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0B2 Wk6 Tutorial MCQs (Determinants)

Total questions: 9

Worksheet time: 9mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is the determinant of A?

a)

-44

b)

-36

c)

28

d)

44

2.

Which of the formulae in the picture is the formula for calculating the determinant of a 3x3 matrix?

a)

a

b)

b

c)

c

d)

d

3.

The  (i,j)−th\left(i,j\right)-th  minor  AijA_{ij}  of an  n×nn\times n  matrix  AA  is... (select the correct statement)

a)

a) Another name for the (i,j)-th entry of A.

b)

b) The matrix obtained by deleting the i-th row and j-th column of A.

c)

c) The matrix obtained by deleting the j-th row and i-th column of A.

d)

d) The determinant of the matrix obtained by deleting the i-th row and j-th column of A.

4.

Suppose a square matrix B is obtained by swapping rows ss   and tt   (s≠t)\left(s\ne t\right)   of another square matrix A. Which of the following are true?

a)

a) det⁡(B)=−det⁡(A)\det\left(B\right)=-\det\left(A\right)  

b)

b) det⁡(B)=sdet⁡(A)\det\left(B\right)=s\det\left(A\right)  

c)

c) det⁡(B)=det⁡(A)\det\left(B\right)=\det\left(A\right)  

d)

d) tdet⁡(B)=det⁡(A)t\det\left(B\right)=\det\left(A\right)  

5.

Suppose a square matrix B is obtained by multiplying row ss   of another square matrix A by some non-zero scalar μ\mu  . Which of the following are true?

a)

a) det⁡(B)=−det⁡(A)\det\left(B\right)=-\det\left(A\right)  

b)

b) det⁡(B)=μdet⁡(A)\det\left(B\right)=\mu\det\left(A\right)  

c)

c) det⁡(B)=det⁡(A)\det\left(B\right)=\det\left(A\right)  

d)

d) μdet⁡(B)=det⁡(A)\mu\det\left(B\right)=\det\left(A\right)  

6.

Suppose UU   is an n×nn\times n  matrix in row echelon form. Which of the following can be used to calculate det⁡ U\det\ U  ?

a)

a) det⁡ U=u11u12...u1n\det\ U=u_{11}u_{12}...u_{1n}  

b)

b) det⁡ U=un1un2...unn\det\ U=u_{n1}u_{n2}...u_{nn}  

c)

c) det⁡ U=u1nu2n...unn\det\ U=u_{1n}u_{2n}...u_{nn}  

d)

d) det⁡ U=u11u22...unn\det\ U=u_{11}u_{22}...u_{nn}  

7.

Suppose AA   is an n×nn\times n  matrix such that det⁡ A≠0\det\ A\ne0  . Which of the following are also true?

a)

a) AA   can be reduced to a matrix in REF which does not have a zero row.

b)

b) AA   can be reduced to the zero matrix i.e. the n×nn\times n  matrix whose every entry is 0.

c)

c) AA   is invertible

d)

d) Any system of linear equations whose LHS is represented by AA  has a unique solution.

8.

Suppose AA   is an invertible n×nn\times n  . Which of the following are also true?

a)

a) AA   can be reduced to a matrix in REF which does not have a zero row.

b)

b) AA   can be reduced to the zero matrix i.e. the n×nn\times n  matrix whose every entry is 0.

c)

c) det⁡A≠0\det A\ne0  .

d)

d) Any system of linear equations whose LHS is represented by AA  has a unique solution.

9.

What is the determinant of A?

a)

0

b)

12

c)

18

d)

-12

e)

-18