IIT – JAM MATHEMATICS - 2022

LINEAR ALGEBRA
MATRICES ASSIGNMENT - 5

Q.1 If [ ], then equals

(a) [ ] (b) [ ] (c) [ ] (d) [ ]

Q.2 The number of matrices over (the field with three elements) with determinant 1 is
(a) 24 (b) 60 (c) 20 (d) 30

Q.3 Le be a matrix whose determinant is 10. The determinant of the matrix is

(a) (b) (c) (d)

Q.4 Let [ ] Then the determinant of the matrix is

(a) (b) (c) (d)

Q.5 Any and skew-symmetric matrices have always zero determinants.

(a) True (b) False (c) may be false (d) none of these

Q.6 Let [ ] be expressed as where is symmetric matrix and is skew symmetric matrix.
Which one of the following is correct?

⁄ ⁄ ⁄
(a) [ ] (b) [ ]
⁄ ⁄

(c) [ ] (d) [ ]

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Q.7 What is the determinant of the following matrix?
⁄ ⁄ ⁄

[ ⁄ ⁄ ⁄ ⁄ ]
(a) (b) (c) (d)

Q.8 If A be a non-zero square matrix of orders then

(a) The matrix is anti-symmetric, but the matrix is symmetric.
(b) The matrix is symmetric, but the matrix is anti-symmetric
(c) Both and are symmetric
(d) Both and are anti-symmetric

Q.9 considers a matrix [ ] with integer entries such that

which of the following properties must be true?

(a) exists and it has integer entries.
(b) exists and it has some entries that not integers
(c) exists and it has some entries that not integers
(d) is not a power of unless A is the identity matrix.

Q.10 For which value of will matrix given below become singular? [ ]

(a) (b) (c) (d)

ANSWER
Q. ANS. Q. ANS.
1. (d) 6. (c)
2. (a) 7. (c)
3. (d) 8. (b)
4. (b) 9. (a)
5. (a) 10. (a)

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