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Matrices
Every solved example, exercise, and miscellaneous question, in the order the textbook teaches them. Plus every board question asked from this chapter. · 120 questions
2.1 Elementary Transformations
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Solved Examples
Worked · 3
- 2.1 Solved Ex.1If , apply the transformation on A.
- 2.1 Solved Ex.2If , apply the transformation .
- 2.1 Solved Ex.3If , apply and then on A.
Exercise 2.1
Practice · 9
- Apply the given elementary transformation on each of the following matrices.Q.1, .
- Apply the given elementary transformation on each of the following matrices.Q.2, .
- Apply the given elementary transformation on each of the following matrices.Q.3, ; , . What do you observe?
- Apply the given elementary transformation on each of the following matrices.Q.4, ; , . Find the addition of the two new matrices.
- Apply the given elementary transformation on each of the following matrices.Q.5, and then .
- Apply the given elementary transformation on each of the following matrices.Q.6, and then . What do you conclude from ex. 5 and ex. 6?
- Q.7Use suitable transformation on to convert it into an upper triangular matrix.
- Q.8Convert into an identity matrix by suitable row transformations.
- Q.9Transform into an upper triangular matrix by suitable column transformations.
2.2 Inverse of a Matrix
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Solved Examples
Worked · 10
- 2.2 Solved Ex.1Find which of the following matrices are invertible: (i) (ii) (iii)
- 2.2 Solved Ex.2Find the inverse of .
- 2.2 Solved Ex.3Find the inverse of by using elementary row transformations.
- 2.2 Solved Ex.4Find the inverse of by elementary column transformation.
- 2.2 Solved Ex.5Find the co-factors of the elements of .
- 2.2 Solved Ex.6Find the adjoint of matrix .
- 2.2 Solved Ex.7Find the adjoint of matrix .
- 2.2 Solved Ex.8If , then find by the adjoint method.
- 2.2 Solved Ex.9If , find by the adjoint method.
- 2.2 Solved Ex.10If , verify that .
Exercise 2.2
Practice · 15
- Find the co-factors of the elements of the following matrices.Q.1 (i)
- Q.1 (ii)
- Find the matrix of co-factors for the following matrices.Q.2 (i)
- Q.2 (ii)
- Find the adjoint of the following matrices.Q.3 (i)
- Q.3 (ii)
- Q.4If , verify that .
- Find the inverse of the following matrices by the adjoint method.Q.5 (i)
- Q.5 (ii)
- Q.5 (iii)
- Q.5 (iv)
- Find the inverse of the following matrices.Q.6 (i)
- Q.6 (ii)
- Q.6 (iii)
- Q.6 (iv)
Miscellaneous Exercise 2 (A)
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- Misc 2A Q.1If then reduce it to by using column transformations.
- Misc 2A Q.2If then reduce it to by using row transformations.
- Check whether the following matrices are invertible or not.Misc 2A Q.3 i)Check whether the following matrix is invertible or not:
- Misc 2A Q.3 ii)Check whether the following matrix is invertible or not:
- Misc 2A Q.3 iii)Check whether the following matrix is invertible or not:
- Misc 2A Q.3 iv)Check whether the following matrix is invertible or not:
- Misc 2A Q.3 v)Check whether the following matrix is invertible or not:
- Misc 2A Q.3 vi)Check whether the following matrix is invertible or not:
- Misc 2A Q.3 vii)Check whether the following matrix is invertible or not:
- Misc 2A Q.3 viii)Check whether the following matrix is invertible or not:
- Misc 2A Q.3 ix)Check whether the following matrix is invertible or not:
- Misc 2A Q.4Find AB, if and . Examine whether AB has inverse or not.
- Misc 2A Q.5If is a nonsingular matrix then find by elementary row transformations. Hence, find the inverse of .
- Misc 2A Q.6If and X is a matrix such that , then find X.
- Find the inverse of each of the following matrices (if they exist).Misc 2A Q.7 i)Find the inverse of the following matrix (if it exists):
- Misc 2A Q.7 ii)Find the inverse of the following matrix (if it exists):
- Misc 2A Q.7 iii)Find the inverse of the following matrix (if it exists):
- Misc 2A Q.7 iv)Find the inverse of the following matrix (if it exists):
- Misc 2A Q.7 v)Find the inverse of the following matrix (if it exists):
- Misc 2A Q.7 vi)Find the inverse of the following matrix (if it exists):
- Misc 2A Q.7 vii)Find the inverse of the following matrix (if it exists):
- Misc 2A Q.7 viii)Find the inverse of the following matrix (if it exists):
- Misc 2A Q.7 ix)Find the inverse of the following matrix (if it exists):
- Misc 2A Q.7 x)Find the inverse of the following matrix (if it exists):
- Misc 2A Q.8Find the inverse of by (i) elementary row transformations (ii) elementary column transformations.
