EduSahara™ Assignment
Name : Matrix Miscellaneous
Chapter : Matrices
Grade : ICSE Grade X
License : Non Commercial Use
Question 1
1.
Which of the following is an identity matrix ?
  • (i)
    [
    4
    0
    0
    1
    ]
  • (ii)
    [
    1
    0
    -1
    1
    ]
  • (iii)
    [
    1
    0
    0
    1
    ]
  • (iv)
    [
    1
    -3
    0
    1
    ]
  • (v)
    [
    1
    1
    0
    1
    ]
Question 2
2.
    • Matrix A =
    • [
      -1
      2
      3
      0
      0
      1
      -4
      0
      0
      ]
    • is the additive inverse of
  • (i)
    [
    1
    -5
    -3
    0
    0
    -1
    4
    0
    0
    ]
  • (ii)
    [
    1
    -2
    -2
    0
    0
    -1
    4
    0
    0
    ]
  • (iii)
    [
    1
    -2
    -3
    0
    0
    -1
    4
    0
    0
    ]
  • (iv)
    [
    1
    -2
    -3
    0
    2
    -1
    4
    0
    0
    ]
  • (v)
    [
    1
    -2
    -4
    0
    0
    -1
    4
    0
    0
    ]
Question 3
3.
    • If A =
    • [
      -4
      -1
      3
      0
      -4
      -3
      1
      2
      -4
      ]
    • , then
    • 5
    • A =
  • (i)
    [
    -20
    -5
    15
    0
    -20
    -15
    5
    10
    -21
    ]
  • (ii)
    [
    -20
    -5
    15
    0
    -20
    -15
    5
    10
    -20
    ]
  • (iii)
    [
    -20
    -5
    15
    0
    -20
    -15
    5
    10
    -22
    ]
  • (iv)
    [
    -20
    -5
    15
    2
    -20
    -15
    5
    10
    -20
    ]
  • (v)
    [
    -20
    -5
    15
    0
    -20
    -15
    6
    10
    -20
    ]
Question 4
4.
    • If A =
    • [
      -1
      -1
      2
      -2
      3
      -5
      2
      -4
      1
      ]
    • and O =
    • [
      0
      0
      0
      0
      0
      0
      0
      0
      0
      ]
    • , then A
    • +
    • O =
  • (i)
    [
    -1
    -1
    2
    -2
    3
    -5
    2
    -4
    1
    ]
  • (ii)
    [
    -1
    -1
    2
    -2
    3
    -4
    2
    -4
    1
    ]
  • (iii)
    [
    -1
    -1
    2
    -2
    3
    -5
    1
    -4
    1
    ]
  • (iv)
    [
    -1
    -1
    2
    -2
    3
    -5
    2
    -1
    1
    ]
  • (v)
    [
    -1
    -1
    2
    -2
    1
    -5
    2
    -4
    1
    ]
Question 5
5.
    • If A =
    • [
      -8
      6
      5
      1
      ]
    • , then find B satisfying A
    • + B = O
  • (i)
    [
    8
    -6
    -5
    2
    ]
  • (ii)
    [
    8
    -6
    -5
    -1
    ]
  • (iii)
    [
    8
    -6
    -5
    -2
    ]
  • (iv)
    [
    8
    -9
    -5
    -1
    ]
  • (v)
    [
    8
    -5
    -5
    -1
    ]
Question 6
6.
    • If A =
    • [
      4
      -2
      3
      3
      ]
    • , then find B satisfying A
    • +
    • B = I
  • (i)
    [
    -3
    2
    -3
    1
    ]
  • (ii)
    [
    -3
    2
    -4
    -2
    ]
  • (iii)
    [
    -3
    2
    -3
    -2
    ]
  • (iv)
    [
    -3
    2
    -3
    -1
    ]
  • (v)
    [
    -6
    2
    -3
    -2
    ]
Question 7
7.
    • If A =
    • [
      4
      3
      3
      -1
      ]
    • , then find AI
  • (i)
    [
    4
    3
    2
    -1
    ]
  • (ii)
    [
    4
    3
    3
    -1
    ]
  • (iii)
    [
    1
    3
    3
    -1
    ]
  • (iv)
    [
    4
    6
    3
    -1
    ]
  • (v)
    [
    4
    4
    3
    -1
    ]
Question 8
8.
    • If A =
    • [
      -5
      5
      -6
      3
      ]
    • , then find B satisfying A
    • + B = A
  • (i)
    [
    0
    0
    0
    -2
    ]
  • (ii)
    [
    0
    0
    0
    -1
    ]
  • (iii)
    [
    0
    1
    0
    0
    ]
  • (iv)
    [
    0
    0
    0
    0
    ]
  • (v)
    [
    0
    0
    0
    3
    ]
Question 9
9.
