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The matrix P is the inverse of a matrix Q. If denotes the identity matrix, which one of the following options is correct?

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A square matrix B is skew-symmetric if

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Given that, {\text{A}} = \left[ {\begin{array}{*{20}{c}} { - 5}&{ - 3} \\ 2&0 \end{array}} \right]   and I = \left[ {\begin{array}{*{20}{c}} 1&0 \\ 0&1 \end{array}} \right],   the value A3 is

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Consider the matrices X(4 × 3), Y(4 × 3) and P(2 × 3). The order of [P(XTY)-1 PT]T will be

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The rank of the matrix \left[ {\begin{array}{*{20}{c}} { - 4}&1&{ - 1} \\ { - 1}&{ - 1}&{ - 1} \\ 7&{ - 3}&1 \end{array}} \right]   is

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Consider the following linear system.
x + 2y - 3z = a
2x + 3y + 3z = b
5x + 9y - 6z = c
This system is consistent if a, b and c satisfy the equation

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Consider a 3 × 3 real symmetric matrix S such that two of its eigen values are a ≠ 0, b ≠ 0 with respective eigen vectors \left[ {\begin{array}{*{20}{c}} {{{\text{x}}_1}} \\ {{{\text{x}}_2}} \\ {{{\text{x}}_3}} \end{array}} \right],\left[ {\begin{array}{*{20}{c}} {{{\text{y}}_1}} \\ {{{\text{y}}_2}} \\ {{{\text{y}}_3}} \end{array}} \right].   If a ≠ b then x1y1 + x2y2 + x3y3 equals

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For which value of x will the matrix given below become singular?
\left[ {\begin{array}{*{20}{c}} 8&{\text{x}}&0 \\ 4&0&2 \\ {12}&6&0 \end{array}} \right]

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The number of solutions of the simultaneous algebraic equation y = 3x + 3 and y = 3x + 5 is:

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Given Matrix \left[ {\text{A}} \right] = \left[ {\begin{array}{*{20}{c}} 4&2&1&3 \\ 6&3&4&7 \\ 2&1&0&1 \end{array}} \right],     the rank of the matrix is

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If {\text{A}} = \left[ {\begin{array}{*{20}{c}} {2 + {\text{i}}}&3&{ - 1 + 3{\text{i}}} \\ { - 5}&{\text{i}}&{4 - 2{\text{i}}} \end{array}} \right],     then AA will be
(where, A is the conjugate transpose of A)

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Consider the following system of linear equations:
3x + 2ky = -2
kx + 6y = 2
Here, x and y are the unknown and k is a real constant. The value of k for which there are infinite number of solutions is

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Consider the matrix as given below:
\left[ {\begin{array}{*{20}{c}} 1&2&3 \\ 0&4&7 \\ 0&0&3 \end{array}} \right]
Which one of the following options provides the CORRECT values of the eigen values of the matrix?

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The two Eigen values of the matrix \left[ {\begin{array}{*{20}{c}} 2&1 \\ 1&{\text{p}} \end{array}} \right]  have a ratio of 3 : 1 for p = 2. What is another value of p for which the Eigen values have the same ratio of 3 : 1?

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The following simultaneous equations
x + y + z = 3
x + 2y + 3z = 4
x + 4y + kz = 6
will NOT have a unique solution for k equal to

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[A] is square matrix which is neither symmetric nor skew-symmetric and [A]T is its transpose. The sum and difference of these matrices are defined as [S] = [A] + [A]T and [D] = [A] - [A]T, respectively. Which of the following statements is TRUE?

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The Eigen values of the matrix \left[ {\text{P}} \right] = \left[ {\begin{array}{*{20}{c}} 4&5 \\ 2&{ - 5} \end{array}} \right]   are

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If A is square symmetrical real valued matrix of dimensions 2n, then eigen values of A are

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The eigen values of the matrix given below are
\left[ {\begin{array}{*{20}{c}} 0&1&0 \\ 0&0&1 \\ 0&{ - 3}&{ - 4} \end{array}} \right]

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{\text{P}} = {\left[ {\begin{array}{*{20}{c}} { - 10} \\ { - 1} \\ 3 \end{array}} \right]^{\text{T}}},{\text{Q}} = {\left[ {\begin{array}{*{20}{c}} { - 2} \\ { - 5} \\ 9 \end{array}} \right]^{\text{T}}}     and {\text{R}} = {\left[ {\begin{array}{*{20}{c}} 2 \\ { - 7} \\ {12} \end{array}} \right]^{\text{T}}}  are three vectors. An orthogonal set of vectors having a span that contains P, Q, R is

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