Linear Algebra (ME)

Consider the system of linear equations x + 2y + z = 5 2x + ay + 4z = 12 2x + 4y + 6z = b The values of a and b such that there exists a non-trivial null space and the system admits infinite solutions are

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

The real variables $x, y, z$, and the real constants $p, q, r$ satisfy $\frac{x}{pq - r^2} = \frac{y}{qr - p^2} = \frac{z}{rp - q^2}$ Given that the denominators are non-zero, the value of $px + qy + rz$ is

A linear transformation maps a point (𝑥, 𝑦) in the plane to the point (𝑥̂, 𝑦̂) according to the rule 𝑥̂ = 3𝑦, 𝑦̂ = 2𝑥. Then, the disc 𝑥 2 + 𝑦 2 ≤ 1 gets transformed to a region with an area equal to _________ ....

Consider the following inequalities 𝑝 2 − 4𝑞 < 4 3𝑝 + 2𝑞 < 6 where 𝑝 and 𝑞 are positive integers. The value of (𝑝 + 𝑞) is _______.

Which one of the following is a representation (not to scale and in bold) of all values of x satisfying the inequality $2-5x\leq-\left(\frac{6x-5}{3}\right)\;$ on the real number line?

A is a 3 × 5 real matrix of rank 2. For the set of homogeneous equations Ax = 0, where 0 is a zero vector and x is a vector of unknown variables, which of the following is/are true?

If the sum and product of eigenvalues of a 2 × 2 real matrix $\begin{bmatrix}3&p\\\ p&q\end{bmatrix} $ are 4 and -1 respectively, then |p| is _______ (in integer).

The system of linear equations in real (x, y) given by $\rm \begin{pmatrix} \rm x & \rm y \end{pmatrix} \begin{bmatrix} 2 & 5- 2 α \\\ α & 1 \end{bmatrix} = \rm \begin{pmatrix} \rm 0 & \rm 0 \end{pmatrix} $ involves a re...

If A = $\begin{bmatrix} 10 & 2k + 5 \\\ 3k - 3 & k + 5 \end{bmatrix} $ is a symmetric matrix, the value of k is _______.

A person divided an amount of Rs. 100,000 into two parts and invested in two different schemes. In one he got 10% profit and in the other he got 12%. If the profit percentages are interchanged with these investments he w...

The determinant of a $$2 \times 2$$ matrix is $$50.$$ If one eigenvalue of the matrix is $$10,$$ the other eigenvalue is __________.

Consider the matrix $$A = \left[ {\matrix{ {50} & {70} \cr {70} & {80} \cr } } \right]$$ whose eigenvectors corresponding to eigen values $${\lambda _1}$$ and $${\lambda _2}$$ are $${x_1} = \left[ {\matrix{ {70} \cr {{\l...

The product of eigenvalues of the matrix $$P$$ is $$P = \left[ {\matrix{ 2 & 0 & 1 \cr 4 & { - 3} & 3 \cr 0 & 2 & { - 1} \cr } } \right]$$

The condition for which the eigenvalues of the matrix $$A = \left[ {\matrix{ 2 & 1 \cr 1 & k \cr } } \right]$$ are positive, is

A real square matrix $$A$$ is called skew-symmetric if

Gauss-Seidel method is used to solve the following equations (as per the given order). $$${x_1} + 2{x_2} + 3{x_3} = 5$$$ $$$2{x_1} + 3{x_2} + {x_3} = 1$$$ $$$\,3{x_1} + 2{x_2} + {x_3} = 3$$$ Assuming initial guess as $${...

The number of linear independent eigenvectors of matrix $$A = \left[ {\matrix{ 2 & 1 & 0 \cr 0 & 2 & 0 \cr 0 & 0 & 3 \cr } } \right]$$ is ________.

The solution to the system of equations is $$\left[ {\matrix{ 2 & 5 \cr { - 4} & 3 \cr } } \right]\left\{ {\matrix{ x \cr y \cr } } \right\} = \left\{ {\matrix{ 2 \cr { - 30} \cr } } \right\}$$

A point $$P\left( {1,\,\,\,3,\,\,\, - 5} \right)$$ is translated by $$2\widehat i + 3\widehat j - 4\widehat k$$ and then rotated counter clockwise by $${90^ \circ }$$ about the $$z$$-axis. The new position of the point i...

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

If any two columns of a determinant $$P = \left| {\matrix{ 4 & 7 & 8 \cr 3 & 1 & 5 \cr 9 & 6 & 2 \cr } } \right|$$ are interchanged, which one of the following statements regarding the value of the determinant is CORRECT...

At least one eigenvalue of a singular matrix is

For a given matrix $$P = \left[ {\matrix{ {4 + 3i} & { - i} \cr i & {4 - 3i} \cr } } \right],$$ where $$i = \sqrt { - 1} ,$$ the inverse of matrix $$P$$ is

Which one of the following equations is a correct identity for arbitrary $$3 \times 3$$ real matrices $$P,Q$$ and $$R$$?