    • If A =
    • [
      8
      -3
      3
      4
      ]
    • , then find B satisfying A
    • ✕ B = A
  • (i)
    [
    1
    0
    0
    1
    ]
  • (ii)
    [
    1
    0
    1
    1
    ]
  • (iii)
    [
    1
    -1
    0
    1
    ]
  • (iv)
    [
    1
    2
    0
    1
    ]
  • (v)
    [
    1
    -2
    0
    1
    ]
Question 10
10.
Which of the following are true?
a)
A row matrix is a square matrix
b)
A null matrix is a square matrix
c)
A column matrix is a square matrix
d)
An identity matrix is a square matrix
  • (i)
    {b,d}
  • (ii)
    {a,d}
  • (iii)
    {d}
  • (iv)
    {c,a,d}
Question 11
11.
Which of the following are true?
a)
A scalar matrix has all elements with same value
b)
    • A
    • 1 ✕ 1
    • matrix has only one element
c)
A unit matrix has only one row and one column
d)
A zero matrix is a square matrix
  • (i)
    {a,c,b}
  • (ii)
    {b,c}
  • (iii)
    {a,b}
  • (iv)
    {a,d,b}
  • (v)
    {d,c}
Question 12
12.
Which of the following are true?
a)
A rectangular matrix cannot be symmetric
b)
If a matrix is symmetric, then it is a square matrix
c)
If a matrix is symmetric then it is equal to its transpose
d)
A matrix is symmetric if the principal diagonal elements are same
  • (i)
    {a,b,c}
  • (ii)
    {d,a,b}
  • (iii)
    {d,a}
  • (iv)
    {d,c}
  • (v)
    {d,b}
Question 13
13.
If the transpose of a matrix is equal to its additive inverse, that matrix is called ____?
  • (i)
    skew symmetric matrix
  • (ii)
    identity matrix
  • (iii)
    symmetric matrix
  • (iv)
    scalar matrix
Question 14
14.
Which of the following are true ?
a)
A square matrix whose determinant is zero is called a non-singular matrix
b)
Only square matrices have determinants
c)
A square matrix whose determinant is zero is called a singular matrix
d)
Rectangular matrices can also have determinants
  • (i)
    {d,c}
  • (ii)
    {b,c}
  • (iii)
    {a,b}
  • (iv)
    {a,c,b}
  • (v)
    {a,d,b}
Question 15
15.
If the elements of matrix A are multiplied with -1 , we get
  • (i)
    multiplicative inverse of A
  • (ii)
    additive inverse of A
  • (iii)
    multiplicative identity of A
  • (iv)
    additive identity of A
Question 16
16.
If the elements of matrix A are multiplied with 0 , we get
  • (i)
    multiplicative identity of A
  • (ii)
    multiplicative inverse of A
  • (iii)
    additive identity of A
  • (iv)
    additive inverse of A
Question 17
17.
Which of the following are true?
a)
An identity matrix is a square matrix
b)
A null matrix is a scalar matrix
c)
A scalar matrix is an identity matrix
d)
An identity matrix is a scalar matrix
  • (i)
    {b,d,a}
  • (ii)
    {c,d}
  • (iii)
    {a,d}
  • (iv)
    {b,c,a}
  • (v)
    {b,a}
Question 18
18.
    • A
    • 3 ✕ 2
    • matrix has
a)
    • 2
    • rows and
    • 3
    • columns
b)
    • 3
    • rows and
    • 6
    • columns
c)
    • 5
    • rows and
    • 2
    • columns
d)
    • 3
    • rows and
    • 2
    • columns
  • (i)
    {d}
  • (ii)
    {a,d}
  • (iii)
    {c,a,d}
  • (iv)
    {b,d}
Question 19
19.
Which of the following are true for matrices A and B ?
a)
    • If AB = 0, A = 0 or B = 0 or both A and B are zero matrices
b)
    • The orders of
    • (
      A
      B
      )
    • and
    • (
      B
      A
      )
    • are same
c)
    • If A and B can be added, they must have the same order
d)
    • If A and B can be multiplied, they must have the same order
  • (i)
    {b,c}
  • (ii)
    {c}
  • (iii)
    {a,c}
  • (iv)
    {d,a,c}
Question 20
20.
    • If
    • (
      A
      +
      B
      )
    • = 0, then
a)
B is the additive identity of A
b)
A is the additive identity of B
c)
A is the additive inverse of B
d)
B is the additive inverse of A
  • (i)
    {b,d}
  • (ii)
    {c,d}
  • (iii)
    {a,d,c}
  • (iv)
    {a,b,c}
  • (v)
    {a,c}
Question 21
21.
Which of the following is a square matrix?
