Matrices and Determinants

537 Questions MCQ (Single Correct) Start JEE Mains Test
2026 Q1 JEE Mains MCQ
14 Mar 2026

Let $A, B$ and $C$ be three $2 \times 2$ matrices with real entries such that $B=(I+A)^{-1}$ and $\mathrm{A}+\mathrm{C}=\mathrm{I}$.

If $\mathrm{BC}=\left[\begin{array}{cc}1 & -5 \\ -1 & 2\end{array}\right]$ and $\mathrm{CB}\left[\begin{array}{l}x_1 \\ x_2\end{array}\right]=\left[\begin{array}{l}12 \\ -6\end{array}\right]$, then $x_1+x_2$ is

A.

4

B.

2

C.

0

D.

-2

2026 Q2 JEE Mains MCQ
14 Mar 2026

Let $P=\left[p_{i j}\right]$ and $Q=\left[q_{i j}\right]$ be two square matrices of order 3 such that $q_{\mathrm{ij}}=2^{(\mathrm{i}+\mathrm{j}-1)} \mathrm{p}_{\mathrm{ij}}$ and $\operatorname{det}(\mathrm{Q})=2^{10}$. Then the value of $\operatorname{det}(\operatorname{adj}(\operatorname{adj} \mathrm{P}))$ is:

A.

81

B.

16

C.

124

D.

32

2026 Q3 JEE Mains MCQ
14 Mar 2026

Let $f(x)=\int \frac{7 x^{10}+9 x^8}{\left(1+x^2+2 x^9\right)^2} d x, x>0, \lim\limits_{x \rightarrow 0} f(x)=0$ and $f(1)=\frac{1}{4}$.

If $\mathrm{A}=\left[\begin{array}{ccc}0 & 0 & 1 \\ \frac{1}{4} & f^{\prime}(1) & 1 \\ \alpha^2 & 4 & 1\end{array}\right]$ and $\mathrm{B}=\operatorname{adj}(\operatorname{adj} \mathrm{A})$ be such that $|\mathrm{B}|=81$, then $\alpha^2$ is equal to

A.

2

B.

4

C.

3

D.

1

2026 Q4 JEE Mains MCQ
14 Mar 2026

The system of linear equations

$ \begin{aligned} & x+y+z=6 \\ & 2 x+5 y+a z=36 \\ & x+2 y+3 z=b \end{aligned} $

has :

A.

unique solution for $a=8$ and $b=16$

B.

infinitely many solutions for $a=8$ and $b=14$

C.

infinitely many solutions for $a=8$ and $b=16$

D.

unique solution for $a=8$ and $b=14$

2026 Q5 JEE Mains MCQ
14 Mar 2026

Among the statements :

I: If $\left|\begin{array}{ccc}1 & \cos \alpha & \cos \beta \\ \cos \alpha & 1 & \cos \gamma \\ \cos \beta & \cos \gamma & 1\end{array}\right|=\left|\begin{array}{ccc}0 & \cos \alpha & \cos \beta \\ \cos \alpha & 0 & \cos \gamma \\ \cos \beta & \cos \gamma & 0\end{array}\right|$, then $\cos ^2 \alpha+\cos ^2 \beta+\cos ^2 \gamma=\frac{3}{2}$, and

II: If $\left|\begin{array}{ccc}x^2+x & x+1 & x-2 \\ 2 x^2+3 x-1 & 3 x & 3 x-3 \\ x^2+2 x+3 & 2 x-1 & 2 x-1\end{array}\right|=\mathrm{p} x+\mathrm{q}$, then $\mathrm{p}^2=196 \mathrm{q}^2$,

A.

both are true

B.

both are false

C.

only I is true

D.

only II is true

2026 Q6 JEE Mains MCQ
14 Mar 2026

Let n be the number obtained on rolling a fair die. If the probability that the system

$ \begin{aligned} & x-\mathrm{n} y+z=6 \\ & x+(\mathrm{n}-2) y+(\mathrm{n}+1) z=8 \\ & \quad(\mathrm{n}-1) y+z=1 \end{aligned} $

has a unique solution is $\frac{k}{6}$, then the sum of $k$ and all possible values of $n$ is :
A.

