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GATE Electronics & Communication · Linear Algebra - Determinants · 1998-2026

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2026 Q26

Consider the matrix M = $\begin{bmatrix} 2 & 1 & 1 \\ 1 & 3 & 0 \\ -1 & a & b \end{bmatrix}$. Which of the following options is/ are TRUE if det(M) $\neq$ 0?

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2025 Q11

Consider the matrix A below: A = $\begin{bmatrix} 2 & 3 & 4 & 5 \\ 0 & 6 & 7 & 8 \\ 0 & 0 & \alpha & \beta \\ 0 & 0 & 0 & \gamma \end{bmatrix}$ For which of the following combinati...

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2024 Q55

Consider the matrix $\begin{bmatrix} 1 & k \\ 2 & 1 \end{bmatrix}$, where k is a positive real number. Which of the following vectors is/are eigenvector(s) of this matrix?

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2024 PYQ

Consider the matrix $\begin{bmatrix}1 & k \\ 2 & 1\end{bmatrix}$, where $k$ is a positive real number. Which of the following vectors is/are eigenvector(s) of this matrix?

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2023 Q15

Let the sets of eigenvalues and eigenvectors of a matrix B be {λk | 1 ≤ k ≤ n} and {vk | 1 ≤ k ≤ n}, respectively. For any invertible matrix P, the sets of eigenvalues and eigenvec...

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2023 Q38

Let $\mathbf{x}$ be an $n \times 1$ real column vector with length $l = \sqrt{\mathbf{x}^T\mathbf{x}}$. The trace of the matrix $P = \mathbf{x}\mathbf{x}^T$ is

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2021 PYQ

A real 2 $$\times$$ 2 non-singular matrix A with repeated eigen value is given as $$A = \left[ {\matrix{ x & { - 3.0} \cr {3.0} & {4.0} \cr } } \right]$$ where x is a real positive...

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2019 Q17

The number of distinct eigenvalues of the matrix $A = \begin{bmatrix} 2 & 2 & 3 & 3 \\ 0 & 1 & 1 & 1 \\ 0 & 0 & 3 & 3 \\ 0 & 0 & 0 & 2 \end{bmatrix}$ is equal to ________.

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2017 PYQ

The rank of the matrix $$M = \left[ {\matrix{ 5 & {10} & {10} \cr 1 & 0 & 2 \cr 3 & 6 & 6 \cr } } \right]$$ is

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2016 PYQ

The value of $$x$$ for which the matrix $$A = \left[ {\matrix{ 3 & 2 & 4 \cr 9 & 7 & {13} \cr { - 6} & { - 4} & { - 9 + x} \cr } } \right]$$ has zero as an eigen value is _________...

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2016 PYQ

Consider a $$2 \times 2$$ square matrix $$A = \left[ {\matrix{ \sigma & x \cr \omega & \sigma \cr } } \right]$$ Where $$x$$ is unknown. If the eigenvalues of the matrix $$A$$ are $...

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2015 PYQ

The value of $$'P'$$ such that the vector $$\left[ {\matrix{ 1 \cr 2 \cr 3 \cr } } \right]$$ is an eigenvector of the matrix $$\left[ {\matrix{ 4 & 1 & 2 \cr P & 2 & 1 \cr {14} & {...

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2009 PYQ

The eigen values of the following matrix $$\left[ {\matrix{ { - 1} & 3 & 5 \cr { - 3} & { - 1} & 6 \cr 0 & 0 & 3 \cr } } \right]$$ are

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2006 PYQ

The eigen values and the correspondinng eigen vectors of a $$2 \times 2$$ matrix are given by Eigen value $${\lambda _1} = 8$$ $${\lambda _2} = 4$$ Eigen vector $${V_1} = \left[ {\...

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2006 PYQ

For the matrix $$\left[ {\matrix{ 4 & 2 \cr 2 & 4 \cr } } \right].$$ The eigen value corresponding to the eigen vector $$\left[ {\matrix{ {101} \cr {101} \cr } } \right]$$ is

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2005 PYQ

Given the matrix $$\left[ {\matrix{ { - 4} & 2 \cr 4 & 3 \cr } } \right],$$ the eigen vector is

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2000 PYQ

The eigen values of the matrix $$\left[ {\matrix{ 2 & { - 1} & 0 & 0 \cr 0 & 3 & 0 & 0 \cr 0 & 0 & { - 2} & 0 \cr 0 & 0 & { - 1} & 4 \cr } } \right]$$ are

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1998 PYQ

The eigen values of the matrix $$A = \left[ {\matrix{ 0 & 1 \cr 1 & 0 \cr } } \right]$$ are

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