EduSahara™ Worksheet
Name : Chapter Based Worksheet
Chapter : Matrices
Grade : ICSE Grade X
License : Non Commercial Use
Question 1
1.
    • If A =
    • [
      a
      b
      c
      d
      e
      f
      g
      h
      i
      ]
    • and B =
    • [
      p
      q
      r
      s
      t
      u
      v
      w
      x
      ]
    • ,
    • then
    • (
      A
      B
      )
    • =
  • (i)
    [
    a
    p
      +  
    b
    s
      +  
    c
    v
    d
    p
      +  
    e
    s
      +  
    f
    v
    g
    p
      +  
    h
    s
      +  
    i
    v
    a
    q
      +  
    b
    t
      +  
    c
    w
    d
    q
      +  
    e
    t
      +  
    f
    w
    g
    q
      +  
    h
    t
      +  
    i
    w
    a
    r
      +  
    b
    u
      +  
    c
    x
    d
    r
      +  
    e
    u
      +  
    f
    x
    g
    r
      +  
    h
    u
      +  
    i
    x
    ]
  • (ii)
    [
    a
    p
      +  
    b
    q
      +  
    c
    r
    a
    s
      +  
    b
    t
      +  
    c
    u
    a
    v
      +  
    b
    w
      +  
    c
    x
    d
    p
      +  
    e
    q
      +  
    f
    r
    d
    s
      +  
    e
    t
      +  
    f
    u
    d
    v
      +  
    e
    w
      +  
    f
    x
    g
    p
      +  
    h
    q
      +  
    i
    r
    g
    s
      +  
    h
    t
      +  
    i
    u
    g
    v
      +  
    h
    w
      +  
    i
    x
    ]
  • (iii)
    [
    p
    a
      +  
    q
    d
      +  
    r
    g
    p
    b
      +  
    q
    e
      +  
    r
    h
    p
    c
      +  
    q
    f
      +  
    r
    i
    s
    a
      +  
    t
    d
      +  
    u
    g
    s
    b
      +  
    t
    e
      +  
    u
    h
    s
    c
      +  
    t
    f
      +  
    u
    i
    v
    a
      +  
    w
    d
      +  
    x
    g
    v
    b
      +  
    w
    e
      +  
    x
    h
    v
    c
      +  
    w
    f
      +  
    x
    i
    ]
  • (iv)
    [
    a
    p
      +  
    b
    s
      +  
    c
    v
    a
    q
      +  
    b
    t
      +  
    c
    w
    a
    r
      +  
    b
    u
      +  
    c
    x
    d
    p
      +  
    e
    s
      +  
    f
    v
    d
    q
      +  
    e
    t
      +  
    f
    w
    d
    r
      +  
    e
    u
      +  
    f
    x
    g
    p
      +  
    h
    s
      +  
    i
    v
    g
    q
      +  
    h
    t
      +  
    i
    w
    g
    r
      +  
    h
    u
      +  
    i
    x
    ]
  • (v)
    [
    a
    p
      +  
    d
    q
      +  
    g
    r
    a
    s
      +  
    d
    t
      +  
    g
    u
    a
    v
      +  
    d
    w
      +  
    g
    x
    b
    p
      +  
    e
    q
      +  
    h
    r
    b
    s
      +  
    e
    t
      +  
    h
    u
    b
    v
      +  
    e
    w
      +  
    h
    x
    c
    p
      +  
    f
    q
      +  
    i
    r
    c
    s
      +  
    f
    t
      +  
    i
    u
    c
    v
      +  
    f
    w
      +  
    i
    x
    ]
Question 2
2.
    • If A =
    • [
      a

      11
      a

      12
      a

      21
      a

      22
      ]
    • and B =
    • [
      b

      11
      b

      12
      b

      21
      b

      22
      ]
    • ,
    • then
    • (
      A
      B
      )
    • =
  • (i)
    [
    a

