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GATE CSE 2008 | Question: 3
The following system of equations $x_1 + x_2 + 2x_3 = 1$ $x_1 + 2x_2 + 3x_3 = 2$ $x_1 + 4x_2 + αx_3 = 4$ has a unique solution. The only possible value(s) for $α$ is/are $0$ either $0$ or $1$ one of $0, 1$, or $-1$ any real number

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GATE CSE 2021 Set 2 | Question: 24
Suppose that $P$ is a $4 \times 5$ matrix such that every solution of the equation $\text{Px=0}$ is a scalar multiple of $\begin{bmatrix} 2 & 5 & 4 &3 & 1 \end{bmatrix}^T$. The rank of $P$ is __________

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Linear Algebra Eigenvalues
If the eigenvalues of a 3x3 matrix A are 1,2 and 3 then inverse of A is?

atulcse answered in Linear Algebra Sep 18

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GATE CSE 1995 | Question: 1.24
The rank of the following $(n+1) \times (n+1)$ matrix, where $a$ ... $1$ $2$ $n$ Depends on the value of $a$

Rojer Tufani answered in Linear Algebra Sep 18

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GATE CSE 2016 Set 1 | Question: 05
Two eigenvalues of a $3 \times 3$ real matrix $P$ are $(2+\sqrt {-1})$ and $3$. The determinant of $P$ is _______

Rojer Tufani answered in Linear Algebra Sep 18

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GATE CSE 2014 Set 2 | Question: 47
The product of the non-zero eigenvalues of the matrix is ____ $\begin{pmatrix} 1 & 0 & 0 & 0 & 1 \\ 0 & 1 & 1 & 1 & 0 \\ 0 & 1 & 1 & 1 & 0 \\ 0 & 1 & 1 & 1 & 0 \\ 1 & 0 & 0 & 0 & 1 \end{pmatrix}$

Akhil Trivedi answered in Linear Algebra Aug 13

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ISI2015-MMA-63
Let $\theta=2\pi/67$. Now consider the matrix $A = \begin{pmatrix} \cos \theta & \sin \theta \\ - \sin \theta & \cos \theta \end{pmatrix}$. Then the matrix $A^{2010}$ ... $\begin{pmatrix} 0 & 1 \\ -1 & 0 \end{pmatrix}$

rishabhjain18 answered in Linear Algebra Jul 6

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GATE CSE 2017 Set 1 | Question: 30
Let $u$ and $v$ be two vectors in $\mathbf{R}^{2}$ whose Euclidean norms satisfy $\left \| u \right \| = 2\left \| v \right \|$. What is the value of $\alpha$ such that $w = u + \alpha v$ bisects the angle between $u$ and $v$? $2$ $\frac{1}{2}$ $1$ $\frac{ -1}{2}$

HitechGa answered in Linear Algebra Jun 19

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GATE CSE 2015 Set 1 | Question: 1‏8
In the LU decomposition of the matrix $\begin{bmatrix}2 & 2 \\ 4 & 9\end{bmatrix}$, if the diagonal elements of $U$ are both $1$, then the lower diagonal entry $l_{22}$ of $L$ is_________________.

HitechGa answered in Linear Algebra Jun 18

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GATE CSE 2004 | Question: 76
In an $M \times N$ matrix all non-zero entries are covered in $a$ rows and $b$ columns. Then the maximum number of non-zero entries, such that no two are on the same row or column, is $\leq a +b$ $\leq \max(a, b)$ $\leq \min(M-a, N-b)$ $\leq \min(a, b)$

HitechGa answered in Linear Algebra Jun 18

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GATE CSE 2001 | Question: 1.1
Consider the following statements: S1: The sum of two singular $n \times n$ matrices may be non-singular S2: The sum of two $n \times n$ non-singular matrices may be singular Which one of the following statements is correct? $S1$ and $S2$ both are true $S1$ is true, $S2$ is false $S1$ is false, $S2$ is true $S1$ and $S2$ both are false