- Misc 2A Q.9If , find AB and . Verify that .
- Misc 2A Q.10If , then show that .
- Misc 2A Q.11Find matrix X such that , where and .
- Misc 2A Q.12Find X, if where and .
- Misc 2A Q.13If , and then find matrix X such that .
- Misc 2A Q.14Find the inverse of by adjoint method.
- Misc 2A Q.15Find the inverse of by adjoint method.
- Misc 2A Q.16Find by adjoint method and by elementary transformations if .
- Misc 2A Q.17Find the inverse of by elementary column transformations.
- Misc 2A Q.18Find the inverse of by elementary row transformations.
- Show with usual notations that for any matrix .Misc 2A Q.19 i)Show with usual notations that for any matrix :
- Misc 2A Q.19 ii)Show with usual notations that for any matrix :
- Misc 2A Q.20If and then, find a matrix X such that .
2.3 Application of Matrices
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Solved Examples
Worked · 6
- (inversion)Solve the equations and by the method of inversion.
- (inversion)Solve the following equations by the method of inversion: .
- (reduction)Solve the equations and using the method of reduction.
- (reduction)Solve the following equations by the method of reduction: and .
- (reduction)Solve the following equations by the method of reduction: and .
- (reduction)The cost of 2 books and 6 note books is Rs. 34 and the cost of 3 books and 4 notebooks is Rs. 31. Using matrices, find the cost of one book and one note-book.
Exercise 2.3
Practice · 10
- Solve the following equations by inversion method.Q.1 (i)Solve by inversion method: .
- Q.1 (ii)Solve by inversion method: .
- Q.1 (iii)Solve by inversion method: .
- Solve the following equations by reduction method.Q.2 (i)Solve by reduction method: .
- Q.2 (ii)Solve by reduction method: .
- Q.2 (iii)Solve by reduction method: .
- Q.2 (iv)Solve by reduction method: .
- Q.3The cost of 4 pencils, 3 pens and 2 erasers is Rs. 60. The cost of 2 pencils, 4 pens and 6 erasers is Rs. 90, whereas the cost of 6 pencils, 2 pens and 3 erasers is Rs. 70. Find the cost of each item by using matrices.
- Q.4If three numbers are added, their sum is 2. If 2 times the second number is subtracted from the sum of first and third number we get 8, and if three times the first number is added to the sum of second and third number we get 4. Find the numbers using matrices.
- Q.5The total cost of 3 T.V. sets and 2 V.C.R.s is Rs. 35000. The shop-keeper wants profit of Rs. 1000 per television and Rs. 500 per V.C.R. He can sell 2 T.V. sets and 1 V.C.R. and get the total revenue as Rs. 21,500. Find the cost price and the selling price of a T.V. set and a V.C.R.
Miscellaneous Exercise 2 (B)
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Choose the correct alternative
Practice · 12
- Misc I (1)If , then the values of a and b are,
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- Misc I (2)The inverse of is
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- Misc I (3)If and then the value of k is .....
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- Misc I (4)If then the adjoint of matrix A is
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- Misc I (5)If and then the value of k is
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- Misc I (6)If then does not exist if
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- Misc I (7)If then
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- Misc I (8)If where then is =
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- Misc I (9)The inverse of is
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- Misc I (10)The inverse of a symmetric matrix is -
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- Misc I (11)For a matrix A, if then determinant A equals
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- Misc I (12)If then
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Answer the following
Practice · 17
- Solve the following equations by the methods of inversion.Misc II Q.1 (i)
- Misc II Q.1 (ii)and
- Misc II Q.1 (iii)and
- Misc II Q.1 (iv)
- Misc II Q.1 (v)and
- Express the following equation in matrix form and solve them by the method of reduction.Misc II Q.2 (i)
- Misc II Q.2 (ii)
- Misc II Q.2 (iii)and
- Misc II Q.2 (iv)and
- Misc II Q.2 (v)and
- Misc II Q.2 (vi)and
- Misc II Q.3The sum of three numbers is 6. If we multiply third number by 3 and add it to the second number we get 11. By adding first and the third numbers we get a number which is double the second number. Use this information and find a system of linear equations. Find the three numbers using matrices.
- Misc II Q.4The cost of 4 pencils, 3 pens and 2 books is Rs.150. The cost of 1 pencil, 2 pens and 3 books is Rs.125. The cost of 6 pencils, 2 pens and 3 books is Rs.175. Find the cost of each item by using Matrices.
