MATRICES & DETERMINANTS

1. If A =
(0i −10 ) and B = (0i 0i ) , show that AB  BA
5 4 1 −2
2. Find a matrix X, for which X=
[ ]
1 1 [ ]
1 3
2 3
( )
3. If A = 4 5 , prove that A – AT is a skew-symmetric matrix.

4. If A =
[34 −2−2 ]
find ‘k’ for A2 = kA – 2 I
5. If A and B are symmetric matrices, show that AB is symmetric, if AB = BA.
6. Find the equation of the line joining (1, 2) and (3 , 6) using determinants.
k 2
[ ]
7. For what value of ‘k’ the matrix 3 4 has no inverse.
a b
8. For
[ ]c d , find determinant {A(adj A)}
2 4 2x 4
| | | |
9. Evaluate ‘x’ if 5 1 = 6 x
10.Vertices of a triangle ABC are A(1,3), B(0,0) and C(k,0). Find the value of
‘k’ such that the area of the triangle ABC is 2 square units.
6 1 −5

[
−2 −5 4
]
11.Express the matrix A = −3 3 −1 as a sum of symmetric and skew-
symmetric matrices.
cosθ isin θ
(
12.If A = i sinθ cosθ
) , then prove by principle of Mathematical induction
cosnθ isin nθ
(
that An= i sin nθ cosnθ )
2 3
( )
13.If A = 1 2 , evaluate A3 – 4 A2 + A
cos x −sin x 0

14.If f(x) =
[ sin x cos x 0
0 0 ]
1 , show that f(x) f(y) = f(x + y)
 0 1 2

15. By using elementary transformations, find the inverse of A =

[ ]
1 2 3
3 1 1
3 1
( )
16.Show that the matrix A = −1 2 satisfies the equation A2 – 5A + 7I = 0.
Hence find A-1.
b+c a b
|c+a c a|
17.Using properties of determinants, show that a+b b c = (a + b+ c) (a –
c)2
x+1 x+2 x+a
|x+2 x+3 x+b|
18.Show that x+3 x+4 x+c = 0, where a, b, c are in A.P.
1 1 1
|α β γ |=(α−β)( β−γ )( γ−α )
19.Prove that βγ γα αβ
x+ y x x
| 5x+4 y 4 x 2 x |=x3
20.Without expanding prove that 10 x+8 y 8 x 3 x

21.If A =
(37 25 ) and B = (68 79 ) verify that (AB) -1
= B-1 A-1
x x2 1+x 3
| y y 2 1+ y 3|=0,
2 3
22. If x ≠y z and z z 1+z show that xyz = -1
1 2 2

[ ]
2 1 2
23.If A = 2 2 1 , prove that A2 – 4A – 5I = 0. Hence find A-1
24.Using matrix method, solve the system: x + y + z = 3 ; 2x – y + z = 2, x – 2y
+ 3z = 2
25.Using matrix method, solve the system: x + y – z = 1 ; 3x + y – 2z = 3 ; x – y
– z = -1
 2 3 3 1 1 1
− + =10 + + =10
26.Solve the system using matrices: x y z ; x y z ;
3 1 2
− + =13
x y z
5 0 4 1 3 3
[ ]2 3 2
27.Given A = 1 2 1 and B-1 = 1 3 4
[ ]
1 4 3
, compute (AB)-1
2 0 −1

28.If A =
[ ]
5 1 0
0 1 3 , prove that A-1 = A2 – 6A + 11I
x −6 −1
| 2 −3 x x−3 |
29.Show that x = 2 is a root of the equation −3 2x x+2 = 0 and solve it
completely.