MCQ Bank
Whenever a solution set is described explicitly with vectors, we say that the solution is in parametric vector form.The equation x=su+tv (s, t in R) is called a
- A) parametric vector equation of the line
- B) parametric vector equation of the plane*
- C)
- D)
The Equation $$2x - 3y + kz = 4$$ is linear in _________.
- A) $$x,y ~{\text{and}}~ z$$
- B) $${\text{any one variable}}$$
- C) $$x, y, z ~{\text{and}}~ k$$
- D) $$x ~{\text{and}}~ y ~{\text{only}}$$
Which of the following would be the Augmented Matrix associated with the system $$\begin{gathered} \begin{array}{*{20}{c}} {2x = 1} \\ { - 2y = x ?} \end{array} \\ \end{gathered}$$
- A) $$\left( {\begin{array}{*{20}{c}} {\begin{array}{*{20}{c}} 2 \\ { - 1} \end{array}}&{\begin{array}{*{20}{c}} 0 \\ { - 2} \end{array}}&{\begin{array}{*{20}{c}} | \\ | \end{array}}&{\begin{array}{*{20}{c}} 1 \\ 1 \end{array}} \end{array}} \right)$$
- B) $$\left( {\begin{array}{*{20}{c}} {\begin{array}{*{20}{c}} 2 \\ { - 1} \end{array}}&{\begin{array}{*{20}{c}} 0 \\ { - 2} \end{array}}&{\begin{array}{*{20}{c}} | \\ | \end{array}}&{\begin{array}{*{20}{c}} 1 \\ 0 \end{array}} \end{array}} \right)$$
- C) $$\left( {\begin{array}{*{20}{c}} 2&1 \\ { - 2}&1 \end{array}} \right)$$
- D) $$\left( {\begin{array}{*{20}{c}} {\begin{array}{*{20}{c}} 2 \\ 1 \end{array}}&{\begin{array}{*{20}{c}} 0 \\ { - 2} \end{array}}&{\begin{array}{*{20}{c}} | \\ | \end{array}}&{\begin{array}{*{20}{c}} 1 \\ 0 \end{array}} \end{array}} \right)$$
$${\text{Which of the following system will have the non - trivial solution?}}$$
- A) $$x = y = 0$$
- B) $$x = y = 1$$
- C)
- D)
The equation $Ax=b$ has a solution if and only if
- A) b is the linear combination of the columns of A
- B) b is a non-linear combination of the columns of A
- C)
- D)
$${\text{Slope and }}y{\text{ - intercept of }}y{\text{ - axis are - - - - respectively}}{\text{.}}$$
- A) $${\text{both undefined}}$$*
- B) $${\text{undefined and zero}}$$
- C) $${\text{both zeros}}$$
- D) $${\text{zero and undefined}}$$
$$\begin{gathered} {\text{Under which of the following condition, a system of Linear Equations whose }} \ {\text{Row - Reduce form is }}\left( {\begin{array}{*{20}{c}} {\begin{array}{*{20}{c}} 1 \\\ 0 \end{array}}&{\begin{array}{*{20}{c}} 2 \\\ 0 \end{array}}&{\begin{array}{*{20}{c}} | \\\ | \end{array}}&{\begin{array}{*{20}{c}} { - 1} \\\ {h - 3k} \end{array}} \end{array}} \right){\text{ has NO solution?}} \\\ \end{gathered}$$
- A) $$h \ne 3k$$*
- B) $$h = 3k$$
- C) $$\left( {h,k} \right) \ne \left( {0,0} \right)$$
- D) $$\left( {h,k} \right) = \left( {0,0} \right)$$
$$\sin y + \sin x = 1,$$ is an example of __________ Equation.
- A) Linear
- B) Non - Linear
- C) Quadratic
- D) Homogeneous
For the matrix $$A = \left( {\begin{array}{*{20}{c}} 4&{x + 2} \\ {2x - 3}&{1} \end{array}} \right),$$ if $$A = {A^t},$$ then x =__________.
- A) -5
- B) 5/2
- C) 5
- D) Undefined.
A linear system is said to be _____ if it has no solutions.
- A) inconsistent
- B) consistent
- C)
- D)
A linear system is said to be ______ if it has at least one solution.
- A) consistent
- B) inconsistent
- C)
- D)
The variables in a linear system are called the _____.
- A) unknowns
- B) knowns
- C)
- D)
The homogeneous equation Ax = 0 has a nontrivial solution if and only if the equation has ___________
- A) at least one free variable
- B) at least two or more free variable
- C)
- D)
If $$\alpha = \beta ,$$ then $$\left| {\begin{array}{*{20}{c}} {\cos\alpha }&{ - \sin\alpha } \\ {\sin\beta }&{\cos\beta } \end{array}} \right|$$ =________.
- A) $$\cos 2 \alpha$$
- B) $$\infty$$
- C) $$\sin 2 \alpha$$
- D) 1
Basis is a spanning set that is as small as possible
- A) True
- B) False
- C)
- D)
How many Pivot positions the matrix $$\left( {\begin{array}{*{20}{c}} {\begin{array}{*{20}{c}} 2&3&1 \end{array}} \\ {\begin{array}{*{20}{c}} 4&6&2 \end{array}} \end{array}} \right)$$ will have?
- A) 1
- B) 2
- C) 4
- D) 3
$${\text{Which of the following system will have the trivial solution?}}$$
- A) $$x = y = 1$$
- B) $$x = 1, y = 0$$
- C) $$x = 0, y = 1$$
- D) $$x = y = 0$$
A finite set of linear equations is called a ____ system.
- A) linear
- B) nonlinear
- C)
- D)
Which of the following is an example of Matrix in Echelon form?
- A) $$\left( {\begin{array}{*{20}{c}} 1&1 \\ 0&1 \end{array}} \right)$$
- B) $$\left( {\begin{array}{*{20}{c}} 0&1 \\ 1&0 \end{array}} \right)$$
- C) $$\left( {\begin{array}{*{20}{c}} 0&0 \\ 1&1 \end{array}} \right)$$
- D) $$\left( {\begin{array}{*{20}{c}} 0&1 \\ 0&1 \end{array}} \right)$$
Two vectors are linearly dependent if and only if they lie________
- A) on the same line through origin
- B) on a line parallel to x-axis
- C)
- D)