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If A be a square matrix of order 3 such that $|A| = 2$, then $|adj(2A)|$ is equal to

If A is an invertible matrix, then which of the following statement(s) is/are TRUE? (A) $|A^{-1}| = |A|$ (B) $(A^{-1})^{-1} = A$ (C) $A^{-1} = \frac{adj A}{|A|}$ (D) $(A^T)^{-1} = (A^{-1})^T$ Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

If A and B are symmetric matrices, then AB - BA is

Assume A, B and C are matrices of order $m \times n$, $n \times 3$ and $3 \times q$ respectively. The restrictions on $_{m,n}$ and $_q$ so that $AB + BC$ is defined are

If the area of a triangle whose vertices are $(-2, 4)$, $(2, -6)$ and $(k, 4)$, $(k > 0)$ is 35 squnits, then the value of k is

If $\begin{vmatrix} 2x & 5 \\ 8 & x \end{vmatrix} = \begin{vmatrix} 3 & 0 \\ 4 & -8 \end{vmatrix}$, then value(s) of x is/are

If A and B are two square matrices of same order such that $AB = A$ and $BA = B$, then the value of $A^{2024} + B^{2024}$ is equal to

Which of the following statement is/are correct? (A) A square matrix $A = [a_{ij}]$ is called a symmetric matrix if $a_{ij} = a_{ji}$ for all $i, j$ (B) $A = [a_{ij}]_{m \times m}$ is a diagonal matrix if $a_{ij} = 0$ when $i = j$ (C) A square matrix $A = [a_{ij}]$ is called a skew symmetric matrix, if $a_{ij} = -a_{ji}$ for all $i, j$ (D) The multiplication of diagonal matrices of same order is commutative Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

If $A = \begin{bmatrix} 1 & 5 \\ 7 & 12 \end{bmatrix}, B = \begin{bmatrix} 9 & 1 \\ 7 & 8 \end{bmatrix}$ and C are three matrices such that $3A + 5B + 2C = 0$, then the matrix C is equal to

The system of equations $x + y + z = 4$ $x + 2y + 3z = 12$ $x + 3y + \lambda z = \mu$ has a unique solution if

If the matrix $A = \begin{bmatrix} x & 2 & y \\ -2 & 0 & 3 \\ -1 & z & 0 \end{bmatrix}$ is skew-symmetric, then the value of $2x - 3y + 5z$ is equal to

If the system of equations $kx + y + z = 0$, $x + ky - z = 0$, $x - y + z = 0$ has a non-zero solution, then the possible values of $k$ are:

If $A$ is a square matrix such that $A^2 = A$ and $I$ is the identity matrix of the same order as $A$, then $(I + 2A)^2 - 5A$ is equal to

If $A = \begin{bmatrix} 5 & 2 \\ 4 & 3 \end{bmatrix}$ is a given matrix, then which of the following statements are correct? (A) $|A| = 7$ (B) minor of $3 = -5$ (C) co-factor of $2 = -4$ (D) $adj(A) = \begin{bmatrix} 3 & -2 \\ -4 & 5 \end{bmatrix}$ Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

If $A = \begin{bmatrix} 3 & 2a \\ 1 & 5 \end{bmatrix}$ and $B = \begin{bmatrix} 2 & 3 \\ b & 5 \end{bmatrix}$ both are singular matrices, then $a + b$ is equal to

If $A = [a_{ij}]$ is skew symmetric matrix of order 'n', then

If the points (a, b), (c, d) and (a + c, b + d) are collinear, then

Let A be a matrix such that $A = \begin{bmatrix} 1 & 2 \\ -2 & 3 \end{bmatrix}$. Then which of the following are TRUE? (A) A is non-singular matrix (B) $A^T = A$ (C) A is not invertible matrix (D) A is not skew-symmetric matrix Choose the *correct* answer from the options given below:

If the system of equations $2x + 5y = 7, 6x + \lambda y = 28$ is inconsistent, then

Let $A = [a_{ij}]$ be a square matrix of order 3 with $|A| = 2$ and let $C = [c_{ij}]$ where $c_{ij} =$ cofactor of $a_{ij}$ in A. Then $|C|$ is equal to:

For a square matrix $A$ of order 3, if $|A| = 2$, then $|adj\ 2A| =$

If $A = \begin{bmatrix} 1 & 2 & 3 \\ -4 & -5 & -2 \end{bmatrix}$, $B = \begin{bmatrix} 2 & -3 \\ 4 & -5 \\ 2 & -1 \end{bmatrix}$ and $BA = [b_{ij}]$, then $(b_{23} - b_{31})$ is equal to

The value of k for which the system of equations $x + y + z = 1$ $x - ky + z = 1$ $x - y + z = 1$ has more than one solutions is

If $A = \begin{bmatrix} 1 & 2 \\ 4 & 5 \end{bmatrix}$, then Match **List-I** with **List-II** | List-I | List-II | |---|---| | (A) det (A) | (I) $-\frac{1}{3}$ | | (B) det $(A^{-1})$ | (II) $-12$ | | (C) det (2A) | (III) $-3$ | | (D) det $(3A^T)$ | (IV) $-27$ | Choose the **correct** answer from the options given below:

Let P and Q be any two invertible matrices of the same order. Then Match **List-I** with **List-II** | List-I | List-II | |---|---| | **Matrix** | **Equivalent matrix** | | (A) $(P Q)^{-1}$ | (I) $Q^{-1}P$ | | (B) $(P^{-1}Q)^{-1}$ | (II) $Q P^{-1}$ | | (C) $(P Q^{-1})^{-1}$ | (III) $Q^{-1}P^{-1}$ | | (D) $(P^{-1}Q^{-1})^{-1}$ | (IV) Q P | Choose the **correct** answer from the options given below:

The value of $\begin{vmatrix} x & x+y & x+y+z \\ 2x & 3x+2y & 4x+3y+2z \\ 3x & 6x+3y & 10x+6y+3z \end{vmatrix}$ is

