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    RD Sharma Solutions Class 12 Mathematics Chapter 4 MCQ

    RD Sharma Solutions Class 12 Mathematics Chapter 4 MCQ

    Kuldeep MauryaUpdated on 20 Jan 2022, 01:38 PM IST

    MCQs are a great way to test students' knowledge of an entire chapter by combining questions from all sections. This is why RD Sharma class 12th exercise MCQ can be highly beneficial to students preparing for board exams. The RD Sharma class 12 chapter 4 exercise MCQ is based on the chapter Algebra of Matrices, which covers addition, multiplication, division, and subtraction of Matrices. You will also learn about skew-symmetric matrices, null matrices, symmetric matrices, and so on. RD Sharma class 12th exercise MCQ part of the textbook will have 46 questions that you will answer.

    RD Sharma Class 12 Solutions Chapter 4 MCQ Algebra of Matrices-Other Exercise

    Algebra of Matrices Excercise: MCQ

    4 Exercise MCQs Question 1

    Answer: The option (B) is correct. As the main diagonal elements are 1 except others which are 0, so it is a Unit Matrix.
    Given: $A=\left[\begin{array}{ccc} 1 & 0 & 0 \\ 0 & 1 & 0 \\ a & b & -1 \end{array}\right]$
    Solution:
    $\begin{aligned} A^{2} &=A \times A \\ &=\left[\begin{array}{lll} 1 & 0 & 0 \\ 0 & 1 & 0 \\ a & b & -1 \end{array}\right] \times\left[\begin{array}{ccc} 1 & 0 & 0 \\ 0 & 1 & 0 \\ a & b & -1 \end{array}\right] \\ &=\left[\begin{array}{lll} 1+0+0 & 0+0+0 & 0+0+0 \\ 0+0+0 & 0+1+0 & 0+0+0 \\ a+0-a & 0+b-b & 0+0+1 \end{array}\right] \\ &=\left[\begin{array}{lll} 1 & 0 & 0 \\ 0 & 1 & 0 \\ 0 & 0 & 1 \end{array}\right] \end{aligned}$

    4 Exercise MCQs Question 2

    Answer: The correct option is $\text { (C), } A^{4}=\left[\begin{array}{ll} 1 & 0 \\ 0 & 1 \end{array}\right]$
    Given:$A=\left[\begin{array}{ll} i & 0 \\ 0 & i \end{array}\right]$
    Solution:
    Now,$A^{2}=A \times A$
    $\begin{aligned} &=\left[\begin{array}{ll} i & 0 \\ 0 & i \end{array}\right] \times\left[\begin{array}{cc} i & 0 \\ 0 & i \end{array}\right] \\ &\quad=\left[\begin{array}{cc} i^{2} & 0 \\ 0 & i^{2} \end{array}\right] \\ &\quad=\left[\begin{array}{cc} -1 & 0 \\ 0 & -1 \end{array}\right] \\ &A^{3}=A^{2} \times A \\ &=\left[\begin{array}{cc} -1 & 0 \\ 0 & -1 \end{array}\right] \times\left[\begin{array}{cc} i & 0 \\ 0 & i \end{array}\right] \\ &=\left[\begin{array}{cc} -i & 0 \\ 0 & -i \end{array}\right] \\ &A^{4}=A^{3} \times A \\ &=\left[\begin{array}{cc} -i & 0 \\ 0 & -i \end{array}\right] \times\left[\begin{array}{cc} i & 0 \\ 0 & i \end{array}\right] \\ &=\left[\begin{array}{cc} -i^{2} & 0 \\ 0 & -i^{2} \end{array}\right] \\ &=\left[\begin{array}{ll} 1 & 0 \\ 0 & 1 \end{array}\right] \end{aligned}$
    So,$A^{4}=\left[\begin{array}{ll} 1 & 0 \\ 0 & 1 \end{array}\right]$


    4 Exercise MCQs Question 3

    Answer: The correct option is $\text { (A), } B^{2}=B$
    Given:$AB=A,BA=B$
    Solution:
    It is Given that,
    $\mathrm{AB}=\mathrm{A}$ ....(1)
    $\mathrm{BA}=\mathrm{B}$ ....(2)
    Now from Equation (2),$\begin{aligned} &B \times(A B)=B \\ &B^{2} A=B \end{aligned}$

    Again from Equation (2),

    $\begin{aligned} &\mathrm{B}^{2} \mathrm{~A}=\mathrm{BA} \\ &\mathrm{B}^{2}=\mathrm{B} \end{aligned}$
    So, the option (B) is correct.


    4 Exercise MCQs Question 4

    Answer: The correct option is $\text { (B), } \mathrm{B}^{2}=\mathrm{B} \text { and } \mathrm{A}^{2}=\mathrm{A}$
    Given:$A B=A, B A=B$
    Solution:
    $A B=A$ ....(1)
    $BA=B$ ....(2)
    Now from Equation (2),
    $\begin{aligned} &B \times(A B)=B \\ &B^{2} A=B \end{aligned}$
    Again from Equation (2),
    $\begin{aligned} &\mathrm{B}^{2} \mathrm{~A}=\mathrm{BA} \\ &\mathrm{B}^{2}=\mathrm{B} \end{aligned}$
    Now from Equation (1),

    $\begin{aligned} &A \times(B A)=A \\ &A^{2} B=A \end{aligned}$
    Again from Equation (1),
    $\begin{aligned} &\mathrm{A}^{2} \mathrm{~B}=\mathrm{AB} \\ &\mathrm{A}^{2}=\mathrm{A} \end{aligned}$
    So,$\mathrm{A}^{2}=\mathrm{A} \text { and } \mathrm{B}^{2}=\mathrm{B}$
    Hence, the correct option is (B).

    4 Algebra of Matrices Exercise MCQs Question 5

    Answer: The correct option is $\text { (C), } A^{2}+B^{2}=A+B$
    Given:$A B=A, B A=B$
    Solution:
    $\mathrm{AB}=\mathrm{A}$ .....(1)
    $\mathrm{BA}=\mathrm{B}$ .....(2)
    Now from Equation (2),

    $\begin{aligned} &B \times(A B)=B \\ &\mathrm{~B}^{2} \mathrm{~A}=\mathrm{B} \end{aligned}$
    Again from Equation (2),
    $\mathrm{B}^{2} \mathrm{~A}=\mathrm{BA}$
    $\mathrm{B}^{2}=\mathrm{B}$
    Now from Equation (1),
    $\begin{aligned} &A \times(B A)=\mathrm{A} \\ &\mathrm{A}^{2} \mathrm{~B}=\mathrm{A} \end{aligned}$
    Again from Equation (1),
    $\begin{aligned} &A^{2} B=A B \\ &A^{2}=A \end{aligned}$
    So,$\mathrm{A}^{2}=\mathrm{A} \text { and } \mathrm{B}^{2}=\mathrm{B}$
    So, the option (C) is the correct option.

