Q1 Mathematics 2025 Matrices AND Determinants mcq QP JEE Main
Let $\mathrm{A}=\left[\begin{array}{cc}\frac{1}{\sqrt{2}} & -2 \\ 0 & 1\end{array}\right]$ and $\mathrm{P}=\left[\begin{array}{cc}\cos \theta & -\sin \theta \\ \sin \theta & \cos \theta\end{array}\right], \theta>0$. If $\mathrm{B}=\mathrm{PAP}{ }^{\top}, \mathrm{C}=\mathrm{P}^{\top} \mathrm{B}^{10} \mathrm{P}$ and the sum of the diagonal elements of $C$ is $\frac{m}{n}$, where $\operatorname{gcd}(m, n)=1$, then $m+n$ is :
A

127

B

2049

C

258

D

65

Answer: D
Explanation:

$\begin{aligned} & \mathrm{P}=\left[\begin{array}{cc} \cos \theta & -\sin \theta \\ \sin \theta & \cos \theta \end{array}\right] \\ & \because \mathrm{P}^{\mathrm{T}} \mathrm{P}=\mathrm{I} \\ & \mathrm{~B}=\mathrm{PAPT} \end{aligned}$

Pre multiply by $\mathrm{P}^{\mathrm{T}}$ ( Given)

$\mathrm{P}^{\mathrm{T}} \mathrm{~B}=\mathrm{P}^{\mathrm{T}} \mathrm{PA} \mathrm{P}^{\mathrm{T}}=\mathrm{AP}^{\mathrm{T}}$

Now post multiply by P

$\mathrm{P}^{\mathrm{T}} \mathrm{BP}=\mathrm{AP}^{\mathrm{T}} \mathrm{P}=\mathrm{A}$

JEE Main 2025 (Online) 28th January Evening Shift Mathematics - Matrices and Determinants Question 27 English Explanation

$\mathrm{A}^2=\mathrm{P}^{\mathrm{T}} \mathrm{~B}^2 \mathrm{P}$

Similarly $A^{10}=P^T B^{10} P=C$

$\begin{aligned} & A=\left[\begin{array}{cc} \frac{1}{\sqrt{2}} & -2 \\ 0 & 1 \end{array}\right] \text { (Given) } \\ & \Rightarrow A^2=\left[\begin{array}{cc} \frac{1}{2} & -\sqrt{2}-2 \\ 0 & 1 \end{array}\right] \end{aligned}$

Similarly check $\mathrm{A}^3$ and so on since $\mathrm{C}=\mathrm{A}^{10}$

$\Rightarrow$ Sum of diagonal elements of C is $\left(\frac{1}{\sqrt{2}}\right)^{10}+1$

$\begin{aligned} & =\frac{1}{32}+1=\frac{33}{32}=\frac{\mathrm{m}}{\mathrm{n}} \\ & \mathrm{~g} \mathrm{~cd}(\mathrm{~m}, \mathrm{n})=1 \text { (Given) } \\ & \Rightarrow \mathrm{m}+\mathrm{n}=65 \end{aligned}$

Q2 Mathematics 2025 Matrices AND Determinants mcq QP JEE Main

If the system of linear equations :

$\begin{aligned} & x+y+2 z=6 \\ & 2 x+3 y+\mathrm{az}=\mathrm{a}+1 \\ & -x-3 y+\mathrm{b} z=2 \mathrm{~b} \end{aligned}$

where $a, b \in \mathbf{R}$, has infinitely many solutions, then $7 a+3 b$ is equal to :

A 12
B 9
C 22
D 16
Answer: D
Explanation:

We begin with the system:

$ \begin{aligned} x+y+2z &= 6, \\ 2x+3y+az &= a+1, \\ -x-3y+bz &= 2b. \end{aligned} $

Step 1. Solve the first equation for $x$:

$ x = 6 - y - 2z. $

Step 2. Substitute $x = 6-y-2z$ into the second equation:

$ 2(6-y-2z) + 3y + az = a+1. $

Expanding and simplifying:

$ 12 - 2y - 4z + 3y + az = a+1 \quad \Longrightarrow \quad y + (a-4)z = a - 11. $

Call this Equation (I).

Step 3. Substitute $x = 6-y-2z$ into the third equation:

$ -(6-y-2z) - 3y + bz = 2b. $

Expanding and simplifying:

$ -6 + y + 2z - 3y + bz = 2b \quad \Longrightarrow \quad -2y + (b+2)z = 2b + 6. $

Call this Equation (II).

Step 4. For the system to have infinitely many solutions, the two equations in $y$ and $z$ must be dependent—that is, one must be a constant multiple of the other. Assume there exists a constant $k$ such that

$ -2 = k \cdot 1 \quad \Longrightarrow \quad k = -2. $

Apply this to the coefficient of $z$ and the constant term.

For the $z$-coefficient in Equations (I) and (II):

$ b+2 = k(a-4) = -2(a-4) = -2a+8. $

Thus,

$ b = -2a+6. $

For the constant term:

$ 2b+6 = k(a-11) = -2(a-11) = -2a + 22. $

Substitute $b = -2a+6$ into this equation:

$ 2(-2a+6) + 6 = -2a + 22 \quad \Longrightarrow \quad -4a + 12 + 6 = -2a + 22. $

Simplify:

$ -4a + 18 = -2a + 22. $

Solve for $a$:

$ -4a + 18 + 4a = -2a + 22 + 4a \quad \Longrightarrow \quad 18 = 2a + 22, $

$ 2a = 18 - 22 = -4 \quad \Longrightarrow \quad a = -2. $

Substitute $a = -2$ into $b = -2a+6$:

$ b = -2(-2) + 6 = 4 + 6 = 10. $

Step 5. We now compute

$ 7a + 3b = 7(-2) + 3(10) = -14 + 30 = 16. $

Thus, the value of $7a+3b$ is

$ \boxed{16}. $