ECAT (Pre-Eng) Mathematics Chapter 5 Matrices and Determinants

• 0 A
• 1 B
• 2 C
• 3 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

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

• BA A
• A² B
• AB C
• B² 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

• I A
• 14 I B
• 0 C
• None of these D

The square matrix A is skew-symmetric when At =

• -B A
• -C B
• -A C
• -D D

• 
  A
• 
  B
• 
  C
• 
  D

• 
  A
• 
  B
• 
  C
• 
  D

Let A is a 3 x 3 matrix and B is its adjoint matrix. If |B| = 64, then |A| =

• 
  A
• 
  B
• 
  C
• 
  D

For trival solution |A| is

• A A
• |A| is non zero B
• A = 0 C
• None of these D

• 3, -3, 11 A
• 3, 3, 11 B
• -3, 3, -11 C
• -3, -3, 11 D

A matrix in which the number of rows is equal to the number of columns is called a

• Diagonal matrix A
• Rectangular matrix B
• Square matrix C
• Scalar matrix D

• A²- 5A + 7I = 1 A
• 2A²- 3A + 7I = 0 B
• A²- 5A + I = 0 C
• A²- 5A + 7I = 0 D

If A = [aij]mxpand B =[aij]pxnthen order of BA is

• m x n A
• p x n B
• n x m C
• None of these D

• 
  A
• 
  B
• 
  C
• 
  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

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  A
• 
  B
• 
  C
• 
  D

• 
  A
• 
  B
• 
  C
• 
  D

A diagonal matrix in which the diagonal elements are equal is called a

• Null matrix A
• Identity matrix B
• Scalar matrix C
• Row matrix D

For non-trival solution |A| is

• A = 0 A
• A^t= 0 B
• |A| = 0 C
• None of these D

• 0 A
• 1 B
• -2 C
• 10 D

• 
  A
• 
  B
• 
  C
• 
  D

A square matrix A for which A^t= A is called a

• Column matrix A
• Symmetric matrix B
• Skew-symmetric matrix C
• Row matrix D

• -a -b -c A
• 1 B
• 0 C
• -1 D

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

• 
  A
• 
  B
• 
  C
• 
  D

Minor of an element a_ijis denoted by

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

A square matrix all of whose elements except the main diagonal are zeros is called a

• Null matrix A
• Singular matrix B
• Symmetric matrix C
• Diagonal matrix D

Every identity matrix is

• Row-vector A
• Scalar B
• Column-vector C
• All D

• A A
• -A B
• A^t C
• A^- D