22

B.

20

C.

24

D.

21

2026 Q7 JEE Mains MCQ
14 Mar 2026

If $X=\left[\begin{array}{l}x \\ y \\ z\end{array}\right]$ is a solution of the system of equations $A X=B$, where $\operatorname{adj} A=\left[\begin{array}{ccc}4 & 2 & 2 \\ -5 & 0 & 5 \\ 1 & -2 & 3\end{array}\right]$ and $\mathrm{B}=\left[\begin{array}{l}4 \\ 0 \\ 2\end{array}\right]$, then $|x+y+z|$ is equal to :

A.

3

B.

2

C.

$\frac{3}{2}$

D.

1

2026 Q8 JEE Mains MCQ
14 Mar 2026

If $\mathrm{A}=\left[\begin{array}{ll}2 & 3 \\ 3 & 5\end{array}\right]$, then the determinant of the matrix $\left(\mathrm{A}^{2025}-3 \mathrm{~A}^{2024}+\mathrm{A}^{2023}\right)$ is

A.

12

B.

24

C.

28

D.

16

2026 Q9 JEE Mains MCQ
14 Mar 2026

If the system of equations

$ 3x + y + 4z = 3 $

$ 2x + \alpha y - z = -3 $

$ x + 2y + z = 4 $

has no solution, then the value of $ \alpha $ is equal to:

A.

13

B.

4

C.

19

D.

23

2026 Q10 JEE Mains MCQ
14 Mar 2026

For the matrices $A = \begin{bmatrix} 3 & -4 \\ 1 & -1 \end{bmatrix}$ and $B = \begin{bmatrix} -29 & 49 \\ -13 & 18 \end{bmatrix}$, if $(A^{15} + B) \begin{bmatrix} x \\ y \end{bmatrix} = \begin{bmatrix} 0 \\ 0 \end{bmatrix}$, then among the following which one is true?

A.

$x = 16$, $y = 3$

B.

$x = 5$, $y = 7$

C.

$x = 11$, $y = 2$

D.

$x = 18$, $y = 11$

2026 Q11 JEE Advanced MCQ
28 May 2026

Which one of the following matrices can be obtained by performing elementary row transformations on the $3 \times 3$ identity matrix?

A.

$\begin{bmatrix} 1 & 1 & 1 \\ 1 & 1 & 1 \\ 1 & 1 & 1 \end{bmatrix}$

B.

$\begin{bmatrix} 1 & 1 & 1 \\ 2 & 3 & 4 \\ 1 & 2 & 1 \end{bmatrix}$

C.

$\begin{bmatrix} 1 & 1 & 1 \\ 2 & 3 & 4 \\ 2 & 5 & 8 \end{bmatrix}$

D.

$\begin{bmatrix} 1 & 1 & 1 \\ -1 & 1 & 2 \\ 0 & 2 & 3 \end{bmatrix}$

2026 Q12 JEE Mains MCQ
03 Jul 2026

If the system of linear equations :

$ \begin{aligned} & x+y+z=6 \\ & x+2 y+5 z=10 \\ & 2 x+3 y+\lambda z=\mu \end{aligned} $

has infinitely many solutions, then the value of $\lambda+\mu$ equals:

A.

12

B.

16

C.

22

D.

28

2026 Q13 JEE Mains MCQ
03 Jul 2026

Let $A=\left[\begin{array}{lll}\alpha & 1 & 2 \\ 2 & 3 & 0 \\ 0 & 4 & 5\end{array}\right]$ and $B=\left[\begin{array}{ccc}1 & 0 & 0 \\ 0 & -5 \alpha & 0 \\ 0 & 4 \alpha & -2 \alpha\end{array}\right]+\operatorname{adj}(A)$. If $\operatorname{det}(B)=66$, then $\operatorname{det}(\operatorname{adj}(A))$ equals :

A.

289

B.

361

C.

441

D.

