Types Of Matrices

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Question 1

Which of the following describes a matrix that contains only one row and any number of columns?

  • A

    Column Matrix

  • B

    Row Matrix

  • C

    Square Matrix

  • D

    Diagonal Matrix

Question 2

What is the characteristic of a diagonal matrix?

  • A

    All elements are non-zero.

  • B

    All elements are zero except the diagonal.

  • C

    The number of rows and columns are unequal.

  • D

    It contains only one column.

Question 3

In which type of matrix are all diagonal elements equal to one, while all other elements are zero?

  • A

    Scalar Matrix

  • B

    Identity Matrix

  • C

    Null Matrix

  • D

    Upper Triangular Matrix

Question 4

Which type of matrix is defined as having a determinant equal to zero?

  • A

    Non-Singular Matrix

  • B

    Singular Matrix

  • C

    Orthogonal Matrix

  • D

    Symmetric Matrix

Question 5

Which of the following matrices has the property that its transpose is equal to its inverse ( A-1 = AT) ?

  • A

    Skew Symmetric Matrix

  • B

    Orthogonal Matrix

  • C

    Diagonal Matrix

  • D

    Triangular Matrix

Question 6

Which type of matrix has all its entries equal to zero?

  • A

    Null Matrix

  • B

    Identity Matrix

  • C

    Diagonal Matrix

  • D

    Singular Matrix

Question 7

Which of the following matrices is orthogonal?

  • A

    [Tex]\begin{pmatrix} 1 & 0 \\ 0 & -1 \end{pmatrix}[/Tex]

  • B

    [Tex]\begin{pmatrix} 0 & 1 \\ 1 & 0 \end{pmatrix}[/Tex]

  • C

    [Tex]\begin{pmatrix} \frac{1}{\sqrt{2}} & \frac{1}{\sqrt{2}} \\ -\frac{1}{\sqrt{2}} & \frac{1}{\sqrt{2}} \end{pmatrix}[/Tex]

  • D

    All of the Above

Question 8

What distinguishes a triangular matrix from other matrices?

  • A

    It has non-zero elements only on the diagonal.

  • B

    It has all elements below (or above) the diagonal as zero.

  • C

    It has an equal number of rows and columns.

  • D

    It is always a square matrix.

Question 9

Let A be a 2 × 2 matrix such that ATA = 4I. What type of matrix is (1/2) A?

  • A

    Singular

  • B

    Orthogonal

  • C

    Diagonal

  • D

    Skew-symmetric

Question 10

Which of the following matrices is not invertible?


  • A

    [Tex]\begin{pmatrix} 2 & 0 \\ 0 & 3 \end{pmatrix}[/Tex]

  • B

    [Tex]\begin{pmatrix} 1 & 2 \\ 2 & 4 \end{pmatrix}[/Tex]

  • C

    [Tex]\begin{pmatrix} 0 & 1 \\ -1 & 0 \end{pmatrix}[/Tex]

  • D

    [Tex]\begin{pmatrix} 5 & 0 \\ 0 & 5 \end{pmatrix}[/Tex]

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