The matrix form of the linear system $${{dx} \over {dt}} = 3x - 5y$$ and $$\,{{dy} \over {dt}} = 4x + 8y\,\,$$ is

Given that the determinant of the matrix $$\left[ {\matrix{ 1 & 3 & 0 \cr 2 & 6 & 4 \cr { - 1} & 0 & 2 \cr } } \right]$$ is $$-12$$, the determinant of the matrix $$\left[ {\matrix{ 2 & 6 & 0 \cr 4 & {12} & 8 \cr { - 2}...

Consider a $$3 \times 3$$ real symmetric matrix $$S$$ such that two of its eigen values are $$a \ne 0,$$ $$b\,\, \ne 0$$ with respective eigen vectors $$\left[ {\matrix{ {{x_1}} \cr {{x_2}} \cr {{x_3}} \cr } } \right],\l...

Which one of the following describes the relationship among the three vectors, $$\widehat i + \widehat j + \widehat k,\,\,2\widehat i + 3\widehat j + \widehat k$$ and $$5\widehat i + 6\widehat j + 4\widehat k?$$

A robot arm $$PQ$$ with end coordinates $$P(0,0)$$ and $$Q(2,5)$$ rotates counter clockwise about $$P$$ in the $$XY$$ plane by $${90^ \circ }$$. The new coordinate pair of the end point $$Q$$ is

Choose the CORRECT set of functions, which are linearly dependent.

The eigen values of a symmetric matrix are all

In a $$CAD$$ package, mirror image of a $$2D$$ points $$P(5, 10)$$ is to be obtained about a line which passes through the origin and makes an angle of $${45^ \circ }$$ counterclockwise with the $$X$$-axis. The coordinat...

$$x+2y+z=4, 2x+y+2z=5, x-y+z=1$$ The system of algebraic equations given above has

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

Consider the following system of equations $$2{x_1} + {x_2} + {x_3} = 0,\,\,{x_2} - {x_3} = 0$$ and $${x_1} + {x_2} = 0.$$ This system has

Eigen values of a real symmetric matrix are always

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

For a matrix $$\left[ M \right] = \left[ {\matrix{ {{3 \over 5}} & {{4 \over 5}} \cr x & {{3 \over 5}} \cr } } \right].$$ The transpose of the matrix is equal to the inverse of the matrix, $${\left[ M \right]^T} = {\left...

For what values of 'a' if any will the following system of equations in $$x, y$$ and $$z$$ have a solution? $$$2x+3y=4,$$$ $$$x+y+z=4,$$$ $$$x+2y-z=a$$$

The matrix $$\left[ {\matrix{ 1 & 2 & 4 \cr 3 & 0 & 6 \cr 1 & 1 & P \cr } } \right]$$ has one eigen value to $$3.$$ The sum of the other two eigen values is

The eigen vectors of the matrix $$\left[ {\matrix{ 1 & 2 \cr 0 & 2 \cr } } \right]$$ are written in the form $$\left[ {\matrix{ 1 \cr a \cr } } \right]\,\,\& \,\,\left[ {\matrix{ 1 \cr b \cr } } \right].$$ What is $$a+b$...

The number of linearly independent eigen vectors of $$\left[ {\matrix{ 2 & 1 \cr 0 & 2 \cr } } \right]$$ is

If a square matrix $$A$$ is real and symmetric then the eigen values

Eigen values of a matrix $$S = \left[ {\matrix{ 3 & 2 \cr 2 & 3 \cr } } \right]$$ are $$5$$ and $$1.$$ What are the eigen values of the matrix $${S^2} = SS?$$

Multiplication of matrices $$E$$ and $$F$$ is $$G.$$ Matrices $$E$$ and $$G$$ are $$E = \left[ {\matrix{ {\cos \theta } & { - sin\theta } & 0 \cr {sin\theta } & {\cos \theta } & 0 \cr 0 & 0 & 1 \cr } } \right]$$ and $$G...

$$A$$ is a $$3 \times 4$$ matrix and $$AX=B$$ is an inconsistent system of equations. The highest possible rank of $$A$$ is

Which one of the following is an eigen vector of the matrix $$\left[ {\matrix{ 5 & 0 & 0 & 0 \cr 0 & 5 & 0 & 0 \cr 0 & 0 & 2 & 1 \cr 0 & 0 & 3 & 1 \cr } } \right]$$ is

The sum of the eigen values of the matrix $$\left[ {\matrix{ 1 & 1 & 3 \cr 1 & 5 & 1 \cr 3 & 1 & 1 \cr } } \right]$$ is

For what value of $$x$$ will the matrix given below become singular? $$\left[ {\matrix{ 8 & x & 0 \cr 4 & 0 & 2 \cr {12} & 6 & 0 \cr } } \right]$$

For the following set of simultaneous equations $$$1.5x - 0.5y + z = 2$$$ $$$4x + 2y + 3z = 9$$$ $$$7x + y + 5z = 10$$$

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

In the Gauss - elimination for a solving system of linear algebraic equations, triangularization leads to

Among the following, the pair of vectors orthogonal to each other is

Solve the system $$2x+3y+z=9,$$ $$4x+y=7,$$ $$x-3y-7z=6$$

Find out the eigen value of the matrix $$A = \left[ {\matrix{ 1 & 0 & 0 \cr 2 & 3 & 1 \cr 0 & 2 & 4 \cr } } \right]$$ for any one of the eigen values, find out the corresponding eigen vector?