UNIVERSITY OF PERPETUAL HELP SYSTEM LAGUNA-ISABELA CAMPUS

COLLEGE OF ARTS AND EDUCATION

MIDTERM EXAMINATION
A.Y. 2023-2024
LINEAR ALGEBRA
SEM 222

PREPARED BY: DISHELLE ANNE T. HUFANA, LPT, MSTM

Test I. MULTIPLE CHOICE. DIRECTION: Read and analyze the questions carefully. Choose the
letter of the correct answer and write it in a clean sheet of paper.

1. What is the determinant of a 2x2 matrix?

a) ad – bc b) a + b + c + d c) ab – cd d) a - b - c - d

2. The determinant of a matrix tells us about its:

a) Size b) Shape c) Inverse d) Significance

3. What is a minor of a matrix?

a) The smallest element
b) The largest element
c) The determinant
d) The determinant of a submatrix

4. What does the cofactor of an element in a matrix represent?

a) Its position b) Its sign c) Its magnitude d) Its value

5. The adjugate of a matrix is also known as:

a) Transpose b) Determinant c) Cofactor d) Minor

6. Cramer's rule is used to solve:

a) Linear equations
b) Quadratic equations
c) Cubic equations
d) Exponential equations

7. In Cramer's rule, what does each determinant represent?

a) Coefficients of variables
b) Variables
c) Constants
d) Solutions

8. How many determinants are typically involved in Cramer's rule for solving a system of linear
equations with n variables?
a) n b) n + 1 c) n – 1 d) n2

9. In Cramer's rule, if the determinant of the coefficient matrix is zero, what does it imply?
a) No solution b) Infinite solutions c) Unique solution d) Indeterminate solution

10. Which of the following properties does the determinant of a matrix satisfy?
a) Commutative property
b) Associative property
c) Distributive property
d) None of the above

11. The determinant of a square matrix A is denoted by:

a) |A| b) det(A) c) tr(A) d) adj(A)

12. The product of the determinant of a matrix and its adjugate is equal to:
a) 1 b) 0 c) Identity matrix d) Inverse matrix
 UNIVERSITY OF PERPETUAL HELP SYSTEM LAGUNA-ISABELA CAMPUS
COLLEGE OF ARTS AND EDUCATION
MIDTERM EXAMINATION
A.Y. 2023-2024
LINEAR ALGEBRA
SEM 222

PREPARED BY: DISHELLE ANNE T. HUFANA, LPT, MSTM

13. What is the purpose of finding the adjugate of a matrix?

a) To solve linear equations
b) To find the rank of the matrix
c) To find the inverse of the matrix
d) To calculate the trace of the matrix

14. What is the significance of a zero determinant in a matrix?

a) The matrix is singular
b) The matrix is invertible
c) The matrix is diagonal
d) The matrix is identity

15. If the determinant of a matrix is negative, what does it imply about the matrix?
a) It is singular
b) It is non-invertible
c) It reflects the image
d) It changes the sign of area/volume

16. The adjugate of a matrix A is denoted by:

a) adj(A) b) tr(A) c) inv(A) d) det(A)

17. The adjugate of a matrix is obtained by:

a) Taking the transpose of cofactor matrix
b) Taking the inverse of the matrix
c) Multiplying each element by its minor
d) Dividing each element by its determinant

18. Which of the following is true about the determinant of an orthogonal matrix?
a) It is always b) It is always -1 c) It is always 0 d) It can be any real number

19. What is the relationship between the determinant of a matrix and its eigenvalues?
a) They are always equal
b) The determinant is the sum of eigenvalues
c) The determinant is the product of eigenvalues
d) There is no relationship between them

20. In Cramer's rule, what is the condition for a unique solution to a system of linear equations?
a) All determinants except the one with constants are non-zero
b) All determinants are non-zero
c) All determinants are zero
d) At least one determinant is zero

TEST II. SOLVING. DIRECTION: Solve what is being asked. Show your complete solution.

A. Solve for the DETERMINANTS OF EACH MATRIX, MINORS AND CO-FACTORS OF

a 11 , a32 , a23 , a22 , a31, ADJUGATE OF A MATRIX. (5 points each)
 UNIVERSITY OF PERPETUAL HELP SYSTEM LAGUNA-ISABELA CAMPUS
COLLEGE OF ARTS AND EDUCATION
MIDTERM EXAMINATION
A.Y. 2023-2024
LINEAR ALGEBRA
SEM 222

PREPARED BY: DISHELLE ANNE T. HUFANA, LPT, MSTM

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B. Solve the following systems of linear equations using the Cramer’s Rule.

{
4 x−2 y +5 z=−3
1. 2 x+ 3 y −z=10
x + y +2 z =6

{
3 x −2 y + z=5
2. x +4 y−3 z=12
2 x− y+ 2 z=−1

{
x +2 y−3 z=8
3. 2 x− y+ 4 z=−5
3 x + y +2 z=10

{
4 x−3 y +2 z=7
4. 2 x+ y−z=3
3 x−2 y +5 z=9