Target Exam

CUET

Subject

-- Applied Mathematics - Section B2

Chapter

Algebra

Question:

Match List I with List II

LIST I LIST II
A. $A+A^T$ I. Identity matrix
B. $\begin{bmatrix} 1 & 0 & 0 \\0 & 1 & 0 \\0 & 0 & 1\end{bmatrix}$ II. Symmetric matrix
C. $A-A^T$ III. Scalar matrix
D. $\begin{bmatrix} 2 & 0 \\0 & 2\end{bmatrix}$ IV. Skew-symmetric matrix

Choose the correct answer from the options given below :

Options:

A-I, B-II, C-III, D-IV

A-II, B-IV, C-I, D-III

A-II, B-I, C-IV, D-III

A-I, B-III, C-II, D-IV

Correct Answer:

A-II, B-I, C-IV, D-III

Explanation:

The correct answer is Option (3) → A-II, B-I, C-IV, D-III

(A) $(A+A^T)^T=A^T+(A^T)^T$

$=A^T+A$

$=A+A^T$

$⇒(A+A^T)$ is symmetric matrix.

(B) $\begin{bmatrix} 1 & 0 & 0 \\0 & 1 & 0 \\0 & 0 & 1\end{bmatrix}$ → Identity Matrix

(C) 

$(A-A^T)^T=A^T-(A^T)^T$

$=A^T-A$

$=-(A-A^T)$

$⇒(A-A^T)$ is skew-symmetric matrix.

(D) $\begin{bmatrix} 2 & 0 \\0 & 2\end{bmatrix}$ → Scalar Matrix