529

2026 Q14 JEE Mains MCQ
03 Jul 2026

The sum of all possible values of $\theta \in[0,2 \pi]$, for which the system of equations :

$ \begin{aligned} & x \cos 3 \theta-8 y-12 z=0 \\ & x \cos 2 \theta+3 y+3 z=0 \\ & x+y+3 z=0 \end{aligned} $

has a non-trivial solution, is equal to :

A.

${ }\pi$

B.

$2 \pi$

C.

$3 \pi$

D.

$4 \pi$

2026 Q15 JEE Mains MCQ
03 Jul 2026

Let $\mathrm{A}=\left[\begin{array}{lll}1 & 0 & 0 \\ 3 & 1 & 0 \\ 9 & 3 & 1\end{array}\right]$ and $\mathrm{B}=\left[\mathrm{b}_{i j}\right], 1 \leq i, j \leq 3$. If $\mathrm{B}=\mathrm{A}^{99}-\mathrm{I}$, then the value of $\frac{\mathrm{b}_{31}-\mathrm{b}_{21}}{\mathrm{~b}_{32}}$ is :

A.

99

B.

199

C.

149

D.

159

2026 Q16 JEE Mains MCQ
03 Jul 2026

If $f: \mathbf{N} \rightarrow \mathbf{Z}$ is defined by

$ f(n)=\left|\begin{array}{ccc} n & -1 & -5 \\ -2 n^2 & 3(2 k+1) & 2 k+1 \\ -3 n^3 & 3 k(2 k+1) & 3 k(k+2)+1 \end{array}\right|, k \in N, $

and $\sum\limits_{n=1}^k f(n)=98$, then $k$ is equal to :

A.

3

B.

4

C.

5

D.

6

2026 Q17 JEE Mains MCQ
03 Jul 2026

Let M be a $3 \times 3$ matrix such that $\mathrm{M}\left(\begin{array}{l}1 \\ 0 \\ 0\end{array}\right)=\left(\begin{array}{l}1 \\ 2 \\ 3\end{array}\right), \mathrm{M}\left(\begin{array}{l}0 \\ 1 \\ 0\end{array}\right)=\left(\begin{array}{l}0 \\ 1 \\ 2\end{array}\right)$ and $\mathrm{M}\left(\begin{array}{l}0 \\ 0 \\ 1\end{array}\right)=\left(\begin{array}{c}-1 \\ 1 \\ 1\end{array}\right)$. If $\mathrm{M}\left(\begin{array}{l}x \\ y \\ z\end{array}\right)=\left(\begin{array}{c}1 \\ 7 \\ 11\end{array}\right)$, then $x+y+z$ equals :

A.

4

B.

5

C.

7

D.

11

2026 Q18 JEE Mains MCQ
03 Jul 2026

Let A be a $3 \times 3$ matrix such that

$ \mathrm{A}^{\mathrm{T}}\left[\begin{array}{l} 1 \\ 0 \\ 1 \end{array}\right]=\left[\begin{array}{l} 5 \\ 2 \\ 2 \end{array}\right], \mathrm{A}^{\mathrm{T}}\left[\begin{array}{l} 0 \\ 0 \\ 1 \end{array}\right]=\left[\begin{array}{l} 3 \\ 1 \\ 1 \end{array}\right], \mathrm{A}\left[\begin{array}{l} 1 \\ 0 \\ 1 \end{array}\right]=\left[\begin{array}{l} 3 \\ 4 \\ 4 \end{array}\right] \text { and } \mathrm{A}\left[\begin{array}{l} 0 \\ 0 \\ 1 \end{array}\right]=\left[\begin{array}{l} 1 \\ 3 \\ 1 \end{array}\right] . $

If $\operatorname{det}(A)=1$, then $\operatorname{det}\left(\operatorname{adj}\left(A^2+A\right)\right)$ is equal to:

A.

16

B.

25

C.

49

D.