The integral value of k for which the system of linear equations $kx + y + 2z = 0$, $ky = x - 3z$ and $2x + y + kz = 0$ has a non-zero solution is

If $A = \begin{bmatrix} 5 & 6 \\ 3 & 2 \end{bmatrix}$ then which of the following is correct? (A) $|A|$ is positive (B) $|adj\ A| = -8$ (C) Cofactor of 3 is 6 (D) $|2A| = -32$ Choose the **correct** answer from the options given below:

Which of the following statements are correct? (A) Inverse of a matrix, if it exists, is unique (B) $(kA)' = -kA'$ (where k is any real number) (C) For an invertible matrix $A$, $(A^{-1})^{-1} = A$ (D) For an invertible matrix $A$, $(A')^{-1} = (A^{-1})'$ Choose the **correct** answer from the options given below:

If the matrix $\begin{bmatrix} -1 & x-y & 4 \\ 2 & 0 & 5 \\ x+y & z & 6 \end{bmatrix}$ is symmetric, then $x + 3y + 2z$ is equal to

If $\begin{bmatrix}3 & 1\\2 & 1\end{bmatrix}A\begin{bmatrix}2 & 1\\1 & 1\end{bmatrix} = \begin{bmatrix}1 & 1\\0 & 1\end{bmatrix}$, then matrix 'A' is

If the matrix $\begin{bmatrix}3 & 2a & -5\\4 & 0 & b\\-5 & 3 & 10\end{bmatrix}$ is symmetric, then the value of $5a + 2b$ is

If $A$ is a square matrix of order 3 and $|A| = 5$, then the value of $|-AA^T|$ is

If the matrix $\begin{bmatrix}2 & -1 & 3\\ \lambda & 0 & 7\\-1 & 1 & 4\end{bmatrix}$ is not invertible, then value of $\lambda$ is

if $A = \begin{bmatrix}1 & 0\\3 & 1\end{bmatrix}$ and $A^4 = \begin{bmatrix}1 & 0\\k & 1\end{bmatrix}$ then value of $k$ is

If $A$ is a skew-symmetric matrix of order 5, then $|adjA|$ is equal to

If $x, y$ and $z$ are real number such that $x + y + z = 0$, then value of $\begin{vmatrix}3x & -x+y & -x+z\\x-y & 3y & z-y\\x-z & y-z & 3z\end{vmatrix}$ is

If $A$ is an invertible matrix of order 3, then Match List-I with List-II | List-I | List-II | | --- | --- | | (A) $\vert \text{adj} A\vert $ | (I) $8\vert A\vert $ | | (B) $\vert A(\text{adj} A)\vert $ | (II) $\vert A\vert ^2$ | | (C) $\vert 2A\vert $ | (III) $\frac{1}{\vert A\vert }$ | | (D) $\vert A^{-1}\vert $ | (IV) $\vert A\vert ^3$ | Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

The matrix $A = \begin{bmatrix}0 & 0 & 5\\0 & 5 & 0\\5 & 0 & 0\end{bmatrix}$ is a (A) Diagonal matrix (B) Scalar matrix (C) Square matrix (D) Symmetric matrix Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

If A is a square matrix such that $A^2=A$ and I is the identify matrix of the same order as A then $(I + 2A)^3$-6A is equal to

If $A = \begin{bmatrix}0 & x^2-6 & -3\\-x & 0 & -8\\x^2-2x & 8 & 0\end{bmatrix}$ is a skew symmetric matrix, then the value(s) of x is/ are - (A) 3 (B) -3 (C) -2 (D) -1 Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

If $A = \begin{bmatrix}1 & 2\\ 0 & 3\end{bmatrix}$ then $|A. adj A|$ is

Which of the given values of $x$ and $y$ make the following pair of matrices equal ? $\begin{bmatrix}2x-1 & 4\\y-1 & 3+2x\end{bmatrix}$ and $\begin{bmatrix}0 & y-2\\5 & 4\end{bmatrix}$

If $a_{ij}=i+3j$, then the matrix of order 2 with elements as $a_{ij}$ is

Given a matrix A of order 3x3. If |A|=3 then the value of |A(adj A)| is:

The value of $\begin{vmatrix} x^2 - x + 1 & x - 1 \\ x + 1 & x + 1 \end{vmatrix}$ is equal to:

If $\begin{bmatrix}2x+1 & 5x \\ 0 & y^2+1\end{bmatrix} = \begin{bmatrix}x+3 & 10 \\ 0 & 26\end{bmatrix}$ then the possible values of x + y are:

If $A = \begin{bmatrix}1 & -1 \\ 2 & -1\end{bmatrix}$, $B = \begin{bmatrix}a & 1 \\ b & -1\end{bmatrix}$ and $(A + B)^2 = A^2 + B^2$ then

If $x, y, z$ are non-zero numbers, then the inverse of matrix $A = \begin{bmatrix}x & 0 & 0 \\ 0 & y & 0 \\ 0 & 0 & z\end{bmatrix}$ is

The diagonal elements of a skew symmetric matrix are all

If $A = [a_{ij}]_{3 \times 2}$ where $a_{ij} = i + j$, then (A) A is a square matrix (B) $a_{21} + a_{32} = 8$ (C) Number of elements in A is 6 (D) Transpose of $A = \begin{bmatrix}2 & 3 \\ 3 & 4 \\ 4 & 5\end{bmatrix}$ Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

If A is a singular matrix, then A{adj A} is equal to

The value of $\begin{vmatrix}265 & 240 & 219 \\ 240 & 225 & 198 \\ 219 & 198 & 181\end{vmatrix}$ is

If the system of equations $x - 3y + 5z = 3$ $x - 2y + 4z = 4$ $2x - 7y + \lambda z = 5$ has infinite number of solutions, then the value of $\lambda$ is:

