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Linear algebra involves the study of matrices, vectors, and linear transformations. Common topics include finding the rank of a matrix, calculating eigenvalues and eigenvectors, and performing LU decomposition. These advanced mathematical concepts are frequently tested in engineering, statistics, and civil service examinations.

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Linear Algebra Questions

Multiple choice business maths matrix properties of matrix multiplication properties of multiplication of matrix multiplication of matrices

If $A$ is a non-singular matrix, then 

  1. ${ A }^{ -1 }$ is symmetric if $A$ is symmetric
  2. ${ A }^{ -1 }$ is skew-symmetric if $A$ is symmetric
  3. $\left| { A }^{ -1 } \right| =\left| A \right| $
  4. $\left| { A }^{ -1 } \right| ={ \left| A \right| }^{ -1 }$
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A,D Correct answer
Explanation

Since $\left| A \right| \neq 0$, therefore ${ A }^{ -1 }$ exists.

Now, $A{ A }^{ -1 }=I={ A }^{ -1 }A$
$\Rightarrow \left( A{ A }^{ -1 } \right) '=I'=\left( { A }^{ -1 }A \right) '\Rightarrow \left( { A }^{ -1 } \right) 'A'=I=A'\left( { A }^{ -1 } \right) '\quad \quad \quad \left( \because A'=A \right) $
$\Rightarrow \left( { A }^{ -1 } \right) 'A=I=A\left( { A }^{ -1 } \right) '\Rightarrow { A }^{ -1 }=\left( { A }^{ -1 } \right) '\Rightarrow { A }^{ -1 }$ is symmetric
Also, since $\left| A \right| \neq 0,\therefore { A }^{ -1 }$ exists such that
$A{ A }^{ -1 }=I={ A }^{ -1 }A\Rightarrow \left| A{ A }^{ -1 } \right| =\left| I \right| $
$\Rightarrow \left| A \right| \left| { A }^{ -1 } \right| =1\quad \quad \left( \because \left| AB \right| =\left| A \right| \left| B \right|  \right) $
$\displaystyle \Rightarrow \left| { A }^{ -1 } \right| =\frac { 1 }{ \left| A \right|  } $

Multiple choice maths matrix properties of matrix multiplication properties of multiplication of matrix multiplication of matrices

If $AB=A$ and $BA=B$, where $A$ and $B$ are square matrices, then 

  1. ${ B }^{ 2 }=B$ and ${ A }^{ 2 }=A$
  2. ${ B }^{ 2 }=A$ and ${ A }^{ 2 }=B$
  3. $AB=BA$

  4. none of these
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A Correct answer
Explanation

We have 

$AB=A\Rightarrow A\left( BA \right) =A\quad$, subsitute $BA=B$ 
${$ $A(BA) =(AB)A$ $}$
$\Rightarrow \left( AB \right) A=A$
Subsitute $AB = A$
$\Rightarrow AA=A\quad \quad \left[ \therefore AB=A \right] \ \Rightarrow { A }^{ 2 }=A$
Again $BA=B$

$\Rightarrow B\left( AB \right) =B\quad \quad \left[ \because AB=A \right] $
$\Rightarrow \left( BA \right) B=B$
$\Rightarrow BB=B$
$\Rightarrow { B }^{ 2 }=B$

Multiple choice business maths matrix properties of matrix multiplication properties of multiplication of matrix multiplication of matrices

If $A=\begin{bmatrix} 0 & 1 \ 1 & 0 \end{bmatrix}$, $B=\begin{bmatrix} 0 & -i \ i & 0 \end{bmatrix}$ then ${(A+B)}^{2}$ equals

  1. ${A}^{2}+{B}^{2}$
  2. ${A}^{2}+{B}^{2}+2AB$
  3. ${A}^{2}+{B}^{2}+AB-BA$

  4. none of these
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A Correct answer
Explanation

Given, $A=\begin{bmatrix} 0 & 1 \ 1 & 0 \end{bmatrix},B=\begin{bmatrix} 0 & -i \ i & 0 \end{bmatrix}$


$ A+B=\begin{bmatrix} 0 & 1 \ 1 & 0 \end{bmatrix}+\begin{bmatrix} 0 & -i \ i & 0 \end{bmatrix}=\begin{bmatrix} 0 & 1-i \ i+1 & 0 \end{bmatrix}$

$ { \left( A+B \right)  }^{ 2 }=\begin{bmatrix} 0 & 1-i \ i+1 & 0 \end{bmatrix}\begin{bmatrix} 0 & 1-i \ i+1 & 0 \end{bmatrix}=\begin{bmatrix} 2 & 0 \ 0 & 2 \end{bmatrix}$

$ { A }^{ 2 }=\begin{bmatrix} 0 & 1 \ 1 & 0 \end{bmatrix}\begin{bmatrix} 0 & 1 \ 1 & 0 \end{bmatrix}=\begin{bmatrix} 1 & 0 \ 0 & 1 \end{bmatrix}$