    11
    b

    11
      +  
    a

    12
    b

    12
    a

    11
    b

    21
      +  
    a

    12
    b

    22
    a

    21
    b

    11
      +  
    a

    22
    b

    12
    a

    21
    b

    21
      +  
    a

    22
    b

    22
    ]
  • (ii)
    [
    b

    11
    a

    11
      +  
    b

    12
    a

    21
    b

    11
    a

    12
      +  
    b

    12
    a

    22
    b

    21
    a

    11
      +  
    b

    22
    a

    21
    b

    21
    a

    12
      +  
    b

    22
    a

    22
    ]
  • (iii)
    [
    a

    11
    b

    11
      +  
    a

    21
    b

    12
    a

    11
    b

    21
      +  
    a

    21
    b

    22
    a

    12
    b

    11
      +  
    a

    22
    b

    12
    a

    12
    b

    21
      +  
    a

    22
    b

    22
    ]
  • (iv)
    [
    a

    11
    b

    11
      +  
    a

    12
    b

    21
    a

    11
    b

    12
      +  
    a

    12
    b

    22
    a

    21
    b

    11
      +  
    a

    22
    b

    21
    a

    21
    b

    12
      +  
    a

    22
    b

    22
    ]
  • (v)
    [
    a

    11
    b

    11
      +  
    a

    12
    b

    21
    a

    21
    b

    11
      +  
    a

    22
    b

    21
    a

    11
    b

    12
      +  
    a

    12
    b

    22
    a

    21
    b

    12
      +  
    a

    22
    b

    22
    ]
Question 3
3.
    • The principal diagonal elements of the given matrix
    • [
      1
      -2
      7
      -4
      -8
      8
      9
      -5
      -9
      ]
    • are
  • (i)
      • 1
      • ,
      • 7
      • ,
      • -8
  • (ii)
      • 7
      • ,
      • -8
      • ,
      • 9
  • (iii)
      • -2
      • ,
      • -4
      • ,
      • -5
  • (iv)
      • 1
      • ,
      • -8
      • ,
      • -9
Question 4
4.
Which of the following are true?
a)
A rectangular matrix cannot be symmetric
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 matrix is symmetric if the principal diagonal elements are same
  • (i)
    {d,a,b}
  • (ii)
    {d,a}
  • (iii)
    {d,c}
  • (iv)
    {a,b,c}
  • (v)
    {d,b}
Question 5
5.
    • The order of matrix A =
    • [
      -3
      -1
      -4
      4
      3
      0
      ]
    • is
  • (i)
    2 ✕ 3
  • (ii)
    4 ✕ 2
  • (iii)
    3 ✕ 3
  • (iv)
    3 ✕ 2
  • (v)
    2 ✕ 2
Question 6
6.
Which of the following are true?
a)
    • A
    • 1 ✕ 1
    • matrix has only one element
b)
A zero matrix is a square matrix
c)
A scalar matrix has all elements with same value
d)
A unit matrix has only one row and one column
  • (i)
    {c,d}
  • (ii)
    {b,a}
  • (iii)
    {a,d}
  • (iv)
    {b,d,a}
  • (v)
    {b,c,a}
Question 7
7.
    • If A =
    • [
      0
      0
      0
      0
      1
      1
      2
      3
      -2
      ]
    • and B =
    • [
      3
      3
      -2
      -2
      3
      3
      3
      1
      3
      ]
    • , then A
    • B =
  • (i)
    [
    0
    0
    0
    1
    4
    6
    -7
    13
    -1
    ]
  • (ii)
    [
    0
    0
    0
    1
    4
    6
    -6
    13
    -1
    ]
  • (iii)
    [
    0
    0
    0
    1
    4
    6
    -5
    13
    -1
    ]
  • (iv)
    [
    0
    0
    2
    1
    4
    6
    -6
    13
    -1
    ]
  • (v)
    [
    0
    0
    -3
    1
    4
    6
    -6
    13
    -1
    ]
Question 8
8.
    • If A =
    • [
      9
      2
      6
      1
      ]
    • and B =
    • [
      9
      2
      7
      3
      ]
    • , find
    • A
      2
       
