MATHS ASSIGNMENT

CLASS – XII
CHAPTER - MATRICES

2𝑥 + 1 3𝑦 𝑥+3 𝑦+2
Q 1. If [ 2 ]=[ ], find x + y . [Ans: x + y = 3]
0 𝑦 + 5𝑦 0 6

4 𝑥+2
Q 2. If 𝐴 = [ ] is symmetric matrix, then find x. [Ans:5]
2𝑥 − 3 𝑥 + 1
cos 𝑥 −sin 𝑥 0 cos 𝑥 0 0
Q 3. If 𝑓(𝑥) = [ sin 𝑥 cos 𝑥 0], find 𝑓(𝑥) + 𝑓(−𝑥). [Ans : 2 [ 0 cos 𝑥 0]]
0 0 1 0 0 1
Q 4. If 𝐴 is a symmetric matrix , show that for any matrix 𝐵 of same order , 𝐵 ′ 𝐴𝐵 is
symmetric.

sin 𝛼 cos 𝛼
Q 5. If the matrix 𝐴 = [ ].Find 𝐴𝐴′ . [Ans: 𝐼2 ]
−cos 𝛼 sin 𝛼
𝑥2 𝑥 −2
Q6. Solve the matrix equation [ 2 ] − 3 [2𝑦] = [ ] [ Ans: x = 1,2; y = 3 + 3√2]
𝑦 9

Q 7. Find the value of 𝑎23 , 𝑎32 in the matrix B =[𝑏𝑖𝑗 ] of order 3 x 3

|2𝑖 − 𝑗| , when 𝑖 > j
where 𝑏𝑖𝑗= {
−𝑖 + 2𝑗, when 𝑖 ≤ j

0 𝑎 3
Q 8. If the matrix [2 𝑏 −1] is a skew symmetric matrix, find the values of a, b and c.
𝑐 1 0
2 0 0
Q 10. If A = [0 2 0] , then find the value of 𝐴4 .
0 0 2
𝑎 𝑏 𝛼 𝛽
Q 11. If 𝐴 = [ ] and 𝐴2 = [ ] , then find the value of 𝛼 and 𝛽 .
𝑏 𝑎 𝛽 𝛼
[Ans: 𝛼 = 𝑎2 + 𝑏 2 , 𝛽 = 2𝑎𝑏]
4 −4 8 4
Q 12. Find the value of matrix X ,if [1]X = [−1 2 1] [Ans: [-1 2 1] ]
3 −3 6 3
Q 13. Give an example of two non- zero matrices A and B such that AB = O.
𝑐𝑜𝑠𝑎 𝑠𝑖𝑛𝑎
Q 14. If A = [ ] and 𝐴−1 = 𝐴′ , then find the value of a. [Ans: all real values]
−𝑠𝑖𝑛𝑎 𝑐𝑜𝑠𝑎
Q 15. If A is a square matrix such that 𝐴2 = 𝐴 , then show that (I + A) 3 = 7𝐴 + 𝐼

0 2 0 3𝑎
Q 16. If A = [ ] and 𝛼A = [ ] , then find the values of 𝛼, 𝑎 and b .
3 −4 2𝑏 24
[Ans: 𝛼 = −6, 𝑎 = −4 and b = - 9]
Q 17. If A = diagonal[1 , -3 , 5] and B = diagonal[3 , -3 , 5] , then find 3A – 2B.
𝑐𝑜𝑠𝑡 𝑠𝑖𝑛𝑡 𝜋
Q 18. If A = [ ] , find t satisfying 0 < 𝑡 < 2 when A+A’ = √2𝐼2 , where A’ is the
−𝑠𝑖𝑛𝑡 𝑐𝑜𝑠𝑡
transpose of A.
𝜋
[Ans: 4 ]

2 3
1 −2 3
Q 19. If A = [ ] and B =[4 5] and BA =[𝑏𝑖𝑗 ] , find 𝑏21 + 𝑏32
−4 2 5
2 1
[Ans: -18]
Q 21. If A and B are symmetric matrices , such that AB and BA are both defined ,then prove
that AB – BA is a skew symmetric matrix.
Q 22. Show that the elements along the main diagonal of a skew symmetric matrix are all
zero.
2 −2
Q 23. If A = [ ] and 𝐴 2 = 𝑚𝐴 , then write the value of m. [Ans: m = 4]
−2 2
𝑥𝑦 𝑦2
Q 24. If A = [ ] ,then prove that 𝐴2 = O .
−𝑥 2 −𝑥𝑦
𝑖 𝑖𝑓 𝑖 + 𝑗 𝑖𝑠 𝑒𝑣𝑒𝑛
Q 25. Construct a matrix B =[𝑏𝑖𝑗 ] of order 2 x 2 ,when 𝑏𝑖𝑗 = {
𝑗 𝑖𝑓 𝑖 + 𝑗 𝑖𝑠 𝑜𝑑𝑑
1 𝑖𝑓 𝑖 ≠ 𝑗
Q 26. If matrix B = [bij]3x3, where bij = { , then find the value of A2 .
0 𝑖𝑓 𝑖 = 𝑗
2 3 0 −4 −8 4
Q 27. Find the matrix A such that ; 𝐴 [ ]=[ ] [ Ans: 𝐴 = [ ]
4 5 10 3 −19 12
1 0 2
Q 28. If 𝐴 = [0 2 1], then show that A is a root of the polynomial 𝑓(𝑥) = 𝑥 3 − 6𝑥 2 +
2 0 3
7𝑥 + 21.