- Misc II Q.5The sum of three numbers is 6. Thrice the third number when added to the first number gives 7. On adding three times first number to the sum of second and third number we get 12. Find the three numbers by using Matrices.
- Misc II Q.6The sum of three numbers is 2. If twice the second number is added to the sum of first and third number, we get 1. On adding five times the first number to the sum of second and third we get 6. Find the three numbers by using matrices.
- Misc II Q.7An amount of Rs.5000 is invested in three types of investments, at interest rates 6%, 7%, 8% per annum respectively. The total annual income from these investments is Rs.350. If the total annual income from first two investments is Rs.70 more than the income from the third, find the amount of each investment using matrix method.
- Misc II Q.8The sum of the costs of one book each of Mathematics, Physics and Chemistry is Rs.210. Total cost of a mathematics book, 2 physics books, and a chemistry book is Rs.240. Also the total cost of a Mathematics book, 3 physics books and 2 chemistry books is Rs.300. Find the cost of each book, using Matrices.
What the board has asked from this chapter
Questions per paper · 12 papers · 2015 to 2026
2015: 1 questions per paper. 2017: 1 questions per paper. 2018: 2 questions per paper. 2020: 2 questions per paper. 2022: 2 questions per paper. 2023: 2 questions per paper. 2024: 2 questions per paper. 2025: 2 questions per paper. 2026: 2 questions per paper
June 2026
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- Q. 4Find the matrix of cofactors of matrix .Minors, Cofactors and Adjoint
- Q. 27Find the inverse of matrixInverse by Adjoint Method
February 2026
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- Q. 1. (ii)If , then the adjoint of matrix is _____.
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Minors, Cofactors and Adjoint - Q. 27If , prove thatMinors, Cofactors and Adjoint
July 2025
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- Q. 4Find the cofactors of the elements of the matrixMinors, Cofactors and Adjoint
- Q. 28The sum of three numbers is 2. If twice of the second number is added to the sum of first and third number we get 0. Adding five times the first number to twice the sum of second and third number we get 7. Find the numbers using matrix method.Solution of Linear Equations using Matrices
2025
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- Q. 27Find the inverse of by elementary row transformations.Inverse by Elementary Transformation Method
- Q. 4Find the adjoint of the matrix .Minors, Cofactors and Adjoint
July 2024
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- Q. 4Find the inverse of matrix by elementary row transformations, whereInverse by Elementary Transformation Method
- Q. 28If then find by Adjoint method.Inverse by Adjoint Method
2024
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- Q. 4Check whether the matrix is invertible or not.Inverse by Adjoint Method
- Q. 27Solve the following system of equations by the method of reduction: , , .Solution of Linear Equations using Matrices
March 2023
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- Q. 4If is a non singular matrix, then find by elementary row transformations. Hence write the inverse of .Inverse by Elementary Transformation Method
- Q. 28If verify that .Minors, Cofactors and Adjoint
March 2022
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- Q. 4Find the cofactors of the elements of the matrix .Minors, Cofactors and Adjoint
- Q. 28Solve the following system of equations by the method of inversion: , , .Solution of Linear Equations using Matrices
February 2020
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- Q. 4Find the matrix of co-factors for the matrix .Minors, Cofactors and Adjoint
- Q. 29Solve the following equations by the method of reduction: , , .Solution of Linear Equations using Matrices
March 2018
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- Q. 3. (B) i.Find the inverse of the matrix using elementary row transformations.Inverse by Elementary Transformation Method
- Q. 1. i.If , then adjoint of matrix is
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Minors, Cofactors and Adjoint
March 2017
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- Q. 1. (ii)The inverse of the matrix is
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Inverse by Adjoint Method
March 2015
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- Q. 1. (A) i.If , then A^6 = __________.
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Elementary Transformations of a Matrix
The 10 board questions to practise first
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Question 1
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Q. 27If , prove thatQuestion 2
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Q. 4Find the matrix of cofactors of matrix .Question 3
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Q. 27Find the inverse of by elementary row transformations.Question 4
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Q. 1. (ii)If , then the adjoint of matrix is _____.Tap an option to check your answer.
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Q. 27Solve the following system of equations by the method of reduction: , , .Question 6
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Q. 27Find the inverse of matrixQuestion 7
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Q. 4Find the cofactors of the elements of the matrixQuestion 8
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Q. 4Find the inverse of matrix by elementary row transformations, whereQuestion 9
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Q. 4Find the adjoint of the matrix .Question 10
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Q. 28Solve the following system of equations by the method of inversion: , , .