64

2026 Q19 JEE Mains MCQ
03 Jul 2026

Consider the system of linear equations in $x, y, z$ :

$ \begin{aligned} & x+2 y+t z=0 \\ & 6 x+y+5 t z=0 \\ & 3 x+t^2 y+f(t) z=0 \end{aligned} $

where $f: \mathbb{R} \rightarrow \mathbb{R}$ is a differentiable function. If this system has infinitely many solutions for all $t \in \mathbb{R}$, then $f$

A.

is a constant function

B.

is strictly increasing on $\mathbb{R}$

C.

is strictly decreasing on $R$

D.

has two critical points

2026 Q20 JEE Mains MCQ
03 Jul 2026

If the system of equations :

$ \begin{aligned} & x+y+z=5 \\ & x+2 y+3 z=9 \\ & x+3 y+\lambda z=\mu \end{aligned} $

has infinitely many solutions, then the value of $\lambda+\mu$ is :

A.

16

B.

18

C.

19

D.

21

2026 Q21 JEE Mains MCQ
03 Jul 2026

Let $A=\left[\begin{array}{ccc}1 & 2 & 7 \\ 4 & -2 & 8 \\ 3 & 8 & -7\end{array}\right]$ and $\operatorname{det}(A-\alpha I)=0$, where $\alpha$ is a real number. If the largest possible value of $\alpha$ is $p$, then the circle $(x-p)^2+(y-2 p)^2=320$, intersects the co-ordinate axes at

A.

1 point

B.

2 points

C.

3 points

D.

4 points

2026 Q22 JEE Mains MCQ
03 Jul 2026

Let $\mathrm{S}=\left\{\mathrm{A}=\left[\begin{array}{ll}a & b \\ c & d\end{array}\right]: a, b, c, d \in\{0,1,2,3,4\}\right.$ and $\left.\mathrm{A}^2-4 \mathrm{~A}+3 \mathrm{I}=0\right\}$ be a set of $2 \times 2$ matrices. Then the number of matrices in S , for which the sum of the diagonal elements is equal to 4 , is :

A.

20

B.

17

C.

21

D.

19

2026 Q23 JEE Mains MCQ
03 Jul 2026

Let $A=\left[\begin{array}{ccc}1 & 1 & 2 \\ -2 & 0 & 1 \\ 1 & 3 & 5\end{array}\right]$. Then the sum of all elements of the matrix $\operatorname{adj}\left(\operatorname{adj}\left(2(\operatorname{adj} \mathrm{~A})^{-1}\right)\right)$ is equal to:

A.

3

B.

4

C.

-4

D.

-3

2026 Q24 JEE Mains MCQ
03 Jul 2026

If the system of equations

$x + 5y + 6z = 4$

$2x + 3y + 4z = 7$

$x + 6y + az = b$

has infinitely many solutions, then the point $(a, b)$ lies on the line

A.

$y - x = 3$

B.

$x - y = 3$

C.

$x + y = 11$

D.

$x + y = 12$

2026 Q25 JEE Mains MCQ
03 Jul 2026

Let $\alpha, \beta \in \mathbb{R}$ be such that the system of linear equations

$ \begin{aligned} x + 2y + z &= 5 \\ 2x + y + \alpha z &= 5 \\ 8x + 4y + \beta z &= 18 \end{aligned} $

has no solution. Then $\frac{\beta}{\alpha}$ is equal to :

A.

-4

B.

4

C.

8

D.

-8

2026 Q26 JEE Mains MCQ
03 Jul 2026

Let $A = \begin{bmatrix} 1 & 2 \\ 1 & \alpha \end{bmatrix}$ and $B = \begin{bmatrix} 3 & 3 \\ \beta & 2 \end{bmatrix}$. If $A^2 - 4A + I = O$ and $B^2 - 5B - 6I = O$, then among the two statements:

(S1) : $[(B-A)(B+A)]^T = \begin{bmatrix} 13 & 15 \\ 7 & 10 \end{bmatrix}$

and

(S2) : $\det(\mathrm{adj}(A+B)) = -5$

A.

only (S1) is correct

B.

only (S2) is correct

C.

both (S1) and (S2) are correct

D.

both (S1) and (S2) are wrong

2025 Q27 JEE Mains MCQ
14 Mar 2026

Let α be a solution of $x^2 + x + 1 = 0$, and for some a and b in

$R, \begin{bmatrix} 4 & a & b \end{bmatrix} \begin{bmatrix} 1 & 16 & 13 \\ -1 & -1 & 2 \\ -2 & -14 & -8 \end{bmatrix} = \begin{bmatrix} 0 & 0 & 0 \end{bmatrix}$. If $\frac{4}{\alpha^4} + \frac{m}{\alpha^a} + \frac{n}{\alpha^b} = 3$, then m + n is equal to _______

A.