    4 Algebra of Matrices Exercise MCQs Question 6

    Answer: The correct option is (D), k = 7
    Given: $\left[\begin{array}{cc} \cos \frac{2 \pi}{7} & -\sin \frac{2 \pi}{7} \\ \sin \frac{2 \pi}{7} & \cos \frac{2 \pi}{7} \end{array}\right]^{\hat{k}}=\left[\begin{array}{ll} 1 & 0 \\ 0 & 1 \end{array}\right]$
    Solution:
    Let $A=\left[\begin{array}{cc} \cos \frac{2 \pi}{7} & -\sin \frac{2 \pi}{7} \\ \sin \frac{2 \pi}{7} & \cos \frac{2 \pi}{7} \end{array}\right]$
    Then $\begin{aligned} |\mathrm{A}| &=\left(\cos \frac{2 \pi}{7}\right)\left(\cos \frac{2 \pi}{7}\right)-\left(\sin \frac{2 \pi}{7}\right)\left(-\sin \frac{2 \pi}{7}\right) \\ &=\left(\cos ^{2} \frac{2 \pi}{7}\right)+\left(\sin ^{2} \frac{2 \pi}{7}\right) \\ &=1 \end{aligned}$
    $I=1$
    $I^{k}=1$ {k cab be anything}
    $\text { Let } \theta=\frac{2 \pi}{7}$
    $\begin{aligned} \mathrm{A}^{2} &=\left[\begin{array}{cc} \cos \theta & -\sin \theta \\ \sin \theta & \cos \theta \end{array}\right] \times\left[\begin{array}{cc} \cos \theta & -\sin \theta \\ \sin \theta & \cos \theta \end{array}\right] \\ &=\left[\begin{array}{cc} \cos ^{2} \theta-\sin ^{2} \theta & -\sin \theta \cos \theta-\sin \theta \cos \theta \\ \sin \theta \cos \theta+\sin \theta \cos \theta & \cos ^{2} \theta-\sin ^{2} \theta \end{array}\right] \\ &=\left[\begin{array}{cc} \cos ^{2} \theta-\sin ^{2} \theta & -2 \sin \theta \cos \theta \\ 2 \sin \theta \cos \theta & \cos ^{2} \theta-\sin ^{2} \theta \end{array}\right] \\ &=\left[\begin{array}{cc} \cos 2 \theta & -\sin 2 \theta \\ \sin 2 \theta & \cos 2 \theta \end{array}\right] \quad\left[\because \cos ^{2} \theta-\sin ^{2} \theta=\cos 2 \theta, 2 \sin \theta \cos \theta=\sin 2 \theta\right] \end{aligned}$
    Now,$\begin{aligned} \mathrm{A}^{4} &=\left[\begin{array}{cc} \cos 2 \theta & -\sin 2 \theta \\ \sin 2 \theta & \cos 2 \theta \end{array}\right] \times\left[\begin{array}{cc} \cos 2 \theta & -\sin 2 \theta \\ \sin 2 \theta & \cos 2 \theta \end{array}\right] \\ &=\left[\begin{array}{cc} \cos 4 \theta & -\sin 4 \theta \\ \sin 4 \theta & \cos 4 \theta \end{array}\right] \end{aligned}$
    Similarly,$A^{7}=\left[\begin{array}{cc} \cos 7 \theta & -\sin 7 \theta \\ \sin 7 \theta & \cos 7 \theta \end{array}\right]$
    Hence, $\theta=\frac{2 \pi}{7}$
    Now, multiplying $\cos \Theta$and $\sin \Theta$ to LHS and RHS,
    Then,

    $\begin{aligned} &\cos 7 \theta=\cos 2 \pi=1 \\ &\sin 7 \theta=\sin 2 \pi=0 \\ &{\left[\begin{array}{cc} \cos 7 \theta & -\sin 7 \theta \\ \sin 7 \theta & \cos 7 \theta \end{array}\right]=\left[\begin{array}{ll} 1 & 0 \\ 0 & 1 \end{array}\right]} \\ &\mathrm{A}^{7}=1 \end{aligned}$
    Hence,k=7
    So, the option (D) is correct.

    4 Algebra of Matrices Exercise MCQs Question 7

    Answer: The correct option is (A), $A^{n}=\left[\begin{array}{ccc} a^{n} & 0 & 0 \\ 0 & a^{n} & 0 \\ 0 & 0 & a^{n} \end{array}\right]$
    Given: The matrix AB is zero.
    Solution:
    If the matrix AB is zero, then, it is not necessary that either A = 0 or B = 0.
    So, the option (A) is correct

    4 Algebra of Matrices Exercise MCQs Question 8

    Answer: The correct option is (C).
    Given: $\left[\begin{array}{ccc} a^{n} & 0 & 0 \\ 0 & a^{n} & 0 \\ 0 & 0 & a^{n} \end{array}\right]$
    Solution:
    $\begin{aligned} &\text { Let } A=\left[\begin{array}{lll} a & 0 & 0 \\ 0 & a & 0 \\ 0 & 0 & a \end{array}\right] \\ &\Rightarrow A^{n}=\left[\begin{array}{lll} a & 0 & 0 \\ 0 & a & 0 \\ 0 & 0 & a \end{array}\right] \times\left[\begin{array}{lll} a & 0 & 0 \\ 0 & a & 0 \\ 0 & 0 & a \end{array}\right] \ldots \text { n times } \\ &\Rightarrow A^{n}=\left[\begin{array}{ccc} a^{n} & 0 & 0 \\ 0 & a^{n} & 0 \\ 0 & 0 & a^{n} \end{array}\right] \end{aligned}$
    So, the correct option is option (C).

