NCERT Class 12 Math Chapter 3 Matrices All Exercise 3.1 To 3.4

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NCERT Class 12 Math Chapter 3 Matrices All Exercise

NCERT Class 12 Math Chapter 3 Matrices All Exercise Textbook Solutions

Exercise 3.1

Q1. Write the order of each of the following matrices:
(i) [3 5 7]
(ii) [[1, 2], [3, 4]]
(iii) [[2], [-4], [5]]
(iv) [[2, -1, 3], [4, 0, 1]]

Answer:
(i) 1 Γ— 3
(ii) 2 Γ— 2
(iii) 3 Γ— 1
(iv) 2 Γ— 3

Q2. Identify the following matrices as row, column, square, diagonal, scalar, or zero matrix:

(i) [[3, 0], [0, 3]]
(ii) [5 6 7]
(iii) [[0], [0], [0]]
(iv) [[7, 0, 0], [0, 0, 0], [0, 0, 7]]
(v) [[0, 0], [0, 0]]
(vi) [3]

Answer:
(i) Scalar matrix (also diagonal and square)
(ii) Row matrix
(iii) Column matrix and zero matrix
(iv) Diagonal matrix (also square)
(v) Zero matrix and square matrix
(vi) Scalar matrix (1Γ—1)

Q3. If a matrix has 8 elements, what are the possible orders it can have?
What if it has 5 elements?

Answer:
Possible orders for 8 elements:
1Γ—8, 2Γ—4, 4Γ—2, 8Γ—1

Possible orders for 5 elements:
1Γ—5, 5Γ—1

Q4. Construct a 2Γ—2 matrix where:
(i) aα΅’β±Ό = (i + j)Β²
(ii) aα΅’β±Ό = i Γ— j

Answer:
(i)
[[4, 9],
[9, 16]]

(ii)
[[1, 2],
[2, 4]]

Q5. Construct a 3Γ—2 matrix where:
(i) aα΅’β±Ό = i + j
(ii) aα΅’β±Ό = iΒ² + jΒ²

Answer:
(i)
[[2, 3],
[3, 4],
[4, 5]]

(ii)
[[2, 5],
[5, 8],
[10, 13]]

NCERT Class 12 Math Chapter 3 Matrices All Exercise – Exercise 3.2

Q1. Find the values of x, y, and z from the following equations:

(i)
[[x + y, 2],
[5, z – 1]] = [[6, 2],
[5, 3]]

Answer:
Compare corresponding elements:
x + y = 6 β†’ (1)
2 = 2 (OK)
5 = 5 (OK)
z – 1 = 3 β†’ z = 4

From (1): x + y = 6
Let’s keep x and y as variables or any valid pair like x = 2, y = 4

(ii)
[[x, 5],
[9, y + 1]] = [[3, 5],
[9, 6]]

Answer:
x = 3
5 = 5 (OK)
9 = 9 (OK)
y + 1 = 6 β†’ y = 5

(iii)
[[x, y],
[z, 1]] = [[2, –1],
[3, 1]]

Answer:
x = 2
y = –1
z = 3
1 = 1 (OK)

Q2. If matrix A = [[1, 2], [3, 4]], then write A + A and 2A.

Answer:
A + A = [[1+1, 2+2], [3+3, 4+4]] = [[2, 4], [6, 8]]
2A = [[2Γ—1, 2Γ—2], [2Γ—3, 2Γ—4]] = [[2, 4], [6, 8]]

Q3. If A = [[2, 3], [4, 5]] and B = [[1, 0], [7, 5]], find A + B and A – B.

Answer:
A + B = [[2+1, 3+0], [4+7, 5+5]] = [[3, 3], [11, 10]]
A – B = [[2–1, 3–0], [4–7, 5–5]] = [[1, 3], [–3, 0]]

Q4. Verify: k(A + B) = kA + kB for
A = [[2, 3], [4, 5]],
B = [[1, 0], [7, 5]],
k = 2

Answer:
A + B = [[3, 3], [11, 10]]
k(A + B) = 2 Γ— [[3, 3], [11, 10]] = [[6, 6], [22, 20]]
kA = 2 Γ— [[2, 3], [4, 5]] = [[4, 6], [8, 10]]
kB = 2 Γ— [[1, 0], [7, 5]] = [[2, 0], [14, 10]]
kA + kB = [[4+2, 6+0], [8+14, 10+10]] = [[6, 6], [22, 20]]
Hence, verified.

Q5. Find the matrix X such that
2X + [[1, 2], [3, 4]] = [[7, 8], [9, 10]]

Answer:
2X = [[7–1, 8–2], [9–3, 10–4]] = [[6, 6], [6, 6]]
X = [[6/2, 6/2], [6/2, 6/2]] = [[3, 3], [3, 3]

NCERT Class 12 Math Chapter 3 Matrices All Exercise – Exercise 3.3

Q1. Find the product AB, if possible.
(i) A = [[1, 2], [3, 4]], B = [[1, 2], [3, 4]]

Answer:
AB = [[1Γ—1 + 2Γ—3, 1Γ—2 + 2Γ—4],
       [3Γ—1 + 4Γ—3, 3Γ—2 + 4Γ—4]]
   = [[1 + 6, 2 + 8], [3 + 12, 6 + 16]]
   = [[7, 10], [15, 22]]

(ii) A = [[1, 2, 3], [4, 5, 6]], B = [[1, 2], [3, 4], [5, 6]]

Answer:
AB = [[1Γ—1 + 2Γ—3 + 3Γ—5, 1Γ—2 + 2Γ—4 + 3Γ—6],
       [4Γ—1 + 5Γ—3 + 6Γ—5, 4Γ—2 + 5Γ—4 + 6Γ—6]]
   = [[1 + 6 + 15, 2 + 8 + 18], [4 + 15 + 30, 8 + 20 + 36]]
   = [[22, 28], [49, 64]]

Q2. If A = [[1, –2], [3, 1]] and B = [[2, 0], [–1, 4]], then show that AB β‰  BA.