11

B.

3

C.

8

D.

7

2025 Q28 JEE Mains MCQ
14 Mar 2026

Let $ A = \begin{bmatrix} 2 & 2+p & 2+p+q \\ 4 & 6+2p & 8+3p+2q \\ 6 & 12+3p & 20+6p+3q \end{bmatrix} $.

If $ \det(\text{adj}(\text{adj}(3A))) = 2^m \cdot 3^n $, $ m, n \in \mathbb{N} $, then $ m + n $ is equal to

A.

22

B.

20

C.

24

D.

26

2025 Q29 JEE Mains MCQ
14 Mar 2026

Let the system of equations

x + 5y - z = 1

4x + 3y - 3z = 7

24x + y + λz = μ

λ, μ ∈ ℝ, have infinitely many solutions. Then the number of the solutions of this system,

if x, y, z are integers and satisfy 7 ≤ x + y + z ≤ 77, is :

A.

4

B.

5

C.

3

D.

6

2025 Q30 JEE Mains MCQ
14 Mar 2026

Let $A$ be a $3 \times 3$ matrix such that $|\operatorname{adj}(\operatorname{adj}(\operatorname{adj} \mathrm{A}))|=81$.

If $S=\left\{n \in \mathbb{Z}:(|\operatorname{adj}(\operatorname{adj} A)|)^{\frac{(n-1)^2}{2}}=|A|^{\left(3 n^2-5 n-4\right)}\right\}$, then $\sum_\limits{n \in S}\left|A^{\left(n^2+n\right)}\right|$ is equal to :

A.
820
B.
866
C.
750
D.
732
2025 Q31 JEE Mains MCQ
14 Mar 2026

Let the system of equations :

$ \begin{aligned} & 2 x+3 y+5 z=9 \\ & 7 x+3 y-2 z=8 \\ & 12 x+3 y-(4+\lambda) z=16-\mu \end{aligned}$

have infinitely many solutions. Then the radius of the circle centred at $(\lambda, \mu)$ and touching the line $4 x=3 y$ is :

A.
$\frac{7}{5}$
B.
$\frac{21}{5}$
C.
7
D.
$\frac{17}{5}$
2025 Q32 JEE Mains MCQ
14 Mar 2026

Let the matrix $A=\left[\begin{array}{lll}1 & 0 & 0 \\ 1 & 0 & 1 \\ 0 & 1 & 0\end{array}\right]$ satisfy $A^n=A^{n-2}+A^2-I$ for $n \geqslant 3$. Then the sum of all the elements of $\mathrm{A}^{50}$ is :

A.
44
B.
39
C.
52
D.
53
2025 Q33 JEE Mains MCQ
14 Mar 2026

Let $A$ be a matrix of order $3 \times 3$ and $|A|=5$. If $|2 \operatorname{adj}(3 A \operatorname{adj}(2 A))|=2^\alpha \cdot 3^\beta \cdot 5^\gamma, \alpha, \beta, \gamma \in N$, then $\alpha+\beta+\gamma$ is equal to

A.
26
B.
27
C.
25
D.
28
2025 Q34 JEE Mains MCQ
14 Mar 2026

If the system of equations

$ \begin{aligned} & 2 x+\lambda y+3 z=5 \\ & 3 x+2 y-z=7 \\ & 4 x+5 y+\mu z=9 \end{aligned} $

has infinitely many solutions, then $\left(\lambda^2+\mu^2\right)$ is equal to :

A.
30
B.
26
C.
22
D.
18
2025 Q35 JEE Mains MCQ
14 Mar 2026
Let $A$ be a $3 \times 3$ real matrix such that $A^2(A-2 I)-4(A-I)=O$, where $I$ and $O$ are the identity and null matrices, respectively. If $A^5=\alpha A^2+\beta A+\gamma I$, where $\alpha, \beta$, and $\gamma$ are real constants, then $\alpha+\beta+\gamma$ is equal to :
A.
76
B.
12
C.
4
D.
20
2025 Q36 JEE Mains MCQ
14 Mar 2026

