ECAT Pre Engineering MCQ Test With Answer for Chapter 5 Mathematics

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  A
• 
  B
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  C
• 
  D

• Diagonal matrix A
• Scalar matrix B
• Triangular matrix C
• Identity matrix D

Minor of an element a_ijis denoted by

• M_ij A
• A_ij B
• |A| C
• None of these D

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  A
• 
  B
• 
  C
• 
  D

• -3 A
• -7 B
• 1 C
• 0 D

If A is a non-singular matrix then adj A is

• Non-singular A
• Symmetric B
• Singular C
• Non defined D

The transport of a null matrix is

• Row matrix A
• Column matrix B
• Square matrix C
• Null matrix D

If A is skew Hermitian Matrix then which of the following is not skew Hermitian matrix

• A2 A
• A5 B
• A3 C
• A7 D

Which of the following is skew symmetric matrix

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  A
• 
  B
• 
  C
• 
  D

Matrices A = [aij] 2 x 3 and B = [bij] 3 x 2 are suitable for

• BA A
• A2 B
• AB C
• B2 D

A and B be two square matrices and if their inverse exist, the (AB)^-1=

• A^-1B^-1 A
• AB^-1 B
• A^-1B C
• B^-1A^-1 D

• a²b²c² A
• 4a²b²c² B
• 4abc C
• None D

Two matrices A and B are conformable for the product AB if

• Both A and B are square A
• Both A and B are symmetric B
• Number of rows of A = number of columns of B C
• Number of columns of A = number of rows of B D

An equation of the form ax + by = k is homogeneous linear equation when:

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  A
• 
  B
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  C
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  D

Trival solution of homogeneous linear equation is

• (0, 0, 0) A
• (1, 2, 3) B
• (1, 3, 5) C
• a.b and c D

Matrices A = [aij] 2 x 3 and B =[bij] 3 x 2 are suitable for

• BA A
• A² B
• AB C
• B² D

• 2 x 2 A
• 2 x 3 B
• 3 x 2 C
• 3 x 3 D

The additive inverse of a matrix A is

• 
  A
• 
  B
• 
  C
• None of these D

If A is a skew-symmetric matrix of order n and P, any square matrix of order n.prove that P' AP is

• Skew-symmetric A
• Symmetric B
• Null C
• Diagonal D

• 
  A
• 
  B
• 
  C
• 
  D

A square matrix A = [aij] is lower triangular matrix when:

• aij = 0 for all i < j A
• bij = 0 B
• cij = 0 C
• dij =0 D

A square matrix A = [aij] is upper triangular when

• cij = 0 A
• bij = 0 B
• aij = 0 for all i > j C
• dij = 0 D

• 3K A
• K2 B
• K3 C
• K D

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  A
• 
  B
• 
  C
• 
  D

A and B be two square matrices and if their inverse exist the (AB)-1 =

• A-1 B-1 A
• AB-1 B
• A-1B C
• B-1A-1 D

• A(α) - A(β) A
• A(α) + A(β) B
• A(α-β) C
• A(α+β) D

• 
  A
• 
  B
• 
  C
• all are correct D

The transpose of a zero matrix is a ______

• Column matrix A
• Zero matrix B
• Row matrix C
• Scalar matrix D

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  A
• 
  B
• 
  C
• 
  D

Cofactor of an element a_ijis defined by

• (-1)^i+j|A| A
• (-1)^i+jM_ij B
• (-1)^i+jM^-1 C
• None of these D