If $x = -4$ is a root of $\begin{vmatrix}x & 2 & 3 \\ 1 & x & 1 \\ 3 & 2 & x\end{vmatrix} = 0$, then the sum of the other 2 roots is

The minimum value of $\begin{vmatrix}2 & 2 & 2 \\ 2 & 2+x & 2 \\ 2 & 2 & 2+x\end{vmatrix}$, $x \in R$ is

If $A = \begin{bmatrix}2 & 3 & 1 \\ 2 & -1 & 0\end{bmatrix}$ and $B^T = \begin{bmatrix}4 & 4 \\ 6 & -2 \\ 2 & 0\end{bmatrix}$, then $4A + B$ is

Let $A$ and $B$ be square matrices of order 3, then det $[(A - A^T) + (B - B^T)]$ is equal to

Which of the following statement('s) is/are TRUE? (A) Skew symmetric matrix of even order is always symmetric (B) Skew symmetric matrix of odd order is non-singular (C) Skew symmetric matrix of odd order is singular (D) Skew symmetric matrix is always square matrix Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

If A is a square matrix and I is the identity matrix of same order such that $A^2 = I$, then $3(A - I)^3 + 3(A + I)^3 - 15A$ is equal to

If $A = \begin{bmatrix} 1 & 0 \\ 0 & -1 \end{bmatrix}$ and $B = \begin{bmatrix} 0 & 2 \\ 2 & 0 \end{bmatrix}$, then the matrix AB is equal to

Let $A = [a_{ij}]_{n \times n}$ be a matrix, then match List-I with List-II | List-I | List-II | | --- | --- | | (A) $\vert A\vert = 0$ | (I) $A$ is a symmetric matrix | | (B) $\vert A\vert \neq 0$ | (II) $A$ is a skew-symmetric matrix | | (C) $A^T = A$ | (III) $A$ is a singular matrix | | (D) $A^T = -A$ | (IV) $A$ is a non-singular matrix | Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

If $A = \begin{bmatrix} 0 & 0 & \sqrt{7} \\ 0 & \sqrt{7} & 0 \\ \sqrt{7} & 0 & 0 \end{bmatrix}$, then $|\text{adj } A|$ is equal to

The system of equations $x + y - z = 1, 3x + y - 2z = 3, x - y + \lambda z = 1$ has infinite number of solutions if $\lambda$ is equal to

Let $A = \begin{bmatrix} \cos\theta & -\sin\theta \\ \sin\theta & \cos\theta \end{bmatrix}$, then $(A^{-1})^T$ equals

Let $A = \begin{bmatrix} 2 & -1 & 3 \\ 1 & 2 & -1 \\ 4 & 1 & 2 \end{bmatrix}$. $M_{ij}$ and $A_{ij}$ respectively denote the minor and cofactor of an element $a_{ij}$ of matrix $A = [a_{ij}]$ (A) $M_{23} = 6$ (B) $A_{22} = -8$ (C) $A_{13} = 7$ (D) $M_{32} = -5$ Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

If $A$ and $B$ are invertible matrices of order $3$ then match List-I with List-II | List-I | List-II | | --- | --- | | (A) $\text{adj}(A)$ | (I) $B^{-1} A^{-1}$ | | (B) $(AB)^{-1}$ | (II) $\vert A\vert ^{-1}$ | | (C) $\vert A^{-1}\vert $ | (III) $\vert A\vert ^2$ | | (D) $\vert \text{adj} A\vert $ | (IV) $\vert A\vert A^{-1}$ | Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

If A and B are skew-symmetric matrices, then which of the following is not true?

Let $A = [a_{ij}]_{2 \times 4}$ and $B = [b_{ij}]_{4 \times 2}$, then $|3AB|$ is equal to

If $A = \begin{bmatrix} a & 1 & -1 \\ 0 & b & 4 \\ 4 & 4 & c \end{bmatrix}$ and $abc = 12$, $b = 4a$, then the value of $|A(adjA)|$ is:

If $A = \begin{bmatrix} 0 & 1 & 3 \\ 1 & 2 & x \\ 2 & 3 & 1 \end{bmatrix}$ and $A^{-1} = \begin{bmatrix} \frac{1}{2} & -4 & \frac{5}{2} \\ -\frac{1}{2} & 3 & -\frac{3}{2} \\ \frac{1}{2} & y & \frac{1}{2} \end{bmatrix}$, then the value of $8x + 5y$ is:

Let $A$ be a non singular matrix of order $n \times n$, Then $|\text{adj }(3A)|$ is equal to:

If $A = \begin{bmatrix} 2 & -2 & 1 \\ 0 & 4 & 2 \end{bmatrix}$ and $B = \begin{bmatrix} 1 & -2 & 7 \\ 2 & 0 & 6 \end{bmatrix}$ are two matrices such that $3A - 2B + 4C = 0$, then matrix $C$ is equal to:

Assume $P$, $Q$, $R$ and $W$ are matrices of order $3 \times 3$, $a \times 4$, $b \times c$ and $d \times a$ respectively. If $PQ + WR$ is well defined, then the value of $ab + cd$ is:

If $A = [a_{ij}]$ is a square matrix of order 2 such that $a_{ij} = \begin{cases} 2, & \text{when } i \neq j \\ 0, & \text{when } i = j \end{cases}$, then det $(A^2)$ is:

Suppose that A, B and C are matrices of order $m \times n$, $n \times 5$ and $5 \times q$ respectively. The restriction on $m$, $n$ and $q$ so that AB-BC is defined are

If $A = \begin{bmatrix} -1 & 2 & 3x \\ 2y & 4 & -1 \\ 6 & -1 & 0 \end{bmatrix}$ is a symmetric matrix, then the value of $2x - y$ is:

The system of equation $2x + \lambda y = 8$, $\lambda x + 8y = 3$ has a unique solution if the value of $\lambda$ is (are):

If the area of a triangle whose vertices are (-1, 3), (1, -5) and (k, 2) where $k > 0$ is 30 sq. units, then the value of k is