    4 Algebra of Matrices Exercise MCQs Question 9

    Answer: The correct option is (A), B is a null matrix.
    Given: AB = 0
    Solution:
    As, AB = 0 and the order of the matrices is A and B is 3,
    So, the matrix B has to be a null matrix.
    Thus, the correct option is (A)



    Answer: The correct option is (B), AB = nB
    Given:$A=\left[\begin{array}{lll} n & 0 & 0 \\ 0 & n & 0 \\ 0 & 0 & n \end{array}\right] \text { and } B=\left[\begin{array}{lll} a_{1} & a_{2} & a_{3} \\ b_{1} & b_{2} & b_{3} \\ c_{1} & c_{2} & c_{3} \end{array}\right]$
    Solution:$\begin{aligned} A B &=\left[\begin{array}{lll} n & 0 & 0 \\ 0 & n & 0 \\ 0 & 0 & n \end{array}\right] \times\left[\begin{array}{lll} a_{1} & a_{2} & a_{3} \\ b_{1} & b_{2} & b_{3} \\ c_{1} & c_{2} & c_{3} \end{array}\right] \\ &=\left[\begin{array}{lll} n a_{1}+0+0 & n a_{2}+0+0 & n a_{3}+0+0 \\ 0+n b_{1}+0 & 0+n b_{2}+0 & 0+n b_{3}+0 \\ 0+0+n c_{1} & 0+0+n c_{2} & 0+0+n c_{3} \end{array}\right] \\ &=\left[\begin{array}{lll} n a_{1} & n a_{2} & n a_{3} \\ n b_{1} & n b_{2} & n b_{3} \\ n c_{1} & n c_{2} & n c_{3} \end{array}\right] \end{aligned}$

    Now $\begin{aligned} &=n\left[\begin{array}{lll} a_{1} & a_{2} & a_{3} \\ b_{1} & b_{2} & b_{3} \\ c_{1} & c_{2} & c_{3} \end{array}\right] \\ &=\mathrm{nB} \end{aligned}$
    So, the option (B) is correct.

    4 Algebra of Matrices Exercise Multiple Choice Questions Question 11

    Answer: The correct option is (A).
    Given: $A=\left[\begin{array}{ll} 1 & a \\ 0 & 1 \end{array}\right]$
    Solution: $A=\left[\begin{array}{ll} 1 & a \\ 0 & 1 \end{array}\right]$
    $A^{n}=\left[\begin{array}{ll} 1 & a \\ 0 & 1 \end{array}\right] \times\left[\begin{array}{cc} 1 & a \\ 0 & 1 \end{array}\right] \times\left[\begin{array}{ll} 1 & a \\ 0 & 1 \end{array}\right] \ldots \mathrm{n} \text { times }$ $\{\text { where, } n \in N\}$
    $A^{n}=\left[\begin{array}{cc} 1 & n a \\ 0 & 1 \end{array}\right]$
    So, the correct option is (A).

    4 Algebra of Matrices Exercise Multiple Choice Questions Question 12

    Answer: The correct option is (A).
    Given:$A=\left[\begin{array}{lll} 1 & 2 & x \\ 0 & 1 & 0 \\ 0 & 0 & 1 \end{array}\right] \text { and } B=\left[\begin{array}{ccc} 1 & -2 & y \\ 0 & 1 & 0 \\ 0 & 0 & 1 \end{array}\right]$
    Solution: $A B=\left[\begin{array}{lll} 1 & 2 & x \\ 0 & 1 & 0 \\ 0 & 0 & 1 \end{array}\right] \times\left[\begin{array}{ccc} 1 & -2 & y \\ 0 & 1 & 0 \\ 0 & 0 & 1 \end{array}\right]$
    $=\left[\begin{array}{ccc} 1+0+0 & -2+2+0 & y+0+x \\ 0+0+0 & 0+1+0 & 0+0+0 \\ 0+0+0 & 0+0+0 & 0+0+1 \end{array}\right]$
    $=\left[\begin{array}{ccc} 1 & 0 & x+y \\ 0 & 1 & 0 \\ 0 & 0 & 1 \end{array}\right]$
    $I_{3}=\left[\begin{array}{ccc} 1 & 0 & x+y \\ 0 & 1 & 0 \\ 0 & 0 & 1 \end{array}\right]=\left[\begin{array}{lll} 1 & 0 & 0 \\ 0 & 1 & 0 \\ 0 & 0 & 1 \end{array}\right]$
    Hence,

    x + y = 0
    So, the correct option is (A).

    4 Algebra of Matrices Exercise Multiple Choice Questions Question 13

    Answer: The correct option is (B).
    Given:$A=\left[\begin{array}{rr} 1 & -1 \\ 2 & -1 \end{array}\right], B=\left[\begin{array}{cc} a & 1 \\ b & -1 \end{array}\right] \text { and }(A+B)^{2}=A^{2}+B^{2}$
    Solution: $\begin{aligned} A+B &=\left[\begin{array}{ll} 1 & -1 \\ 2 & -1 \end{array}\right]+\left[\begin{array}{cc} a & 1 \\ b & -1 \end{array}\right] \\ &=\left[\begin{array}{cc} a+1 & 0 \\ b+2 & -2 \end{array}\right] \end{aligned}$
    $(A+B)^{2}=\left[\begin{array}{cc} a+1 & 0 \\ b+2 & -2 \end{array}\right] \times\left[\begin{array}{cc} a+1 & 0 \\ b+2 & -2 \end{array}\right]$
    $\begin{aligned} &=\left[\begin{array}{cc} (a+1)^{2}+0 & 0+0 \\ (b+2)(a+1)-4-b & 0+4 \end{array}\right] \\ &=\left[\begin{array}{cc} a^{2}+2 a+1 & 0 \\ 2+2 a+b+a b-4-b & 4 \end{array}\right] \\ &=\left[\begin{array}{cc} a^{2}+2 a+1 & 0 \\ 2 a+a b-2 & 4 \end{array}\right] \end{aligned}$
    $\begin{aligned} A^{2} &=\left[\begin{array}{rr} 1 & -1 \\ 2 & -1 \end{array}\right] \times\left[\begin{array}{rr} 1 & -1 \\ 2 & -1 \end{array}\right] \\ &=\left[\begin{array}{rr} 1-2 & -1+1 \\ 2-2 & -2+1 \end{array}\right] \\ A^{2} &=\left[\begin{array}{cc} -1 & 0 \\ 0 & -1 \end{array}\right] \end{aligned}$
    $\begin{aligned} &B^{2}=\left[\begin{array}{cc} a & 1 \\ b & -1 \end{array}\right] \times\left[\begin{array}{cc} a & 1 \\ b & -1 \end{array}\right] \\ &B^{2}=\left[\begin{array}{ll} a^{2}+b & a-1 \\ a b-b & b+1 \end{array}\right] \\ &A^{2}+B^{2}=\left[\begin{array}{cc} -1 & 0 \\ 0 & -1 \end{array}\right]+\left[\begin{array}{cc} a^{2}+b & a-1 \\ a b-b & b+1 \end{array}\right] \\ &A^{2}+B^{2}=\left[\begin{array}{cc} a^{2}+b-1 & a-1 \\ a b-b & b \end{array}\right] \end{aligned}$
    As, $A^{2}+B^{2}=(A+B)^{2}$
    $\begin{aligned} &{\left[\begin{array}{cc} a^{2}+b-1 & a-1 \\ a b-b & b \end{array}\right]=\left[\begin{array}{cc} a^{2}+2 a+1 & 0 \\ 2 a+a b-2 & 4 \end{array}\right]} \\ &a-1=0 \\ &a=1 \\ &b=4 \end{aligned}$
    So, the correct option is (B).


