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1.
If \(A=\left[\begin{array}{rrr}2 & 0 & 1 \\ 2 & 1 & 3 \\ 1 & -1 & 0\end{array}\right]\), then find the value of \(\left(A^2-5 A\right)\).
2.
Find a matrix A such that \(2 A-3 B+5 C=O\), where \(B=\left[\begin{array}{rrr}-2 & 2 & 0 \\ 3 & 1 & 4\end{array}\right] \)and \(C=\left[\begin{array}{rrr}2 & 0 & -2 \\ 7 & 1 & 6\end{array}\right]\).
3.
If \(A=\left[\begin{array}{rr}4 & 2 \\ -1 & 1\end{array}\right]\), then show that (A - 2I)(A - 3I) =O
4.
If \(\left[\begin{array}{cc}x & x-y \\ 2 x+y & 7\end{array}\right]=\left[\begin{array}{ll}3 & 1 \\ 8 & 7\end{array}\right]\), then find the value of y.
5.
If \(\left[\begin{array}{ll}2 & 3 \\ 5 & 7\end{array}\right]\left[\begin{array}{cc}1 & -3 \\ -2 & 4\end{array}\right]=\left[\begin{array}{ll}-4 & 6 \\ -9 & x\end{array}\right]\), then write the value of x.
6.
If \(\left[\begin{array}{ll}2 x & 4\end{array}\right]\left[\begin{array}{c}x \\ -8\end{array}\right]=O\), then find the positive value of x.
7.
If \(\left[\begin{array}{cc}x \cdot y & 4 \\ z+6 & x+y\end{array}\right]=\left[\begin{array}{ll}8 & w \\ 0 & 6\end{array}\right]\) , then write the value of (x+y+z).
8.
If \(A=\left[\begin{array}{ll}1 & 0 \\ 1 & 1\end{array}\right]\), then find A3.
9.
If matrix \(A=\left[\begin{array}{rr}1 & -1 \\ -1 & 1\end{array}\right]\)and \(A^{2}=k A,\) then write the value of k.
10.
Solve the matrix equation for x,
\(\left[\begin{array}{ll} x & 1 \end{array}\right]\left[\begin{array}{rr} 1 & 0 \\ -2 & 0 \end{array}\right]=O\)
11.
\(\text { If }\left[\begin{array}{ll} 2 x & 3 \end{array}\right]\left[\begin{array}{rr} 1 & 2 \\ -3 & 0 \end{array}\right]\left[\begin{array}{l} x \\ 8 \end{array}\right]=0\) then find the value of x.
12.
If \(2\left[\begin{array}{ll}3 & 4 \\ 5 & x\end{array}\right]+\left[\begin{array}{ll}1 & y \\ 0 & 1\end{array}\right]=\left[\begin{array}{cc}7 & 0 \\ 10 & 5\end{array}\right],\) then find (x-y)
13.
If matrix A = [aij]2 x 2, where aij = \(\begin{cases} 2, \\ 0, \end{cases}\begin{matrix} i\neq j \\ i\neq j \end{matrix}\), Write the matrix A.
14.
If \(\left[ \begin{matrix} 2x+1 & 2y \\ 0 & { y }^{ 2 }+1 \end{matrix} \right] =\left[ \begin{matrix} x+3 & 10 \\ 0 & 26 \end{matrix} \right] \), then write the value of (x+y).
15.
If \(3A-B=\left[ \begin{matrix} 5 & 0 \\ 1 & 1 \end{matrix} \right] \) and \(B=\left[ \begin{matrix} 4 & 3 \\ 2 & 5 \end{matrix} \right] \), then find the matrix A.
16.
If \(\left[ \begin{matrix} x-y & 2y \\ 2y+z & x+y \end{matrix} \right] =\left[ \begin{matrix} 1 & 4 \\ 9 & 5 \end{matrix} \right] \), write the value of x + y + z.
17.
Solve the following matrix equation for \(x:\left[ \begin{matrix} x & 1 \end{matrix} \right] \left[ \begin{matrix} 1 & 0 \\ -2 & 0 \end{matrix} \right] =0\)
18.
If \(2\left[ \begin{matrix} 3 & 4 \\ 5 & x \end{matrix} \right] =\left[ \begin{matrix} 1 & y \\ 10 & 5 \end{matrix} \right] =\left[ \begin{matrix} 7 & 0 \\ 10 & 5 \end{matrix} \right] \) find x - y.
19.
If \(\left( \begin{matrix} 2x & 4 \end{matrix} \right) \left( \begin{matrix} x \\ -8 \end{matrix} \right) =0\), find the positive of x.