HitechGa answered in Linear Algebra Jun 18

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GATE CSE 1993 | Question: 01.1
The eigen vector $(s)$ of the matrix $\begin{bmatrix} 0 &0 &\alpha\\ 0 &0 &0\\ 0 &0 &0 \end{bmatrix},\alpha \neq 0$ is (are) $(0,0,\alpha)$ $(\alpha,0,0)$ $(0,0,1)$ $(0,\alpha,0)$

HitechGa answered in Linear Algebra Jun 16

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GATE IT 2007 | Question: 80
Let $P_{1},P_{2},\ldots,P_{n}$ be $n$ points in the $xy-$plane such that no three of them are collinear. For every pair of points $P_{i}$ and $P_{j}$, let $L_{ij}$ be the line passing through them. Let $L_{ab}$ be the line ... or the smallest $y$-coordinate among all the points The difference between $x$-coordinates $P_{a}$ and $P_{b}$ is minimum None of the above

HitechGa answered in Linear Algebra Jun 16

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GATE CSE 2015 Set 3 | Question: 15
In the given matrix $\begin{bmatrix} 1 & -1 & 2 \\ 0 & 1 & 0 \\ 1 & 2 & 1 \end{bmatrix}$ , one of the eigenvalues is $1.$ The eigenvectors corresponding to the eigenvalue $1$ ... $\left\{a\left(- \sqrt{2},0,1\right) \mid a \neq 0, a \in \mathbb{R}\right\}$

Divya7 answered in Linear Algebra Jun 16

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GATE CSE 1993 | Question: 02.7
If $A = \begin{pmatrix} 1 & 0 & 0 & 1 \\ 0 & -1 & 0 & -1 \\ 0 & 0 & i & i \\ 0 & 0 & 0 & -i \end{pmatrix}$ the matrix $A^4$, calculated by the use of Cayley-Hamilton theorem or otherwise, is _______

sauravgahlawat answered in Linear Algebra Jun 3

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TIFR2018-A-14
Let $A$ be an $n\times n$ invertible matrix with real entries whose row sums are all equal to $c$. Consider the following statements: Every row in the matrix $2A$ sums to $2c$. Every row in the matrix $A^{2}$ sums to $c^{2}$. Every row in the matrix $A^{-1}$ ... $(1)$ and $(2)$ are correct but not necessarily statement $(3)$ all the three statements $(1), (2),$ and $(3)$ are correct

Yawar Rmir answered in Linear Algebra May 29

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CMI-2020-DataScience-B: 2
Consider the matrix $A=\begin{pmatrix} 0 & -1 \\ 1 & 0 \end{pmatrix}$. Find $A^n,$ in terms of $n,$ for $n\geq2.$

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ISI2018-DCG-16
Let $A=\begin{pmatrix} 1 & 1 & 0\\ 0 & a & b\\1 & 0 & 1 \end{pmatrix}$. Then $A^{-1}$ does not exist if $(a,b)$ is equal to $(1,-1)$ $(1,0)$ $(-1,-1)$ $(0,1)$

eshita1997 answered in Linear Algebra May 6

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PGEE 2018
let $\left | A \right|=8$ ,$\left | B \right|=3$ ,$\left | C \right|=6$ then what will be value of AB$^{T}$C$^{-1}$ A) 144 B) 0 C) 4 D) 14

heisenberggg answered in Linear Algebra Apr 2

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NIELIT 2018-21
The value of $p$ such that the vector $\begin{bmatrix} 1 \\ 2 \\ 3 \end{bmatrix}$ is an eigen vector of the matrix $\begin{bmatrix} 4 & 1 & 2 \\ p & 2 & 1 \\ 14 & -4 & 10 \end{bmatrix}$ is $15$ $16$ $17$ $18$

