Question 1: Consider a system of linear equations with augmented matrix A.

Choose correct
statements:
(i) If the echelon form of A has a row of zeros, the system has infinitely many solutions.
(ii) If the system has infinitely many solutions, the echelon form of A has a row of zeros.
key: None of the other choices is correct
Question 2: A linear system of 100 equations in 90 unknowns: Select one:
a. is never inconsistent and may have a unique solution
b. is never inconsistent and will never have a unique solution.
c. has 10 parameters in the solution
d. can be inconsistent
Question 3: Choose correct statements:
(i) If the system has a trivial solution, it must be homogeneous.
(ii) If the system has a non-trivial solution, it cannot be homogeneous. (key: (i))
Question 4: How many solutions would a homogeneous system of linear equations of 3 equations
and in 6 variables have?
a. There is not enough information
b. 3 solutions
c. Only one solutions
d. Infinitely many solutions
e. No solutions
Question 5: A homogeneous linear system of 100 equations in 90 unknowns: Select one:
a. is never inconsistent and may have a unique solution
b. has 10 parameters in the solution
c. can be inconsistent
d. is never inconsistent and will never have a unique solution.
Question 6: For a homogeneous system of 4 equations in 5 unknowns, which of the following
statements are true?
(i) The system can be inconsistent.
(ii) The system can have a unique solution.
(iii) The system can have infinitely many solutions (key: (iii))
Question 7: Choose correct statements:
(i) If the system is not homogeneous, it has a non-trivial solution.
(ii) If the sysem is homogeneous, it has a trivial solution. (key: ii)
Question 8: How many solutions would a homogeneous system of linear equations of 6 equations and in
3 variables have?
a. Infinitely many solutions
b. Only one solution
c. There is not enough information
d. 3 solutions
e. No solutions
Question 9: for a system of 4 equations in 5 unknowns, which of the following statements are true
(i) The system can be inconsistent
(ii) The system can have a unique solution
(iii) The system can have infinitely many solutions
a. (i) (ii) (iii) c. (i)
b. (iii) d. (i) (iii)
Question 10: How many solutions would a system of linear equations of 3 equations and in 6
variables have?
a. 3 solutions
b. There is not enough information
c. Infinitely many solutions
d. No solutions
e. Only one solutions
Question 11: Which of the following statements are true? (assume that all matrices are square
matrices of the same size). (key: (i))
(i) If A and B are invertible then AB-1 is also invertible and its inverse is BA-1
(ii) If A and B are invertible then AB-1 is also invertible and its inverse is A-1B
Question 12: If A and AB are invertible, which of the following statements are true?
(i) BA is invertible
(ii) B is a square matrix.
a. (i) and (ii)
Question 13: Which of the following statements are true?
(i) If A2 = A then (I-2A)-1 = I-2A
(ii) If A = AT then A is invertible
b. (i)
Question 14: Which of the following statements are true?
(i) If A is invertible then A-1 is invertible
(ii) (ii) If A is invertible then A2 is invertible.
a. (i) and (ii)
Question 15: Which of the following statements are true?
(i) If A and B are invertible (A and B are of the same size) then A+B is invertible.
(ii) If the matrix A has row1+ row2 = row3 then A is not invertible
a. (ii)
Question 16: Which of the following statements are true?
(i) If A is invertible and you interchange its first two rows to reach B then B is also invertible
(ii) If an invertible matrix A commutes with C then A-1 commutes with C
a. (i) and (ii)
Question 17: Let A, B be square matrices. Choose correct statements:
(i) If A = 0, then adj(A) = 0
(ii) If A is invertible, then adj(A) is invertible
 a. (i) and (ii)
Question 18: Let A, B, C be matrices. Choose INCORRECT statements:
(i) If AB = AC then B = C
(ii) If A is invertible then (kA)-1 = (1/k)A-1, where k is a nonzero number
(iii) If A2 is invertible then A is invertible
a. Only (i)
Question 19: Which of the following statements are true? (assume that all matrices are square
matrices of the same size).
(i) If A2-A is invertible then A is also invertible
(ii) If A is invertible then A2-A is also invertible
a. Only (i)
Question 20: Let A, B be square matrices. Choose correct statements:
(i) Det(AB) = det(BA)
(ii) If adj(A) exists, then A is invertible.
a. (i)
Question 21: which of the following statements are true?
(i) A square matrix with a row of zeros is not invertible.
(ii) A square matrix with all numbers 1 on the main diagonal is invertible.
(key: (i))
Question 22: if A and AB are invertible. Which of the following statements are true?
(i) B is invertible
(ii) BA = AB (key: i)
Question 23: which of the following statements are true?
(i) If A is invertible then A-1 is invertible
(ii) If A is invertible then A2 is invertible (key: (i),(ii) correct)
Question 24: if A and AB are invertible. Which of the following statements are true?
(i) BA is invertible
(ii) B is a square matrix (key: (i) and (ii) correct)
Question 25: which of the following statements are true?
(i) If A2 = A then A is invertible
(ii) If 7A is invertible then A is invertible. (key: (ii))
Question 26: Let A, B, C be matrices. Choose INCORRECT statements:
(i) If AB=AC and A is invertible then B=C
(ii) If A is invertible then (kA)-1 =kA-1 , where k is a nonzero number.
(iii) If A is invertible then A2 is invertible (key: ii)
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Question 26: Let A be a square matrix that satisfies A – 3A + I =0. Then …
a. A may not be invertible
b. A is invertible and A-1 = A2 – 3I
c. A is invertible and A-1 = 3 - A2
d. A is invertible and A-1 = 3I - A2
 e. None of the other choices is correct
Question 27: Let A and B be n x n matrices, k a scalar. Choose INCORRECT statements:
(i) det(AB) = det(A)det(B)
(ii) det(kA) = kdet(A)
(iii) det(AT) = det(A)
a. (ii)
Question 28: Let A and B be 3x3 matrices with det(A) = 5 and det(B) = 2. Find M=det(2BT A2 B-1)
Key: 200; M = det(2BT).det(A2).det(B-1) = (2^3.2)(5^2).1/2 = 200.
Question 29: Let A be a 2 x 2 matrix with eigenvalues 2 and 3, and with corresponding eigenvectors
[2 1]T and [1 1]T . Find the (1, 2)-entry of A. (key: 2)
Question 30: Let A be a square matrix. Choose correct statements:
(i) det(-A) = -det(A)
(ii) If A has two equal rows, then det(A) = 0
(iii) If det(A) = 0, then A has two equal row
c. (ii)
Question 31: Let A be a 3x3 matrix. Choose correct statement:
(i) det(-A) = -det(A)
(ii) det(2A) = 2det(A)
(iii) det(AT) = det(A)
d. (i) and (iii)
Question 32: Let A and B be n x n matrices, k a scalar. Choose INCORRECT statements:
(i) det(A+B)=det(A)+det(B)
(ii) det(kA)=kn det(A)
(iii) det(A10) = [det(A)]10 (key: i)
Question 33: Let A, B be matrices. Choose the correct statements:
(i) (A-2B)T =2BT – AT
(ii) If the (2,3)-entry of A is 5 then the (3,2)-entry of AT is -1/5
(iii) (-A)T = -(AT)
a. Only (iii)
Question 34: Let A1000 = [ ] . Choose the correct statements:

