How many solutions does the following system of linear equations have?
-x + 5y = -1; x - y = 2; x + 3y = 3
A. infinitely many
B. two distinct solutions
C. unique
D. none
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Consider the following matrix.
{\text{A}} = \left[ {\begin{array}{*{20}{c}}
2&3 \\
{\text{x}}&{\text{y}}
\end{array}} \right]
If the eigen values of A are 4 and 8, then
A. x = 4, y = 10
B. x = 5, y = 8
C. x = -3, y = 9
D. x = -4, y = 10
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Let N be a 3 by 3 matrix with real number entries. The matrix N is such that N2 = 0. The eigen values of N are
A. 0, 0, 0
B. 0, 0, 1
C. 0, 1, 1
D. 1, 1, 1
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The eigen values of a (2 × 2) matrix X are -2 and -3. The eigen values of the matrix (X + I ) (X + 5I ) are
A. -3, -4
B. -1, -2
C. -1, -3
D. -2, -4
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If the following system has non-trivial solution,
px + qy + rz = 0
qx + ry + pz = 0
rx + py + qz = 0
then which one of the following options is TRUE?
A. p - q + r = 0 or p = q = -r
B. p + q - r = 0 or p = -q = r
C. p + q + r = 0 or p = q = r
D. p - q + r = 0 or p = -q = -r
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The sum of the eigen values of the matrix given below is \left[ {\begin{array}{*{20}{c}}
1&2&3 \\
1&5&1 \\
3&1&1
\end{array}} \right].
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The following system of equations
x1 + x2 + 2x3 = 1
x1 + 2x3 + 3x3 = 2
x1 + 4x2 + ax3 = 4
has a unique solution. The only possible value(s) for a is/are
A. 0
B. either 0 or 1
C. one of 0, 1 or -1
D. any real number other than 5
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The eigen vector pair of the matrix \left[ {\begin{array}{*{20}{c}}
3&4 \\
4&{ - 3}
\end{array}} \right] is
A. \left[ {\begin{array}{*{20}{c}}
1 \\
2
\end{array}} \right]\left[ {\begin{array}{*{20}{c}}
1 \\
{ - 2}
\end{array}} \right]
B. \left[ {\begin{array}{*{20}{c}}
2 \\
1
\end{array}} \right]\left[ {\begin{array}{*{20}{c}}
1 \\
{ - 2}
\end{array}} \right]
C. \left[ {\begin{array}{*{20}{c}}
2 \\
{ - 1}
\end{array}} \right]\left[ {\begin{array}{*{20}{c}}
1 \\
{ - 2}
\end{array}} \right]
D. \left[ {\begin{array}{*{20}{c}}
{ - 2} \\
1
\end{array}} \right]\left[ {\begin{array}{*{20}{c}}
1 \\
2
\end{array}} \right]
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For matrices of same dimension M, N and scalar c, which one of these properties DOES NOT ALWAYS hold?
A. (MT )T = M
B. (cM)T = c(M)T
C. (M + N)T = MT + NT
D. MN = NM
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The following vector is linearly dependent upon the solution to the previous problem
A. \left[ {\begin{array}{*{20}{c}}
8 \\
9 \\
3
\end{array}} \right]
B. \left[ {\begin{array}{*{20}{c}}
{ - 2} \\
{ - 17} \\
{30}
\end{array}} \right]
C. \left[ {\begin{array}{*{20}{c}}
4 \\
4 \\
5
\end{array}} \right]
D. \left[ {\begin{array}{*{20}{c}}
{13} \\
2 \\
{ - 3}
\end{array}} \right]
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The matrix {\text{A}} = \left[ {\begin{array}{*{20}{c}}
{\frac{3}{2}}&0&{\frac{1}{2}} \\
0&{ - 1}&0 \\
{\frac{1}{2}}&0&{\frac{3}{2}}
\end{array}} \right] has three distinct eigen values and one of its eigen vectors is \left[ {\begin{array}{*{20}{c}}
1 \\
0 \\
1
\end{array}} \right].
Which one of the following can be another eigen vector of A?
A. \left[ {\begin{array}{*{20}{c}}
0 \\
0 \\
{ - 1}
\end{array}} \right]
B. \left[ {\begin{array}{*{20}{c}}
{ - 1} \\
0 \\
0
\end{array}} \right]
C. \left[ {\begin{array}{*{20}{c}}
1 \\
0 \\
{ - 1}
\end{array}} \right]
D. \left[ {\begin{array}{*{20}{c}}
1 \\
{ - 1} \\
1
\end{array}} \right]
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The determinant \left| {\begin{array}{*{20}{c}}
{1 + {\text{b}}}&{\text{b}}&1 \\
{\text{b}}&{1 + {\text{b}}}&1 \\
2&{2{\text{b}}}&1
\end{array}} \right| equals to
A. 0
B. 2b(b - 1)
C. 2(1 - b) (1 + 2b)
D. 3b(1 + b)
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The solution of the system of equations x + y + z = 4, x - y + z = 0, 2x + y + z = 5 is
A. x = 2, y = 2, z = 0
B. x = 1, y = 4, z = 1
C. x = 2, y = 4, z = 3
D. x = 1, y = 2, z = 1
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Which one of the following is an eigen vector of the matrix \left[ {\begin{array}{*{20}{c}}
5&0&0&0 \\
0&5&5&0 \\
0&0&2&1 \\
0&0&3&1
\end{array}} \right]?
A. \left[ {\begin{array}{*{20}{c}}
1 \\
{ - 2} \\
0 \\
0
\end{array}} \right]
B. \left[ {\begin{array}{*{20}{c}}
0 \\
0 \\
1 \\
0
\end{array}} \right]
C. \left[ {\begin{array}{*{20}{c}}
1 \\
0 \\
0 \\
{ - 2}
\end{array}} \right]
D. \left[ {\begin{array}{*{20}{c}}
1 \\
{ - 1} \\
2 \\
1
\end{array}} \right]
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The system of equation, given below, has
x + 2y + 4z = 2
4x + 3y + z = 5
3x + 2y + 3z = 1
A. Unique solution
B. Two solutions
C. No solutions
D. More than two solutions
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The characteristic equation of a (3 × 3) matrix P is defined as
a(λ) = |P - λI | = λ3 + λ2 + 2λ + 1 = 0
If I denotes identity matrix, then the inverse of matrix P will be
A. (P2 + P + 2I )
B. (P2 + P + 1)
C. - (P2 + P + 1)
D. - (P2 + P+ 2I )
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For {\text{A}} = \left[ {\begin{array}{*{20}{c}}
1&{\tan \,{\text{x}}} \\
{ - \tan {\text{ x}}}&1
\end{array}} \right], the determinant of AT A-1 is
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The value of the determinant \left| {\begin{array}{*{20}{c}}
1&3&2 \\
4&1&1 \\
2&1&3
\end{array}} \right| is
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The value of x3 obtained by solving following system of linear equation is
x1 + 2x2 - 2x3 = 4
2x1 + x2 + x3 = -2
-x1 + x2 - x3 = 2
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For what values of α and β, the following simultaneous equations have an infinite number of solutions?
x + y + z = 5
x + 3y + 3z = 9
x + 2y + αz = β
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