Let $\mathrm{A}=\left[\begin{array}{cc}\alpha & -1 \\ 6 & \beta\end{array}\right], \alpha>0$, such that $\operatorname{det}(\mathrm{A})=0$ and $\alpha+\beta=1$. If I denotes $2 \times 2$ identity matrix, then the matrix $(I+A)^8$ is :

A.
$\left[\begin{array}{cc}257 & -64 \\ 514 & -127\end{array}\right]$
B.
$\left[\begin{array}{cc}766 & -255 \\ 1530 & -509\end{array}\right]$
C.
$\left[\begin{array}{cc}1025 & -511 \\ 2024 & -1024\end{array}\right]$
D.
$\left[\begin{array}{ll}4 & -1 \\ 6 & -1\end{array}\right]$
2025 Q37 JEE Mains MCQ
14 Mar 2026

Let $a \in R$ and $A$ be a matrix of order $3 \times 3$ such that $\operatorname{det}(A)=-4$ and $A+I=\left[\begin{array}{lll}1 & a & 1 \\ 2 & 1 & 0 \\ a & 1 & 2\end{array}\right]$, where $I$ is the identity matrix of order $3 \times 3$. If $\operatorname{det}((a+1) \operatorname{adj}((a-1) A))$ is $2^{\mathrm{m}} 3^{\mathrm{n}}, \mathrm{m}$, $\mathrm{n} \in\{0,1,2, \ldots, 20\}$, then $\mathrm{m}+\mathrm{n}$ is equal to :

A.
14
B.
17
C.
15
D.
16
2025 Q38 JEE Mains MCQ
14 Mar 2026

If the system of linear equations

$ \begin{aligned} & 3 x+y+\beta z=3 \\ & 2 x+\alpha y-z=-3 \\ & x+2 y+z=4 \end{aligned} $

has infinitely many solutions, then the value of $22 \beta-9 \alpha$ is :

A.
31
B.
37
C.
43
D.
49
2025 Q39 JEE Mains MCQ
14 Mar 2026

Let $A = [a_{ij}]$ be a $2 \times 2$ matrix such that $a_{ij} \in \{0, 1\}$ for all $i$ and $j$. Let the random variable $X$ denote the possible values of the determinant of the matrix $A$. Then, the variance of $X$ is:

A.

$\frac{5}{8}$

B.

$\frac{1}{4}$

C.

$\frac{3}{4}$

D.

$\frac{3}{8}$

2025 Q40 JEE Mains MCQ
14 Mar 2026

Let $ \alpha, \beta \ (\alpha \neq \beta) $ be the values of $ m $, for which the equations $ x+y+z=1 $, $ x+2y+4z=m $ and $ x+4y+10z=m^2 $ have infinitely many solutions. Then the value of $ \sum\limits_{n=1}^{10} (n^{\alpha}+n^{\beta}) $ is equal to :

A.

3410

B.

560

C.

3080

D.

440

2025 Q41 JEE Mains MCQ
14 Mar 2026

Let $\mathrm{A}=\left[a_{i j}\right]$ be a matrix of order $3 \times 3$, with $a_{i j}=(\sqrt{2})^{i+j}$. If the sum of all the elements in the third row of $A^2$ is $\alpha+\beta \sqrt{2}, \alpha, \beta \in \mathbf{Z}$, then $\alpha+\beta$ is equal to :

A.

210

B.

280

C.

224

D.

168

2025 Q42 JEE Mains MCQ
14 Mar 2026

Let $ A = \begin{bmatrix} a_{ij} \end{bmatrix} = \begin{bmatrix} \log_5 128 & \log_4 5 \\ \log_5 8 & \log_4 25 \end{bmatrix} $. If $ A_{ij} $ is the cofactor of $ a_{ij} $, $ C_{ij} = \sum\limits_{k=1}^{2} a_{ik} A_{jk} , 1 \leq i, j \leq 2 $, and $ C=[C_{ij}] $, then $ 8|C| $ is equal to :

A.