$ { B }^{ 2 }=\begin{bmatrix} 0 & -i \ i & 0 \end{bmatrix}\begin{bmatrix} 0 & -i \ i & 0 \end{bmatrix}=\begin{bmatrix} 1 & 0 \ 0 & 1 \end{bmatrix}$

$ { A }^{ 2 }+{ B }^{ 2 }=\begin{bmatrix} 1 & 0 \ 0 & 1 \end{bmatrix}+\begin{bmatrix} 1 & 0 \ 0 & 1 \end{bmatrix}=\begin{bmatrix} 2 & 0 \ 0 & 2 \end{bmatrix}$

Multiple choice business maths matrix properties of matrix multiplication properties of multiplication of matrix multiplication of matrices

If $D=diag({d} _{1}, {d} _{2}, {d} _{3}........{d} _{n})$, where ${d} _{1}\ne 0$ for all $i=1, 2,.....n$, then ${D}^{-1}$ is equal to

  1. $D$
  2. ${I} _{n}$
  3. diag $({d} _{1}^{-1}, {d} _{2}^{-1}, ........{d} _{n}^{-1})$

  4. None of these
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
C Correct answer
Explanation

For a diagonal matrix D = diag(d1, d2, ..., dn), the inverse is D^-1 = diag(1/d1, 1/d2, ..., 1/dn), provided all di are non-zero.

Multiple choice business maths matrix properties of matrix multiplication properties of multiplication of matrix multiplication of matrices

lf $\mathrm{A}$ is $\left{\begin{array}{lll}
8 & -6 & 2\
-6 & 7 & -4\
2 & -4 & \lambda
\end{array}\right}$  is a singular matrix then  $\lambda =$ 

  1. 3

  2. 4

  3. 2

  4. 5
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A Correct answer
Explanation

Given, $A=\begin{pmatrix}
8 & -6 & 2\
-6 & 7 & -4\
2 & -4 & \lambda
\end{pmatrix}$ is a singular matrix
So, det A=0
$\therefore $ BY operation of matrix (s),
$det A=8(7 \lambda-16)+6[-6 \lambda + 8]+2[24-14]$
$=56 \lambda - 128 -36 \lambda +48 +20$
$=20 \lambda - 60$
So, $det A = 0= 20 \lambda -60$
$\lambda =3$

Multiple choice business maths matrix properties of matrix multiplication properties of multiplication of matrix multiplication of matrices

A= $\begin{bmatrix}
cos\alpha  & -sin\alpha \
sin\alpha  & cos\alpha
\end{bmatrix}$ ,then find which of the following are correct 
I) A is singular matrix
II) $A^{-1}$=$A^{T}$
III) A is symmetric matrix
IV) $A^{-1}= -A$

  1. only I and II

  2. only II and III

  3. only II

  4. only IV
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
C Correct answer
Explanation

$\left | A \right |= \cos ^{2}\alpha + \sin ^{2}\alpha = 1$
$A^{T}= \begin{bmatrix}\cos\alpha    & \sin \alpha \ -\sin \alpha  & \cos\alpha \end{bmatrix}\neq A$
$A^{-1}= \frac{1}{1}\begin{bmatrix}\cos\alpha    & \sin \alpha \ -\sin \alpha  & \cos\alpha \end{bmatrix}\neq -A$
$\begin{bmatrix}A^{T}= A^{-1}\end{bmatrix}$

Multiple choice business maths matrix properties of matrix multiplication properties of multiplication of matrix multiplication of matrices

If A=$\displaystyle \begin{vmatrix} 5 & -3   \ 4 & 2   \end{vmatrix}$ then find $\displaystyle AA^{-1}$

  1. $\displaystyle \begin{vmatrix} 0 & 0 \\ 0 & 0 \end{vmatrix}$
  2. $\displaystyle \begin{vmatrix} -1 & 0 \\ 0 & -1 \end{vmatrix}$
  3. $\displaystyle \begin{vmatrix} 1 & 0 \\ 0 & 1 \end{vmatrix}$

  4. Does not exist
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
C Correct answer
Explanation

For any given square matrix , $ A{A}^{-1} $ is always equal to Identity Matrix $ I $

So, $ A{A}^{-1} = \begin{vmatrix} 1 & 0 \ 0 & 1 \end{vmatrix} $

Multiple choice maths matrix properties of matrix multiplication properties of multiplication of matrix multiplication of matrices

Which of the following matrices is not invertible?

  1. $\displaystyle \left[ \begin{matrix} 1 & 1 \\ 0 & 1 \end{matrix} \right] $
  2. $\displaystyle \left[ \begin{matrix} -1 & -1 \\ -1 & 2 \end{matrix} \right] $
  3. $\displaystyle \left[ \begin{matrix} 2 & 3 \\ 4 & 6 \end{matrix} \right] $
  4. $\displaystyle \left[ \begin{matrix} 2 & -2 \\ 1 & 1 \end{matrix} \right] $
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
C Correct answer
Explanation

A square matrix that is not invertible is called singular matrix in which its determinant is 0.
$\displaystyle \left[\begin{matrix} 2 & 3 \ 4 & 6 \end{matrix}  \right]$ is a non invertible matrix.
$\because$ its determinant is    $12-12 =0$
Option C is correct.