    • B
      2
       
  • (i)
    [
    -2
    -4
    -22
    -10
    ]
  • (ii)
    [
    -2
    -4
    -25
    -10
    ]
  • (iii)
    [
    -2
    -4
    -24
    -10
    ]
  • (iv)
    [
    -2
    -4
    -23
    -10
    ]
  • (v)
    [
    -2
    -6
    -24
    -10
    ]
Question 9
9.
Which of the following are true for matrices A, B and C ?
a)
    • (
      A
      I
      )
    • =
    • (
      I
      A
      )
    • = A
b)
    • (
      A
      I
      )
    • =
    • (
      I
      A
      )
    • = I
c)
    • A
      (
      B
      C
      )
    • =
    • (
      A
      B
      )
      C
d)
    • (
      A
      B
      )
    • =
    • (
      B
      A
      )
e)
    • A
      (
      B
      +
      C
      )
    • =
    • (
      A
      B
      )
      +
      (
      A
      C
      )
f)
    • (
      A
      +
      B
      )
      C
    • =
    • (
      A
      B
      )
      +
      (
      A
      C
      )
  • (i)
    {f,b,e}
  • (ii)
    {d,a,c}
  • (iii)
    {a,c,e}
  • (iv)
    {d,c}
  • (v)
    {b,a}
Question 10
10.
Which of the following is a rectangular matrix?
  • (i)
    [
    3
    6
    7
    3
    5
    6
    ]
  • (ii)
    [
    2
    ]
  • (iii)
    [
    1
    9
    6
    8
    3
    9
    4
    1
    9
    5
    5
    7
    5
    8
    2
    7
    ]
  • (iv)
    [
    8
    6
    4
    4
    5
    5
    6
    8
    7
    ]
  • (v)
    [
    7
    3
    5
    8
    ]
Question 11
11.
    • If A =
    • [
      -7
      -6
      5
      5
      ]
    • , B =
    • [
      1
      -5
      9
      0
      ]
    • and C =
    • [
      3
      0
      7
      -7
      ]
    • ,
    • then A
    • +
    • 7
    • B
    • +
    • 4
    • C =
  • (i)
    [
    13
    -41
    96
    -23
    ]
  • (ii)
    [
    12
    -41
    96
    -20
    ]
  • (iii)
    [
    12
    -41
    96
    -26
    ]
  • (iv)
    [
    12
    -41
    96
    -24
    ]
  • (v)
    [
    12
    -41
    96
    -23
    ]
Question 12
12.
    • Which of the following matrices is a
    • 3 ✕ 2
    • matrix ?
  • (i)
    [
    2
    9
    9
    2
    3
    9
    ]
  • (ii)
    [
    9
    2
    4
    9
    1
    9
    6
    6
    ]
  • (iii)
    [
    2
    3
    9
    7
    5
    5
    2
    3
    8
    ]
  • (iv)
    [
    3
    4
    9
    1
    6
    6
    9
    6
    4
    6
    8
    3
    ]
  • (v)
    [
    8
    6
    4
    9
    6
    4
    ]
Question 13
13.
    • If A =
    • [
      -3
      -2
      -2
      0
      -3
      -2
      -3
      2
      2
      ]
    • , then
    • A
      2
    • =
  • (i)
    [
    15
    8
    6
    6
    5
    2
    3
    4
    4
    ]
  • (ii)
    [
    15
    8
    6
    6
    8
    2
    3
    4
    6
    ]
  • (iii)
    [
    15
    8
    6
    6
    5
    2
    3
    4
    6
    ]
  • (iv)
    [
    15
    9
    6
    6
    5
    2
    3
    4
    6
    ]
  • (v)
    [
    15
    8
    6
    5
    5
    2
    3
    4
    6
    ]
Question 14
14.
Which of the following are true ?
a)
    • If matrices A & B can be multiplied, they must have the same order
b)
    • If matrices A & B can be added, 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)
    {d,a,b}
  • (ii)
    {a,b}
  • (iii)
    {c,b}
  • (iv)
    {b}
Question 15
15.
    • If A =
    • [
      4
      3
      6
      3
      ]
    • and B =
    • [
      6
      3
      2
      6
      ]
    • , find
    • (
      A
      +
      B
      )
    • (
      A
      B
      )
  • (i)
    [
    4
    -18
    20
    -29
    ]
  • (ii)
    [
    4
    -19
    20
    -27
    ]
  • (iii)
    [
    4
    -18
    20
    -26
    ]
  • (iv)
    [
    4
    -18
    20
    -24
    ]
  • (v)
    [
    4
    -18
    20
    -27
    ]
Question 16
16.
    • If X + Y =
    • [
      4
      7
      -5
      -7
      ]
    • &
    • X - Y =
    • [
      -10
      -1
      13
      -5
      ]
    • , find X and Y
  • (i)
      • [
        -3
        3
        4
        -6
        ]
      • ,
      • [
        7
        7
        -9
        -1
        ]
  • (ii)
      • [
        -3
        3
        4
        -6
        ]
      • ,
      • [
        7
        4
        -9
        -1
        ]
  • (iii)
      • [
        7
        4
        -9
        -1
        ]
      • ,
      • [
        -3
        3
        4
        -6
        ]
  • (iv)
      • [
        -4
        3
        4
        -6
        ]
      • ,
      • [
        7
        4
        -9
        -1
