Question Bank No: 3

1. If P=[32121232],A=[1101] and Q=PAPT, then PTQ2005P=

 a)[1200501]
 b)[4+2005360152005420053]
 c)14[2+31123]
 d)14[2005232+32005]

2. A=[100011024],I=[100010001] and A 1 = 1 6 ( A 2 + cA + dI , then c and d are

 a)-6, -11
 b)6, 11
 c)-6, 11
 d)6, -11

3. If A=[α22α] and det A3=125, then α=

 a)±1
 b)±2
 c)±3
 d)±5

4. If A=[α011] and B=[1051], then A2=B for

 a)α=4
 b)α=1
 c)α=1
 d)no α

5. The number of values of k for which the system of equations (k+1)x+8y=4k,kx+(k+3)y=3k1has infinity of solutions is

 a)0
 b)1
 c)2
 d)infinite

6. The value of λ such that the system x2y+z=4,2xy+2z=2,x+y+λz=4 has no solution is

 a)0
 b)1
 c)-1
 d)3

7. If the system of equations x+ ay=0, az +y=0, ax +z=o has infinite number of solutions, then a=

 a)0
 b)1
 c)-1
 d)-2

8. The number of distinct real roots of the equation | sin x cos x cos x cos x sin x cos x cos x cos x sin x | = 0 in [π4,π4] is

 a)0
 b)1
 c)2
 d)3

9. If the system of equations x ky z = 0 , kx y z = 0 , x + y z = 0 has a non-zero solution, then k=

 a)0
 b)1
 c)-4
 d)2

10. If f(x)=|1xx+12xx(x1)(x+1)x3x(x1)x(x1)(x2)(x+1)x(x1)| then f(100)=

 a)0
 b)100
 c)1
 d)-100

11. The parameter, on which the value of | 1 a a 2 cos ( p d ) x cos px cos ( p + d ) x sin ( p d ) x sin px sin ( p + d ) x | does not depend upon, is

 a)a
 b)p
 c)d
 d)x

12|xp+yxyyp+zyz0xp+yyp+z|=0if

 a)x, y, z are in A.P.
 b)x, y, z are in G.P.
 c)x, y, z are in H.P.
 d)xy, yz, zx are in A.P.

13. If x, y, z be positive, then | 1 log x y log x z log y x 1 log y z log z x log z y 1 | =

 a)0
 b)1
 c)-1
 d)none of these

14|1aa2bc1bb2ca1bc2ab|=

 a)0
 b)a2(bc)
 c)2a2(bc)
 d)-2ab(ab)

15. If |1+sin2θcos2θ4sin4θsin2θ1+cos2θ4sin4θsin2θcos2θ1+4sin4θ|=0 then θ=

 a)7π24
 b)5π24
 c)14π24
 d)π24

16. The determinant | a b a α + b b c b α + c a α + b b α + c 0 | = 0 if

 a)a, b, c are in A.P.
 b)a, b. c are in H.P.
 c)α is a root of ax2+bx+c=0
 d)(xα) is a factor of ax2+2bx+c=0

17. If |(xr)(x+1r+1)(x+2r+2)(yr)(y+1r+1)(y+2r+2)(zr)(z+1r+1)(z+2r+2)|=|(xr)(xr+1)(xr+2)(yr)(yr+1)(yr+2)(zr)(zr+1)(zr+2)| then λ

 a)0
 b)1
 c)-1
 d)2

18. The number of real values of λ for which the system of equations λx+y+z=0,xλyz=0,x+yλz=0 will have nontrivial solution is

 a)0
 b)1
 c)2
 d)3

19. If |1abc1bca1cab|=λ|a2b2c2abc111|,thenλ=

 a)1
 b)-1
 c)2
 d)-3

20. Given x=-9 is a root of | x 3 7 2 x 2 7 6 x | = 0 , the roots are

 a)2, -7
 b)-7, 2
 c)-2, -7
 d)2,7

21. Consider the set A of all determinants of order 3 with entries 0 or 1 only. Let B be the subset of A consisting of all determinants with value 1. Let C be the subset of A consisting of all determinants with value -1. Then

 a)C is empty
 b)B has as many elemant as C
 c)A=BC
 d)B has twice as many elemants as C