20.
If \(\left[ \begin{matrix} xy & 4 \\ z+6 & x+y \end{matrix} \right] =\left[ \begin{matrix} 8 & w \\ 0 & 6 \end{matrix} \right] \), write the value of x + y + z.
21.
If A is a square matrix of order 3 such that \(\left| adjA \right| =64\), find \(\left| A \right| \).
22.
If A is a square matrix and \(\left| A \right| =2\), then write the value of \(\left| AA' \right| \), where A' is the transpose of matrix A.
23.
If \(\left[ \begin{matrix} 9 & -1 & 4 \\ -2 & 1 & 3 \end{matrix} \right] =A+\left[ \begin{matrix} 1 & 2 & -1 \\ 0 & 4 & 9 \end{matrix} \right] \), then find the matrix A.
24.
If \({ A }^{ T }=\left[ \begin{matrix} 3 & 4 \\ -1 & 2 \\ 0 & 1 \end{matrix} \right] \)and \(B=\left[ \begin{matrix} -1 & 2 & 1 \\ 1 & 2 & 3 \end{matrix} \right] \), then find \({ A }^{ T }-{ B }^{ T }\).
25.
If \(\begin{bmatrix} 3 & 4 \\ 2 & x \end{bmatrix}\left[ \begin{matrix} x \\ 1 \end{matrix} \right] =\left[ \begin{matrix} 19 \\ 15 \end{matrix} \right] \), find the value of x
1.
\(\text { Given, } A=\left[\begin{array}{rrr}
2 & 0 & 1 \\
2 & 1 & 3 \\
1 & -1 & 0
\end{array}\right]\)
\(\Rightarrow \quad A^2 =A \times A=\left[\begin{array}{rrr}
2 & 0 & 1 \\
2 & 1 & 3 \\
1 & -1 & 0
\end{array}\right] \times\left[\begin{array}{rrr}
2 & 0 & 1 \\
2 & 1 & 3 \\
1 & -1 & 0
\end{array}\right]\)
\(=\left[\begin{array}{lll}
4+0+1 & 0+0-1 & 2+0+0 \\
4+2+3 & 0+1-3 & 2+3+0 \\
2-2+0 & 0-1+0 & 1-3-0
\end{array}\right]\)
\(\Rightarrow A^2 =\left[\begin{array}{rrr}
5 & -1 & 2 \\
9 & -2 & 5 \\
0 & -1 & -2
\end{array}\right]\)
\( \text { Now, } A^2-5 A=\left[\begin{array}{lll}
5 & -1 & 2 \\
9 & -2 & 5 \\
0 & -1 & -2
\end{array}\right]-5\left[\begin{array}{rrr}
2 & 0 & 1 \\
2 & 1 & 3 \\
1 & -1 & 0
\end{array}\right]\)
\(=\left[\begin{array}{rrr}
5 & -1 & 2 \\
9 & -2 & 5 \\
0 & -1 & -2
\end{array}\right]-\left[\begin{array}{rrr}
10 & 0 & 5 \\
10 & 5 & 15 \\
5 & -5 & 0
\end{array}\right]\)
\(=\left[\begin{array}{rrr}
5-10 & -1-0 & 2-5 \\
9-10 & -2-5 & 5-15 \\
0-5 & -1+5 & -2-0
\end{array}\right]=\left[\begin{array}{rrr}
-5 & -1 & -3 \\
-1 & -7 & -10 \\
-5 & 4 & -2
\end{array}\right]\)
2.
Given, 2A - 3B + 5C = O
\(\Rightarrow 2 A=3 B-5 C\)
\(\Rightarrow 2 A=3\left[\begin{array}{rrr}
-2 & 2 & 0 \\
3 & 1 & 4
\end{array}\right]-5\left[\begin{array}{rrr}
2 & 0 & -2 \\
7 & 1 & 6
\end{array}\right]\)
\(\Rightarrow 2 A=\left[\begin{array}{rrr}
-6 & 6 & 0 \\
9 & 3 & 12
\end{array}\right]-\left[\begin{array}{rrr}
10 & 0 & -10 \\
35 & 5 & 30
\end{array}\right]\)
\(\Rightarrow 2 A=\left[\begin{array}{rrr}
-6-10 & 6-0 & 0-(-10) \\
9-35 & 3-5 & 12-30
\end{array}\right]\)
\( \Rightarrow A=\frac{1}{2}\left[\begin{array}{rrr}
-16 & 6 & 10 \\
-26 & -2 & -18
\end{array}\right] \Rightarrow A=\left[\begin{array}{rrr}
-8 & 3 & 5 \\
-13 & -1 & -9
\end{array}\right]\)
3.