Asim Siddiqui 4 answered in Linear Algebra Mar 28

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GATE CSE 2007 | Question: 25
Let A be a $4 \times 4$ matrix with eigen values -5,-2,1,4. Which of the following is an eigen value of the matrix$\begin{bmatrix} A & I \\ I & A \end{bmatrix}$, where $I$ is the $4 \times 4$ identity matrix? $-5$ $-7$ $2$ $1$

Bikki_gupta answered in Linear Algebra Mar 24

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GATE IT 2006 | Question: 26
What are the eigenvalues of the matrix $P$ given below $P= \begin{pmatrix} a &1 &0 \\ 1& a& 1\\ 0&1 &a \end{pmatrix}$ $a, a -√2, a + √2$ $a, a, a$ $0, a, 2a$ $-a, 2a, 2a$

Bikki_gupta answered in Linear Algebra Mar 24

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GATE CSE 2002 | Question: 5a
Obtain the eigen values of the matrix$A=\begin {bmatrix} 1 & 2 & 34 & 49 \\ 0 & 2 & 43 & 94 \\ 0 & 0 & -2 & 104 \\ 0 & 0 & 0 & -1 \end{bmatrix}$

Bikki_gupta answered in Linear Algebra Mar 24

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GATE IT 2005 | Question: 3
The determinant of the matrix given below is $\begin{bmatrix} 0 &1 &0 &2 \\ -1& 1& 1& 3\\ 0&0 &0 & 1\\ 1& -2& 0& 1 \end{bmatrix}$ $-1$ $0$ $1$ $2$

Bikki_gupta answered in Linear Algebra Mar 24

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Mathematics GATE 2018 EE: 44
Let $A$ = $\begin{bmatrix} 1 & 0 & -1 \\-1 & 2 & 0 \\ 0 & 0 & -2 \end{bmatrix}$ and $B$ = $A^{3} - A^{2} -4A +5I$ where $I$ is the $3\times 3$ identity matrix. The determinant of $B$ is ________ (up to $1$ decimal place).

Bikki_gupta answered in Linear Algebra Mar 23

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GATE CSE 2000 | Question: 1.3
The determinant of the matrix $\begin{bmatrix}2 &0 &0 &0 \\ 8& 1& 7& 2\\ 2& 0&2 &0 \\ 9&0 & 6 & 1 \end{bmatrix}$ $4$ $0$ $15$ $20$

Bikki_gupta answered in Linear Algebra Mar 20

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GATE CSE 1996 | Question: 2.6
The matrices $\begin{bmatrix} \cos\theta && -\sin\theta \\ \sin\theta && \cos\theta \end{bmatrix}$ and $\begin{bmatrix} a && 0\\ 0&& b \end{bmatrix}$ commute under multiplication if $a=b \text{ or } \theta = n\pi, n$ an integer always never if $a \cos\theta = b \sin\theta$

Bikki_gupta answered in Linear Algebra Mar 19

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GATE CSE 2021 Set 1 | Question: 52
Consider the following matrix.$\begin{pmatrix} 0 & 1 & 1 & 1\\ 1& 0& 1 & 1\\ 1& 1 & 0 & 1 \\1 & 1 & 1 & 0 \end{pmatrix}$The largest eigenvalue of the above matrix is __________.

Lakshman Patel RJIT answered in Linear Algebra Feb 24

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ISI2017-DCG-7
If $\begin{vmatrix} 10! & 11! & 12! \\ 11! & 12! & 13! \\ 12! & 13! & 14! \end{vmatrix} = k(10!)(11!)(12!)$, then the value of $k$ is $1$ $2$ $3$ $4$

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GATE CSE 2008 | Question: 28
How many of the following matrices have an eigenvalue 1? $\left[\begin{array}{cc}1 & 0 \\0 & 0 \end{array} \right]\left[\begin{array}{cc}0 & 1 \\0 & 0 \end{array} \right] \left[\begin{array}{cc}1 & -1 \\1 & 1 \end{array} \right]$ and $\left[\begin{array}{cc}-1 & 0 \\1 & -1 \end{array} \right]$ one two three four