  • (i)
    [
    9
    8
    2
    2
    6
    9
    8
    6
    4
    2
    4
    8
    ]
  • (ii)
    [
    1
    9
    1
    7
    9
    4
    ]
  • (iii)
    [
    5
    5
    4
    1
    ]
  • (iv)
    [
    3
    4
    ]
  • (v)
    [
    7
    2
    3
    5
    1
    5
    ]
Question 22
22.
Which of the following is a rectangular matrix?
  • (i)
    [
    6
    2
    6
    7
    2
    1
    ]
  • (ii)
    [
    5
    7
    4
    9
    ]
  • (iii)
    [
    4
    9
    8
    5
    5
    7
    1
    8
    8
    ]
  • (iv)
    [
    1
    ]
  • (v)
    [
    9
    3
    7
    1
    2
    7
    7
    8
    8
    9
    9
    6
    3
    8
    9
    8
    ]
Question 23
23.
Which of the following are true ?
a)
    • If matrices A & B can be added, they must have the same order
b)
    • If matrices A & B can be multiplied, they must have the same order
c)
    • If AB = 0, then A = 0 or B = 0 or both A & B are 0
d)
    • The order of
    • (
      A
      B
      )
    • and
    • (
      B
      A
      )
    • is same
  • (i)
    {b,a}
  • (ii)
    {a}
  • (iii)
    {d,b,a}
  • (iv)
    {c,a}
Question 24
24.
Which of the following are true for matrices A, B and C ?
a)
    • A
      (
      B
      +
      C
      )
    • =
    • (
      A
      B
      )
      +
      (
      A
      C
      )
b)
    • (
      A
      B
      )
    • =
    • (
      B
      A
      )
c)
    • (
      A
      +
      B
      )
      C
    • =
    • (
      A
      B
      )
      +
      (
      A
      C
      )
d)
    • (
      A
      I
      )
    • =
    • (
      I
      A
      )
    • = I
e)
    • A
      (
      B
      C
      )
    • =
    • (
      A
      B
      )
      C
f)
    • (
      A
      I
      )
    • =
    • (
      I
      A
      )
    • = A
  • (i)
    {c,e}
  • (ii)
    {c,a,e}
  • (iii)
    {b,a}
  • (iv)
    {d,b,f}
  • (v)
    {a,e,f}
Question 25
25.
    • If the order of matrix A is
    • m ✕ n
    • and B is
    • n ✕ o
    • ,
    • then the order of
    • (
      A
      B
      )
    • is
  • (i)
    m ✕ n
  • (ii)
    o ✕ m
  • (iii)
    n ✕ o
  • (iv)
    m ✕ o
Question 26
26.
Which of the following is a row matrix
  • (i)
    [
    9
    5
    1
    ]
  • (ii)
    [
    7
    3
    5
    2
    6
    ]
  • (iii)
    [
    1
    1
    ]
  • (iv)
    [
    8
    9
    6
    6
    ]
  • (v)
    [
    5
    2
    7
    ]
Question 27
27.
Which of the following is a column matrix
  • (i)
    [
    4
    7
    9
    8
    1
    2
    7
    4
    3
    ]
  • (ii)
    [
    7
    2
    6
    ]
  • (iii)
    [
    7
    4
    4
    3
    ]
  • (iv)
    [
    2
    1
    6
    1
    ]
  • (v)
    [
    3
    7
    ]
Question 28
28.
Which of the following are true ?
a)
If A X B is possible, the no of rows in A must be equal to no of cols in B
b)
If A X B is possible, the no of rows in A must be equal to no of rows in B
c)
If A X B is possible, the no of cols in A must be equal to no of rows in B
d)
If A X B is possible, the no of cols in A must be equal to no of cols in B
  • (i)
    {d,a,c}
  • (ii)
    {a,c}
  • (iii)
    {b,c}
  • (iv)
    {c}
Question 29
29.
Which of the following is a diagonal matrix ?
  • (i)
    [
    4
    0
    4
    0
    -9
    0
    -9
    0
    -9
    ]
  • (ii)
    [
    4
    0
    0
    0
    -9
    0
    0
    0
    -9
    ]
  • (iii)
    [
    0
    0
    4
    0
    -9
    0
    -9
    0
    0
    ]
  • (iv)
    [
    4
    0
    3
    0
    -9
    0
    0
    0
    -9
    ]
  • (v)
    [
    4
    0
    0
    0
    -9
    0
    3
    0
    -9
    ]
Question 30
30.
    • If A =
    • [
      3
      0
      0
      x
      ]
    • is a scalar matrix, then x = ?
  • (i)
    0
  • (ii)
    9
  • (iii)
    3
  • (iv)
    1
  • (v)
    x
Question 31
31.