Given, \(A =\left[\begin{array}{rr}
4 & 2 \\
-1 & 1
\end{array}\right] \)
LHS = (A - 2I)(A - 3I)
\( =\left\{\left[\begin{array}{rr}
4 & 2 \\
-1 & 1
\end{array}\right]-\left[\begin{array}{ll}
2 & 0 \\
0 & 2
\end{array}\right]\right\}\left\{\left[\begin{array}{rr}
4 & 2 \\
-1 & 1
\end{array}\right]-\left[\begin{array}{ll}
3 & 0 \\
0 & 3
\end{array}\right]\right\}\)
\( =\left[\begin{array}{rr}
2 & 2 \\
-1 & -1
\end{array}\right]\left[\begin{array}{rr}
1 & 2 \\
-1 & -2
\end{array}\right]\)
\(=\left[\begin{array}{rr}
2-2 & 4-4 \\
-1+1 & -2+2
\end{array}\right]=\left[\begin{array}{ll}
0 & 0 \\
0 & 0
\end{array}\right]=O=\mathrm{RHS}\)
Hence proved
4.
Given \(\left[\begin{array}{cc}x & x-y \\ 2 x+y & 7\end{array}\right]=\left[\begin{array}{ll}3 & 1 \\ 8 & 7\end{array}\right]\)
On equating the corresponding elements, we get
x = 3 and x - y = 1 ⇒ y = x - 1 = 3 -1 = 2
5.
Given matrix equation is \( {\left[\begin{array}{ll}
2 & 3 \\
5 & 7
\end{array}\right]\left[\begin{array}{cc}
1 & -3 \\
-2 & 4
\end{array}\right]} =\left[\begin{array}{ll}
-4 & 6 \\
-9 & x
\end{array}\right] \)
\(\Rightarrow {\left[\begin{array}{cc}
2-6 & -6+12 \\
5-14 & -15+28
\end{array}\right]} =\left[\begin{array}{ll}
-4 & 6 \\
-9 & x
\end{array}\right]\)
\(\Rightarrow {\left[\begin{array}{cc}
-4 & 6 \\
-9 & 13
\end{array}\right]} =\left[\begin{array}{ll}
-4 & 6 \\
-9 & x
\end{array}\right]\)
On equating the corresponding elements, we get
x = 13
6.
Given \(\left[\begin{array}{ll}2 x & 4\end{array}\right]\left[\begin{array}{c}x \\ -8\end{array}\right]=O\) ⇒ [2x2 - 32] = 0
On equating the corresponding elements, we get
⇒ 2x2 - 32 = 0
⇒ 2x2 - 32 ⇒ x2 - 16
⇒ x = 士4
∴ Positive value of x is 4.
7.
Given, \(\left[\begin{array}{cc}x \cdot y & 4 \\ z+6 & x+y\end{array}\right]=\left[\begin{array}{ll}8 & w \\ 0 & 6\end{array}\right]\)
On equating the corresponding elements, we get
x . y = 8 ..(i)
z+6 =0 \(\Rightarrow z=-6\) ..(ii)
and x+y =6 ...(iii)
Now, on adding Eqs. (ii) and (iii), we get \(
x+y+z=6+(-6)=0\)
8.
We have, \(A=\left[\begin{array}{ll}1 & 0 \\ 1 & 1\end{array}\right]\)
Now, \(A^2=A \times A=\left[\begin{array}{ll}1 & 0 \\ 1 & 1\end{array}\right]\left[\begin{array}{ll}1 & 0 \\ 1 & 1\end{array}\right]\)
\(\Rightarrow A^2=\left[\begin{array}{ll}
1 & 0 \\
2 & 1
\end{array}\right] \)
\(\Rightarrow A^3=A^2 \cdot A=\left[\begin{array}{ll}
1 & 0 \\
2 & 1
\end{array}\right]\left[\begin{array}{ll}
1 & 0 \\
1 & 1
\end{array}\right] \)
\(\Rightarrow A^3=\left[\begin{array}{ll}
1 & 0 \\
3 & 1
\end{array}\right]\)
9.
k = 2
10.
2
11.
