Matrices & Determinant

Comprehension (Q. No. 1 to 3)

Let p be an odd prime number and Tp be the following set of 2 × 2 matrices :


 a b 

Tp =  A    : a, b, c  {0, 1 , 2,.....,p – 1} 

 c a 


1. The number of A in Tp such that A is either symmetric or skew-symmetric or both, and det (A) divisible
by p is [IIT-JEE 2010, Paper-1, (3, –1), 84]
(A) (p – 1)2 (B) 2 (p – 1) (C) (p – 1)2 +1 (D) 2p – 1

2. The number of A in Tp such that the trace of A is not divisible by p but det (A) is divisible by p is
[Note : The trace of matrix is the sum of its diagonal entries.] [IIT-JEE 2010, Paper-1, (3, –1), 84]
(A) (p – 1)(p2 – p + 1) (B) p3 – (p – 1)2 (C) (p – 1)2 (D) (p – 1)(p2 – 2)

3. The number of A in Tp such that det (A) is not divisible by p is [IIT-JEE 2010, Paper-1, (3, –1), 84]
(A) 2p2 (B) p3 – 5p (C) p3 – 3p (D) p3 – p2

4. The number of all possible values of , where 0 <  < , for which the system of equations
(y + z) cos 3 = (xyz) sin 3 
2cos3 2 sin3
x sin 3 = +
y z
(xyz) sin 3 = (y + 2z) cos 3  + y sin 3
have a solution (x0, y0, z0) with y0 z0  0, is [IIT-JEE 2010, Paper-1, (3, 0), 84]

5. Let k be a positive real number and let [IIT-JEE 2010, Paper-2, (3, 0), 79]
 2k  1 2 k 2 k  0 2k  1 k 
   
A= 2 k 1 2k  and B = 1  2k 0 2 k  . If det (adj A) + det (adj B) = 106, then
   
 2 k 2k 1    k 2 k 0 
[k] is equal to
(Note : adj M denotes the adjoint of a square matrix M and [k] denotes the largest integer less than or
equal to k].
6. Let M and N be two 2n × 2n non-singular skew-symmetric matrices such that MN = NM. If PT denotes
the transpose of P, then M2 N2 (MT N)–1 (MN–1)T is equal to [IIT -JEE 2011, Paper-1, (4, 0), 80]
(A) M 2
(B) – N2
(C) – M 2
(D) MN
Comprehension (7 to 9)
Let a, b and c be three real numbers satisfying
1 9 7
[a b c] 8 2 7  = [0 0 0] ...........(E)
7 3 7 

7. If the point P(a, b, c), with reference to (E), lies on the plane 2x + y + z = 1, then the value of 7a + b + c
is [IIT-JEE 2011, Paper-1, (3, –1), 80]
(A) 0 (B) 12 (C) 7 (D) 6

8. Let  be a solution of x3 – 1 = 0 with m () > 0. if a = 2 with b and c satisfying (E), then the value of
3 1 3
+ b + c is equal to [IIT-JEE 2011, Paper-1, (3, –1), 80]
a
 
(A) – 2 (B) 2 (C) 3 (D) – 3
 9. Let b = 6, with a and c satisfying (E). If  and  are the roots of the quadratic equation ax 2 + bx + c = 0,
n

 1 1
then     is [IIT-JEE 2011, Paper-1, (3, –1), 80]
n0  
6
(A) 6 (B) 7 (C) (D) 
7
1 a b
10. Let   1 be a cube root of unity and S be the set of all non-singular matrices of the form,   1 c 
2  1

where each of a, b and c is either  or 2. Then the number of distinct matrices in the set S is
[IIT-JEE 2011, Paper-2, (3, –1), 80]
(A) 2 (B) 6 (C) 4 (D) 8

11. Let M be a 3 × 3 matrix satisfying

0   1 1 1 1 0
M  1 =  2  , M  1 =  1  , and M
      1 =  0  . Then the sum of the diagonal entries of M is
   
0   3   0   1 1 12 
[IIT-JEE 2011, Paper-2, (4, 0), 80]

12. Let P = [aij] be a 3 × 3 matrix and let Q = [bij], where bij = 2i+jaij for 1  i, j  3. If the determinant of P is 2,
then the determinant of the matrix Q is [IIT-JEE 2012, Paper-1, (3, –1), 70]
(A) 210 (B) 211 (C) 212 (D) 213