    Answer: The correct option is (C).
    Given:$A=\left[\begin{array}{cc} \alpha & \beta \\ \gamma & -\alpha \end{array}\right] \text { and } \mathrm{A}^{2}=\mathrm{I}$
    Solution: $\begin{aligned} &A^{2}=\left[\begin{array}{cc} \alpha & \beta \\ \gamma & -\alpha \end{array}\right] \times\left[\begin{array}{cc} \alpha & \beta \\ \gamma & -\alpha \end{array}\right] \\ &A^{2}=\left[\begin{array}{cc} \alpha^{2}+\beta \gamma & \alpha \beta-\alpha \beta \\ \alpha \gamma-\alpha \gamma & \gamma \beta+\alpha^{2} \end{array}\right] \\ &I=\left[\begin{array}{ll} 1 & 0 \\ 0 & 1 \end{array}\right] \end{aligned}$
    $\left[\begin{array}{cc} \alpha^{2}+\beta \gamma & \alpha \beta-\alpha \beta \\ \alpha \gamma-\alpha \gamma & \gamma \beta+\alpha^{2} \end{array}\right]=\left[\begin{array}{ll} 1 & 0 \\ 0 & 1 \end{array}\right]$
    So,$\begin{aligned} &\alpha^{2}+\beta \gamma=1 \\ &\alpha^{2}+\beta \gamma-1=0 \\ &1-\alpha^{2}-\beta \gamma=0 \end{aligned}$
    Hence, the correct option is (C).

    4 Algebra of Matrices Exercise Multiple Choice Questions Question 15

    Answer: The correct option is (C).

    Given:$S=\left[S_{i j}\right] \text { and } S_{\ddot{j}}=\mathrm{K}$

    Solution: $\begin{aligned} &S=\left[S_{i j}\right] \\ &S=\left[\begin{array}{cc} K & 0 \\ 0 & K \end{array}\right] \quad\left(\mathrm{As}_{3} S_{i j}=\mathrm{K}\right) \end{aligned}$

    $\text { Let } A=\left[\begin{array}{ll} a_{11} & a_{12} \\ a_{21} & a_{22} \end{array}\right]$ (Square Matrix)

    $\begin{aligned} A S &=\left[\begin{array}{ll} a_{11} & a_{12} \\ a_{21} & a_{22} \end{array}\right] \times\left[\begin{array}{cc} K & 0 \\ 0 & K \end{array}\right] \\ &=\left[\begin{array}{ll} K a_{11} & K a_{12} \\ K a_{21} & K a_{22} \end{array}\right] \\ &=K\left[\begin{array}{ll} a_{11} & a_{12} \\ a_{21} & a_{22} \end{array}\right] \\ &=K A \end{aligned}$
    Hence,
    $A S=S A=K A$
    So, the correct option is (C).

    4 Algebra of Matrices Exercise Multiple Choice Questions Question 16

    Answer: The correct option is (C).
    Given: A is a Square Matrix and $A^{2}=A$
    Solution:
    $(I+A)^{3}=I^{3}+A^{3}+3 A^{2} I+3 A I^{2}$ $\text { (Using the Identity, } \left.(a+b)^{3}=a^{3}+b^{3}+3 a b(a+b)\right)$
    $(I+A)^{3}=I+A^{2}(A)+3 A I+3 A$ (‘I’ stands for Identity Matrix)
    $\begin{aligned} &(I+A)^{3}=I+A+3 A+3 A \\ &(I+A)^{3}=I+7 A \\ &(I+A)^{3}-7 A=I \end{aligned}$
    So, the correct option is (C).

    4 Algebra of Matrices Exercise Multiple Choice Questions Question 17

    Answer: The correct option is (B).
    Given: A is both Symmetric and Skew-Symmetric.
    Solution:
    If a matrix A is both Symmetric and Skew-Symmetric,
    $A=A$ and $A=-A$
    Comparing both the equations,
    $\begin{aligned} &A=-A \\ &A+A=0 \\ &2 A=0 \\ &A=0 \end{aligned}$
    Then A is a Zero Matrix.
    So, the correct option is (B).

    4 Algebra of Matrices Exercise Multiple Choice Questions 18

    Answer: The correct option is (A).
    Given: Matrix = $\left[\begin{array}{ccc} 0 & 5 & -7 \\ -5 & 0 & 11 \\ 7 & -11 & 0 \end{array}\right]$
    Solution:
    $\text { Let } \mathrm{A}=\left[\begin{array}{ccc} 0 & 5 & -7 \\ -5 & 0 & 11 \\ 7 & -11 & 0 \end{array}\right]$
    $\begin{aligned} &A^{T}=\left[\begin{array}{ccc} 0 & -5 & 7 \\ 5 & 0 & -11 \\ -7 & 11 & 0 \end{array}\right] \\ &-A=\left[\begin{array}{ccc} 0 & -5 & 7 \\ 5 & 0 & -11 \\ -7 & 11 & 0 \end{array}\right] \end{aligned}$
    $\because A^{T}=-A$
    Therefore, the given matrix is a Skew-Symmetric matrix.
    So, the correct option is (A).

    4 Algebra of Matrices Exercise Multiple Choice Questions Question 19

    Answer: The correct option is (D).
    Given: A is a Square Matrix.
    Solution:
    If A is a Square matrix,
    $\begin{aligned} &\text { Let } A=\left[\begin{array}{ll} 1 & 2 \\ 1 & 0 \end{array}\right] \\ &\begin{aligned} A A &=\left[\begin{array}{ll} 1 & 2 \\ 1 & 0 \end{array}\right] \times\left[\begin{array}{ll} 1 & 2 \\ 1 & 0 \end{array}\right] \\ &=\left[\begin{array}{ll} 3 & 2 \\ 1 & 2 \end{array}\right] \end{aligned} \end{aligned}$
    Then, AA is neither of the matrices given in the options of the question.
    So, the correct option is (D).

