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eigenvalues

GATE Electrical Engineering · Linear Algebra (EE) · 1994-2026

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B. S. Grewal — Higher Engineering Mathematics

Linear algebra, calculus, probability, numerical methods

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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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2025 Q12

Let v₁ and v₂ be the two eigenvectors corresponding to distinct eigenvalues of a 3 × 3 real symmetric matrix. Which one of the following statements is true?

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2025 PYQ

Consider the state-space model $$ \begin{aligned} \dot{x}(t) & =A x(t)+B u(t) \\ y(t) & =C x(t) \end{aligned} $$ where $x(t), r(t), y(t)$ are the state, input and output, respectiv...

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2024 Q32

The sum of the eigenvalues of the matrix $A=\begin{bmatrix} 1 & 2 \\ 3 & 4 \end{bmatrix}^2$ is ________ (rounded off to the nearest integer).

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2024 PYQ

The sum of the eigenvalues of the matrix $A = \begin{bmatrix} 1 & 2 \\ 3 & 4 \end{bmatrix}^2$ is ______ (rounded off to the nearest integer).

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2022 PYQ

e 4 denotes the exponential of a square matrix A. Suppose $$\lambda$$ is an eigen value and v is the corresponding eigen-vector of matrix A. Consider the following two statements:...

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2021 PYQ

Let $p$ and $q$ be real numbers such that $p^2+q^2=1$. The eigen values of the matrix $\left[\begin{array}{cc}p & q \\ q & -p\end{array}\right]$ are

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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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2019 Q2

M is a 2 x 2 matrix with eigenvalues 4 and 9. The eigenvalues of M² are

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2018 Q28

The eigenvalues of the matrix given below are $$\begin{bmatrix} 0 & 1 & 0 \\ 0 & 0 & 1 \\ 0 & -3 & -4 \end{bmatrix}$$

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2017 PYQ

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

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2016 PYQ

Consider $$3 \times 3$$ matrix with every element being equal to $$1.$$ Its only non-zero eigenvalue is __________.

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2016 PYQ

Let the eigenvalues of a $$2 \times 2$$ matrix $$A$$ be $$1,-2$$ with eigenvectors $${x_1}$$ and $${x_2}$$ respectively. Then the eigenvalues and eigenvectors of the matrix $${A^2}...

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2016 PYQ

$$A$$ $$3 \times 3$$ matrix $$P$$ is such that , $${p^3} = P.$$ Then the eigen values of $$P$$ are

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2016 PYQ

Let $$P = \left[ {\matrix{ 3 & 1 \cr 1 & 3 \cr } } \right].$$ Consider the set $$S$$ of all vectors $$\left( {\matrix{ x \cr y \cr } } \right)$$ such that $${a^2} + {b^2} = 1$$ whe...

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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

The maximum value of $$'a'$$ such that the matrix $$\left[ {\matrix{ { - 3} & 0 & { - 2} \cr 1 & { - 1} & 0 \cr 0 & a & { - 2} \cr } } \right]$$ has three linearly independent real...

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2015 PYQ

The following discrete-time equations result from the numerical integration of the differential equations of an un-damped simple harmonic oscillator with state variables $$𝑥$$ and...

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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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2014 PYQ

A discrete system is represented by the difference equation $$$\begin{bmatrix}X_1\left(k+1\right)\\X_2\left(k+2\right)\end{bmatrix}=\begin{bmatrix}a&a-1\\a+1&a\end{bmatrix}\begin{b...

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2014 PYQ

Which one of the following statements is true for all real symmetric matrices?

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2014 PYQ

A system matrix is given as follows $$$A = \left[ {\matrix{ 0 & 1 & { - 1} \cr { - 6} & { - 11} & 6 \cr { - 6} & { - 11} & 5 \cr } } \right].$$$ The absolute value of the ratio of...

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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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2010 PYQ

An eigen vector of $$p = \left[ {\matrix{ 1 & 1 & 0 \cr 0 & 2 & 2 \cr 0 & 0 & 3 \cr } } \right]$$ is

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2010 PYQ

The system $$\mathop X\limits^ \bullet = AX + BU$$ with $$A = \left[ {\matrix{ { - 1} & 2 \cr 0 & 2 \cr } } \right],$$ $$B = \left[ {\matrix{ 0 \cr 1 \cr } } \right]$$ is

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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

If $$A = \left[ {\matrix{ { - 3} & 2 \cr { - 1} & 0 \cr } } \right]\,$$ then $${A^9}$$ equals

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2004 PYQ

The state variable description of a linear autonomous system is, $$\mathop X\limits^ \bullet = AX,\,\,$$ where $$X$$ is the two dimensional state vector and $$A$$ is the system mat...

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2002 PYQ

For the system $$X = \left[ {\matrix{ 2 & 3 \cr 0 & 5 \cr } } \right]X + \left[ {\matrix{ 1 \cr 0 \cr } } \right]u,$$ Which of the following statement is true?

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2001 PYQ

Given the homogeneous state-space equation $$\mathop X\limits^ \bullet = \left[ {\matrix{ { - 3} & 1 \cr 0 & { - 2} \cr } } \right]x$$ the steady state value of $$\,\,{x_{ss}}\,\,...

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1999 PYQ

Find the eigen values and eigen vectors of the matrix $$\left[ {\matrix{ 3 & { - 1} \cr { - 1} & 3 \cr } } \right]$$

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1998 PYQ

$$A = \left[ {\matrix{ 2 & 0 & 0 & { - 1} \cr 0 & 1 & 0 & 0 \cr 0 & 0 & 3 & 0 \cr { - 1} & 0 & 0 & 4 \cr } } \right].$$ The sum of the eigen values of the matrix $$A$$ is

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1998 PYQ

If the vector $$\left[ {\matrix{ 1 \cr 2 \cr { - 1} \cr } } \right]$$ is an eigen vector of $$A = \left[ {\matrix{ { - 2} & 2 & { - 3} \cr 2 & 1 & { - 6} \cr { - 1} & { - 2} & 0 \c...

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1995 PYQ

Given the matrix $$A = \left[ {\matrix{ 0 & 1 & 0 \cr 0 & 0 & 1 \cr { - 6} & { - 11} & { - 6} \cr } } \right].\,\,$$ Its eigen values are

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1994 PYQ

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

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