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Q1:

2024: 16 May Shift 1

Matrices & Determinants

Easy

Common

If AA is a square matrix of order 44 and ∣A∣=4|A|=4, then ∣2A∣|2 A| will be :

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Option 2
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Explanation for 2024: 16 May Shift 1 MAT question 1

Q2:

2024: 16 May Shift 1

Matrices & Determinants

Easy

Common

If [A]3×2[ B]x×y=[C]3×1[\mathrm{A}]_{3 \times 2}[\mathrm{~B}]_{\mathrm{x} \times \mathrm{y}}=[\mathrm{C}]_{3 \times 1}, then :

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Option 2
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Explanation for 2024: 16 May Shift 1 MAT question 2

Q3:

2024: 16 May Shift 1

Matrices & Determinants

Easy

Core

If AA is a square matrix and II is an identity matrix such that A2=AA^{2}=A, then A(I−2A)3+2A3A(I-2 A)^{3}+2 A^{3} is equal to :

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Option 4
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Explanation for 2024: 16 May Shift 1 MAT question 3

Q4:

2024: 16 May Shift 1

Matrices & Determinants

Easy

Core

For a square matrix An×nA_{n \times n}

(A) ∣adj⁡A∣=∣A∣n−1|\operatorname{adj} \mathrm{A}|=|\mathrm{A}|^{\mathrm{n}-1}

(B) ∣A∣=∣adj⁡A∣n−1|\mathrm{A}|=|\operatorname{adj} \mathrm{A}|^{\mathrm{n}-1}

(C) A(adj⁡A)=∣A∣\mathrm{A}(\operatorname{adj} \mathrm{A})=|\mathrm{A}|

(D) ∣A−1∣=1∣ A∣\left|\mathrm{A}^{-1}\right|=\frac{1}{|\mathrm{~A}|}

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Option 2
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Explanation for 2024: 16 May Shift 1 MAT question 4

Q5:

2024: 16 May Shift 1

Matrices & Determinants

Easy

Core

The matrix [100010001]\left[\begin{array}{lll}1 & 0 & 0 \\ 0 & 1 & 0 \\ 0 & 0 & 1\end{array}\right] is a :

(A) scalar matrix

(B) diagonal matrix

(C) skew-symmetric matix

(D) symmetric matrix

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Option 1
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Explanation for 2024: 16 May Shift 1 MAT question 5

Q6:

2024: 16 May Shift 1

Matrices & Determinants

Easy

Core

If P=[−121]P=\left[\begin{array}{r}-1 \\ 2 \\ 1\end{array}\right] and Q=[2−41]Q=\left[\begin{array}{lll}2 & -4 & 1\end{array}\right] are two matrices, then (PQ)′(P Q)^{\prime} will be :

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Option 2
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Explanation for 2024: 16 May Shift 1 MAT question 6

Q7:

2024: 16 May Shift 1

Matrices & Determinants

Easy

Core

Δ=∣1cos⁡x1−cos⁡x1cos⁡x−1−cos⁡x1∣\Delta=\left|\begin{array}{ccc}1 & \cos x & 1 \\ -\cos x & 1 & \cos x \\ -1 & -\cos x & 1\end{array}\right|

(A) Δ=2(1−cos⁡2x)\Delta=2\left(1-\cos ^{2} x\right)

(B) Δ=2(2−sin⁡2x)\Delta=2\left(2-\sin ^{2} x\right)

(C) Minimum value of Δ\Delta is 22

(D) Maximum value of Δ\Delta is 44

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Option 4
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Explanation for 2024: 16 May Shift 1 MAT question 7

Q8:

2024: 16 May Shift 1

Matrices & Determinants

Medium

Core

If A,BA, B and CC are three singular matrices given by A=[1432a],B=[3b5a2]A=\left[\begin{array}{ll}1 & 4 \\ 3 & 2 a\end{array}\right], B=\left[\begin{array}{ll}3 b & 5 \\ a & 2\end{array}\right] and C=[a+b+cc+1a+cc]C=\left[\begin{array}{cc}a+b+c & c+1 \\ a+c & c\end{array}\right], then the value of abca b c is :

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Option 3
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Explanation for 2024: 16 May Shift 1 MAT question 8

Q9:

2024: 16 May Shift 1

Matrices & Determinants

Medium

Applied

If the matrix [0−13x1y−5−650]\left[\begin{array}{rrr}0 & -1 & 3 x \\ 1 & y & -5 \\ -6 & 5 & 0\end{array}\right] is skew-symmetric, then the value of 5x−y5 x-y is:

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Option 3
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Explanation for 2024: 16 May Shift 1 MAT question 9

Q10:

2024: 16 May Shift 1

Matrices & Determinants

Easy

Applied

If A=[2443],X=[n1],B=[811]\mathrm{A}=\left[\begin{array}{ll}2 & 4 \\ 4 & 3\end{array}\right], \mathrm{X}=\left[\begin{array}{l}\mathrm{n} \\ 1\end{array}\right], \mathrm{B}=\left[\begin{array}{c}8 \\ 11\end{array}\right] and AX=BA X=B, then the value of nn will be :

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Q11:

2024: 16 May Shift 1

Matrices & Determinants

Conceptual

Applied

If [5x+87y+310x+12]=[23y+150]\left[\begin{array}{cc}5 x+8 & 7 \\ y+3 & 10 x+12\end{array}\right]=\left[\begin{array}{cc}2 & 3 y+1 \\ 5 & 0\end{array}\right], then the value of 5x+3y5 x+3 y is equal to :