    4 Algebra of Matrices Exercise Multiple Choice Questions Question 21

    Answer: The correct option is (C), x = y
    Given: $A=\left[\begin{array}{ll} 5 & x \\ y & 0 \end{array}\right]$
    Solution:
    Then$\mathrm{A}^{\mathrm{T}}=\left[\begin{array}{ll} 5 & y \\ x & 0 \end{array}\right]$
    So,$\mathrm{A}=\mathrm{A}^{\mathrm{T}}$
    $\begin{aligned} &\Rightarrow\left[\begin{array}{ll} 5 & x \\ y & 0 \end{array}\right]=\left[\begin{array}{ll} 5 & y \\ x & 0 \end{array}\right] \\ &\Rightarrow \mathrm{x}=\mathrm{y} \end{aligned}$
    So, the correct option is (C).

    4 Algebra of Matrices Exercise Multiple Choice Questions Question 21

    Answer:

    Answer: The correct option is (C), x = y
    Given: $A=\left[\begin{array}{ll} 5 & x \\ y & 0 \end{array}\right]$
    Solution:
    Then$\mathrm{A}^{\mathrm{T}}=\left[\begin{array}{ll} 5 & y \\ x & 0 \end{array}\right]$
    So,$\mathrm{A}=\mathrm{A}^{\mathrm{T}}$
    $\begin{aligned} &\Rightarrow\left[\begin{array}{ll} 5 & x \\ y & 0 \end{array}\right]=\left[\begin{array}{ll} 5 & y \\ x & 0 \end{array}\right] \\ &\Rightarrow \mathrm{x}=\mathrm{y} \end{aligned}$
    So, the correct option is (C).

    Answer: The correct option is (A), $3\times 4$
    Given:$\mathrm{A}^{\mathrm{T}} \mathrm{B}$ and $\mathrm{BA}^{\mathrm{T}}$ are both defined.
    Solution:
    As $\mathrm{A}^{\mathrm{T}} \mathrm{B}$ and $\mathrm{BA}^{\mathrm{T}}$ are both defined, the number of columns in B should be equal to the number of rows in A for BA and also, the number of columns in A should be equal to the number of rows in B for BA.
    So, the order of the matrix is $B=3\times 4$
    Thus, the correct option is (A).

    4 Algebra of Matrices Exercise Multiple choice Questions Question 23:

    Answer: The correct option is (D), none of these.
    Given:$\mathrm{A}=\left[a_{i j}\right]$ is a Square matrix of even order such that $a_{i j}=i^{2}-j^{2}$
    Solution:
    From $a_{i j}=i^{2}-j^{2}$
    $\begin{gathered} \Rightarrow a_{11}=12-12=0 \\ a_{12}=12-22=-10 \\ a_{21}=22-12=10 \\ a_{22}=22-22=0 \end{gathered}$
    $\begin{aligned} &\therefore A=\left[\begin{array}{cc} 0 & -10 \\ 10 & 0 \end{array}\right] \\ &A^{T}=\left[\begin{array}{cc} 0 & 10 \\ -10 & 0 \end{array}\right] \\ &-A=\left[\begin{array}{cc} 0 & 10 \\ -10 & 0 \end{array}\right] \end{aligned}$
    So,$A^{T}=-A$
    $\begin{aligned} |A| &=0(0)-(-10) 10 \\ &=0+100 \\ &=100 \neq 0 \end{aligned}$
    So, the correct option is (D).

    4 Algebra of Matrices Exercise Multiple Choice Questions Question 24

    Answer: The correct option is $\text { (C), } \theta=2 n \pi+\frac{\pi}{3}, n \in Z$
    Given:$A=\left[\begin{array}{cc} \cos \theta & -\sin \theta \\ \sin \theta & \cos \theta \end{array}\right]$
    Solution:
    Now,
    $A=\left[\begin{array}{cc} \cos \theta & -\sin \theta \\ \sin \theta & \cos \theta \end{array}\right]$
    $\begin{aligned} &\Rightarrow A^{T}=\left[\begin{array}{cc} \cos \theta & \sin \theta \\ -\sin \theta & \cos \theta \end{array}\right] \\ &A+A^{T}=\left[\begin{array}{cc} \cos \theta & -\sin \theta \\ \sin \theta & \cos \theta \end{array}\right]+\left[\begin{array}{cc} \cos \theta & \sin \theta \\ -\sin \theta & \cos \theta \end{array}\right]=\left[\begin{array}{cc} 1 & 0 \\ 0 & 1 \end{array}\right] \\ &\Rightarrow 2 \cos \theta=1 \\ &\cos \theta=\frac{1}{2} \\ &\Rightarrow \theta=2 n \pi+\frac{\pi}{3}\{n \in Z\} \end{aligned}$
    So, the correct option is (C).

    4 Algebra of Matrices Exercise Multiple Choice Questions Question 25

    Answer: The correct option is (A).
    $\frac{1}{2}\left(A+A^{\prime}\right)=\left[\begin{array}{ccc} 2 & 2 & -4 \\ 2 & 3 & 4 \\ -4 & 4 & 2 \end{array}\right]$
    Given:$A=\left[\begin{array}{ccc} 2 & 0 & -3 \\ 4 & 3 & 1 \\ -5 & 7 & 2 \end{array}\right]$
    Solution:
    Then $A^{\prime}=\left[\begin{array}{ccc} 2 & 4 & -5 \\ 0 & 3 & 7 \\ -3 & 1 & 2 \end{array}\right]$
    As the sum is expressed as,
    $\begin{aligned} B &=\frac{1}{2}\left(A+A^{\prime}\right) \\ &=\frac{1}{2}\left[\left[\begin{array}{ccc} 2 & 0 & -3 \\ 4 & 3 & 1 \\ -5 & 7 & 2 \end{array}\right]+\left[\begin{array}{ccc} 2 & 4 & -5 \\ 0 & 3 & 7 \\ -3 & 1 & 2 \end{array}\right]\right] \\ &=\frac{1}{2}\left[\begin{array}{ccc} 4 & 4 & -8 \\ 4 & 6 & 8 \\ -8 & 8 & 4 \end{array}\right] \\ &=\left[\begin{array}{ccc} 2 & 2 & -4 \\ 2 & 3 & 4 \\ -4 & 4 & 2 \end{array}\right] \end{aligned}$
    So, the correct option is (A).


    Answer: The correct option is (A), $\left[\begin{array}{ll} 0 & 0 \\ 0 & 0 \end{array}\right]$
    Given: Matrix
    Solution: Since Scalar matrix is a matrix whose all off-diagonal elements are zero and all on-diagonal elements are equal, so the Scalar matrix is $\left[\begin{array}{ll} 0 & 0 \\ 0 & 0 \end{array}\right]$
    Thus, the correct option is (A).