Multiple choice business maths matrix properties of matrix multiplication properties of multiplication of matrix multiplication of matrices

If the matrix $\displaystyle \left[ \begin{matrix} a \ c \end{matrix}\begin{matrix} b \ d \end{matrix} \right] $ is commutative with the matrix $\displaystyle \left[ \begin{matrix} 1 \ 0 \end{matrix}\begin{matrix} 1 \ 1 \end{matrix} \right] $, then

  1. $a=0, b=c$
  2. $b=0, c=d$
  3. $c=0, d=a$
  4. $d=0, a=b$
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
C Correct answer
Explanation

Since matrix $\begin{bmatrix} a & b \ c & d \end{bmatrix}$ is commutative with the matrix $\begin{bmatrix} 1 & 1 \ 0 & 1 \end{bmatrix}$


So,

$\begin{bmatrix} a & b \\ c & d \end{bmatrix}\begin{bmatrix} 1 & 1 \\ 0 & 1 \end{bmatrix}=\begin{bmatrix} 1 & 1 \\ 0 & 1 \end{bmatrix}\begin{bmatrix} a & b \\ c & d \end{bmatrix}$

$\begin{bmatrix} a & a+b \\ c & c+d \end{bmatrix}=\begin{bmatrix} a+c & b+d \\ c & d \end{bmatrix}$

$a=a+c,\quad a+b=b+d$
$c=0,\quad a=d$

Multiple choice business maths matrix properties of matrix multiplication properties of multiplication of matrix multiplication of matrices

If $A$ is a square matrix of order $3$ and det $A = 5$, then what is det $[(2A)^{-1}]$ equal to?

  1. $\dfrac{1}{10}$
  2. $\dfrac{2}{5}$
  3. $\dfrac{8}{5}$
  4. $\dfrac{1}{40}$
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
D Correct answer
Explanation

If $A$ is of order $3$ then,$A^-1$ is also of order $3$.

Now, $\text{det} (cA)=c^n(\text{ det} A)$ where $n$ is the order of the matrix.
And, $\text {det } A=\dfrac{1}{\text{det} A^{-1}}$
Thus $\text{det} [(2A)^{-1}]=2^3\text{det}[A]$
and $\text{det}[A^{-1}]=\dfrac{1}{8.5}$
$=\dfrac{1}{40}$

Multiple choice business maths matrix properties of matrix multiplication properties of multiplication of matrix multiplication of matrices

If A is a square matrix such that $A^2 = I $ where I is the identity matrix, then what is $A^{-1}$ equal to ?

  1. A + 1

  2. Null matrix

  3. A

  4. Transpose of A
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
C Correct answer
Explanation
$A\rightarrow $square matrix
${ A }^{ 2 }=I$
To find ${ A }^{ -1 }=?$
Given ${ A }^{ 2 }=I$
$\Rightarrow A\times A=I$
$\Rightarrow A=\cfrac { I }{ A } $
$\Rightarrow A={ A }^{ -1 }$
$\therefore { A }^{ -1 }=A$
Option C is correct
Multiple choice business maths matrix properties of matrix multiplication properties of multiplication of matrix multiplication of matrices

If A is an orthogonal matrix of order 3 and $B=\begin{bmatrix}1&2&3\-3&0&2\2&5&0\end{bmatrix}$, then which of the following is/are correct?
1. $|AB|= \pm 47$
2. $AB=BA$
Select the correct answer using the code given below :

  1. 1 only

  2. 2 only

  3. Both 1 and 2

  4. Neither 1 nor 2
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A Correct answer
Explanation

Solution:

$A$ is an orthogonal matrix.
$A^2=1$
$|A|^2=1$
$|A|=\pm 1$
$|AB|=\pm|B|$
Now, $|B|=\begin{bmatrix}1&2&3\-3&0&2\2&5&0\end{bmatrix}=47$
$\therefore |AB|=\pm47$
And $AB=\begin{bmatrix}3&7&3\-3&0&2\2&5&0\end{bmatrix}$ and 
$BA=\begin{bmatrix}1&2&3\-3&0&2\2&5&0\end{bmatrix}$
Since, $AB\neq BA$
Hence, A is the correct option.

Multiple choice business maths matrix properties of matrix multiplication properties of multiplication of matrix multiplication of matrices

If A is a non singular matrix satisfying $A=AB-BA$, then which one of the following holds true

  1. $det. B=0$
  2. $B=0$
  3. $det. A=1$
  4. $det(B+I) =det(B-I)$
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
D Correct answer
Explanation

$A=AB-BA$
$AI+BA=AB$
$A(I+B)A=AB$
$\left| I+B \right| \left| A \right| =\left| A \right| \left| B \right| $
$\left| B \right| =\left| I+B \right| \longrightarrow 1$
$A=AB-BA$
$BA=AB-A$
$BA=A(B-I)$
$\left| B \right| \left| A \right| =\left| A \right| \left| B-I \right| $
$\left| B \right| =\left| B-I \right| \longrightarrow 2$
From equation 1 and 2
$\left| B-I \right| =\left| B+I \right| $