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Q12:

2024: 16 May Shift 1

Matrices & Determinants

Medium

Applied

For I=[1001]I=\left[\begin{array}{ll}1 & 0 \\ 0 & 1\end{array}\right], if XX and YY are square matrices of order 22 such that XY=XX Y=X and YX=YY X=Y, then (Y2+2Y)\left(\mathrm{Y}^{2}+2 \mathrm{Y}\right) equals to :

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Q13:

2024: 16 May Shift 1

Matrices & Determinants

Easy

Applied

An even number is the determinant of

(A) [1−1−15]\left[\begin{array}{rr}1 & -1 \\ -1 & 5\end{array}\right]

(B) [13−1−115]\left[\begin{array}{cc}13 & -1 \\ -1 & 15\end{array}\right]

(C) [16−1−1115]\left[\begin{array}{rr}16 & -1 \\ -11 & 15\end{array}\right]

(D) [6−121115]\left[\begin{array}{rr}6 & -12 \\ 11 & 15\end{array}\right]

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Q15:

2023: 23 May Shift 3

Matrices & Determinants

Easy

Common

Let A=[3−124]A = \begin{bmatrix} 3 & -1 \\ 2 & 4 \end{bmatrix}, then adjoint (A) is:

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Q17:

2023: 23 May Shift 3

Matrices & Determinants

Easy

Common

The inverse of the matrix A=[2312]A = \begin{bmatrix} 2 & 3 \\ 1 & 2 \end{bmatrix} is:

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Q18:

2023: 23 May Shift 3

Matrices & Determinants

Easy

Core

If ∣2x24x∣=10\begin{vmatrix} 2x & 2 \\ 4 & x \end{vmatrix} = 10, then xx is:

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Q19:

2023: 23 May Shift 3

Matrices & Determinants

Easy

Core

The matrix [200010001]\begin{bmatrix} 2 & 0 & 0 \\ 0 & 1 & 0 \\ 0 & 0 & 1 \end{bmatrix} is a

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Q20:

2023: 23 May Shift 3

Matrices & Determinants

Easy

Core

Let A be the square matrix of order 3, then |kA|, where k is a scalar, is equal to:

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Q21:

2023: 23 May Shift 3

Matrices & Determinants

Medium

Core

Which one of the following options is incorrect?

For a square matrix A in the matrix equation AX = B.

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Q22:

2023: 23 May Shift 3

Matrices & Determinants

Easy

Core

If x,yx, y & zz are non zero real numbers, the inverse of matrix A=[x000y000z]A = \begin{bmatrix} x & 0 & 0 \\ 0 & y & 0 \\ 0 & 0 & z \end{bmatrix} is :

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Q23:

2023: 23 May Shift 3

Matrices & Determinants

Medium

Core

The value of ∣1ab+c1bc+a1ca+b∣\begin{vmatrix} 1 & a & b+c \\ 1 & b & c+a \\ 1 & c & a+b \end{vmatrix} is

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Q24:

2023: 22 May Shift 3

Matrices & Determinants

Medium

Common

If P=[1x3133244]P = \begin{bmatrix} 1 & x & 3 \\ 1 & 3 & 3 \\ 2 & 4 & 4 \end{bmatrix} is the adjoint of 3x3 matrix A and ∣A∣|A| is 4, then xx is equal to :

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Q25:

2023: 22 May Shift 3

Matrices & Determinants

Easy

Common

If A=[1242]A = \begin{bmatrix} 1 & 2 \\ 4 & 2 \end{bmatrix}, then the value of K for which ∣2A∣=K∣A∣|2A| = K|A| is :

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Q26:

2023: 22 May Shift 3

Matrices & Determinants

Easy

Common

Which of the following statements is incorrect regarding matrices ?

For any matrices A and B of suitable orders,

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Q27:

2023: 22 May Shift 3

Matrices & Determinants

Medium

Core

Let A = PQ. The elementary operation on A, that produces the same effect as it does on applying on P and keeping Q unchanged is :

(A) Ri↔RjR_i \leftrightarrow R_j

(B) Ri→Ri+KRjR_i \to R_i + KR_j

(C) Ci→KCiC_i \to KC_i

(D) Ci→Ci+KCjC_i \to C_i + KC_j

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Q28:

2023: 22 May Shift 3

Matrices & Determinants

Medium

Core

The set of values of K for which the system of equations [2314501K3][xyz]=[567]\begin{bmatrix} 2 & 3 & 1 \\ 4 & 5 & 0 \\ 1 & K & 3 \end{bmatrix} \begin{bmatrix} x \\ y \\ z \end{bmatrix} = \begin{bmatrix} 5 \\ 6 \\ 7 \end{bmatrix} gives a unique solution is :

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Q29:

2023: 22 May Shift 3

Matrices & Determinants

Medium

Core

Match List–I with List–II

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Q30:

2023: 22 May Shift 3

Matrices & Determinants

Medium

Core

The value of the determinant Δ=∣1!2!3!2!3!4!3!4!5!∣\Delta = \begin{vmatrix} 1! & 2! & 3! \\ 2! & 3! & 4! \\ 3! & 4! & 5! \end{vmatrix} is :

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