i.2–j then find the value of lim trace An 1Τn .
n→∞
(where n ∈ N)

Ans. 2
QUESTION 02

Let A, B and A + B are non-singular matrices of order 3 × 3 satisfying

A
A–1 + B–1 = (A + B)–1 and |AB–1| ∈ R then value of is
B

Ans. 1
QUESTION 03

Let A be a square matrix of order 3 satisfies the equation

A3 – 6A2 +7A – 8I = O & B = A – 2I. Also det A = 8.
The value of det (adj (I – 2A–1)) is equal to

25
A
16
125
B
64
64
C
125
16
D
25
Ans. A
QUESTION 04

Let x1, x2 ,........, x6 be the roots of the equation

x 2 − cos 2A x − sin 2A 0
0 x 2 − cos 2B x − sin 2B = 0
x − sin 2C 0 x 2 − cos 2C
π 2π 4π 1
where A = , B = and C = then find the value of .
7 7 7 σ x1 x2

Ans. 2
QUESTION 05

Let A = [aij]2×2 be a matrix such that Tr(A) = 5 if f(x) = det (A – xI) and
f(A) = A2 + aA + 3I where I is Identity matrix of order 2, then
A Tr((adj(A))2 + (a + 1) adj(A) + 3I) is 3

B Tr((adj(A))2 + (a + 1) adj(A) + 3I) is 5

C if aij {1, 2, 3, 4} then no. of possible matrices A is 6

D if aij {1, 2, 3, 4} then no. of possible matrices A is 2

where Tr(A) represents trace of matrix A and det(A) represent determinants of

matrix A.

Ans. B, C
QUESTION 06

ji + 2j − ij x, if i < j, x ∈ R
Let A= [aij] be a matrix of order 3 where aij = ൞ 1, if i > j .
0, if i = j
If f(x) = det.(A) then identify the correct statement(s)
−1
A minimum value of f (x) =
4
1

B න f x dx = 24
−1

C If equation |f(x)| = k has four distinct solutions then k ∈ 0,

1
4

1
D Area enclosed by the curve y = f(x) and x-axis is
36
sq. units.
Ans. A, B, C, D
QUESTION 07

Let E and M be 3 × 3 matrices satisfying the system of equations

EMT = (EM)T = 20I and (E + M)T = 17(E − M)T where I denotes identity matrix of
a
order 3. If E + M = I (where a and b are co-prime), then find the value of (a + b).
2 2
b

Ans. 743
QUESTION 08

Suppose A and B are two non-singular matrices such that B ≠ I, A6 = I and AB2 = BA.
Find the least value of K for which BK = I.
QUESTION 09

n a11 n a12 n
2 1 a n
Let A = = . If lim 12 = 𝓁 where 𝓁2 = a + b a, b ∈ N
1 0 a21 n a22 n n→∞ a22 n

List-I List-II
(i) a (P) Prime number
(ii) b (Q) Perfect square
(iii) a + b (R) Perfect cube
(iv) a2 + b2 (S) Multiple of 5
(T) Multiple of 10
 10[JEE Advanced 2019]
QUESTION

1 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0
Let P1 = I = 0 1 0 , P2 = 0 0 1 , P3 = 1 0 0 , P4 = 0 0 1 ,
0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 0
0 0 1 0 0 1 6 2 1 3
P5 = 1 0 0 , P6 = 0 1 0 and X = ෍ Pk 1 0 2 PkT
0 1 0 1 0 0 k=1 3 2 1
Where PkT denotes the transpose of the matrix Pk . Then which of the following options
is/are correct?
A X − 30I is an invertible matrix

B X is a symmetric matrix
1 1
C If X 1 = α 1 , then α = 30
1 1
D The sum of diagonal entries of X is 18
QUESTION 11

Let A be the 2 × 2 matrices given by A = aij , where aij ∈ {0, 1, 2, 3, 4} such that
a11 + a12 + a21 + a22 = 4.
(i) Find the number of matrices A such that the trace of A is equal to 4.
(ii) Find the number of matrices A such that A is invertible.
(iii) Find the absolute value of the difference between maximum value and
minimum value of det(A).
(iv) Find the number of matrices A such that A is either symmetric or skew
symmetric or both and det(A) is divisible by 2.
QUESTION 12
Paragraph
cos −1 x sin−1 x cosec −1 x
Consider the matrix function A x = sin−1 x sec −1 x tan−1 x and B = A−1 .
cosec −1 x tan−1 x cot −1 x
Also, det. (A(x)) denotes the determinant of square matrix A(x).
Which of the following statement(s) is(are) correct?
A A(−x) = A(x).

B A x + A −x = πI3

C A(−x) = −A(x).

D A x + A −x = −πI3
[Note: I3 denotes an identity matrix of order 3] Ans. B
QUESTION 13
Paragraph
cos −1 x sin−1 x cosec −1 x
Consider the matrix function A x = sin−1 x sec −1 x tan−1 x and B = A−1 .
cosec −1 x tan−1 x cot −1 x
Also, det. (A(x)) denotes the determinant of square matrix A(x).
Which of the following statement(s) is(are) correct?
A A(x) is a symmetric matrix.

B A(x) is a skew symmetric matrix.

π3
C Maximum value of det.(A(x)) equals .
8

π3
D Minimum value of det.(A(x)) equals .
16
Ans. A, C, D
QUESTION 14
Paragraph
cos −1 x sin−1 x cosec −1 x
Consider the matrix function A x = sin−1 x sec −1 x tan−1 x and B = A−1 .
cosec −1 x tan−1 x cot −1 x
Also, det. (A(x)) denotes the determinant of square matrix A(x).
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.

Ans. A, C
QUESTION 15
Paragraph
cos −1 x sin−1 x cosec −1 x
Consider the matrix function A x = sin−1 x sec −1 x tan−1 x and B = A−1 .
cosec −1 x tan−1 x cot −1 x
Also, det. (A(x)) denotes the determinant of square matrix A(x).
Which of the following statement(s) is(are) correct?
A If a = det. B + det. B2 + det. B3 + ..... ∞, then minimum value of a equals
8
π3 −8

B If b = det. adj. (B) + det. adj. B2 + det. adj. B3 + .... ∞, then maximum value of b is
256
π6 −256
16
C If a = det. (B) + det. B2 + det. B3 + .... ∞, then maximum value of a equals
π3 −16

D If b = det. adj.(B) + det. adj. B2 + det. adj. B3 + ... ∞, then minimum value of b is 6
64
π −64

[Note: adj. (P) denotes adjoint of square matrix P] Ans. A, B, C, D