    4 Algebra of Matrices Exercise Multiple Choice Questions Question 27

    Answer: The correct option is (D), 512.
    Given: The Matrix is of order $3\times 3$
    Solution:
    $\text { Let } A=\left[\begin{array}{lll} a_{11} & a_{12} & a_{13} \\ a_{21} & a_{22} & a_{23} \\ a_{31} & a_{32} & a_{33} \end{array}\right]$
    No. of elements = 9
    Order = $3\times 3$
    Every item in this matrix can be filled in two ways either by 0 or by 1.
    So, the number of possible matrices is = $2 \times 2 \times 2 \times 2 \times 2 \times 2 \times 2 \times 2 \times 2=512$
    Thus, the correct option is (D).

    4 Algebra of Matrices Exercise Multiple Choice Questions Question 28

    Answer: The correct option is (D), Not possible to find.
    Given:
    Solution: $\left[\begin{array}{cc} 3 x+7 & 5 \\ y+1 & 2-3 x \end{array}\right] \text { and }\left[\begin{array}{cc} 0 & y-2 \\ 8 & 4 \end{array}\right]$are equal
    Then from the matrices,
    $\begin{aligned} &3 x+7=0 \\ &x=\frac{-7}{3} \\ &y-2=5 \\ &y=7 \\ &2-3 x=4 \\ &3 x=-2 \\ &x=\frac{-2}{3} \end{aligned}$
    These values of $x$ are not equal to each other, so it is not possible to find.
    Thus, the correct option is (D).

    4 Algebra of Matrices Exercise Multiple Choice Questions Question 29

    Answer: The correct option is $(C) ;-6,-4,-9$
    Given:$A=\left[\begin{array}{cc} 0 & 2 \\ 3 & -4 \end{array}\right] \text { and } k A=\left[\begin{array}{cc} 0 & 3 a \\ 2 b & 24 \end{array}\right]$
    Solution:
    From Matrix,
    $\begin{aligned} &k A=\left[\begin{array}{cc} 0 & 3 a \\ 2 b & 24 \end{array}\right] \\ &\Rightarrow k A=\left[\begin{array}{cc} 0 & 2 k \\ 3 k & -4 k \end{array}\right] \\ &\Rightarrow\left[\begin{array}{cc} 0 & 2 k \\ 3 k & -4 k \end{array}\right]=\left[\begin{array}{cc} 0 & 3 a \\ 2 b & 24 \end{array}\right] \end{aligned}$
    Now comparing the Equations,
    $\begin{aligned} &-4 k=24 \Rightarrow k=-6 \\ &3 k=2 b \Rightarrow 3(-6)=2 b \\ &\Rightarrow 2 b=-18 \\ &\Rightarrow b=-9 \\ &3 a=2 k \Rightarrow 3 a=2(-6) \\ &\Rightarrow 3 a=-12 \\ &\Rightarrow a=-4 \end{aligned}$
    So the values are k = -6, a= -4 and b = -9
    Thus, the correct option is (C).

    4 Algebra of Matrices Exercise Multiple Choice Questions Question 30

    Answer: The correct option is $\text { (A); } I \cos \theta+J \sin \theta$
    Given: $\begin{aligned} &I=\left[\begin{array}{ll} 1 & 0 \\ 0 & 1 \end{array}\right] \\ &J=\left[\begin{array}{cc} 0 & 1 \\ -1 & 0 \end{array}\right] \\ &B=\left[\begin{array}{cc} \cos \theta & \sin \theta \\ -\sin \theta & \cos \theta \end{array}\right] \end{aligned}$
    Solution:
    From the Matrices,
    $\begin{aligned} &I=\left[\begin{array}{ll} 1 & 0 \\ 0 & 1 \end{array}\right] \\ &\Rightarrow I \cos \theta=\left[\begin{array}{cc} \cos \theta & 0 \\ 0 & \cos \theta \end{array}\right] \\ &\begin{aligned} J \sin \theta=\left[\begin{array}{cc} 0 & \sin \theta \\ -\sin \theta & 0 \end{array}\right] \mathbf{I} \end{aligned} \\ &\begin{array}{l} I \cos \theta+J \sin \theta=\left[\begin{array}{cc} \cos \theta & 0 \\ 0 & \cos \theta \end{array}\right]+\left[\begin{array}{cc} 0 & \sin \theta \\ -\sin \theta & 0 \end{array}\right] \\ =\left[\begin{array}{cc} \cos \theta & \sin \theta \\ -\sin \theta & \cos \theta \end{array}\right] \end{array} \\ &\Rightarrow B=I \cos \theta+J \sin \theta \end{aligned}$
    Thus, the correct option is (C).

    4 Algebra of Matrices Exercise Multiple Choice Questions Question 31

    Answer: The correct option is (A); 17
    Given:$A=\left[\begin{array}{ccc} 1 & -5 & 7 \\ 0 & 7 & 9 \\ 11 & 8 & 9 \end{array}\right]$
    Solution: As the trace of a matrix is the sum of diagonal elements,
    1 + 7 + 9 = 17
    Trace = 17
    Thus, the correct option is (A).

    4 Algebra of Matrices Exercise Multiple Choice Questions Question 32

    Answer: The correct option is (A).
    Given:$A=\left[a_{i j}\right]_{m \times n} \text { and } a_{i j}=K$
    Solution:
    $\because A=\left[a_{\ddot{j}}\right]_{m \times n}$
    Trace of A, i.e,
    $\begin{aligned} \operatorname{tr}(A)=\sum a_{i j}^{n i}=1 &=a_{11}+a_{22}+a_{33}+\ldots .+a_{n n} \\ &=K+K+K+K \ldots . \quad \text { (n times) } \\ &=K(n) \\ &=n K \end{aligned}$
    Thus, the correct option is (A).

    4 Algebra of Matrices Exercise Multiple Choice questionsQuestion 33

    Answer: The correct option is (D).
    Given:$A=\left[\begin{array}{lll} 0 & 0 & 4 \\ 0 & 4 & 0 \\ 4 & 0 & 0 \end{array}\right]$
    Solution:
    $A=\left[\begin{array}{lll} 0 & 0 & 4 \\ 0 & 4 & 0 \\ 4 & 0 & 0 \end{array}\right]=4\left[\begin{array}{lll} 0 & 0 & 1 \\ 0 & 1 & 0 \\ 1 & 0 & 0 \end{array}\right]=4 \mathrm{I}$
    Therefore, it is not matching with any of the given matrix options.
    Thus, the correct option is (D).

