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determinant

GATE Electrical Engineering · Linear Algebra (EE) · 1998-2026

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B. S. Grewal — Higher Engineering Mathematics

Linear algebra, calculus, probability, numerical methods

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2026 Q30

Two $n \times n$ matrices $A$ and $B$ have a common eigenvalue 2, and the same corresponding nonzero eigenvector. Which of the following options is/are correct? (Note: $I$ is the $...

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2026 Q55

Consider an $n \times n$ orthogonal matrix $A$ with real entries and each column having unit Euclidean norm. Which of the following statements is/are correct?

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2024 Q11

Which one of the following matrices has an inverse?

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2024 PYQ

Which one of the following matrices has an inverse?

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2021 PYQ

Let $A$ be a $10 \times 10$ matrix such that $A^5$ is null matrix and let $I$ be the $10 \times 10$ identity matrix. The determinant of $A+I$ is $\_\_\_\_$ .

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2018 Q17

Consider a non-singular $2 \times 2$ square matrix $\mathbf{A}$. If $trace(\mathbf{A})=4$ and $trace(\mathbf{A}^2)=5$, the determinant of the matrix $\mathbf{A}$ is ________ (up to...

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2018 Q44

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 $B$...

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2015 PYQ

We have a set of $$3$$ linear equations in $$3$$ unknown. $$'X \equiv Y'$$ means $$X$$ and $$Y$$ are equivalent statements and $$'X \ne Y'$$ means $$X$$ and $$y$$ are not equivalen...

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2015 PYQ

If the sum of the diagonal elements of a $$2 \times 2$$ matrix is $$-6$$, then the maximum possible value of determinant of the matrix is ____________.

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2013 PYQ

The equation $$\left[ {\matrix{ 2 & { - 2} \cr 1 & { - 1} \cr } } \right]\left[ {\matrix{ {{x_1}} \cr {{x_2}} \cr } } \right] = \left[ {\matrix{ 0 \cr 0 \cr } } \right]$$ has

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2013 PYQ

A matrix has eigen values $$-1$$ and $$-2.$$ The corresponding eigenvectors are $$\left[ {\matrix{ 1 \cr { - 1} \cr } } \right]$$ and $$\left[ {\matrix{ 1 \cr { - 2} \cr } } \right...

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2009 PYQ

The trace and determinant of a $$2 \times 2$$ matrix are shown to be $$-2$$ and $$-35$$ respectively. Its eigen values are

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2007 PYQ

Let $$x$$ and $$y$$ be two vectors in a $$3-$$ dimensional space and $$ < x,y > $$ denote their dot product. Then the determinant det $$\left[ {\matrix{ { < x,x > } & { < x,y > } \...

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2005 PYQ

If $$R = \left[ {\matrix{ 1 & 0 & { - 1} \cr 2 & 1 & { - 1} \cr 2 & 3 & 2 \cr } } \right]$$ then the top row of $${R^{ - 1}}$$ is

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2002 PYQ

The determinant of the matrix $$\left[ {\matrix{ 1 & 0 & 0 & 0 \cr {100} & 1 & 0 & 0 \cr {100} & {200} & 1 & 0 \cr {100} & {200} & {300} & 1 \cr } } \right]$$ is

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1999 PYQ

If $$A = \left[ {\matrix{ 1 & { - 2} & { - 1} \cr 2 & 3 & 1 \cr 0 & 5 & { - 2} \cr } } \right]$$ and $$adj (A)$$ $$ = \left[ {\matrix{ { - 11} & { - 9} & 1 \cr 4 & { - 2} & { - 3}...

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1998 PYQ

If $$A = \left[ {\matrix{ 5 & 0 & 2 \cr 0 & 3 & 0 \cr 2 & 0 & 1 \cr } } \right]$$ then $${A^{ - 1}} = $$

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