If the system of equation $x - y + z = 4$ $x - 2y - 2z = 9$ $2x + y + \lambda z = 1$ has a unique solution, then

If $A = \begin{bmatrix} 1 & 2 \\ 4 & -3 \end{bmatrix}$ and $f(x) = 2x^2 - 4x + 5$, the $f(A)$ is equal to

If $x \neq y \neq z$ then $\begin{vmatrix} 1 & x & x^2 \\ 1 & y & y^2 \\ 1 & z & z^2 \end{vmatrix}$ is equal to

If $A = \begin{bmatrix} 3 & 1 \\ -1 & 2 \end{bmatrix}$ then $A^2 - 5A$ is equal to (where I is identity matrix of order 2)

Which of the following statement are correct? (A) $A = [a_{ij}]_{n \times n}$ is a diagonal matrix if $a_{ij} = 0$ when $i = j$ (B) A square matrix $A = [a_{ij}]$ is called a symmetric matrix if $a_{ij} = a_{ji}$ for all $i, j$ (C) A square matrix $A = [a_{ij}]$ is called a skew-symmetric matrix if $a_{ij} = -a_{ji}$ for all $i, j$ (D) For every square matrix $A$, there exist an identity matrix of the same order such that $IA = AI = I$ Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

If A is a square matrix such that $A^2 = A$ then which of the following statements are TRUE ? (Where I is an identity matrix of same order as A) (A) $(I+A)^4 = I + 15A$ (B) $(I+A)^2 = I + 3A$ (C) $(I+A)^6 = I + 30A$ (D) $(I+A)^3 = I + 7A$ Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

$A = \begin{bmatrix} 1/3 & 2 \\ 0 & 2x - 3 \end{bmatrix}$ & $B = \begin{bmatrix} 3 & 6 \\ 0 & -1 \end{bmatrix}$ If $AB = I$ (Where I is an identity matrix of order 2) , then value of x is

The inverse of the matrix $\begin{bmatrix} 4 & 0 & 0 \\ 0 & 5 & 0 \\ 0 & 0 & 6 \end{bmatrix}$ is

If matrix $A_p = \begin{bmatrix} p(p+1) \\ p(p-1) \end{bmatrix}_{p \in N} \ $(where N is the set of natural numbers), then the value of $|A_1| + |A_2| + |A_3| + ... + |A_{2025}|$ is:

The system of equations $x - 3y - 8z = -10$ $2x + 5y + \lambda z = 13$ $3x + y - 4z = 0$ has infinite number of solutions if the value of $\lambda$ is equal to:

If A and B are symmetric matrices of the same order, then which of the following are true? (A) AB - BA is a skew symmetric matrix (B) AB is a symmetric matrix (C) AB is a scalar matrix (D) AB + BA is a symmetric matrix Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

Let $A = [a_{ij}]$ is given by $A = \begin{bmatrix} 1 & -1 & 2 \\ 3 & 4 & -5 \\ 2 & -1 & 3 \end{bmatrix}$. Then the matrix $B = [b_{ij}]$, where $b_{ij}$ = Minor of $a_{ij}$ is:

If $f(x) = \begin{vmatrix} 0 & x-1 & x-2 \\ x+1 & 0 & x-3 \\ x+2 & x+3 & 0 \end{vmatrix}$, then the value of $f(0)$ is equal to:

If A and B are invertible matrices of the same order, then $(AB)^{-1}$ is equal to

If $c_{ij}$ denotes the cofactor of element $a_{ij}$ of the matrix $A = \begin{bmatrix} 1 & 2 & -1 \\ 0 & -3 & 2 \\ 4 & 2 & 3 \end{bmatrix}$ then the value of $c_{21} \cdot c_{33}$ is

The following system of equations: $x + y - z = 7$ $4x + \lambda y - \lambda z = 3$ $3x + 2y - 4z = 5$ does not possess a solution if the value of $\lambda$ is:

Match List-I with List-II | List-I | List-II | |---|---| | (A) The number of possible matrices of order 3x3 with each entry 1 or 0 | (I) $2^4$ | | (B) The number of possible matrices of order 2x3 with each entry 1 or 0 | (II) $2^9$ | | (C) The number of possible matrices of order 2x3 with each entry 0,1,2 | (III) $2^6$ | | (D) The number of possible matrices of order 2x2 with each entry 1 or 0 | (IV) $3^6$ | Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

If A is a square matrix such that $A^2 = A$ and I is the identity matrix of same order as A, then the value of $(A-2I)^2 - (2A + I)^2 + 11A$ is:

If $A$ and $B$ square matrices of order 3 such that $|A| = -1$, $|B| = 5$, then the value of $|2AB|$ is:

If $\begin{vmatrix} p-a & 0 & c-r \\ 0 & q-b & c-r \\ a & b & r \end{vmatrix} = 0$, then the value of $\dfrac{p}{p-a} + \dfrac{q}{q-b} + \dfrac{r}{r-c}$ is

Let $A$ be a non-singular square matrix of order $n$, then Match List-I with List-II | List-I | List-II | | --- | --- | | (A) $A(\text{adj} A)$ | (I) $\frac{1}{\vert A\vert }$ | | (B) $\vert \text{adj} A\vert $ | (II) $\vert A\vert ^n$ | | (C) $\vert A^{-1}\vert $ | (III) $\vert A\vert I$ | | (D) $\vert A(\text{adj} A)\vert $ | (IV) $\vert A\vert ^{n-1}$ | Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

If matrix $A = \begin{bmatrix} x & 2 & 3 \\ a & y & -5 \\ b & c & 0 \end{bmatrix}$ is a skew-symmetric matrix, then (A) $x + y + c = 5$ (B) $c = 5$ (C) $a + b + c = 0$ (D) $a + b - c = 10$ Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

If A is a square matrix such that $A^2 = A$ and I is the identity matrix of the same order as A, then $(I+A)^2-3A$ is equal to