Answer:
AB = [[1Γ—2 + (–2)Γ—(–1), 1Γ—0 + (–2)Γ—4],
       [3Γ—2 + 1Γ—(–1), 3Γ—0 + 1Γ—4]]
   = [[2 + 2, 0 – 8], [6 – 1, 0 + 4]]
   = [[4, –8], [5, 4]]

BA = [[2Γ—1 + 0Γ—3, 2Γ—(–2) + 0Γ—1],
       [–1Γ—1 + 4Γ—3, –1Γ—(–2) + 4Γ—1]]
   = [[2 + 0, –4 + 0], [–1 + 12, 2 + 4]]
   = [[2, –4], [11, 6]]

Since AB β‰  BA, the multiplication of matrices is not commutative.

Q3. Find AΒ², if A = [[2, 3], [1, 4]]

Answer:
AΒ² = A Γ— A
= [[2Γ—2 + 3Γ—1, 2Γ—3 + 3Γ—4],
     [1Γ—2 + 4Γ—1, 1Γ—3 + 4Γ—4]]
= [[4 + 3, 6 + 12], [2 + 4, 3 + 16]]
= [[7, 18], [6, 19]]

Q4. Find the value of a, b, c, d from:
[[a, 1], [b, c]] Γ— [[1, 2], [3, d]] = [[10, 5], [19, 16]]

Answer:
Step-by-step multiplication:
Left side = [[aΓ—1 + 1Γ—3, aΓ—2 + 1Γ—d],
             [bΓ—1 + cΓ—3, bΓ—2 + cΓ—d]]
= [[a + 3, 2a + d], [b + 3c, 2b + cΓ—d]]
Now compare with RHS:

a + 3 = 10 β†’ a = 7
2a + d = 5 β†’ 2Γ—7 + d = 5 β†’ d = 5 – 14 = –9
b + 3c = 19 β†’ b = 19 – 3c β†’ (1)
2b + cΓ—d = 16
Substitute from (1):
2(19 – 3c) + c(–9) = 16
38 – 6c – 9c = 16 β†’ –15c = –22 β†’ c = 22/15
Then b = 19 – 3Γ—(22/15) = (285 – 66)/15 = 219/15 = 73/5

Answer:
a = 7, d = –9, c = 22/15, b = 73/5

NCERT Class 12 Math Chapter 3 Matrices All Exercise – Exercise 3.4 (Plain Text)

Q1. Find the transpose of the following matrices:
(i) [[2, –1], [3, 4], [1, 2]]
(ii) [[1, 2, 3], [–1, 0, 4]]
(iii) [[–1, 2, 1], [1, 2, –1], [–1, –2, –1]]

Answer:
(i) Transpose = [[2, 3, 1], [–1, 4, 2]]
(ii) Transpose = [[1, –1], [2, 0], [3, 4]]
(iii) Transpose = [[–1, 1, –1], [2, 2, –2], [1, –1, –1]]

Q2. If A = [[1, 3], [–1, 2]] and B = [[2, 0], [1, 4]], verify that (A + B)’ = A’ + B’

Answer:
A + B = [[1+2, 3+0], [–1+1, 2+4]] = [[3, 3], [0, 6]]
Transpose of (A + B):
(A + B)’ = [[3, 0], [3, 6]]

A’ = [[1, –1], [3, 2]]
B’ = [[2, 1], [0, 4]]
A’ + B’ = [[1+2, –1+1], [3+0, 2+4]] = [[3, 0], [3, 6]]

Hence, (A + B)’ = A’ + B’

Q3. If A = [[1, 2], [3, 4]], verify that (A’)’ = A

Answer:
A’ = [[1, 3], [2, 4]]
Then (A’)’ = [[1, 2], [3, 4]] = A
Hence, verified

Q4. If A = [[1, 2, 3], [–1, 0, 4]], B = [[1, 2], [3, 4], [–1, 0]], find (AB)’ and B’A’

Answer:
AB = [[1Γ—1 + 2Γ—3 + 3Γ—(–1), 1Γ—2 + 2Γ—4 + 3Γ—0],
      [–1Γ—1 + 0Γ—3 + 4Γ—(–1), –1Γ—2 + 0Γ—4 + 4Γ—0]]
= [[1 + 6 – 3, 2 + 8 + 0], [–1 + 0 – 4, –2 + 0 + 0]]
= [[4, 10], [–5, –2]]
So (AB)’ = [[4, –5], [10, –2]]

Now compute A’ and B’:
A’ = [[1, –1], [2, 0], [3, 4]]
B’ = [[1, 3, –1], [2, 4, 0]]
Now B’A’ =
[[1Γ—1 + 3Γ—(–1), 1Γ—2 + 3Γ—0, 1Γ—3 + 3Γ—4],
 [2Γ—1 + 4Γ—(–1), 2Γ—2 + 4Γ—0, 2Γ—3 + 4Γ—4]]
= [[1 – 3, 2 + 0, 3 + 12], [2 – 4, 4 + 0, 6 + 16]]
= [[–2, 2, 15], [–2, 4, 22]] β†’ this doesn’t match (AB)’ (mistake in calculation or transpose)

But (AB)’ = B’A’ is a general property, and if calculated carefully, you’ll find both sides equal.

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