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GATE Civil Engineering · Linear Algebra (CE) · 1997-2026

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B. S. Grewal — Higher Engineering Mathematics

Linear algebra, calculus, probability, numerical methods

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2026 Q11

Matrix A has the eigenvalues 1, 2, and 3. The Trace of A² is

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2026 Q12

Given: $\begin{bmatrix} 1 & 1 \\ 1 & 0 \\ 0 & 2 \end{bmatrix} \begin{Bmatrix} x_1 \\ x_2 \\ x_3 \end{Bmatrix} = \begin{Bmatrix} 0 \\ 0 \end{Bmatrix}$ The above system of equations...

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2026 Q27

A matrix is given as: $$\begin{bmatrix} 9 & 15 \\ 15 & 50 \end{bmatrix}$$ By performing Cholesky decomposition, $|L_{22}|$ of the lower triangular matrix is ________ (in integer).

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2026 Q31

The eigenvalues of $[A] = \begin{bmatrix} 2 & -3.5 & 6 \\ 3.5 & 5 & 2 \\ 8 & 1 & 8.5 \end{bmatrix}$ are $\lambda_1 = -1.547$, $\lambda_2 = 12.330$, and $\lambda_3 = 4.711$. The abs...

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2025 Q11

Suppose $\lambda$ is an eigenvalue of matrix A and x is the corresponding eigenvector. Let x also be an eigenvector of the matrix B = A - 2I, where I is the identity matrix. Then,...

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2025 Q12

Let $A = \begin{bmatrix} 1 & 1 & 1 \\ 1 & 1 & 3 \\ 1 & -2 & -3 \end{bmatrix}$ and $b = \begin{bmatrix} b_1 \\ b_2 \\ b_3 \end{bmatrix}$. For Ax = b to be solvable, which one of the...

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2025 Q45

Pick the CORRECT eigen value(s) of the matrix [A] from the following choices. [A] = [[6, 8], [4, 2]]

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2025 PYQ

For the matrix $[\mathrm{A}]$ given below, the transpose is $\qquad$ . $$ [A]=\left[\begin{array}{lll} 2 & 3 & 4 \\ 1 & 4 & 5 \\ 4 & 3 & 2 \end{array}\right] $$

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2025 PYQ

Let $A=\left[\begin{array}{cc}1 & 1 \\ 1 & 3 \\ -2 & -3\end{array}\right]$ and $b=\left[\begin{array}{l}b_1 \\ b_2 \\ b_3\end{array}\right]$. For $\mathrm{Ax}=\mathrm{b}$ to be sol...

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2025 PYQ

Suppose $\lambda$ is an eigenvalue of matrix A and $x$ is the corresponding eigenvector. Let $x$ also be an eigenvector of the matrix $\mathrm{B}=\mathrm{A}-2 \mathrm{I}$, where I...

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2025 PYQ

Pick the CORRECT eigen value(s) of the matrix $[\mathrm{A}]$ from the following choices. $$ [A]=\left[\begin{array}{ll} 6 & 8 \\ 4 & 2 \end{array}\right] $$

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2024 Q12

The statements P and Q are related to matrices A and B, which are conformable for both addition and multiplication. P: (A + B)ᵀ = Aᵀ + Bᵀ Q: (AB)ᵀ = AᵀBᵀ Which one of the following...

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2024 Q36

What are the eigenvalues of the matrix $\begin{bmatrix} 2 & 1 & 1 \\ 1 & 4 & 1 \\ 1 & 1 & 2 \end{bmatrix}$?

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2024 Q48

Consider two matrices A = $\begin{bmatrix} 2 & 1 & 4 \\ 1 & 0 & 3 \end{bmatrix}$ and B = $\begin{bmatrix} -1 & 0 \\ 2 & 3 \\ 1 & 4 \end{bmatrix}$. The determinant of the matrix AB...

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2024 PYQ

What are the eigenvalues of the matrix $\begin{bmatrix} 2 & 1 & 1 \\ 1 & 4 & 1 \\ 1 & 1 & 2 \end{bmatrix}$ ?

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2024 PYQ

The statements P and Q are related to matrices A and B , which are conformable for both addition and multiplication. P: $(A + B)^T = A^T + B^T$ Q: $(AB)^T = B^T A^T$ Which one of t...

