EduSahara™ Worksheet
Name : Chapter Based Worksheet
Chapter : Matrices
Grade : ICSE Grade X
License : Non Commercial Use
Question 1
1.
    • If A and B are given as below, neither
    • (
      A
      B
      )
    • nor
    • (
      B
      A
      )
    • is possible for which of the following pairs?
  • (i)
      • 3 ✕ 1 , 1 ✕ 3
  • (ii)
      • 1 ✕ 2 , 2 ✕ 1
  • (iii)
      • 2 ✕ 3 , 3 ✕ 1
  • (iv)
      • 1 ✕ 2 , 2 ✕ 3
  • (v)
      • 3 ✕ 2 , 1 ✕ 2
Question 2
2.
    • If A =
    • [
      1
      2
      0
      -2
      ]
    • , then find B satisfying A
    • +
    • B = I
  • (i)
    [
    -1
    -2
    0
    3
    ]
  • (ii)
    [
    0
    -2
    3
    3
    ]
  • (iii)
    [
    -2
    -2
    0
    3
    ]
  • (iv)
    [
    0
    -2
    0
    4
    ]
  • (v)
    [
    0
    -2
    0
    3
    ]
Question 3
3.
    • If A =
    • [
      3
      0
      0
      x
      ]
    • is a scalar matrix, then x = ?
  • (i)
    x
  • (ii)
    3
  • (iii)
    1
  • (iv)
    0
  • (v)
    9
Question 4
4.
    • If A =
    • [
      -2
      1
      3
      -2
      1
      2
      -2
      3
      2
      ]
    • and B =
    • [
      -1
      -1
      0
      2
      -2
      -1
      1
      0
      -1
      ]
    • , then A
    • B =
  • (i)
    [
    10
    0
    -4
    6
    0
    -3
    10
    -4
    -5
    ]
  • (ii)
    [
    7
    0
    -4
    6
    0
    -3
    10
    -4
    -4
    ]
  • (iii)
    [
    7
    0
    -4
    6
    0
    -3
    10
    -5
    -5
    ]
  • (iv)
    [
    7
    0
    -4
    6
    0
    -3
    10
    -4
    -5
    ]
  • (v)
    [
    7
    -2
    -4
    6
    0
    -3
    10
    -4
    -5
    ]
Question 5
5.
    • If A =
    • [
      0
      -3
      -6
      6
      ]
    • , then find B satisfying A
    • + B = O
  • (i)
    [
    0
    3
    6
    -6
    ]
  • (ii)
    [
    0
    4
    6
    -6
    ]
  • (iii)
    [
    0
    3
    6
    -7
    ]
  • (iv)
    [
    0
    3
    4
    -6
    ]
  • (v)
    [
    2
    3
    6
    -6
    ]
Question 6
6.
Which of the following are true?
a)
A matrix is symmetric if the principal diagonal elements are same
b)
If a matrix is symmetric then it is equal to its transpose
c)
If a matrix is symmetric, then it is a square matrix
d)
A rectangular matrix cannot be symmetric
  • (i)
    {a,d}
  • (ii)
    {a,b,c}
  • (iii)
    {a,c}
  • (iv)
    {a,b}
  • (v)
    {b,c,d}
Question 7
7.
Which of the following is a diagonal matrix ?
  • (i)
    [
    -4
    0
    -4
    0
    -6
    0
    -9
    0
    -9
    ]
  • (ii)
    [
    0
    0
    -4
    0
    -6
    0
    -9
    0
    0
    ]
  • (iii)
    [
    -4
    0
    0
    0
    -6
    0
    0
    0
    -9
    ]
  • (iv)
    [
    -4
    0
    -5
    0
    -6
    0
    0
    0
    -9
    ]
  • (v)
    [
    -4
    0
    0
    0
    -6
    0
    -5
    0
    -9
    ]
Question 8
8.
    • If A =
    • [
      3
      4
      0
      4
      ]
    • and B =
    • [
      0
      1
      -4
      3
      ]
    • , then
    • 10
    • A
    • +
    • 7
    • B =
  • (i)
    [
    27
    47
    -28
    61
    ]
  • (ii)
    [
    30
    50
    -28
    61
    ]
  • (iii)
    [
    30
    47
    -28
    61
    ]
  • (iv)
    [
    30
    47
    -27
    61
    ]
  • (v)
    [
    29
    47
    -28
    61
    ]
Question 9
9.
    • Given A =
    • [
      -1
      -1
      2
      -2
      4
      -2
      -4
      -1
      4
      ]
    • and B =
    • [
      6
      0
      14
      ]
    • ,
    • find P such that AP = B
  • (i)
    [
    0
    2
    5
    ]
  • (ii)
    [
    -3
    2
    4
    ]
  • (iii)
    [
    0
    2
    3
    ]
  • (iv)
    [
    2
    2
    4
    ]
  • (v)
    [
    0
    2
    4
    ]
Question 10
10.
    • If the order of matrix A is
    • m ✕ n
    • and B is
    • n ✕ o
    • and C is
    • o ✕ p
    • ,
    • then the order of
    • (
      A
      B
      )
      C
    • is
  • (i)
    m ✕ p
  • (ii)
    m ✕ o
  • (iii)
    o ✕ m
  • (iv)
    p ✕ m
  • (v)
    n ✕ p
Question 11
11.
    • Given A =
    • [
      -2
      8
      7
      -4
      ]
    • and B =
    • [
      a
      1