13. If P is a 3 × 3 matrix such that PT = 2P + I, where PT is the transpose of P and I is the 3 × 3 identity
x 0 
matrix, then there exists a column matrix X =  y   0  such that
 
 z  0 
[IIT-JEE 2012, Paper-2, (3, –1), 66]
0 
(A) PX = 0  (B) PX = X (C) PX = 2X (D) PX = – X
0 
1 4 4
14*. If the adjoint of a 3 × 3 matrix P is 2 1 7  , then the possible value(s) of the determinant of P is
 1 1 3 
(are)
[IIT-JEE 2012, Paper-2, (4, 0), 66]
(A) –2 (B) –1 (C) 1 (D) 2

15.* For 3×3 matrices M and N, which of the following statement(s) is (are) NOT correct ?
[JEE (Advanced) 2013, Paper-1, (4, – 1)/60]
(A) NT M N is symmetric or skew symmetric, according as M is symmetric or skew symmetric
(B) M N – N M is skew symmetric for all symmetric matrices M and N
(C) M N is symetric for all symmetric matrices M and N
(D) (adj M) (adj N) = adj(MN) for all invertible matrices M and N

16*. Let M be a 2 × 2 symmetric matrix with integer entries. Then M is invertible if

[JEE (Advanced) 2014, Paper-1, (3, 0)/60]
(A) the first column of M is the transpose of the second row of M
(B) the second row of M is the transpose of first column of M
(C) M is a diagonal matrix with nonzero entries in the main diagonal
(D) the product of entries in the main diagonal of M is not the square of an integer

17*. Let M and N be two 3 × 3 matrices such that MN = NM. Further, if M  N2 and M2 = N4, then
[JEE (Advanced) 2014, Paper-1, (3, 0)/60]
(A) determinant of (M2 + MN2) is 0
(B) there is a 3 × 3 non-zero matrix U such that (M2 + MN2)U is the zero matrix
(C) determinant of (M2 + MN2)  1
(D) for a 3 × 3 matrix U, if (M2 + MN2)U equals the zero matrix then U is the zero matrix
18*. Let X and Y be two arbitrary, 3 × 3, non-zero, skew-symmetric matrices and Z be an arbitrary 3 × 3,
non-zero, symmetric matrix. Then which of the following matrices is (are) skew symmetric ?
[JEE (Advanced) 2015, Paper-1 (4, –2)/88]
(A) Y3Z4 – Z4Y3 (B) X44 + Y44 (C) X4Z3 – Z3X4 (D) X23 + Y23
(1   )2 (1  2 )2 (1  3 )2
19*. Which of the following values of  satisfy the equation (2   )2 (2  2 )2 (2  3 )2 = – 648 ?
(3   )2 (3  2 )2 (3  3 )2
[JEE (Advanced) 2015, Paper-1 (4, –2)/88]
(A) – 4 (B) 9 (C) – 9 (D) 4
3  1  2
20. Let P = 2 0 
  , where R. Suppose Q = [qij] is a matrix such that PQ = k , where k  R, k  0
3  5 0 
k k2
and  is the identity matrix of order 3. If q23 = – and det (Q) = , then
8 2
[JEE (Advanced) 2016, Paper-1 (4, –2)/62]
(A)  = 0, k = 8 (B) 4 – k + 8 = 0 (C) det (P adj (Q)) = 29 (D) det (Q adj (P)) = 213
x x2 1  x3
21. The total number of distinct x  R for which 2x 4x 2 1  8x 3 = 10 is
3x 9x 2
1  27x 3

[JEE (Advanced) 2016, Paper-1 (3, 0)/62]

 1 0 0
22.
 
Let P = 4 1 0 and  be the identity matrix of order 3. If Q = [qij] is a matrix such that P50 – Q= ,
 
16 4 1
q  q32
then 31 equals [JEE (Advanced) 2016, Paper-2 (3, –1)/62]
q21
(A) 52 (B) 103 (C) 201 (D) 205
23. Let a, ,  R. Consider the system of linear equations
ax + 2y = 
   3x – 2y =     [JEE (Advanced) 2016, Paper-2 (4, –2)/62]
 Which of the following statement(s) is(are) correct ?
(A) if a = – 3, then the system has infinitely many solutions for all values of  and 
(B) If a  –3, then the system has a a unique solution for all values of  and 
(C) If  +  = 0, the the system has infinitely many solutions for a = –3
(D) If  + 0, then the system has no solution for a = –3
24. Which of the following is(are) NOT the square of a 3 × 3 matrix with real entries?
[JEE(Advanced) 2017, Paper-1,(4, –2)/61]
1 0 0  1 0 0   1 0 0  1 0 0
(A) 0 1 0  (B) 0 1 0  (C)  0 1 0  (D) 0 1 0 
0 0 1 0 0 1  0 0 1 0 0 1
25. For a real number , if the system [JEE(Advanced) 2017, Paper-1,(3, 0)/61]
 1    x  1 
2

