GATE CS 2022 Engineering Mathematics

Trace of Matrix Product

Consider the following two statements with respect to the matrices \(A_{m\times n}\), \(B_{n\times m}\), \(C_{n\times n}\) and \(D_{n\times n}\).

\[ \text{Statement 1:}\qquad \operatorname{tr}(AB) = \operatorname{tr}(BA) \] \[ \text{Statement 2:}\qquad \operatorname{tr}(CD) = \operatorname{tr}(DC) \]

Which one of the following holds?

A. Statement 1 is correct and Statement 2 is wrong

B. Statement 1 is wrong and Statement 2 is correct

C. Both Statement 1 and Statement 2 are correct

D. Both Statement 1 and Statement 2 are wrong

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GATE CE 2018 Engineering Mathematics

Singular Matrix

Which one of the following matrices is singular?

A.

\[ \begin{bmatrix} 2 & 5\\ 1 & 3 \end{bmatrix} \]

B.

\[ \begin{bmatrix} 3 & 28\\ 2 & 3 \end{bmatrix} \]

C.

\[ \begin{bmatrix} 2 & 4\\ 3 & 6 \end{bmatrix} \]

D.

\[ \begin{bmatrix} 4 & 3\\ 6 & 2 \end{bmatrix} \]
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GATE CE 2014 Engineering Mathematics

Determinant of Inverse Matrix

If \(A= \begin{bmatrix} 1 & 2 & 3\\ 0 & 1 & 2\\ 0 & 0 & 4 \end{bmatrix}\), then \(\det(A^{-1})\) is:

A. \(0.25\)

B. \(0.50\)

C. \(0.75\)

D. \(1.25\)

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GATE ECE 2016 Engineering Mathematics

Trace and Determinant of Matrix

The matrix \(A= \begin{bmatrix} a & 0 & 3 & 7\\ 2 & 5 & 1 & 3\\ 0 & 0 & 2 & 4\\ 0 & 0 & 0 & b \end{bmatrix}\) has \(\det(A)=100\) and \(\operatorname{tr}(A)=14\).

Find \(|a-b|\).

A. \(1\)

B. \(2\)

C. \(3\)

D. \(4\)

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GATE CS 2023 Engineering Mathematics

Determinant of Matrices

Let \(A= \begin{bmatrix} 1&2&3&4\\ 4&1&2&3\\ 3&4&1&2\\ 2&3&4&1 \end{bmatrix}\) and \(B= \begin{bmatrix} 3&4&1&2\\ 4&1&2&3\\ 1&2&3&4\\ 2&3&4&1 \end{bmatrix}\).

Which one of the following is true?

A. \(\det(A)=\det(B)\)

B. \(\det(B)=-\det(A)\)

C. \(\det(A)=0\)

D. \(\det(AB)=\det(A)+\det(B)\)

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