3 −2
Q 29. If 𝐴 = [ ],then find 𝒌 so that 𝐴2 = 𝑘𝐴 − 2𝐼. [Ans: k = 1]
4 −2
3 2 3
Q 30. Express the matrix [4 5 3] as the sum of a symmetric and a skew symmetric
2 4 5
matrix.
 2
Q31. Prove that the product of two matrices [ cos 𝜃 cos 𝜃sin 𝜃 ] and
cos 𝜃sin 𝜃 sin2 𝜃
2
cos ∅ cos ∅sin ∅ 𝜋
[ ] is zero, when 𝜃 and ∅ differ by an odd multiple of 2 .
cos ∅sin ∅ sin2 ∅
1 3 2 𝑥
Q 32. If [1 𝑥 ]
1 [0 5 1] [ 1 ] = 0, then what is the value of 𝑥 ? [ Ans: ½]
0 3 2 −2
𝑡
0 −tan 2
Q 33. If A = [ t ] and I is the identity matrix of 2 ,then show that:
tan 2 0

cost −sint
I +A = (I – A) [ ]
sint cost
2 −1 5 2 2 5
Q 34. Let A = [ ],B=[ ] and C =[ ]. Find a matrix D such that CD – AB
3 4 7 4 3 8
=O

−191 −110
[ Ans: D =[ ]]
77 44
0 2b c
Q 35. If A = [ a b −c], then find the value of a, b and c such that AA’ = I
a −b c
1 1 1
[Ans: a = ± ,b=± ,c = ± ]
√2 √6 √3

𝑥 𝑥
1
sin−1(𝜋𝑥) tan−1 ( ) 1
− cos −1 (𝜋𝑥) tan−1 ( )
𝜋 𝜋
Q 36. If A = 𝜋 [ 𝑥
] and B = 𝜋 [ 𝑥
] , then find
sin−1 (𝜋) cot −1 (𝜋𝑥) sin−1 (𝜋) − tan−1 (𝜋𝑥)

A – B. [Ans: ½ I]

Q 37. If 𝐴′ = [3 1 − 7 ] and 𝐵 = [1 − 5 7 ] verify that (𝐵𝐴)′ = 𝐴′𝐵′ .

1 2 2
Q 38. If 𝐴 = [2 1 2] ,verify 𝐴2 − 4𝐴 + 5𝐼 = 𝑂 and hence find 𝐴−1 .
2 2 1

𝑐𝑜𝑠𝑡 + 𝑠𝑖𝑛𝑡 √2𝑠𝑖𝑛𝑡 ] then show that :

Q 39. If 𝑓(𝑡) = [
−√2𝑠𝑖𝑛𝑡 𝑐𝑜𝑠𝑡 − 𝑠𝑖𝑛𝑡

(i) [𝑓(𝑡)]2 = 𝑓(2𝑡) (𝑖𝑖)𝑓(𝑡)𝑓(−𝑡) =I

2 3
Q 40. Let A = [ ] then show that 𝐴2 − 4𝐴 + 7𝐼 = O. Using this result calculate 𝐴5 .
−1 2
−118 −93
[ Ans: 𝐴5 =[ ]]
31 −118
Q 41. Prove that every square matrix can be uniquely expressed as the sum of a symmetric
and skew symmetric matrix.

3 −2
Q 42. If A = [ ] ,find p such that 𝐴2 = 𝑝𝐴 − 2𝐼.Hence find 𝐴−1 .
4 −2
1 −2 2
[ Ans: 𝐴−1 =2 [ ]]
−4 3
−4 4 4 1 −1 1
Q 43. Determine the product [−7 1 3] [1 −2 −2] and use it to solve the system of
5 −3 −1 2 1 3
equations: 𝑥 − 𝑦 + 𝑧 = 4; 𝑥 − 2𝑦 − 2𝑧 = 9; 2𝑥 + 𝑦 + 3𝑧 = 1

[Ans: x = 3, y = −2, z = −1 ]

2 0 1
Q 44. If A = [2 1 3], find 𝐴2 − 5𝐴 + 4𝐼 and hence find a matrix X such that
1 −1 0
𝐴2 − 5𝐴 + 4𝐼 + 𝑋 = 0.

Q 45. If P and Q are two matrices of order 2 x 3 then Find the value of X and Y such that

1 −1 2
5X + 2Y = [ ]
3 4 7
3 1 5
3X – 5Y = [ ]
5 2 3