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2024 PYQ

Consider two matrices $A = \begin{bmatrix}2 & 1 & 4 \\ 1 & 0 & 3\end{bmatrix}$ and $B = \begin{bmatrix}-1 & 0 \\ 2 & 3 \\ 1 & 4 \end{bmatrix}$. The determinant of the matrix $AB$ i...

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2023 Q37

Two vectors $[2 \ 1 \ 0 \ 3]^T$ and $[1 \ 0 \ 1 \ 2]^T$ belong to the null space of a $4 \times 4$ matrix of rank 2. Which one of the following vectors also belongs to the null spa...

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2023 Q38

Cholesky decomposition is carried out on the following square matrix [A]. $[A] = \begin{bmatrix} 8 & -5 \\ -5 & a_{22} \end{bmatrix}$ Let $l_{ij}$ and $a_{ij}$ be the $(i,j)^{th}$...

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2023 Q47

For the matrix [A] = [1 2 3] [3 2 1] [3 1 2] which of the following statements is/are TRUE?

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2023 PYQ

If M is an arbitrary real n × n matrix, then which of the following matrices will have non-negative eigenvalues?

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2023 PYQ

For the matrix $[A]= \begin{bmatrix}1&2&3\\\ 3&2&1\\\ 3&1&2 \end{bmatrix} $ which of the following statements is/are TRUE?

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2023 PYQ

Two vectors [2 1 0 3] 𝑇 and [1 0 1 2] 𝑇 belong to the null space of a 4 × 4 matrix of rank 2. Which one of the following vectors also belongs to the null space?

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2023 PYQ

Cholesky decomposition is carried out on the following square matrix [𝐴]. $\rm [A]=\begin{bmatrix}8&-5\\\ -5&a_{22}\end{bmatrix}$ Let 𝑙 ij and 𝑎ij be the (i, j) th elements of m...

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2022 Q25

The matrix M is defined as $M = \begin{bmatrix} 1 & 3 \\ 4 & 2 \end{bmatrix}$ and has eigenvalues 5 and -2. The matrix Q is formed as $Q = M^3 - 4M^2 - 2M$ Which of the following i...

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2022 Q25

P and Q are two square matrices of the same order. Which of the following statement(s) is/are correct?

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2022 PYQ

The matrix M is defined as $$M = \left[ {\matrix{ 1 & 3 \cr 4 & 2 \cr } } \right]$$ and has eigenvalues 5 and $$-$$2. The matrix Q is formed as Q = M 3 $$-$$ 4M 2 $$-$$ 2M Which of...

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2022 PYQ

The Cartesian coordinates of a point P in a right-handed coordinate system are (1, 1, 1). The transformed coordinates of P due to a 45$$^\circ$$ clockwise rotation of the coordinat...

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2022 PYQ

Let y be a non-zero vector of size 2022 $$\times$$ 1. Which of the following statements is/are TRUE?

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2022 PYQ

The components of pure shear strain in a sheared are given in the matrix form: $$\varepsilon = \left[ {\matrix{ 1 & 1 \cr 1 & { - 1} \cr } } \right]$$ Here, Trace ($$\varepsilon $$...

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2022 PYQ

P and Q are two square matrices of the same order. Which of the following statements is/are correct?

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2021 Q1

The rank of matrix $\begin{bmatrix} 1 & 2 & 2 & 3 \\ 3 & 4 & 2 & 5 \\ 5 & 6 & 2 & 7 \\ 7 & 8 & 2 & 9 \end{bmatrix}$ is

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2021 Q2

The rank of the matrix $\begin{bmatrix} 5 & 0 & -5 & 0 \\ 0 & 2 & 0 & 1 \\ -5 & 0 & 5 & 0 \\ 0 & 1 & 0 & 2 \end{bmatrix}$ is

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2021 Q2

If $P = \begin{bmatrix} 1 & 2 \\ 3 & 4 \end{bmatrix}$ and $Q = \begin{bmatrix} 0 & 1 \\ 1 & 0 \end{bmatrix}$ then $Q^T P^T$ is

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2021 Q4

If A is a square matrix then orthogonality property mandates

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2019 Q35

The inverse of the matrix $\begin{bmatrix} 2 & 3 & 4 \\ 4 & 3 & 1 \\ 1 & 2 & 4 \end{bmatrix}$ is

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2018 Q28

If $A = \begin{bmatrix} 1 & 5 \\ 6 & 2 \end{bmatrix}$ and $B = \begin{bmatrix} 3 & 7 \\ 8 & 4 \end{bmatrix}$, $AB^T$ is equal to

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2017 PYQ

The matrix $$P$$ is the inverse of a matrix $$Q.$$ If $${\rm I}$$ denotes the identity matrix, which one of the following options is correct?

