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  2. IIT JEE
  3. Mathematics
  4. Matrices and determinants
412 marks

Matrices and determinants

This chapter covers the algebra of matrices, types of matrices, determinants, and their properties, along with applications in solving linear equations.

9 Topics
30h prep
3.8% subject weight
9 Topics
1

Basics of Matrices

2m1/10
📌 Key FormulaOrder of matrix: m × n, elements, notation A = [aᵢⱼ]
2

Algebra of matrices

2m2/10
📌 Key FormulaAddition: (A + B)ᵢⱼ = aᵢⱼ + bᵢⱼ, Scalar multiplication: (kA)ᵢⱼ = k aᵢⱼ, Multiplication: (AB)ᵢⱼ = Σ aᵢₖ bₖⱼ
3

Type of matrices

2m1/10
📌 Key FormulaRow, Column, Square, Diagonal, Scalar, Identity, Zero, Symmetric, Skew-symmetric
4

Determinants and matrices of order two and three

2m3/10
📌 Key Formuladet(A) = |A|, For 2×2 matrix [[a, b], [c, d]]: det = ad - bc. For 3×3 matrix: expansion along row/column.
5

Properties of determinants

2m4/10
📌 Key Formuladet(Aᵀ) = det(A), det(AB) = det(A) det(B), det(kA) = kⁿ det(A) for n×n matrix.
6

Evaluation of determinants

2m3/10
📌 Key FormulaExpansion by minors, row/column operations, factor theorem.
7

Area of triangles using determinants

2m3/10
📌 Key FormulaArea = (1/2) |det([x₁, y₁, 1]; [x₂, y₂, 1]; [x₃, y₃, 1])|
8

Adjoint and evaluation of inverse of a square matrix using determinants and elementary transformations

2m4/10
📌 Key FormulaAdj(A) = Cᵀ (C is cofactor matrix), A⁻¹ = Adj(A) / det(A)
9

Test of consistency and solution of simultaneous linear equations in two or three variables using determinants and matrices

2m4/10
📌 Key FormulaCramer's rule, AX = B, solution exists if |A| ≠ 0, consistency using rank.