Given matrix equation is
\( \left[\begin{array}{ll} 2 x & 3 \end{array}\right]\left[\begin{array}{rr} 1 & 2 \\ -3 & 0 \end{array}\right]\left[\begin{array}{l} x \\ 8 \end{array}\right]=O \)
\(\Rightarrow \left[\begin{array}{ll} 2 x & 3 \end{array}\right]\left[\left[\begin{array}{rr} 1 & 2 \\ -3 & 0 \end{array}\right]\left[\begin{array}{l} x \\ 8 \end{array}\right]\right)=O \)
[by associative law of multiplication]
\(\Rightarrow \left[\begin{array}{ll}2 x & 3\end{array}\right]\left[\begin{array}{c}x+16 \\ -3 x\end{array}\right]=0\)
\(\Rightarrow [2 x(x+16)-9 x]=[O]\)
\(\Rightarrow\) 2 x^{2} + 32 x - 9x = 0
\(\Rightarrow\)\(2 x^{2}+23 x=0\)
\(\Rightarrow x(2 x+23)=0\)
\(\Rightarrow\) x = 0 and x = -23 / 2
12.
Given, \(2\left[\begin{array}{ll}3 & 4 \\ 5 & x\end{array}\right]+\left[\begin{array}{ll}1 & y \\ 0 & 1\end{array}\right]=\left[\begin{array}{cc}7 & 0 \\ 10 & 5\end{array}\right] \)
\(\Rightarrow \cdot\left[\begin{array}{cc}6 & 8 \\ 10 & 2 x\end{array}\right]+\left[\begin{array}{ll}1 & y \\ 0 & 1\end{array}\right]=\left[\begin{array}{cc}7 & 0 \\ 10 & 5\end{array}\right] \)
\(\Rightarrow \left[\begin{array}{cc}7 & 8+y \\ 10 & 2 x+1\end{array}\right]=\left[\begin{array}{cc}7 & 0 \\ 10 & 5\end{array}\right]\)
On comparing the corresponding elements, we get
8+y = 0 and 2x+1 = 5
\(\Rightarrow\) y = -8 and x = \frac{5-1}{2} = 2
∴ x - y = 2-(-8) = 10
13.
a11 = a22 = 0,
a12 = a21 = 2
\(\Rightarrow A=\left[ \begin{matrix} 0 & 2 \\ 2 & 0 \end{matrix} \right] \)
14.
x + y = 7
Alternate Method :
Given \(\left[ \begin{matrix} 2x+1 & 2y \\ 0 & { y }^{ 2 }+1 \end{matrix} \right] =\left[ \begin{matrix} x+3 & 10 \\ 0 & 26 \end{matrix} \right] \)
By equating, 2x + 1 = x + 3 ⇒ x = 2
2y = 10
⇒ y = 5
∴ x + y = 2 + 5 = 7
15.
\(A=\left[ \begin{matrix} 3 & 1 \\ 1 & 2 \end{matrix} \right]\)
Alternate Method :
Given \(3A-B=\left[ \begin{matrix} 5 & 0 \\ 1 & 1 \end{matrix} \right] , B=\left[ \begin{matrix} 4 & 3 \\ 2 & 5 \end{matrix} \right]
\)
\(\Rightarrow 3A-\left[ \begin{matrix} 4 & 3 \\ 2 & 5 \end{matrix} \right] =\left[ \begin{matrix} 5 & 0 \\ 1 & 1 \end{matrix} \right]
\)
\(\Rightarrow 3A=\left[ \begin{matrix} 5 & 0 \\ 1 & 1 \end{matrix} \right] +\left[ \begin{matrix} 4 & 3 \\ 2 & 5 \end{matrix} \right]
\)
\(\Rightarrow 3A=\left[ \begin{matrix} 9 & 3 \\ 3 & 6 \end{matrix} \right]
\)
\(\Rightarrow A=\left[ \begin{matrix} 3 & 1 \\ 1 & 2 \end{matrix} \right]\)
16.
x + y + z = 10
Alternate Method :
\(\left[ \begin{matrix} x-y & 2y \\ 2y+z & x+y \end{matrix} \right] =\left[ \begin{matrix} 1 & 4 \\ 9 & 5 \end{matrix} \right]\)
By equating, x - y = 1 ...(i)
and 2y = 4 ⇒ y = 2 .. (ii)
Put y = 2 in (i) ⇒ x - 2 = 1 ⇒ x = 3
2y + z = 9
⇒ 2(2) + z = 9
⇒ z = 9 - 4 ⇒ z = 5
∴∴ x + y + z = 3 + 2 + 5 = 10
17.