     
  1    y  =  1
 2  1   z   1 
 
of linear equations, has infinitely many solutions, then 1 +  + 2 =
26. How many 3 × 3 matrices M with entries from {0, 1, 2} are there, for which the sum of the diagonal
entries of MT M is 5 ? [JEE(Advanced) 2017, Paper-2,(3, –1)/61]
(A) 198 (B) 162 (C) 126 (D) 135 
  b1 
27. Let S be the set of all column matrices b2  such that b1, b2, b2  R and the system of equation (in real
b3 
variables)
– x + 2y + 5z = b1
2x – 4y + 3z = b2
x – 2y + 2z = b3
has at least one solution. Then, which of the following system(s) (in real variables) has (have) at least
 b1 
one solution for each b 2   S ? [JEE(Advanced) 2018, Paper-2,(4, –2)/60]
b3 
(A) x + 2y + 3z = b1, 4y + 5z = b2 and x + 2y + 6z = b3
(B) x + y + 3z = b1, 5x + 2y + 6z = b2 and – 2x – y – 3z = b3
(C) – x + 2y – 5z = b1, 2x – 4y + 10z = b2 and x – 2y + 5z = b3
(D) x + 2y + 5z = b1, 2x + 3z = b2 and x + 4y – 5z = b3
28. Let P be a matrix of order 3 × 3 such that all the entries in P are from the set {–1, 0, 1}. Then, the
maximum possible value of the determinant of P is _____ . [JEE(Advanced) 2018, Paper-2,(3, 0)/60]
 sin 4   1  sin 2  1
29. Let M =     I  M
1  cos  cos4  
2

Where    () and    () are real numbers and  is the 2 × 2 identity matrix.
If * = is the minimum of the set {a () :   [0, 2]} and
* = is the minimum of the set {() :   [0, 2)} [JEE(Advanced) 2019, Paper-1,(4, –1)/62]
Then the value of * + * is
37 29 31 17
(A) (B) (C) (D)
16 16 16 16
0 1 a  – 1 1 – 1
30. Let M =  1 2 3 and adj M =  8 – 6 2 
3 b 1  – 5 3 – 1
where a and b are real numbers. Which of the following options is/are correct ?
(A) det(adj M2) = 81 (B) a + b = 3
  1
(C) If M    =  2 , then  –  +  = 3 (D) (adj M)–1 + adj M–1 = – M
   3 
[JEE(Advanced) 2019, Paper-1,(4, –1)/62]
31. Let x  R and let [JEE(Advanced) 2019, Paper-2 ,(4, –1)/62]

1 1 1 2 x x 
   
P = 0 2 2 , Q = 0 4 0  and R = PQP–1 . Then which of the following is/are correct
0 0 3  x x 6
(A) there exists a real number x such that PQ= QP
2 x x 
 
(B) det R = det 0 4 0 + 8 for all x  R
 x x 5
  0
   
(C) For x = 1 there exists a unit vector  î   ĵ  k̂ for which are R    0
   0
1  1 
   
(D) For x = 0 if R a  = 6 a  then a + b = 5
b  b 
  1 0 0  1 0 0 0 1 0
32. Let P1 =  = 0 1 0 , P2 = 0 0 1 , P3 = 1 0 0 ,
0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 1

0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 1
P4 = 0 0 1 , P5 = 1 0 0 , P6 = 0 1 0 ,
1 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0

6 2 1 3 
and X =  Pk 1 0 2 PkT. [JEE(Advanced) 2019, Paper-2 ,(4, –1)/62]
k 1 3 2 1
Where PkT denotes the transpose of matrix Pk. Then which of the following options is/are correct ?
(A) X is a symmetric matrix
(B) The sum of diagonal entries of X is 18.
1 1
(C) If X 1 =  1 , then = 30
 
1 1
(D) X – 30 is an invertible matrix