        ]
Question 17
17.
Which of the following pairs of matrices can be multiplied?
  • (i)
      • [
        -3
        -1
        4
        ]
      • ,
      • [
        4
        6
        -7
        -2
        7
        7
        ]
  • (ii)
      • [
        -7
        -7
        0
        -3
        ]
      • ,
      • [
        -4
        -9
        ]
  • (iii)
      • [
        -7
        -3
        6
        ]
      • ,
      • [
        0
        6
        -9
        -2
        -3
        -8
        ]
  • (iv)
      • [
        -7
        -7
        0
        -3
        ]
      • ,
      • [
        -3
        8
        -4
        9
        ]
  • (v)
      • [
        -7
        -7
        0
        -3
        ]
      • ,
      • [
        0
        6
        -9
        -2
        -3
        -8
        ]
Question 18
18.
    • If A =
    • [
      a
      b
      c
      d
      ]
    • and B =
    • [
      2
      4
      5
      9
      ]
    • and if A = B,
    • find the values of a, b, c and d
  • (i)
    a = 2, b = 9, c = 4, d = 5
  • (ii)
    a = 2, b = 4, c = 5, d = 9
  • (iii)
    a = 9, b = 5, c = 4, d = 2
Question 19
19.
    • If A =
    • [
      2
      -2
      1
      0
      ]
    • , then find B satisfying A
    • +
    • B = I
  • (i)
    [
    -1
    2
    -1
    1
    ]
  • (ii)
    [
    -1
    1
    -1
    1
    ]
  • (iii)
    [
    -3
    2
    -1
    1
    ]
  • (iv)
    [
    -1
    2
    -1
    2
    ]
  • (v)
    [
    -1
    2
    -1
    4
    ]
Question 20
20.
    • If A =
    • [
      -8
      5
      -5
      6
      ]
    • and B =
    • [
      0
      -3
      5
      5
      ]
    • , then A
    • B =
  • (i)
    [
    -10
    8
    -10
    1
    ]
  • (ii)
    [
    -8
    8
    -10
    3
    ]
  • (iii)
    [
    -7
    8
    -10
    1
    ]
  • (iv)
    [
    -8
    8
    -10
    1
    ]
  • (v)
    [
    -9
    8
    -10
    1
    ]
Question 21
21.
    • If B =
    • [
      3
      3
      9
      2
      ]
    • and C =
    • [
      42
      14
      ]
    • and
    • (
      A
      B
      )
    • = C , find A
  • (i)
    [
    2
    4
    ]
  • (ii)
    [
    5
    4
    ]
  • (iii)
    [
    2
    3
    ]
  • (iv)
    [
    2
    2
    ]
  • (v)
    [
    2
    5
    ]
Question 22
22.
    • If A =
    • [
      a
      b
      c
      d
      ]
    • and B =
    • [
      p
      q
      r
      s
      ]
    • ,
    • then
    • (
      A
      B
      )
    • =
  • (i)
    [
    a
    p
      +  
    b
    r
    c
    p
      +  
    d
    r
    a
    q
      +  
    b
    s
    c
    q
      +  
    d
    s
    ]
  • (ii)
    [
    a
    p
      +  
    c
    q
    a
    r
      +  
    c
    s
    b
    p
      +  
    d
    q
    b
    r
      +  
    d
    s
    ]
  • (iii)
    [
    p
    a
      +  
    q
    c
    p
    b
      +  
    q
    d
    r
    a
      +  
    s
    c
    r
    b
      +  
    s
    d
    ]
  • (iv)
    [
    a
    p
      +  
    b
    q
    a
    r
      +  
    b
    s
    c
    p
      +  
    d
    q
    c
    r
      +  
    d
    s
    ]
  • (v)
    [
    a
    p
      +  
    b
    r
    a
    q
      +  
    b
    s
    c
    p
      +  
    d
    r
    c
    q
      +  
    d
    s
    ]
Question 23
23.
    • If A =
    • [
      0
      1
      0
      2
      ]
    • , B =
    • [
      -2
      0
      2
      -1
      ]
    • and C =
    • [
      0
      -1
      0
      -1
      ]
    • ,
    • then (A
    • +
    • B)
    • +
    • C =
  • (i)
    [
    -2
    -1
    2
    0
    ]
  • (ii)
    [
    -2
    0
    2
    1
    ]
  • (iii)
    [
    -2
    0
    2
    0
    ]
  • (iv)
    [
    -2
    0
    5
    0
    ]
  • (v)
    [
    -2
    -3
    2
    0
    ]
Question 24
24.
    • The order of matrix A =
    • [
      -3
      -2
      5
      ]
    • is
  • (i)
    1 ✕ 3
  • (ii)
    3 ✕ 1
  • (iii)
    2 ✕ 3
  • (iv)
    1 ✕ 4
  • (v)
    2 ✕ 4
Question 25
25.
    • Which of the following matrices is comparable to the
    • given matrix
    • [
      6
      5
      1
      5
      ]
    • ?
  • (i)
    [
    9
    8
    ]
  • (ii)
    [
    8
    6
    2
    4
    2
    1
    ]
  • (iii)
    [
    9
    4
    1
    5
    8
    2
    ]
  • (iv)
    [
    4
    1
    3
    3
    5
    4
    3
    2
    2
    5
    9
    3
    ]
  • (v)
    [
    4
    5
    9
    2
    ]
    Assignment Key

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