If $\begin{bmatrix} -1 & 1 & 0 \\ a & b & 1 \\ 1 & 2 & 1 \end{bmatrix}$ is a singular matrix, then the relation between $a$ and $b$ is:

For the system of linear equations $x + y + z = 5000$ $6x + 7y + 8z = 35800$ $6x + 7y - 8z = 7000$ the values of x, y and z are:

If P and Q are non-singular square matrices of the same order, then $(PQ^{-1})^{-1}$ equals

If $A = \begin{bmatrix} 1 & 0 \\ 0 & 0 \end{bmatrix}, B = \begin{bmatrix} 0 & 0 \\ 3 & 0 \end{bmatrix}$ then

If $A = \begin{bmatrix} x+z & 2 & -3 \\ x & 0 & 4 \\ 3 & x-y & 0 \end{bmatrix}$ is a skew-symmetric matrix, then which of the following are true? (A) $y > z > x$ (B) $x > y$ (C) $x + y + z > 0$ (D) $z > x$ Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

If $\begin{bmatrix} 1 & 0 & 0 \\ 0 & y+1 & 0 \\ 0 & 0 & 1 \end{bmatrix} \begin{bmatrix} 2x & \\ -2 & \\ z-3 & \end{bmatrix} = \begin{bmatrix} 6 \\ 4 \\ 1 \end{bmatrix}$ then $x + y + z$ is

Let $A = [a_{ij}]_{3 \times 3}$ be a matrix, defined by $a_{ij} = \begin{cases} 2i+3j & , i < j \\6 &, i=j\\ 3i-2j & , i > j \end{cases}$. The number of elements in A which are greater than 6, is

If $y = -4$ is a root of $\begin{vmatrix} y & 2 & 3 \\ 1 & y & 1 \\ 3 & 2 & y \end{vmatrix} = 0$, then the product of the other two roots is

If $A = \begin{bmatrix} 2 & -1 & 0 \\ 1 & 1 & 2 \\ -1 & 0 & 1 \end{bmatrix}$, then which of the following statement(s) is/are correct? (A) A is singular matrix (B) |3A| = 135 (C) |adj A| = 125 (D) $|A^{-1}| = \frac{1}{5}$ Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

The value of $\begin{vmatrix} 2^x & 1 & 6^x \\ 4^x & 1 & 3^x \\ 2^x & 1 & 6^x \end{vmatrix}$, where $x \neq 0$ is:

For the matrix $A = \begin{bmatrix} 2 & -1 & -1 \\ 0 & 2 & 3 \\ 1 & -2 & 1 \end{bmatrix}$, which of the following statements are correct? (A) The order of the matrix is 3 × 3 (B) |A| = 21 (C) $|adj\ A| = 225$ (D) A is skew symmetric matrix Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

For two matrices $A = \begin{bmatrix} 3 & 4 \\ -1 & 2 \\ 0 & 1 \end{bmatrix}$ and $B^T = \begin{bmatrix} -1 & 2 & 1 \\ 1 & 2 & 3 \end{bmatrix}$, A - B equals

If A and B are two matrices of order 2 × 2 such that A is a symmetric matrix and B is a skew-symmetric matrix, then:

Match List-I with List-II | List-I | List-II | |---|---| | Matrix/equations | Values | | (A) $\begin{bmatrix} 2x+1 & 3y \\ 0 & y^2-5y \end{bmatrix} = \begin{bmatrix} x+3 & y^2+2 \\ 0 & -6 \end{bmatrix}$ | (I) $x = 2, y = -1$ | | (B) $\begin{bmatrix} 1 & 2 & -1 \\ x & 0 & 3 \\ y & 3 & 4 \end{bmatrix}$ is symmetric | (II) $x = 2, y = 2$ | | (C) $[x \ \ 1]\begin{bmatrix} 1 & 0 \\ -2 & -3 \end{bmatrix}\begin{bmatrix} 5 & 2 \\ 0 & y \end{bmatrix} = O$ | (III) $x = -2, y = 2$ | | (D) $\begin{bmatrix} x & 0 \\ 1 & 1 \end{bmatrix}\begin{bmatrix} x & 0 \\ 1 & 1 \end{bmatrix} = \begin{bmatrix} 4 & 0 \\ -1 & y/2 \end{bmatrix}$ | (IV) $x = 2, y = 0$ | Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

If a matrix $A = \begin{bmatrix} 5 & -8 \\ -3 & 5 \end{bmatrix}$ then which of the following is / are TRUE? (A) $|A| = 1$ (B) $A$ is a singular matrix. (C) $-2A = \begin{bmatrix} 10 & -16 \\ -6 & 10 \end{bmatrix}$ (D) $AI = \begin{bmatrix} 5 & 0 \\ 0 & 5 \end{bmatrix}$ $I$ is an identity matrix of order 2. Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

If $\begin{bmatrix} a-b & 0 & 0 \\ 0 & b-c & 0 \\ 0 & 0 & c-2 \end{bmatrix}$ is a scalar matrix such that $a + b + c = 0$, then, which of the following are TRUE? (A) $a = 0$ (B) $b = 0$ (C) $a = 1$ (D) $c = 1$ Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

The area (in sq. units) of the triangle whose vertices are $(0, 0)$, $(a, 0)$, $(0, b)$, is equal to

If $A = \begin{bmatrix} 2 & 3 \\ 5 & -2 \end{bmatrix}$ be such that $A^{-1} = KA$, then the value of K is:

Let $A = \begin{bmatrix} 2 & 3 \\ 1 & 2 \end{bmatrix}$ and $B = \begin{bmatrix} 4 & -6 \\ -2 & 4 \end{bmatrix}$ (A) $\det(A^T) = 1$ (B) $AB = I$, where $I$ is the identity matrix of order 2. (C) $A^{-1} = \begin{bmatrix} 2 & -3 \\ -1 & 2 \end{bmatrix}$ (D) adj $(B) = \begin{bmatrix} 4 & 2 \\ 6 & 4 \end{bmatrix}$ Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