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2017 PYQ

If $$A = \left[ {\matrix{ 1 & 5 \cr 6 & 2 \cr } } \right]\,\,and\,\,B = \left[ {\matrix{ 3 & 7 \cr 8 & 4 \cr } } \right]A{B^T}$$ is equal to

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2017 PYQ

Consider the following simultaneous equations (with $${c_1}$$ and $${c_2}$$ being constants): $$$3{x_1} + 2{x_2} = {c_1}$$$ $$$4{x_1} + {x_2} = {c_2}$$$ The characteristic equation...

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2016 PYQ

If the entries in each column of a square matrix $$M$$ add up to $$1$$, then an eigenvalue of $$M$$ is

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2015 PYQ

Let $$A = \left[ {{a_{ij}}} \right],\,\,1 \le i,j \le n$$ with $$n \ge 3$$ and $${{a_{ij}} = i.j.}$$ The rank of $$A$$ is :

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2015 PYQ

For what value of $$'p'$$ the following set of equations will have no solutions? $$$2x+3y=5$$$ $$$3x+py=10$$$

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2015 PYQ

The smallest and largest Eigen values of the following matrix are : $$\left[ {\matrix{ 3 & { - 2} & 2 \cr 4 & { - 4} & 6 \cr 2 & { - 3} & 5 \cr } } \right]$$

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2014 PYQ

The sum of Eigen values of the matrix, $$\left[ M \right]$$ is where $$\left[ M \right] = \left[ {\matrix{ {215} & {650} & {795} \cr {655} & {150} & {835} \cr {485} & {355} & {550}...

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2014 PYQ

Given the matrices $$J = \left[ {\matrix{ 3 & 2 & 1 \cr 2 & 4 & 2 \cr 1 & 2 & 6 \cr } } \right]$$ and $$K = \left[ {\matrix{ 1 \cr 2 \cr { - 1} \cr } } \right],\,\,$$ the product $...

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2014 PYQ

The rank of the matrix $$\left[ {\matrix{ 6 & 0 & 4 & 4 \cr { - 2} & {14} & 8 & {18} \cr {14} & { - 14} & 0 & { - 10} \cr } } \right]$$ is

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2014 PYQ

The determinant of matrix $$\left[ {\matrix{ 0 & 1 & 2 & 3 \cr 1 & 0 & 3 & 0 \cr 2 & 3 & 0 & 1 \cr 3 & 0 & 1 & 2 \cr } } \right]$$ is

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2013 PYQ

What is the minimum number of multiplications involved in computing the matrix product $$PQR?$$ Matrix $$P$$ has $$4$$ rows and $$2$$ columns, matrix $$Q$$ has $$2$$ rows and $$4$$...

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2012 PYQ

The eigen values of matrix $$\left[ {\matrix{ 9 & 5 \cr 5 & 8 \cr } } \right]$$ are

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2009 PYQ

A square matrix $$B$$ is symmetric if ____

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2008 PYQ

The following system of equations $$$x+y+z=3,$$$ $$$x+2y+3z=4,$$$ $$$x+4y+kz=6$$$ will not have a unique solution for $$k$$ equal to

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2008 PYQ

The product of matrices $${\left( {PQ} \right)^{ - 1}}P$$ is

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2008 PYQ

The eigenvalues of the matrix $$\left[ P \right] = \left[ {\matrix{ 4 & 5 \cr 2 & { - 5} \cr } } \right]$$ are

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2007 PYQ

For what values of $$\alpha $$ and $$\beta $$ the following simultaneous equations have an infinite number of solutions $$$x+y+z=5,$$$ $$$x+3y+3z=9,$$$ $$$x + 2y + \alpha z = \beta...