(i) (A-1)1000 = [ ]

(ii) (AT)1000 = [ ] ((i) only)

Question 35: If two n x n matrices satisfy AT = B, BT = -B, then (ABA)T is: (key: -B3)
Question 36: Let A, B be matrices of size 4x4. Choose the correct statements:
(i) (A-2B)T = AT – 2BT
(ii) If the (2,3)-entry of A is 5 then the (3,2)-entry of AT is also 5
(iii) (2A)T = 16(AT ) (key: (i) and (ii))
Question 37: Let A and B be symmetric matrices. Which of the followings are true?
 (i) 2A + B is symmetric
(ii) AB is symmetric
(iii) Ak is symmetric (k is in N)
a. None of them c. (i) only e. (ii) and (iii) only
b. (ii) only d. (i) and (iii) only
Question 38: If A is a square matrix, which of the following are true:
i. AAT is symmetric
ii. A2 is symmetric
iii. A+AT is symmetric
a. (ii) and iii) only c. (i) and (iii) only
b. (i) and ii) only d. all of them are true
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Question 39: Let T: R R by reflection in the line y = -x followed by projection on the X-axis. find
the matrix of T? key: [ ]

Question 40: Let be rotation through followed by reflection in the X axis .

Then T is: (key: Reflection in the Y axis) ; matrix [ ]
Question 41: Let T: R2 R2 be rotation through ⁄ followed by reflection in the line y = x. find the
matrix of T? key: [ ]
Question 42: Let T: R2 R2 be reflection in the line y = x followed by rotation through ⁄ . Find the
matrix of T ? [ ]
Question 42: Let T: R2 R2 be reflection in y = x followed by rotation through ⁄ . Then T is:
a. rotation through ⁄
b. Reflection in the Y axis
c. None of the other choices is true
d. reflection in the X axis
Question 43: How many of the following functions are matrix transformation?
(i) T(x,y) = (2x+3y; x-y)
(ii) T(x,y) = (x+y, 1)
(iii) T(x,y) = (x2 +y, y)
a. 3
b. 1
c. None of the other choices is true
d. 2
e. 0
Question 44: How many of the followings are true about a product AB if A is 4x5 matrix?
(i) B must have four rows and the result will have five columns.
(ii) B must have five columns and the result will be a square matrix.
(iii) B must have four columns and the result will have five rows.
 (iv) B must have five rows and the result will have four rows.
a. 1 c. 3 e. 0
b. 2 d. 4
Question 45: Choose the correct statements:
(i) If A3 can be formed then A must be square matrix.
(ii) If A commutes with A+B then A commutes with B
a. (ii) c. (i) and (ii)
b. None of them d. (i)
Question 46: Which of the followings are true of A and B if AB is a column vector?
(i) B is a column vector (true)
(ii) A is a row vector (F)
(iii) the number of rows in A must equal the number of columns in B. (F)
Question 47: Let A be 2x10 matrix and let B be 4x5 matrix. Choose the correct statements:
(i) ACB can be performed only if the size of C is 10x4.
(ii) If ACB can be performed then the size of result is 5x2.
Key: (i) is true
Question 48: Choose the correct statements:
(i) If AB and BA can be formed then A and B must be square matrices. (F)
(ii) If A is 2 x 3, C is 6 x 7 then in order for ABC to be formed, B must be of size 6 x 3 (F)
Question 49: Let A, B be matrices. Choose correct statements:
(i) If AB=0 then A=0 or B=0
(ii) (A+B)(A-B) = A2 – B2
a. None of them c. (i) and (ii)
b. (ii) d. (i)

Question 50: Let A, B be square matrices. Choose correct statements:

(i) If AB=AC then B=C
(ii) (AB)k = AkBk for k in N (key: none of them)
Question 51: Suppose that A and B are square matrices that C = [ ] and D = [ ], here 0 is
zero matrix and I is identity matrix. Choose the correct statements:
(i) CD = [ ]
(ii) C and D commute
a. (i) only c. Both (i) and (ii)
b. (ii) only d. None of the other choices is correct