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Engineering Maths · Q43

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Engineering and GATE · Engineering Maths · question 43

Q43

Let x and y be two vectors in a 3 dimensional space and denote their dot product. Then the determinant det \[ [ array*20c & \\ & array ].\]

Let x and y be two vectors in a 3 dimensional space and <x, y> denote their dot product. Then the determinant det \left[ {\begin{array}{*{20}{c}} { < {\text{x}},{\text{x}} > }&{ < {\text{x}},{\text{y}} > } \\ { < {\text{y}},{\text{x}} > }&{ < {\text{y}},{\text{y}} > } \end{array}} \right].
A.
is zero when x and y are linearly independent
B.
is positive when x and yare linearly independent
Answer
C.
is non-zero for all non-zero x and y
D.
is zero only when either x or y is zero

Answer: Option B

Solution

Answer: Option B
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