To determine the type of matrix in which each element is zero, let's explore the concept of matrices:
- Null Matrix: A matrix is termed a null matrix or zero matrix if all of its elements are zero. This is the definition that best matches the description given in the question.
- Identity Matrix: An identity matrix is a square matrix in which all the elements of the principal diagonal are ones and all other elements are zero.
- Scalar Matrix: A scalar matrix is a diagonal matrix wherein all the elements on the diagonal are the same non-zero number, and other elements are zero.
- Square Matrix: A matrix is a square matrix if it has the same number of rows and columns. It does not require the elements to be zero.
From the above definitions, it is clear that a matrix where each element is zero is called a null matrix.
The correct answer is: null
Important Questions from Matrices and Determinants
What is the value of the determinant of the inverse of the matrix $\begin{bmatrix} -4 & -5 \\ 2 & 2 \end{bmatrix}$?
In obtaining the solution of the system of equations $x + y + z = 7$, $x + 2y+3z = 16$ and $x + 3y+4z = 22$ by Cramer's rule, the value of $y$ is obtained by dividing $D$ by $D_2$, where
$D = \begin{vmatrix} 1 & 1 & 1 \\ 1 & 2 & 3 \\ 1 & 3 & 4 \end{vmatrix}$
What is the value of the determinant $D_2$?
Consider the following in respect of non-singular matrices $A$ and $B$ :
I. $(AB)^{-1} = A^{-1}B^{-1}$
II. $(BA)(AB)^{-1} = I$, where $I$ is the identity matrix
III. $(AB)^T = A^T B^T$
How many of the above are correct?
Consider the following statements :
Statement-I :
If $X$ is an $n \times n$ matrix, then $\det(mX) = m^n \det(X)$, where $m$ is a scalar.
Statement-II :
If $Y$ is a matrix obtained from $X$ by multiplying any row or column by a scalar $m$, then $\det(Y) = m\det(X)$.
Which one of the following is correct in respect of the above statements?
Consider the following statements about the matrix $M = \begin{vmatrix} 71 & 23 & 48 \\ 57 & 28 & 29 \\ 65 & 17 & 48 \end{vmatrix}$
Statement-I : The inverse of $M$ does not exist.
Statement-II : $M$ is non-singular.
Which one of the following is correct in respect of the above statements?