If $A = \begin{bmatrix} x & 3 \\ 2 & 4 \end{bmatrix}$, $B = \begin{bmatrix} 2 & 3 \\ y & 3 \end{bmatrix}$ and $C = \begin{bmatrix} z & 1 \\ 8 & 2 \end{bmatrix}$ are singular matrices then: (A) $x > y$ (B) $y > z$ (C) $z > x$ (D) $x \neq y \neq z$ Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

Let A and B be 3×3 matrices such that $A \neq B$. If $A^3 = B^3$ and $A^2B = B^2A$, then the determinant of $A^2 + B^2$ is:

Match List-I with List-II | List-I | List-II | | --- | --- | | (A) A square matrix $P$ is said to be non-singular if | (I) $\vert P\vert = 0$ | | (B) A square matrix $P$ is said to be singular if | (II) $P P^T$ is symmetric | | (C) If a matrix $P$ is both symmetric and skew-symmetric, then | (III) $\vert P\vert \neq 0$ | | (D) If $P$ is a square matrix, then | (IV) $P$ is a null matrix | Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

The maximum value of the determinant of the matrix $\begin{bmatrix} 1 & 1 & 1 \\ 1 & 1+\sin x & 1 \\ 1+\cos x & 1 & 1 \end{bmatrix}$ is: (where $x$ is real)

If $A^{-1}$ exists for the matrix $A = \begin{bmatrix} 1 & \lambda & -1 \\ -1 & 1 & 0 \\ \lambda & 1 & 1 \end{bmatrix}$ then

If A and B are symmetric matrices of order 3 x 3 then the matrix $2AB - BA$ is:

If $P\begin{bmatrix} 1 & 2 & 3 \\ 4 & 5 & 6 \end{bmatrix} = \begin{bmatrix} -7 & -8 & -9 \\ 2 & 4 & 6 \end{bmatrix}$, then matrix P is equal to:

If $a$, $b$ and $c$ are distinct prime numbers then the value of $\begin{vmatrix} a-b & b-c & c-a \\ b-c & c-a & a-b \\ c-a & a-b & b-c \end{vmatrix}$ is equal to

If $\begin{bmatrix} ab & cd \\ a+c & b+d \end{bmatrix} = \begin{bmatrix} 2 & -3 \\ 4 & 1 \end{bmatrix}$ where $a$, $b$, $c$, $d$ are integers, then which of the following are true? (A) $a + d = 0$ (B) $b + d = 3$ (C) $b + d = 1$ (D) $c + d = 2$ Choose the **correct** answer from the options given below:

Match List-I with List-II | List-I | List-II | | --- | --- | | Matrix Product | Order of resultant matrix | | --- | --- | | (A) $[a_{ij}]_{2 \times 3} \times [b_{ij}]_{3 \times 4}$ | (I) $2 \times 4$ | | (B) $[a_{ij}]_{2 \times 1} \times [b_{ij}]_{1 \times 3}$ | (II) Not possible | | (C) $[a_{ij}]_{3 \times 2} \times [b_{ij}]_{3 \times 2}$ | (III) $3 \times 3$ | | (D) $[a_{ij}]_{3 \times 3} \times [b_{ij}]_{3 \times 3}$ | (IV) $2 \times 3$ | Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

The solution of the system of equations $2x + \frac{1}{2}y - z = 1$, $2y = 3$, $x + 2z = 4$ is:

The value of $\begin{vmatrix} 7! & 8! & 9! \\ 8! & 9! & 10! \\ 9! & 10! & 11! \end{vmatrix}$ is:

Consider the matrices $A = \begin{bmatrix} 9 & 0 & 0 \\ 0 & 16 & 0 \\ 0 & 0 & 25 \end{bmatrix}$ and $B = \begin{bmatrix} \frac{1}{5} & 0 & 0 \\ 0 & \frac{1}{4} & 0 \\ 0 & 0 & \frac{1}{3} \end{bmatrix}$. The value of $|(AB)^{-1}|$ is

If A is a square matrix and I is an identity matrix of same order such that $A^2 = A$, then $(I + A)^3 - 8I$ is equal to

If $A = \begin{bmatrix} a & a & a \\ o & a & a \\ o & o & a \end{bmatrix}$, then $|adj A|$ is equal to

Let A be a non-singular square matrix of order 3 and $|adj A| = 5$ then $|A|$ is equal to

If a matrix has 8 elements then the possible order(s) it may have (A) $8 \times 1$ (B) $5 \times 3$ (C) $6 \times 2$ (D) $2 \times 4$ Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

Let $A = \begin{bmatrix} 152 & 105 & 3 \\ 149 & 25 & 35 \\ 2 & 1 & 0 \end{bmatrix}$. If $A_{ij}$ denotes the co-factor of an element $a_{ij}$ of the matrix A, then the value of $a_{11}A_{21} + a_{12}A_{22} + a_{13}A_{23}$ is equal to

If A is a skew-symmetric matrix, then which of the following statements is **NOT** true? (A) A is singular if order of A is odd (B) A is non-singular (C) $A^{2025}$ is a skew-symmetric matrix (D) $A^{2025}$ is a symmetric matrix (E) all diagonal elements of A are zeros Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

Let A be a square matrix of order n, then which of the following are TRUE? (A) $|adj A| = |A|^{n-1}$ (B) $|A. adj A| = |A|^n$ (C) $A. (adj A) = |A|$ (D) $|KA| = K|A|$ (E) $|A^{-1}| = \frac{1}{|A|}, |A| \neq 0$ Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

If $\begin{bmatrix} 1 & 2 & 1\end{bmatrix}$ $\begin{bmatrix}1 & 2 & 0 \\ 2 & 0 & 1 \\ 1 & 0 & 2 \end{bmatrix} \begin{bmatrix} 0 \\ 2 \\ x\end{bmatrix} = 0, $then value of x is

The value(s) of $K$, for which the system of linear equations $2x + y + z = 1, x + Ky - z = \frac{3}{2}$ and $3y - 5z = 9$ does not possess a unique solution is

If $A = \begin{bmatrix} 0 & 1 & -3 \\ -1 & 0 & 5 \\ 3 & -5 & 0 \end{bmatrix}$, then the value of $|A^{2025}|$ is

If $\begin{bmatrix} 1 & 3 \\ 2 & 4 \end{bmatrix} \begin{bmatrix} 3 & 5 \\ -1 & 3 \end{bmatrix} = \begin{bmatrix} m & 14 \\ 2 & n \end{bmatrix}$, then $m + n$ is equal to

If A and B are symmetric matrices of the same order, then which one of the following is true?