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NIELIT 2016 MAR Scientist C - Section B: 3
The matrices $\begin{bmatrix} \cos\theta &-\sin \theta \\ \sin \theta & cos \theta \end{bmatrix}$ and $\begin{bmatrix} a & 0 \\ 0 & b \end{bmatrix}$ commute under the multiplication if $a=b \text{(or)} \theta =n\pi, \: n$ is an integer always never if $a\cos \theta \neq b\sin \theta$

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NIELIT 2016 MAR Scientist C - Section B: 8
The eigenvalues of the matrix $\begin{bmatrix}1 & 2\\ 4 & 3 \end{bmatrix}$ are $\text{5 and -5}$ $\text{5 and -1}$ $\text{1 and -5}$ $\text{2 and 3}$

Lakshman Patel RJIT asked in Linear Algebra Apr 2, 2020

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NIELIT 2016 MAR Scientist C - Section B: 9
Consider three vectors $x=\begin{bmatrix}1\\2 \end{bmatrix}, y=\begin{bmatrix}4\\8 \end{bmatrix},z=\begin{bmatrix}3\\1 \end{bmatrix}$. Which of the folowing statements is true $x$ and $y$ are linearly independent $x$ and $y$ are linearly dependent $x$ and $z$ are linearly dependent $y$ and $z$ are linearly dependent

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NIELIT 2016 MAR Scientist C - Section B: 19
If product of matrix $A=\begin{bmatrix}\cos^{2}\theta &\cos \theta \sin \theta \\ \cos \theta \sin \theta &\sin ^{2} \theta& \end{bmatrix}$ ... by an odd multiple of $\pi$ even multiple of $\pi$ odd multiple of $\dfrac{\pi}{2}$ even multiple of $\dfrac{\pi}{2}$

Lakshman Patel RJIT asked in Linear Algebra Apr 2, 2020

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NIELIT 2017 OCT Scientific Assistant A (IT) - Section B: 7
$M$ is a square matrix of order $’n’$ and its determinant value is $5.$ If all the elements of $M$ are multiplied by $2,$ its determinant value becomes $40.$ The value of $’n’$ is $2$ $3$ $5$ $4$ closed

Lakshman Patel RJIT asked in Linear Algebra Apr 1, 2020

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NIELIT 2017 OCT Scientific Assistant A (CS) - Section C: 9
$M$ is a square matrix of order $’n’$ and its determinant value is $5.$ If all the elements of $M$ are multiple by $2,$ its determinant value becomes $40.$ The value of $’n’$ is $2$ $3$ $5$ $4$

Lakshman Patel RJIT asked in Linear Algebra Apr 1, 2020

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NIELIT 2016 MAR Scientist B - Section B: 4
What is the determinant of the matrix $\begin{bmatrix}5&3&2\\1&2&6\\3&5&10\end{bmatrix}$ $-76$ $-28$ $+28$ $+72$

Lakshman Patel RJIT asked in Linear Algebra Mar 31, 2020

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NIELIT 2016 MAR Scientist B - Section B: 6
The system of simultaneous equations $x+2y+z=6\\2x+y+2z=6\\x+y+z=5$ has unique solution. infinite number of solutions. no solution. exactly two solutions.

Lakshman Patel RJIT asked in Linear Algebra Mar 31, 2020

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NIELIT 2016 MAR Scientist B - Section B: 12
If $A$ and $B$ are square matrices of size $n\times n$, then which of the following statements is not true? $\det(AB)=\det(A) \det(B)$ $\det(kA)=k^n \det(A)$ $\det(A+B)=\det(A)+\det(B)$ $\det(A^T)=1/\det(A^{-1})$

Lakshman Patel RJIT asked in Linear Algebra Mar 31, 2020

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NIELIT 2016 DEC Scientist B (IT) - Section B: 26
Two eigenvalues of a $3\times3$ real matrix $P$ are $(2+ \sqrt-1)$ and $3$. The determinant of $P$ is ________. $0$ $1$ $15$ $-1$

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