22. The solution set of the equation | 1 4 20 1 2 5 1 2 x 5 x 2 | = 0 is

 a){1,2}
 b){1,2}
 c){1,2}
 d){1,2}

23. Let px4+qx3+rx2+sx+t= | x 2 + 3 x x 1 x + 3 x + 1 2 x x 4 x 3 x + 4 3 x | be an identity, where p, q, r,s, t are constants. Then t=0

 a)0
 b)1
 c)2
 d)-1

24. If a, b, c are positive and not all equal, then the value of the determinant | a b c b c a c a b | is

 a)> 0
 b)0
 c)< 0
 d)0

25. If |b2+c2a2a2b2c2+a2b2c2c2a2+b2|=λa2b2c2,thenλ=

 a)2
 b)-2
 c)4
 d)-4

26. If x>0,y>0,2x5y=20,3x+my=m,thenm

 a)[0,30)
 b)(152,0)
 c)(152,30)
 d)R[152,30]

27. If the system of equations x + ky + 3 z = 0 , 3 x + ky 2 z = 0 , 2 x + 3 y 4 z = 0 has nontrivial solution, then xyz2=

 a)56
 b)56
 c)65
 d)65

28. If x= cy+bz, y=az+cx, z=bx+ay, where x, y, z are not all zero, then a2+b2+c2=

 a)1+ 2abc
 b)1 - 2abc
 c)1 + abc
 d)abc - 1

29. If a+b+c0 and
( b + c ) ( y + z ) ax = b c
( c + a ) ( z + x ) by = c a
( a + b ) ( x + y ) cz = a b ,
then x:y:z=

 a)a:b:c
 b)bc : ca : ab
 c)b+c : c+a : a+b
 d)b-c : c-a : a-b

30. A column matrix has only

 a)one raw and one column
 b)one row with one or more columns
 c)one column with one or more rows
 d)one element

31. If A, B are two matrices of the same type, the (A + B)' is equal to

 a)A' + B'
 b)A'+ B
 c)A + B'
 d)A + B

32. If A is 3 x 4 matrix and B is a matrix such that A'B and B'A are both defined. Then B is of the type

 a)4 x 3
 b)3 x 4
 c)3 x 3
 d)4 x 4

33. If A and B are two matrices, then

 a)AB = BA
 b)AB cannot necessarily defined
 c)AB = 0
 d)AB = 1

34. If A is a square matrix, then A + A' is

 a)unit matrix
 b)null matrix
 c)A
 d)symmetric matrix

35. If A and B are symmetric matrices of order n (A ≠ B), then

 a)A + B is skew symmetric
 b)A + B is symmetric
 c)A + B is a diagonal matrix
 d)A + B is a zero matrix

36. If A is a matrix of order 3 x 4, then each row of A has

 a)3 elements
 b)4 elements
 c)12 elements
 d)7 elements

37. If A and B are square matrices of same order, then (A+B)2 = A2 + 2AB + B2 if

 a)AB = BA
 b)A = -B
 c)A = B'
 d)2A = -B

38. If A and B are square matrices of order 3 such that │A│= -1│B│= 3, then the determinant of 3 AB is equal to

 a)-9
 b)-27
 c)– 81
 d)81

39. If A, B, C be three square matrices such that A = B + C, then det A is equal to

 a)det B + det C
 b)det B
 c)det C
 d)none of these

40. If A is a square matrix such that A2= 1, then A1is equal to

 a)2A
 b)0
 c)A
 d)A + 1

41. If A is any square matrix, then A (Adj A) is equal to

 a)I
 b)│A│I
 c)O
 d)|A|nI│

42. Matrices A and B will be inverse of each other, only if

 a)AB = 0, BA = I
 b)AB = BA
 c)AB = BA = 0
 d)AB = BA = I

43. If A and B be two invertible matrices of order 3, then (AB)1 is equal to

 a)A1 B1
 b)B1 A1
 c)AB1 or AB
 d)A1 B or BA

44. The system of equations AX = B of n equation in n unknown has infinitely many solutions if

 a)det A ≠ 0
 b)det A ≠ 0, (Adj A) B = 0
 c)det A = 0,(Adj A)B ≠ 0
 d)det A = 0, (Adj A) B = 0

45. The rotation through 180o is identical to

 a)the reflection in x-axis
 b)reflection in y-axis
 c)a point reflection
 d)identity transformation

46. Matrix theory was introduced by

 a)Newton
 b)Cayley Hamilton
 c)Cauchy
 d)Euclid

47. The system of linear equations ax + by = 0, cx + dy = 0 has a non trivial solution if

 a)ad – bc < 0
 b)ad – bc > 0
 c)ac + bd = 0
 d)ad – bc = 0

48. A matrix is a

 a)collection of real numbers
 b)collection of real or complex numbers
 c)an array of real numbers
 d)an array of real or complex numbers