      6
      b
      1

      24
      ]
    • ,
    • if BA = I find a and b
  • (i)
      • a =
      • 1

        8
      • , b =
      • 1

        22
  • (ii)
      • a =
      • 1

        22
      • , b =
      • 7

        48
  • (iii)
      • a =
      • 1

        12
      • , b =
      • 7

        48
  • (iv)
      • a =
      • 1

        12
      • , b =
      • 1

        8
Question 12
12.
    • The order of matrix A =
    • [
      -2
      2
      4
      ]
    • is
  • (i)
    2 ✕ 4
  • (ii)
    2 ✕ 3
  • (iii)
    1 ✕ 3
  • (iv)
    1 ✕ 4
  • (v)
    3 ✕ 1
Question 13
13.
Which of the following is a row matrix
  • (i)
    [
    8
    9
    1
    4
    ]
  • (ii)
    [
    5
    6
    6
    ]
  • (iii)
    [
    1
    2
    ]
  • (iv)
    [
    1
    7
    5
    4
    ]
  • (v)
    [
    4
    4
    9
    2
    6
    ]
Question 14
14.
    • If A =
    • [
      4
      3
      4
      4
      3
      -3
      -3
      -3
      -4
      ]
    • , then
    • 5
    • A =
  • (i)
    [
    21
    15
    20
    20
    15
    -15
    -15
    -15
    -20
    ]
  • (ii)
    [
    20
    14
    20
    20
    15
    -15
    -15
    -15
    -20
    ]
  • (iii)
    [
    20
    15
    20
    20
    15
    -15
    -15
    -15
    -20
    ]
  • (iv)
    [
    20
    15
    20
    20
    12
    -15
    -15
    -15
    -20
    ]
  • (v)
    [
    20
    18
    20
    20
    15
    -15
    -15
    -15
    -20
    ]
Question 15
15.
    • If the order of matrix
    • (
      A
      B
      )
    • is
    • 5 ✕ 2
    • and the order of B =
    • 5 ✕ 2
    • ,
    • then the order of A is ?
  • (i)
    5 ✕ 4
  • (ii)
    6 ✕ 6
  • (iii)
    5 ✕ 5
  • (iv)
    5 ✕ 6
  • (v)
    6 ✕ 5
Question 16
16.
    • If A and B are given as below, neither
    • (
      A
      B
      )
    • nor
    • (
      B
      A
      )
    • is possible for which of the following pairs?
  • (i)
      • 3 ✕ 1 , 1 ✕ 3
  • (ii)
      • 1 ✕ 2 , 2 ✕ 1
  • (iii)
      • 1 ✕ 2 , 2 ✕ 3
  • (iv)
      • 1 ✕ 3 , 2 ✕ 3
  • (v)
      • 2 ✕ 3 , 3 ✕ 1
Question 17
17.
    • Given A =
    • [
      3
      -9
      -5
      8
      ]
    • find B such that AB = BA = A
  • (i)
    [
    1
    0
    0
    0
    ]
  • (ii)
    [
    1
    1
    0
    1
    ]
  • (iii)
    [
    1
    0
    -3
    1
    ]
  • (iv)
    [
    1
    0
    0
    4
    ]
  • (v)
    [
    1
    0
    0
    1
    ]
Question 18
18.
    • If A =
    • [
      4
      7
      -9
      1
      ]
    • , then find B satisfying A
    • ✕ B = A
  • (i)
    [
    1
    -3
    0
    1
    ]
  • (ii)
    [
    1
    0
    0
    1
    ]
  • (iii)
    [
    1
    2
    0