For what value of $k$, the following system have a unique solution? (where $\mathbb{R}$ is set of real numbers) $x + y + z = 1$ $2x + 3y + 4z = 3$ $x - y + kz = 5$

If $A = \begin{bmatrix} 7 & 3 \\ 5 & -7 \end{bmatrix}$ be such that $A^{-1} = kA$, then $k$ equals

The number of all possible matrices of order $2 \times2$ with each entry $0, 1$ or $2$ are.

Let A be a 3 × 7 matrix, then each column of A contains:

If $A$ is a $3 \times 3$ matrix such that $|adj A| = 9$ and $|kA^{-1}| = 9$, then the value of $k$ are:

The matrix $X$ in the equation $AX = B$, such that $A = \begin{bmatrix} 1 & 3 \\ 0 & 2 \end{bmatrix}$ and $B = \begin{bmatrix} 1 & -1 \\ 0 & 2 \end{bmatrix}$ is given by

Let A be any skew- symmetric matrix (where $A^T$ is Transpose of matrix A). Then which of the following statements are correct? (A) $A^2$ is a symmetric matrix (B) $A^2$ is a skew- symmetric matrix (C) $A^T A = -A^2$ (D) $A^T A - AA^T = O$ Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

If $\begin{bmatrix} x-y & 0 \\ x+y & 1 \end{bmatrix}$ is an identity matrix and $\begin{bmatrix} x & y \\ z & x \end{bmatrix}$ is a singular matrix then:

If the area of a triangle with vertices $(-3,0)$, $(3, 0)$ and $(0, k)$ is 9 sq. units, then k equals

If $x, y$ and $z$ are non-zero distinct numbers, then $\begin{vmatrix} x+y & y+z & z+x \\ z & x & y \\ 1 & 1 & 1 \end{vmatrix}$ is equal to

The system of linear equations $kx + 5y = 5$, $2x + 3y = 5$ will be consistent if

If $\begin{vmatrix} 1 & \cos \theta & 0 \\ \sin \theta & 1 & \cos \theta \\ |\cos \theta & 1 & -\sin \theta| \end{vmatrix} = A\sin \theta + B\cos \theta + C\sin \theta\cos \theta$ then:

If $A = \begin{bmatrix} 4 & 3 \\ 2 & -1 \\ 1 & 0 \end{bmatrix}$ and $B^T = \begin{bmatrix} 1 & 2 & 3 \\ 2 & 1 & -1 \end{bmatrix}$, then $A - B$ is equal to

The number of all possible matrices of order 3 with each entry either 0 or 1 is:

Match List-I with List-II | List-I (Matrix A) | List-II (Determinant of Adjoint of A) | |---|---| | (A) $\begin{bmatrix} 3 & 1 \\ 4 & 2 \end{bmatrix}$ | (I) 9 | | (B) $\begin{bmatrix} 5 & -1 \\ 4 & 2 \end{bmatrix}$ | (II) 8 | | (C) $\begin{bmatrix} 6 & -1 \\ 2 & 1 \end{bmatrix}$ | (III) 14 | | (D) $\begin{bmatrix} 4 & 1 \\ 3 & 3 \end{bmatrix}$ | (IV) 2 | Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

If $A$ and $B$ are square matrices of the same order, then which of the following statements are correct? (A) $|A^{-1}| = |A|^{-1}$ (B) $adj(A) = |A|A^{-1}$ (C) $(A + B)^{-1} = B^{-1} + A^{-1}$ (D) $(AB)^{-1} = B^{-1}A^{-1}$ Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

If A and B are two non-singular matrices of order n, then which of the following statement/statements is/are not correct? (A) AB is non-singular. (B) AB is singular. (C) $(AB)^{-1} = A^{-1}B^{-1}$ (D) $(AB)^{-1}$ does not exist. Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

If the matrix $A = \begin{bmatrix} \alpha & \beta & \gamma \\ 0 & 0 & 2 \\ 3 & -2 & 0 \end{bmatrix}$ is a skew symmetric matrix, then the value of $(\alpha + \beta + \gamma)^2$ is:

If $A = \begin{bmatrix} 3 & -2 \\ 4 & -2 \end{bmatrix}$, $I = \begin{bmatrix} 1 & 0 \\ 0 & 1 \end{bmatrix}$ and $A² = KA - 2I$, then the value of K is

Let $A = [a_{ij}]_{3×2}$ and $B = [b_{ij}]_{3×4}$ be two matrices. Then the order of the matrix $(A^T . B)^T$ is:

Let $M_{ij}$ and $A_{ij}$ denote respectively minors and co-factors of the element in the $i^{th}$ row and $j^{th}$ column of the matrix $A = \begin{bmatrix} 1 & 2 & -1 \\ 3 & 2 & 3 \\ 4 & -1 & 0 \end{bmatrix}$. Then: (A) $M_{32} = 6$ (B) $M_{23} = 9$ (C) $A_{32} = -6$ (D) $A_{23} = -9$ Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

The inverse of the matrix $A = \begin{bmatrix} \frac{1}{2} & 0 & 0 \\ 0 & \frac{1}{4} & 0 \\ 0 & 0 & \frac{1}{8} \end{bmatrix}$ is