Given
\(\left[ \begin{matrix} x & 1 \end{matrix} \right] \left[ \begin{matrix} 1 & 0 \\ -2 & 0 \end{matrix} \right] =0 \)
By using matrix multiplication, we get [ x - 2 0] = [0 0]
On equating the corresponding elements, we get
\(\Rightarrow \left[ \begin{matrix} x-2 & 0 \end{matrix} \right] =\left[ \begin{matrix} 0 & 0 \end{matrix} \right]\)
By equating, x - 2 = 0 ⇒ x = 2
18.
x - y = 8
Alternate Method :
\(2\left[ \begin{matrix} 3 & 4 \\ 5 & x \end{matrix} \right] =\left[ \begin{matrix} 1 & y \\ 10 & 5 \end{matrix} \right] =\left[ \begin{matrix} 7 & 0 \\ 10 & 5 \end{matrix} \right]
\)
\(\Rightarrow \left[ \begin{matrix} 6 & 8 \\ 10 & 2x \end{matrix} \right] =\left[ \begin{matrix} 1 & y \\ 0 & 5 \end{matrix} \right] =\left[ \begin{matrix} 7 & 0 \\ 10 & 5 \end{matrix} \right]
\)
\(\Rightarrow \left[ \begin{matrix} 7 & 8+y \\ 10 & 2x+5 \end{matrix} \right] =\left[ \begin{matrix} 7 & 0 \\ 10 & 5 \end{matrix} \right]\)
By equating,
8 + y = 0 ⇒ y = - 8
and 2x + 5 = 5 ⇒ x = 0
∴ x - y = 0 - (- 8)
= 8
19.
\(x=\pm 4\)
Alternate Method :
\(\left( \begin{matrix} 2x & 4 \end{matrix} \right) \left( \begin{matrix} x \\ -8 \end{matrix} \right) =0
\Rightarrow \left( { 2x }^{ 2 }-32 \right) =0\)
By equating,
2x2 - 32 = 0
\(\Rightarrow 2x^2 = 32
\)
\(\Rightarrow x^2 = 16
\)
\(\Rightarrow x=\pm 4 \Rightarrow x = 4\)
20.
x + y + z = 0
Alternate method :
\(\left[ \begin{matrix} xy & 4 \\ z+6 & x+y \end{matrix} \right] =\left[ \begin{matrix} 8 & w \\ 0 & 6 \end{matrix} \right] \)
By equating z + 6 = 0 and x + y = 6
⇒ z = - 6, x + y = 6
x + y + z = 6 - 6
⇒ x + y + z = 0
21.
\(\left| AdjA \right| =64\left| A \right| ^{ 3-1 }\Rightarrow \left| A \right| ^{ 2 }=64\Rightarrow \left| A \right| =\pm 8\)
22.
Given \( \left| A \right| =2\Rightarrow \left| A' \right| =2\)
Also \(\left| AA' \right| =\left| A \right| \left| A' \right| =2\times 2=4.\)
23.
Given, matrix equation can be rewritten as \(\left[ \begin{matrix} 9 & -1 & 4 \\ -2 & 1 & 3 \end{matrix} \right] =A+\left[ \begin{matrix} 1 & 2 & -1 \\ 0 & 4 & 9 \end{matrix} \right] \)
\(\Rightarrow A=\left[ \begin{matrix} 9 & -1 & 4 \\ -2 & 1 & 3 \end{matrix} \right] -\left[ \begin{matrix} 1 & 2 & -1 \\ 0 & 4 & 9 \end{matrix} \right] =\left[ \begin{matrix} 9-1 & -1-2 & 4+1 \\ -2-0 & 1-4 & 3-9 \end{matrix} \right] \)
\(=\left[ \begin{matrix} 8 & -3 & 5 \\ -2 & -3 & -6 \end{matrix} \right]\)
24.
\({ A }^{ T }-{ B }^{ T }=\left[ \begin{matrix} 3 & 4 \\ -1 & 2 \\ 0 & 1 \end{matrix} \right] -\left[ \begin{matrix} -1 & 1 \\ 2 & 2 \\ 1 & 3 \end{matrix} \right] =\left[ \begin{matrix} 3+1 & 4-1 \\ -1-2 & 2-2 \\ 0-1 & 1-3 \end{matrix} \right] =\left[ \begin{matrix} 4 & 3 \\ -3 & 0 \\ -1 & -2 \end{matrix} \right] \)
25.
\(\begin{bmatrix} 3x\quad + & 4 \\ 2x\quad + & x \end{bmatrix}=\left[ \begin{matrix} 19 \\ 15 \end{matrix} \right] \Rightarrow 3x=15\Rightarrow x=5\)
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