    1
    ]
  • (iv)
    [
    1
    0
    0
    0
    ]
  • (v)
    [
    2
    0
    0
    1
    ]
Question 19
19.
Which of the following pairs of matrices can be multiplied?
  • (i)
      • [
        8
        -1
        9
        -3
        ]
      • ,
      • [
        4
        6
        0
        -1
        ]
  • (ii)
      • [
        8
        -1
        9
        -3
        ]
      • ,
      • [
        -7
        3
        4
        -9
        4
        6
        ]
  • (iii)
      • [
        -9
        3
        3
        ]
      • ,
      • [
        -3
        2
        0
        -9
        -4
        0
        ]
  • (iv)
      • [
        8
        -1
        9
        -3
        ]
      • ,
      • [
        -2
        -1
        ]
  • (v)
      • [
        9
        9
        -7
        ]
      • ,
      • [
        -7
        3
        4
        -9
        4
        6
        ]
Question 20
20.
    • If A =
    • [
      a
      b
      c
      d
      e
      f
      ]
    • and B =
    • [
      p
      q
      r
      s
      t
      u
      ]
    • ,
    • then
    • (
      A
      B
      )
    • =
  • (i)
    [
    p
    a
      +  
    q
    d
    p
    b
      +  
    q
    e
    p
    c
      +  
    q
    f
    r
    a
      +  
    s
    d
    r
    b
      +  
    s
    e
    r
    c
      +  
    s
    f
    t
    a
      +  
    u
    d
    t
    b
      +  
    u
    e
    t
    c
      +  
    u
    f
    ]
  • (ii)
    [
    a
    p
      +  
    b
    r
      +  
    c
    t
    a
    q
      +  
    b
    s
      +  
    c
    u
    d
    p
      +  
    e
    r
      +  
    f
    t
    d
    q
      +  
    e
    s
      +  
    f
    u
    ]
  • (iii)
    [
    a
    p
      +  
    b
    r
      +  
    c
    t
    d
    p
      +  
    e
    r
      +  
    f
    t
    a
    q
      +  
    b
    s
      +  
    c
    u
    d
    q
      +  
    e
    s
      +  
    f
    u
    ]
  • (iv)
    [
    a
    b
    c
    d
    e
    f
    ]
  • (v)
    [
    a
    p
      +  
    d
    q
    a
    r
      +  
    d
    s
    a
    t
      +  
    d
    u
    b
    p
      +  
    e
    q
    b
    r
      +  
    e
    s
    b
    t
      +  
    e
    u
    c
    p
      +  
    f
    q
    c
    r
      +  
    f
    s
    c
    t
      +  
    f
    u
    ]
Question 21
21.
    • If A =
    • [
      2
      2
      -4
      2
      -2
      0
      1
      4
      -4
      ]
    • and B =
    • [
      -1
      1
      1
      4
      -2
      -1
      -3
      4
      -2
      ]
    • , then A
    • +
    • B =
  • (i)
    [
    1
    3
    -3
    6
    -4