    4 Algebra of Matrices Exercise Multiple Choice Questions Question 34

    Answer: The correct option is (D).
    Given: The order of the matrix = $3\times 3$
    Solution:
    $\text { Let } A=\left[\begin{array}{lll} a_{11} & a_{12} & a_{13} \\ a_{21} & a_{22} & a_{23} \\ a_{31} & a_{32} & a_{33} \end{array}\right]$
    No. of elements = 9
    Order = $3\times 3$
    Every item in this matrix can be filled in two ways either by 0 or by 1.
    So, the number of possible matrices is $=2 \times 2 \times 2 \times 2 \times 2 \times 2 \times 2 \times 2 \times 2=512$
    Thus, the correct option is (D).

    4 Algebra of Matrices Exercise Multiple Choice Questions Question 35

    Answer: The correct option is (B).
    Given: $\left[\begin{array}{cc} 2 x+y & 4 x \\ 5 x-7 & 4 x \end{array}\right]=\left[\begin{array}{cc} 7 & 7 y-13 \\ y & x+6 \end{array}\right]$
    Solution:
    Comparing the Equations,$\begin{aligned} &2 x+y=7 \text { and } 4 x=x+6 \\ &3 x=6 \Rightarrow x=2 \\ &2(2)+y=7 \\ &y=7-4 \\ &y=3 \\ &x=2 \text { and } y=3 \end{aligned}$

    Thus, the correct option is (B).

    4 Algebra of Matrices Exercise MCQs Question 36Answer: The correct option is (A).
    Given: $A^{2}=I$is a square matrix
    Hint: Using $(a-b)^{3} \text { and }(a+b)^{3}$
    Solution:
    $\begin{aligned} &(A-I)^{3}+(A+I)^{3}-7 A=A^{3}-I^{3}-3 A^{2} I+3 A I^{2}+A^{3}+I^{3}+3 A^{2} I+3 A I^{2}-7 A \\ &{\left[\begin{array}{l} (a-b)^{3}=a^{3}-b^{3}-3 a^{2} b+3 a b^{2} \\ (a+b)^{3}=a^{3}+b^{3}+3 a^{2} b+3 a b^{2} \end{array}\right]} \\ &=A^{2} \cdot A-I-3 A^{2} \cdot I+3 A I+A^{2} \cdot A+I+3 A^{2} \cdot I+3 A I-7 A \quad\left[\because I^{2}=I\right. \\ &=I \cdot A-I-3 I \cdot I+3 A+I A+I+3 I \cdot I+3 A-7 A \\ &=A-I-3 I+3 A+A+I+3 I+3 A-7 A \\ &=8 A-7 A=A \end{aligned}$

    4 Algebra of Matrices Exercise Multiple Choice Questions Question 37\

    Answer:$B\times n$
    Given: if A and B are two matrices of order $3\times m$and $3\times n$ respectively and $m=n$, then the order of $5A-2B$is
    Hint: you must know the subtraction of the matrices
    Solution:
    Order of the matrix $A=3\times m$
    Order of the matrix $B=3\times n$
    Now we know in matrices;
    Addition or subtraction is possible only if their orders are same
    i.e. order of A must be equal to the order or B
    $\begin{aligned} &\Rightarrow 3 \times 3=3 \times n \\ &\Rightarrow 3 \times n=3 \times n \end{aligned}$ [Also $m=n$,is given]
    Order of $5A-2B$ is also equal to $3\times n$

    4 Algebra of Matrices Exercise Multiple Choice Questions Question 38

    Answer:$m\times n$
    Given: If A is a matrix of order $m\times n$ and B is the matrix such that $AB^{T}$and $B^{T}A$ are both defined. Then the order of the matrix B is
    Hint: compare order of matrices
    Solution:
    Order of the matrix $A=m \times n$
    Order of the matrix $B=p \times q$
    Order of the matrix $B^{T}=q \times p$
    We are given $AB^{T}$ exists
    Number of columns in A= Number of rows in $B^{T}$
    $n=q$
    Also we are given $B^{T}A$ exists
    Number of columns in $B^{T}$= Number of rows in A
    $p=m$
    $\therefore$Order of B becomes $m\times n$

    Given: If A and B are matrices of same order then $AB^{T}-BA^{T}$is
    Hint: You must know about properties of transpose
    Solution:
    Given that order of matrices A and B are same
    Then we check it by taking transpose of $AB^{T}-BA^{T}$
    i.e.$\begin{array}{ll} \left(A B^{T}-B A^{T}\right)^{T}=\left(A B^{T}\right)^{T}-\left(B A^{T}\right)^{T} & {\left[(A-B)^{T}=A^{T}-B^{T}\right]} \\ =\left(B^{T}\right)^{T}(A)^{T}-\left(A^{T}\right)^{T} B^{T} & {\left[(A B)^{T}=B^{T} A^{T}\right]} \\ =B A^{T}-A B^{T} & {\left[\left(A^{T}\right)^{T}=A\right]} \\ =\left(A B^{T}-B A^{T}\right) \end{array}$

    $AB^{T}-BA^{T}$ Is a skew symmetric matrix

    4 Algebra of Matrices Exercise Multiple Choice Questions Question 40

    Answer:$I$
    Given: If matrix $A=\left[a_{i j}\right]_{2 \times 2} \text { where } a_{i j}=\left\{\begin{array}{ll} 1 & \text { if } i \neq j \\ 0 & \text { if } i=j \end{array} \text { then } A^{2}\right.$
    Hint: find $A^{2}$
    Solution:
    We have$A=\left[a_{i j}\right]_{2 \times 2} \text { where } \begin{cases}1 & \text { if } i \neq j \\ 0 & \text { if } i=j\end{cases}$
    Let A be a square matrix
    $\text { i.e. } A=\left[\begin{array}{ll} a_{11} & a_{12} \\ a_{21} & a_{22} \end{array}\right]$
    Now for $i \neq j \text { i.e. } a_{12}=1 \text { and } a_{21}=1$
    And for $i=j \text { i.e. } a_{11}=0 \text { and } a_{22}=0$
    $\begin{aligned} &\therefore A=\left[\begin{array}{ll} 0 & 1 \\ 1 & 0 \end{array}\right] \\ &\therefore A^{2}=\left[\begin{array}{ll} 0 & 1 \\ 1 & 0 \end{array}\right]\left[\begin{array}{ll} 0 & 1 \\ 1 & 0 \end{array}\right]=\left[\begin{array}{ll} 1 & 0 \\ 0 & 1 \end{array}\right]=I \end{aligned}$