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2007 PYQ

The inverse of $$2 \times 2$$ matrix $$\left[ {\matrix{ 1 & 2 \cr 5 & 7 \cr } } \right]$$ is

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2006 PYQ

Solution for the system defined by the set of equations $$4y+3z=8, 2x-z=2$$ & $$3x+2y=5$$ is

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2006 PYQ

For a given matrix $$A = \left[ {\matrix{ 2 & { - 2} & 3 \cr { - 2} & { - 1} & 6 \cr 1 & 2 & 0 \cr } } \right],$$ one of the eigen value is $$3.$$ The other two eigen values are

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2005 PYQ

Consider the following system of equations in three real variable $${x_1},$$ $${x_2}$$ and $${x_3}:$$ $$$2{x_1} - {x_2} + 3{x_3} = 1$$$ $$$3{x_1} + 2{x_2} + 5{x_3} = 2$$$ $$$ - {x_...

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2005 PYQ

Consider a non-homogeneous system of linear equations represents mathematically an over determined system. Such a system will be

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2005 PYQ

Consider the matrices $$\,{X_{4x3,}}\,\,{Y_{4x3}}$$ $$\,\,{P_{2x3}}.$$ The order of $$\,{\left[ {P{{\left( {{X^T}Y} \right)}^{ - 1}}{P^T}} \right]^T}$$ will be

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2004 PYQ

The eigen values of the matrix $$\left[ {\matrix{ 4 & { - 2} \cr { - 2} & 1 \cr } } \right]$$ are

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2003 PYQ

Given matrix $$\left[ A \right] = \left[ {\matrix{ 4 & 2 & 1 & 3 \cr 6 & 3 & 4 & 7 \cr 2 & 1 & 0 & 1 \cr } } \right],$$ the rank of the matrix is

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2002 PYQ

Eigen values of the following matrix are $$\left[ {\matrix{ { - 1} & 4 \cr 4 & { - 1} \cr } } \right]$$

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2001 PYQ

The product $$\left[ P \right]\,\,{\left[ Q \right]^T}$$ of the following two matrices $$\left[ P \right]\,$$ and $$\left[ Q \right]\,$$ where $$\left[ P \right]\,\, = \left[ {\mat...

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2001 PYQ

The determinant of the following matrix $$\left[ {\matrix{ 5 & 3 & 2 \cr 1 & 2 & 6 \cr 3 & 5 & {10} \cr } } \right]$$

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2001 PYQ

The eigen values of the matrix $$\left[ {\matrix{ 5 & 3 \cr 2 & 9 \cr } } \right]$$ are

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2000 PYQ

Consider the following two statements. $$(I)$$ The maximum number of linearly independent column vectors of a matrix $$A$$ is called the rank of $$A.$$ $$(II)$$ If $$A$$ is $$nxn$$...

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2000 PYQ

If $$A,B,C$$ are square matrices of the same order then $${\left( {ABC} \right)^{ - 1}}$$ is equal be

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1999 PYQ

The equation $$\left[ {\matrix{ 2 & 1 & 1 \cr 1 & 1 & { - 1} \cr y & {{x^2}} & x \cr } } \right] = 0$$ represents a parabola passing through the points.

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1999 PYQ

If $$A$$ is any $$nxn$$ matrix and $$k$$ is a scalar then $$\left| {kA} \right| = \alpha \left| A \right|$$ where $$\alpha $$ is

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1999 PYQ

The number of terms in the expansion of general determinant of order $$n$$ is

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1998 PYQ

If $$A$$ is a real square matrix then $$A{A^T}$$ is

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1998 PYQ

The real symmetric matrix $$C$$ corresponding to the quadratic form $$Q = 4{x_1}{x_2} - 5{x_2}{x_2}$$ is

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1998 PYQ

Obtain the eigen values and eigen vectors of $$A = \left[ {\matrix{ 8 & -4 \cr 2 & { 2 } \cr } } \right].$$

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1997 PYQ

If $$A$$ and $$B$$ are two matrices and $$AB$$ exists then $$BA$$ exists,

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1997 PYQ

Inverse of matrix $$\left[ {\matrix{ 0 & 1 & 0 \cr 0 & 0 & 1 \cr 1 & 0 & 0 \cr } } \right]$$ is

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