    -1
    -2
    8
    -6
    ]
  • (ii)
    [
    1
    3
    -5
    6
    -4
    -1
    -2
    8
    -6
    ]
  • (iii)
    [
    1
    3
    -3
    6
    -4
    0
    -2
    8
    -6
    ]
  • (iv)
    [
    1
    3
    -4
    6
    -4
    -1
    -2
    8
    -6
    ]
  • (v)
    [
    1
    3
    -3
    6
    -4
    -1
    -2
    10
    -6
    ]
Question 22
22.
    • Which of the following matrices is a
    • 3 ✕ 3
    • matrix ?
  • (i)
    [
    9
    3
    7
    1
    5
    5
    5
    5
    7
    1
    6
    3
    ]
  • (ii)
    [
    4
    7
    1
    7
    4
    1
    1
    9
    7
    ]
  • (iii)
    [
    9
    1
    8
    9
    9
    9
    1
    8
    4
    5
    2
    6
    ]
  • (iv)
    [
    1
    9
    5
    9
    9
    9
    7
    4
    2
    9
    6
    9
    9
    3
    9
    7
    ]
  • (v)
    [
    1
    4
    6
    8
    4
    4
    3
    2
    4
    9
    1
    3
    8
    8
    8
    2
    ]
Question 23
23.
    • If the order of matrix A is
    • m ✕ n
    • and B is
    • n ✕ o
    • ,
    • then the order of
    • (
      A
      B
      )
    • is
  • (i)
    m ✕ o
  • (ii)
    o ✕ m
  • (iii)
    m ✕ n
  • (iv)
    n ✕ o
Question 24
24.
    • If A =
    • [
      -1
      -2
      1
      1
      ]
    • , B =
    • [
      1
      0
      1
      -2
      ]
    • and C =
    • [
      0
      2
      -1
      1
      ]
    • ,
    • then A
    • (B
    • +
    • C ) =
  • (i)
    [
    -1
    -1
    1
    1
    ]
  • (ii)
    [
    -1
    -3
    1
    1
    ]
  • (iii)
    [
    -1
    0
    4
    1
    ]
  • (iv)
    [
    -1
    0
    1
    1
    ]
  • (v)
    [
    0
    0
    1
    1
    ]
Question 25
25.
    • If A =
    • [
      -2
      6
      6
      2
      0
      6
      2
      -3
      1
      ]
    • and O =
    • [
      0
      0
      0
      0
      0
      0
      0
      0
      0
      ]
    • , then A
    • +
    • O =
  • (i)
    [
    -2
    6
    6
    2
    0
    6
    2
    -3
    0
    ]
  • (ii)
    [
    -2
    6
    6
    2
    0
    6
    2
    -2
    1
    ]
  • (iii)
    [
    -2
    6
    6
    2
    0
    6
    -1
    -3
    1
    ]
  • (iv)
    [
    -2
    6
    6
    2
    0
    6
    2
    -3
    1
    ]
  • (v)
    [
    -2
    6
    6
    2
    0
    6
    2
    -3
    4
    ]
    Assignment Key

  •  1) (v)
  •  2) (v)
  •  3) (ii)
  •  4) (iv)
  •  5) (i)
  •  6) (v)
  •  7) (iii)
  •  8) (iii)
  •  9) (v)
  •  10) (i)
  •  11) (iii)
  •  12) (iii)
  •  13) (i)
  •  14) (iii)
  •  15) (iii)
  •  16) (iv)
  •  17) (v)
  •  18) (ii)
  •  19) (i)
  •  20) (ii)
  •  21) (i)
  •  22) (ii)
  •  23) (i)
  •  24) (iv)
  •  25) (iv)