    • The principal diagonal elements of the given matrix
    • [
      -4
      -7
      -1
      1
      ]
    • are
  • (i)
      • -7
      • ,
      • -1
  • (ii)
      • -4
      • ,
      • 1
  • (iii)
      • -4
      • ,
      • -1
  • (iv)
      • -7
      • ,
      • 1
Question 32
32.
    • The principal diagonal elements of the given matrix
    • [
      4
      9
      -4
      -1
      1
      6
      2
      -2
      8
      ]
    • are
  • (i)
      • 9
      • ,
      • -1
      • ,
      • -2
  • (ii)
      • 4
      • ,
      • 1
      • ,
      • 8
  • (iii)
      • -4
      • ,
      • 1
      • ,
      • 2
  • (iv)
      • 4
      • ,
      • -4
      • ,
      • 1
Question 33
33.
    • If A =
    • [
      3
      9
      6
      1
      ]
    • and the sum of the values of
    • elements of matrix kA =
    • 171
    • , find k
  • (i)
    7
  • (ii)
    12
  • (iii)
    10
  • (iv)
    9
  • (v)
    8
Question 34
34.
    • If A =
    • [
      -4
      -3
      -9
      0
      ]
    • , the value of -A =
  • (i)
    [
    7
    3
    9
    0
    ]
  • (ii)
    [
    4
    3
    9
    0
    ]
  • (iii)
    [
    4
    3
    8
    0
    ]
  • (iv)
    [
    4
    3
    9
    1
    ]
  • (v)
    [
    4
    3
    9
    -2
    ]
Question 35
35.
    • Find the
    • multiplicative
    • identity of matrix A =
    • [
      4
      9
      0
      -9
      ]
  • (i)
    [
    1
    0
    0
    3
    ]
  • (ii)
    [
    1
    0
    0
    0
    ]
  • (iii)
    [
    1
    0
    0
    -1
    ]
  • (iv)
    [
    1
    0
    0
    2
    ]
  • (v)
    [
    1
    0
    0
    1
    ]
Question 36
36.
    • Find the
    • multiplicative
    • identity of matrix A =
    • [
      2
      -3
      -3
      -3
      -4
      0
      -1
      -3
      4
      ]
  • (i)
    [
    1
    1
    0
    0
    1
    0
    0
    0
    1
    ]
  • (ii)
    [
    1
    0
    0
    0
    1
    0
    0
    0
    -2
    ]
  • (iii)
    [
    1
    0
    0
    0
    3
    0
    0
    0
    1
    ]
  • (iv)
    [
    1
    0
    0
    0
    1
    0
    0
    0
    1
    ]
  • (v)
    [
    1
    0
    0
    0
    1
    -1
    0
    0
    1
    ]
Question 37
37.
    • Find the
    • additive
    • identity of matrix A =
    • [
      -3
      -3
      8
      -5
      ]
  • (i)
    [
    0
    0
    -2
    0
    ]
  • (ii)
    [
    0
    0
    -1
    0
    ]
  • (iii)
    [
    0
    0
    0
    0
    ]
  • (iv)
    [
    0
    0
    1
    0
    ]
  • (v)
    [
    0
    0
    2
    0
    ]
Question 38
38.
    • Find the
    • additive
    • identity of matrix A =
    • [
      3
      3
      0
      4
      3
      1
      -3
      -4
      -2
      ]
  • (i)
    [
    1
    0
    0
    0
    0
    0
    0
    0
    0
    ]
  • (ii)
    [
    0
    0
    0
    0
    0
    0
    0
    0
    0
    ]
  • (iii)
    [
    0
    -1
    0
    0
    0
    0
    0
    0
    0
    ]
  • (iv)
    [
    0
    0
    0
    0
    0
    2
    0
    0
    0
    ]
  • (v)
    [
    0
    0
    0
    0
    0
    0
    0
    -2
    0
    ]
    Assignment Key

  •  1) (iii)
  •  2) (iii)
  •  3) (ii)
  •  4) (i)
  •  5) (ii)
  •  6) (iii)
  •  7) (ii)
  •  8) (iv)
  •  9) (i)
  •  10) (iii)
  •  11) (ii)
  •  12) (i)
  •  13) (i)
  •  14) (ii)
  •  15) (ii)
  •  16) (iii)
  •  17) (iii)
  •  18) (i)
  •  19) (ii)
  •  20) (ii)
  •  21) (iii)
  •  22) (i)
  •  23) (ii)
  •  24) (v)
  •  25) (iv)
  •  26) (v)
  •  27) (iv)
  •  28) (iv)
  •  29) (ii)
  •  30) (iii)
  •  31) (ii)
  •  32) (ii)
  •  33) (iv)
  •  34) (ii)
  •  35) (v)
  •  36) (iv)
  •  37) (iii)
  •  38) (ii)