characteristic equation

The matrix $\begin{bmatrix} 1 & a \\ 8 & 3 \end{bmatrix}$ (where $a > 0$) has a negative eigenvalue if $a$ is greater than

The lowest eigen value of the $$2 \times 2$$ matrix $$\left[ {\matrix{ 4 & 2 \cr 1 & 3 \cr } } \right]$$ is ______.

For the matrix $$A = \left[ {\matrix{ 5 & 3 \cr 1 & 3 \cr } } \right],$$ ONE of the normalized eigen vectors is given as

One of the eigen vector of the matrix $$A = \left[ {\matrix{ 2 & 2 \cr 1 & 3 \cr } } \right]$$ is

Which of the following is a solution of the differential equation $$\,{{{d^2}y} \over {d{x^2}}} + p{{dy} \over {dx}} + \left( {q + 1} \right)y = 0?$$ Where $$p=4, q=3$$

The complete solution of the ordinary differential equation $${{{d^2}y} \over {d\,{x^2}}} + p{{dy} \over {dx}} + qy = 0$$ is $$\,y = {c_1}\,{e^{ - x}} + {C_2}\,{e^{ - 3x}}\,\,$$ th...