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JAMMatrix Questions

The document contains 10 multiple choice questions about matrices. Question 1 asks about the eigenvalues of a 2x2 matrix representing a pair of linear equations. Question 2 asks about the trace, determinant and other eigenvalue of a 2x2 matrix given one eigenvalue. Question 3 asks about the inverse of a specified 3x3 matrix.

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JAMMatrix Questions

The document contains 10 multiple choice questions about matrices. Question 1 asks about the eigenvalues of a 2x2 matrix representing a pair of linear equations. Question 2 asks about the trace, determinant and other eigenvalue of a 2x2 matrix given one eigenvalue. Question 3 asks about the inverse of a specified 3x3 matrix.

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Matrix-Jam questions

1. The eigenvalues of the matrix representing the following pair of linear


equations Jam IIT 2016
x + iy = 0
ix + y = 0

(a)1+i,1+i
(b) 1-i,1-i
(c)1,i
(d) 1+i,1-i

2. The trace of 2 × 2 matrix is 4 and its determinant is 8 . If one of the


eigenvalues is 2(1 + i ) , the other eigenvalue is Jam IIT 2015
(a) 2(1- i )
(b) 2(1 + i )
(c) (1 + 2i )
(d) (1 - 2i )

 
0 1 1
3. The inverse of the matrix  0 0 1 Jam IIT 2013
1 0 0
(a)M-I
(b)M 2 − I
(c)I − M 2
(d)I-M
4. Given 2 matrices P and Q such that P is Hermitian and Q is skew Hermi-
tian. Which is Hermitian Jam IIT 2011
(a)PQ
(b)iPQ
(c)P+iQ
(d)P+Q

 
√1
i 1
5. A matrix is given M = The eigen values of M are Jam IIT
2 1 i
2010
(a) real and positive

1
(b)purely imaginary with modulus 1
(c)complex with modulus 1
(d) real and negative

 
0 1
6. Find the normalized eigen vector of the matrix corresponding to
1 0
positiveeigen value. The normalized eigen vectors of the matrix N =

0 −i
are β1 and β2 with eigen values λ1 and λ2 respectively. If the
i 0
eigen vector obtained earlier is expressed as a = P β1 + Qβ2 find P and Q
Jam IIT 2009

7. The product PQ of any two real symmetric matrices P and Q is Jam IIT
2008
(a)Symmetric for all P and Q
(b) never symmetric
(c)symmetric if P Q = QP
(d) antymmetric for all P and Q
  
  5 −7 x
8. Consider x y The above equation representsJam IIT
7 3 y
2007
(a) circle
(b)ellipse
(c)hyperbola
(d)straight line

 
a  
9. The symmetric part of P = (a − 2) b is Jam IIT 2006
 2  b
a − 2 ba − 1
(a) 2
 ba − 1  b − 2
−2a b
(b)
 b b2 
a(a − 1) b(a − 1)
(c)
b(a − 1) b2
 
a(a − 2) b(a − 1)
(d)
b(a − 1) b2
 
0 1
10. Which of the following is incorrect for the matrix M = Jam IIT
1 0
2005
(a)M = M −1
(b)It is nonorthogonal
(c)It is its own transpose
(d)It has eigen values ±1

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