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SECTION – A
Questions 1 to 10 carry 1 mark each.
1. If A is a square matrix such that A2 = A, then (I + A)2 – 3A is
(a) I (b) 2A (c) 3I (d) A
5 x
3. If A = and A = A′ then
y 0
(a) x = 0, y = 5 (b) x = y (c) x + y = 5 (d) x – y = 5
1 3 y 0 5 6
4. If 2 , then write the value of x and y.
0 x 1 2 1 8
(a) x = 3, y = 3 (b) x = 3, y = 2 (c) x = 2, y = 2 (d) x = 2, y = 3
5. A is a skew-symmetric matrix and a matrix B such that B’AB is defined, then B’AB is a:
(a) symmetric matrix (b) skew-symmetric matrix
(c) Diagonal matrix (d) upper triangular symmetric
1 2 3 1 7 11
6. If 2 5 k 23 , then write the value of k.
3 4
(a) 17 (b) -17 (c) 13 (d) -13
0 2b 2
8. The matrix A = 3 1 3 is a symmetric matrix. Then the value of a and b respectively are:
3a 3 1
2 3 1 1 3 1
(a) , (b) , (c) -2, 2 (d) ,
3 2 2 2 2 2
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For Q9 and Q10, a statement of assertion (A) is followed by a statement of reason (R). Choose
the correct answer out of the following choices.
(a) Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A.
(b) Both A and R are true but R is not the correct explanation of A.
(c) A is true but R is false.
(d) A is false but R is true.
1 4 4 3 6
9. Assertion (A): Let A = 2 5 and B = 7 8 9 , then the product of the matrices A and B is
4 7 5 1 2
not defined.
Reason (R): The number of rows in B is not equal to number of columns in A.
0 1 2
10. Assertion (A): The matrix A = 1 0 3 is a skew symmetric matrix.
2 3 0
Reason (R): For the given matrix A we have A' = A.
SECTION – B
Questions 11 to 14 carry 2 marks each.
a b 2a c 1 5
11. Find the value of a, b, c and d from the equation:
2a b 3c d 0 13
5 2 3 6
12. Find X and Y, if X + Y = and X – Y = 0 1 .
0 9
x y z 9
13. Find the values of x, y and z, if x z 5
y z 7
SECTION – C
Questions 15 to 17 carry 3 marks each.
1 0 2
15. If A 0 2 1 , prove that A3 – 6A2 + 7A + 2I = 0
2 0 3
0 tan
2 and I is the identity matrix of order 2, show that
16. If A
tan 0
2
cos sin
I + A = (I – A)
sin cos
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2 2 4
17. Express the matrix B 1 3 4 as the sum of a symmetric and a skew symmetric matrix.
1 2 3
SECTION – D
Questions 18 carry 5 marks.
1 1 0 2 2 4
18. Given A = 2 3 4 and B = 4 2 4 , verify that BA = 6I, how can we use the result
0 1 2 2 1 5
to find the values of x, y, z from given equations x – y = 3, 2x + 3y + 4z = 17, y + 2z = 17
20. Two farmers Ankit and Girish cultivate only three varieties of pulses namely Urad, Masoor and
Mung. The sale (in Rs.) of these varieties of pulses by both the farmers in the month of
September and October are given by the following matrices A and B.
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September sales (in Rs.)
Urad Masoor Mung
A = 10000 20000 30000 Ankit
50000 30000 10000 Girish
October sales (in Rs.)
Urad Masoor Mung
B = 5000 10000
6000 Ankit
20000 30000 10000 Girish
(i) Find the combined sales of Masoor in September and October, for farmer Girish. [1]
(ii) Find the combined sales of Urad in September and October, for farmer Ankit. [1]
(iii) Find a decrease in sales from September to October. [2]
OR
(iii) If both the farmers receive 2% profit on gross sales, then compute the profit for each farmer
and for each variety sold in October. [2]
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