288

B.

262

C.

222

D.

242

2025 Q43 JEE Mains MCQ
14 Mar 2026

Let M and m respectively be the maximum and the minimum values of

$f(x)=\left|\begin{array}{ccc}1+\sin ^2 x & \cos ^2 x & 4 \sin 4 x \\ \sin ^2 x & 1+\cos ^2 x & 4 \sin 4 x \\ \sin ^2 x & \cos ^2 x & 1+4 \sin 4 x\end{array}\right|, x \in R$

Then $ M^4 - m^4 $ is equal to :

A.

1280

B.

1040

C.

1215

D.

1295

2025 Q44 JEE Mains MCQ
14 Mar 2026
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

2025 Q45 JEE Mains MCQ
14 Mar 2026

For some $a, b,$ let $f(x)=\left|\begin{array}{ccc}\mathrm{a}+\frac{\sin x}{x} & 1 & \mathrm{~b} \\ \mathrm{a} & 1+\frac{\sin x}{x} & \mathrm{~b} \\ \mathrm{a} & 1 & \mathrm{~b}+\frac{\sin x}{x}\end{array}\right|, x \neq 0, \lim \limits_{x \rightarrow 0} f(x)=\lambda+\mu \mathrm{a}+\nu \mathrm{b}.$ Then $(\lambda+\mu+v)^2$ is equal to :

A.
25
B.
16
C.
9
D.
36
2025 Q46 JEE Mains MCQ
14 Mar 2026

If the system of equations

$ \begin{aligned} & x+2 y-3 z=2 \\ & 2 x+\lambda y+5 z=5 \\ & 14 x+3 y+\mu z=33 \end{aligned} $

has infinitely many solutions, then $\lambda+\mu$ is equal to :

A.
13
B.
10
C.
12
D.
11
2025 Q47 JEE Mains MCQ
14 Mar 2026

If the system of equations

$\begin{aligned} & 2 x-y+z=4 \\ & 5 x+\lambda y+3 z=12 \\ & 100 x-47 y+\mu z=212 \end{aligned}$

has infinitely many solutions, then $\mu-2 \lambda$ is equal to

A.
56
B.
59
C.
57
D.
55
2025 Q48 JEE Mains MCQ
14 Mar 2026

The system of equations

$\begin{aligned} & x+y+z=6, \\ & x+2 y+5 z=9, \\ & x+5 y+\lambda z=\mu, \end{aligned}$

has no solution if

A.
$\lambda=17, \mu=18$
B.
$\lambda=17, \mu \neq 18$
C.
$\lambda=15, \mu \neq 17$
D.
$\lambda \neq 17, \mu \neq 18$
2025 Q49 JEE Mains MCQ
14 Mar 2026

Let $A=\left[a_{i j}\right]$ be a $3 \times 3$ matrix such that $A\left[\begin{array}{l}0 \\ 1 \\ 0\end{array}\right]=\left[\begin{array}{l}0 \\ 0 \\ 1\end{array}\right], A\left[\begin{array}{l}4 \\ 1 \\ 3\end{array}\right]=\left[\begin{array}{l}0 \\ 1 \\ 0\end{array}\right]$ and $A\left[\begin{array}{l}2 \\ 1 \\ 2\end{array}\right]=\left[\begin{array}{l}1 \\ 0 \\ 0\end{array}\right]$, then $a_{23}$ equals :

A.
2
B.
$-$1
C.
1
D.
0
2025 Q50 JEE Mains MCQ
14 Mar 2026
 

If the system of equations

$ \begin{aligned} & (\lambda-1) x+(\lambda-4) y+\lambda z=5 \\ & \lambda x+(\lambda-1) y+(\lambda-4) z=7 \\ & (\lambda+1) x+(\lambda+2) y-(\lambda+2) z=9 \end{aligned}$

has infinitely many solutions, then $\lambda^2+\lambda$ is equal to

A.
20
B.
10
C.
6
D.
12