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Syllabus: Matrices, determinants, System of linear equations, Eigenvalues and eigenvectors, LU decomposition.

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Consider the following set of $3n$ linear equations in $3n$ variables:$\begin{matrix} x_1-x_2=0 & x_4-x_5 =0 & \dots & x_{3n-2}-x_{3n-1}=0 \\ x_2-x_3=0 & x_5-x_6=0 & & x_...
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What are the eigenvalues of the following $2\times 2$ matrix? $$\left( \begin{array}{cc} 2 & -1\\ -4 & 5\end{array}\right)$$$-1$ and $1$$1$ and $6$$2$ and $5$$4$ and $-1$...
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Let $a$ be a non-zero real number. Define$$f(x) = \begin{vmatrix} x & a & a & a \\ a & x & a & a \\ a & a & x & a \\ a & a & a & x \end{vmatrix}$$ for $x \in \mathbb{R}$....
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If every minor of order 'r' of a matrix 'A' is zero, then rank of 'A' isa) greater than 'r'b) equal to 'r'c) less than or equal to 'r'd) less than 'r'
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Let $A$ be a matrix such that $A^{k}=0$. What is the inverse of $I - A$?$0$$I$$A$$1 + A + A^{2} + ...+ A^{k - 1}$Inverse is not guaranteed to exist.
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A is 5×5 matrix, all of whose entries are 1, then(a) A is not diagonalizable(b) A is idempotent(c) A is nilpotent(d) The minimal polynomial and the characteristics polyn...
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For the given matrix A, one of the Eigenvalue is real$A=\begin{bmatrix} 1 &2 &3 &4 &5 \\ 5 &1 &2 &3 &4 \\ 4&5 &1 &2 &3 \\ 3&4 &5 &1 &2 \\ 2 &3 &4 &5 &1 \end{bmatrix}$The ...
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A is a 4-square matrix and A_5 (a raised to the power of 5) = 0. Then A_4 =a) Ib) -Ic) 0d) A
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The value of $\lambda$ such that the system of equation$$\begin{array}{} 2x & – & y & + & 2z & = & 2 \\ x & – & 2y & + & z & = & -4 \\ x & + & y & + & \lambda z & = &...