If $\begin{vmatrix} 1+a & 1 & 1 \\ 1 & 1+b & 1 \\ 1 & 1 & 1+c \end{vmatrix}$, where a, b and c are non zero constants, then the value of $\frac{1}{a} + \frac{1}{b} + \frac{1}{c}$ is

If the matrix $A = \begin{bmatrix} 1 & 3 \\ 2 & 1 \end{bmatrix}$, then the value of det $(A^2 - 2A)$ is equal to

Let A be any square matrix of order n, then which of the following are true? (A) $| \text{adj } A| = |A|^{n-1}$ (B) $|A^{-1}| = \frac{1}{|A|}$ (C) $| \text{adj } A| = |A|^n$ (D) $(A^T)^{-1} = (A^{-1})^T$ Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

Let the matrix $A = \begin{bmatrix} 2 & 3 \\ 1 & 4 \end{bmatrix}$. Then which of the following are true? (A) adj $A = \begin{bmatrix} 4 & -3 \\ -1 & 2 \end{bmatrix}$ (B) det $(A) = 5$ (C) det (adjA) = 25 (D) If $A^3 = \begin{bmatrix} a & b \\ c & d \end{bmatrix}$, then $a + b = c + d$ Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

For some constant 'k', if the system of linear equations $2x - y + 3z = 1$ $x - 2y + z = 3$ $kx + y - z = 0$ has a unique solution, then

If $\begin{bmatrix} x+y & 4 \\ 1+z & y \end{bmatrix} = \begin{bmatrix} 2 & 4 \\ 5 & 6 \end{bmatrix}$, then

The system of equations $x + ky = 0$ $3x + 5y = 0$ has infinitely many solutions, then k is equal to

If A is a square matrix of order 3 such that $A( {adj } A) = \begin{bmatrix} -2 & 0 & 0 \\ 0 & -2 & 0 \\ 0 & 0 & -2 \end{bmatrix}$, then $|A|$ is equal to

If $\begin{bmatrix} 1 & 3 & 9 \\ 1 & x & x^2 \\ 4 & 6 & 9 \end{bmatrix}$ is singular matrix, where $x \in \mathbb{N}$ (where N set of natural number), then x is equal to

If $\begin{bmatrix} x-y & t \\ 2x-y & w \end{bmatrix} = \begin{bmatrix} -1 & 2 \\ 0 & 1 \end{bmatrix}$, then $2x + y + 3t + w$ is equal to

If A and B are symmetric matrices of same order, then which of the following are correct? (A) AB-BA is a skew-symmetric matrix. (B) AB+BA is a skew-symmetric matrix. (C) $AB^T-BA^T$ is a skew-symmetric matrix. (D) AB+BA is a symmetric matrix. Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

If $A = \begin{bmatrix} 1 & 1 \\ 0 & 1 \end{bmatrix}$, then the value of $A^{20}$ is:

If $A = \begin{bmatrix} 2 & 1 & 3 \\ 4 & -3 & 5 \end{bmatrix}$ and $B = \begin{bmatrix} -2 & 3 \\ 4 & -5 \\ 1 & 2 \end{bmatrix}$, then which of the following statements are TRUE? (A) AB is defined (B) AB and BA both are defined and AB = I, where I is an identity matrix of order 2 (C) BA is defined (D) AB and BA both are defined and AB = BA Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

If A and B are square matrices of the same order 3, such that det (A) = 3 and AB = 3I, where I is an identity matrix of order 3. Then the value of det (B) is:

The difference of two different skew-symmetric matrices is:

If $\begin{vmatrix} 1 & -2 & 5 \\ 2 & a & -1 \\ 0 & 4 & 2a \end{vmatrix} = 86$, then product of all values of $a$ is:

If $A = \begin{bmatrix} 3 & 1 \\ -1 & 2 \end{bmatrix}$ and $I = \begin{bmatrix} 1 & 0 \\ 0 & 1 \end{bmatrix}$, then the value of $A^2 - 5A + 6I$ is

If a matrix P is both symmetric and skew-symmetric, then

If matrix $A = \begin{bmatrix} p & -3 \\ -4 & p \end{bmatrix}$ and $|A^3| = 64$, then the value of p is:

If $C_{ij}$ represents the cofactor of element $a_{ij}$ of the matrix $A = \begin{bmatrix} 2 & -1 & 3 \\ 1 & 2 & 0 \\ 4 & 1 & 5 \end{bmatrix}$ then the value of $C_{23} + C_{31} - C_{22}$ is

If $A = \begin{bmatrix} 2 & -1 & -2 \\ 0 & 2 & -1 \\ 3 & -5 & 0 \end{bmatrix}$, then the value of det (adj (2A)) is:

Which of the following statements are correct? (A) If A is a square matrix, then $|A^2| = |A|^2$. (B) If A and B are square matrices of the same order, then det (AB) = det (A) + det (B). (C) If A is a square matrix of order 3 and $|A|=2$, then the value of $|-3A|$ is 54. (D) If the matrix $\begin{bmatrix} 5 -x & x -1 \\ 3 &5 \end{bmatrix}$ is singular, then the value of x is 7/2. Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

If the matrix $M = \begin{bmatrix} 0 & -1 & 3\alpha \\ 1 & \beta & -5 \\ -6 & 5 & 0 \end{bmatrix}$ is skew-symmetric, then

If A is a non-singular matrix of order 3 such that $|adj(A)| = 121$, then $|AA^T|$ is equal to:

If the system of equations $2x + 3y = 10$, $x + ky = 4$ has a unique solution, then

Let $A = \begin{bmatrix} 0 & 2\alpha+1 \\ \ 1& \beta \end{bmatrix}$ and $B = \begin{bmatrix} b_{ij}\end{bmatrix}$ be a skew symmetric matrix of order 2 such that $b_{12} = 1$. If $AB = I_2$ where $I_2$ is identity matrix of order 2, then