    4 Algebra of Matrices Exercise Multiple Choice Questions Question 41

    Answer:$\frac{1}{2} I$
    Given: $A=\frac{1}{\pi}\left[\begin{array}{ll} \sin ^{-1}(\pi x) & \tan ^{-1}\left(\frac{x}{\pi}\right) \\ \sin ^{-1}\left(\frac{x}{\pi}\right) & \cot ^{-1}(\pi x) \end{array}\right] ; B=\frac{1}{\pi}\left[\begin{array}{ll} -\cos ^{-1}(\pi x) & \tan ^{-1}\left(\frac{x}{\pi}\right) \\ \sin ^{-1}\left(\frac{x}{\pi}\right) & -\tan ^{-1}(\pi x) \end{array}\right]$
    Hint:$\text { Use } \sin ^{-1} x+\cos ^{-1} x=\frac{\pi}{2} \text { and } \tan ^{-1} x+\cot ^{-1} x=\frac{\pi}{2}$
    Solution:
    $\begin{aligned} &A-B=\frac{1}{\pi}\left[\left[\begin{array}{cc} \sin (\pi x) & \tan ^{-1}\left(\frac{x}{\pi}\right) \\ \sin ^{-1}\left(\frac{x}{\pi}\right) & \cot ^{-1}(\pi x) \end{array}\right]-\left[\begin{array}{cc} -\cos ^{-1}(\pi x) & \tan ^{-1}\left(\frac{x}{\pi}\right) \\ \sin ^{-1}\left(\frac{x}{\pi}\right) & -\tan ^{-1}\left(\frac{\pi}{x}\right) \end{array}\right]\right]\\ &=\frac{1}{\pi}\left[\begin{array}{ll} \sin (\pi x)+\cos ^{-1}(\pi x) & \tan ^{-1}\left(\frac{x}{\pi}\right)-\tan ^{-1}\left(\frac{x}{\pi}\right) \\ \sin ^{-1}\left(\frac{x}{\pi}\right)-\sin ^{-1}\left(\frac{x}{\pi}\right) & \cot ^{-1}(\pi x)+\tan ^{-1}\left(\frac{\pi}{x}\right) \end{array}\right]\\ &=\frac{1}{\pi}\left[\begin{array}{cc} \frac{\pi}{2} & 0 \\ 0 & \frac{\pi}{2} \end{array}\right] \quad\left[\begin{array}{l} \sin ^{-1} x+\cos ^{-1} x=\frac{\pi}{2} \\ \tan ^{-1} x+\cot ^{-1} x=\frac{\pi}{2} \end{array}\right]\\ &=\frac{1}{\pi} \times \frac{\pi}{2} I=\frac{1}{2} I \end{aligned}$

    4 Algebra of Matrices Exercise Multiple Choice Questions Question 42

    Answer: $A^{2}-B^{2}+B A-A B$
    Given: If A and B are square matrices of the same order then $(A+B)(A-B)=$
    Hint: You must know the multiplying the matrices
    Solution:
    $\begin{aligned} &(A+B)(A-B) \\ &=A(A-B)+B(A-B) \\ &=A^{2}-A B+B A-B^{2} \\ &=A^{2}-B^{2}+B A-A B \end{aligned}$

    4 Algebra of Matrices Exercise Multiple Choice Questions Question 43

    Answer: AB and BA are both defined
    Given: $A=\left[\begin{array}{ccc} 2 & -1 & 3 \\ -4 & 5 & 1 \end{array}\right], B=\left[\begin{array}{cc} 2 & 3 \\ 4 & -2 \\ 1 & 5 \end{array}\right]$
    Hint: Check order of both matrices
    Solution:
    Hence order of the matrix $A=2\times 3$
    And order of the matrix $B=3\times 2$
    $\therefore$ Columns of matrix A= Rows of matrix B
    $\Rightarrow$AB is defined
    Also here column of matrix B= Rows of matrix A
    $\Rightarrow BA$ is defined

    4 Algebra of Matrices Exercise Multiple Choice Questions Question 44

    Answer: Skew symmetric
    Given: $A=\left[\begin{array}{ccc} 0 & -5 & 8 \\ 5 & 0 & 12 \\ -8 & -12 & 0 \end{array}\right]$
    Hint: matrix is skew symmetric if $A^{T}=-A$
    Solution:
    $\begin{aligned} &A=\left[\begin{array}{ccc} 0 & -5 & 8 \\ 5 & 0 & 12 \\ -8 & -12 & 0 \end{array}\right] \\ &A^{T}=\left[\begin{array}{ccc} 0 & 5 & -8 \\ -5 & 0 & -12 \\ 8 & 12 & 0 \end{array}\right]=-\left[\begin{array}{ccc} 0 & -5 & 8 \\ 5 & 0 & -12 \\ -8 & -12 & 0 \end{array}\right]=-A \\ &\Rightarrow A^{T}=-A \end{aligned}$
    $\therefore$ A is a skew symmetric matrix

    4 Algebra of Matrices Exercise Multiple Choice Questions Question 45

    Answer: Diagonal matrix

    Given: $A=\left[\begin{array}{lll} 1 & 0 & 0 \\ 0 & 2 & 0 \\ 0 & 0 & 4 \end{array}\right]$

    Hint: You must know about diagonal matrix

    Solution:

    $A=\left[\begin{array}{lll} 1 & 0 & 0 \\ 0 & 2 & 0 \\ 0 & 0 & 4 \end{array}\right]$
    Here all the elements of the matrix except the diagonal elements are 0
    $\therefore$ A is a diagonal matrix

    4 Algebra of Matrices Exercise Multiple Choice Questions Question 46

    Answer: Skew symmetric matrix
    Given: A and B are symmetric matrices of same order.
    Hint: You must know about properties of transpose of a matrix
    Solution:
    Given that A and B are symmetric matrices
    $\begin{aligned} &\Rightarrow A^{T}=A \text { and } B^{T}=B\\ &\text { Now }\\ &\left(A B^{T}-B A^{T}\right)^{T}=\left(A B^{T}\right)^{T}-\left(B A^{T}\right)^{T} \quad\left[\because(A-B)^{T}=A^{T}-B^{T}\right]\\ &=\left(B^{T}\right)^{T} A^{T}-\left(A^{T}\right)^{T} B^{T} \quad\left[\because(A B)^{T}=B^{T} A^{T}\right]\\ &=B A^{T}-A B^{T} \quad\left[\because\left(A^{T}\right)^{T}=A\right] \end{aligned}$
    $\begin{aligned} &=-\left(A B^{T}-B A^{T}\right)\\ &\Rightarrow A B^{T}-B A^{T} \text { Is a skew symmetric matrix } \end{aligned}$


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