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Question 1

Which one of the following does NOT equal to 

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  • C
     

  • D
     

  • B
     

  • A
     

Question 2

Let A be the 2 × 2 matrix with elements a11 = a12 = a21 = +1 and a22 = −1. Then the eigenvalues of the matrix A19 are

  • 1024 and -1024

  • 1024√2 and -1024√2

  • 4√2 and -4√2

  • 512√2 and -512√2

Question 3

Consider the matrix as given below.

[Tex]\begin{bmatrix} 1&2&3\\ 0&4&7\\ 0&0&3\end{bmatrix}[/Tex]

Which one of the following options provides the CORRECT values of the eigenvalues of the matrix?

  • 1, 4, 3

  • 3, 7, 3

  • 7, 3, 2

  • 1, 2, 3

Question 4

Consider the following matrix 

[Tex]A = \begin{bmatrix} 2 & 3 \\ x & y \end{bmatrix}[/Tex]

If the eigenvalues of A are 4 and 8, then

 

  • x=-3, y=9
     

  • x= -4, y=10
     

  • x=5, y=8
     

  • x=4, y=10
     

Question 5

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Note -This was Numerical Type question.


  • 0

  • 1

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  • 3

Question 6

How many of the following matrices have an eigenvalue 1?

[Tex]\left[\begin{array}{ll}1 & 0 \\ 0 & 0\end{array}\right],\left[\begin{array}{ll}0 & 1 \\ 0 & 0 \end{array}\right],\left[\begin{array}{cc}1 & -1 \\1 & 1 \end{array}\right][/Tex] and [Tex]\left[\begin{array}{cc} -1 & 0 \\1 & -1 \end{array}\right][/Tex]

  • Four

  • Three

  • Two

  • One

Question 7

If the matrix A is such that [Tex]A = \begin{bmatrix}2 \\-4 \\7\end{bmatrix}\begin{bmatrix}1 & 9 & 5\end{bmatrix}[/Tex], then the determinant of A is equal to

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  • 3

Question 8

The product of the non-zero eigenvalues of the matrix

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

is ______

  • 4

  • 5

  • 6

  • 7

Question 9

Which one of the following statements is TRUE about every 
 

  • If the product of the trace and determinant of the matrix is positive, all its eigenvalues are positive.
     

  • If the trace of the matrix is positive, all its eigenvalues are positive. 

     

  • If the determinant of the matrix is positive, all its eigenvalues are positive.
     

  • If the trace of the matrix is positive and the determinant of the matrix is negative, at least one of its eigenvalues is negative.
     

Question 10

Consider the set H of all 3 × 3 matrices of the type 
 

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where a, b, c, d, e and f are real numbers and abc ≠ 0. Under the matrix multiplication operation, the set H is 
 

  • a group
     

  • a monoid but not a group
     

  • a semigroup but not a monoid
     

  • neither a group nor a semigroup
     

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