MCQ Bank
The complex conjugate of a complex vectorx in C^n is the vector \bar{x} in C^{n} whose entries are the ------------ conjugates of the entries in x
- A) Complex
- B) Real
- C)
- D)
If \lambda is an eigenvector of A, then every nonzero vector x such that Ax=\lambda x is called an ----------------- of A corresponding to -----------
- A) Eigenvector, A
- B) Eigenvalue, \lambda
- C) Eigenvalue, A
- D) Eigenvector, \lambda
\begin{gathered} {x_1} + 2{x_2} + 3{x_3} = 7 \hfill \\\\ 4{x_1} + {x_2} + 2{x_3} = 2 \hfill \\\\ - 4{x_1} + 3{x_2} + 9{x_3} = 4 \hfill \\\\\\ \end{gathered} The augmented matrix for the system is -----------
- A) \left[ {\begin{array}{*{20}{c}} 1&2&3 \\\\\\ { - 4}&1&2 \\\\\\ 4&3&9 \end{array}} \right]
- B) \left( {\begin{array}{*{20}{c}} 1&2&3 \\\\\\ 4&1&2 \\\\\\ { - 4}&3&9 \end{array}} \right)
- C) \left[ {\begin{array}{*{20}{c}} 1&2&3 \\\\\\ { - 4}&1&2 \\\\\\ 4&3&9 \end{array}\,\,\,\,\begin{array}{*{20}{c}} 7 \\\\\\ 2 \\\\\\ 4 \end{array}} \right]
- D) \left[ {\begin{array}{*{20}{c}} 1&2&3 \\\\\\ 4&1&2 \\\\\\ { - 4}&3&9 \end{array}\,\,\,\,\begin{array}{*{20}{c}} 7 \\\\\\ 2 \\\\\\ 4 \end{array}} \right]
A transformation T:{R^n} \to {R^m} is a rule that assigns to each vector x in {R^n} , an image vector T(x) in {R^m}. The set {R^n} is called the__________ , and {R^m} is called the _______.
- A) domain of T, co-domain of T
- B) co-domain of T, domain of T
- C)
- D)
\phi is the angle between the positive x-axis and the ray
- A) From (0,0) through (a,b)
- B) From (a,b) through (0,0)
- C) From (1,1) through (0,0)
- D) None of these
If A is an invertible square matrix then
- A) None of the above
- B) {\left( {{A^T}} \right)^{ - 1}} = {\left( {{A^{ - 1}}} \right)^T}
- C) {\left( {{A^T}} \right)^{ - 1}} = {\left( {{A^{ - 1}}} \right)^{-1}}
- D) {\left( {{A^T}} \right)^T} = {\left( {{A^{ - 1}}} \right)^T}
A matrix A is diagonalizable if and only if there are enough eigenvectors to form a basis of
- A) None of the above
- B) R^n
- C) R^3
- D) R^2
Let V be a five-dimensional vector space, and let S be a subset of V which spans V. Then S
- A) Must be linearly dependent
- B) Must have infinitely many elements
- C) Must be a basis for V
- D) Must have at most five elements
If \lambda is an eigenvalue of a matrix A and x is a corresponding eigenvector, and if k is any positive integer, then {\lambda ^k} is an eigenvalue of ______ and x is a corresponding eigenvector.
- A) \lambda ^k
- B) A^k
- C) \lambda
- D) A
Let A be a real 2 by 2 matrix with complex eigen values \lambda = a - bi(b \ne 0) and associated eigenvectors v in {C^2} , then
- A) A = {P^{ - 1}}CP
- B) A = PC{P^{ - 1}}
- C) None of the above
- D) P = AC{P^{ - 1}}
If \lambda + 7 is a factor of the characteristic polynomial of a matrix C , then which of the following is the Eigenvalue of C ?
- A) 0
- B) \frac{1}{7}
- C) 7
- D) -7
Diagonalization is a process of transforming a vector A to the form
- A) A=PDP^{-1}
- B) A=P^{-1}DP
- C)
- D)
Let A be an n by n matrix whose distinct eigen values are \lambda_{1}, \lambda_{2},…, \lambda_{p}. For 1 \leq k \leq p, the dimension of the eigen space for \lambda_{k} is -------- than or ------- to the multiplicity of the eigen value \lambda_{k}
- A) Greater, equal
- B) Less, equal
- C)
- D)
Which of the following is (are) the Eignvalue(s) of the matrix? A = \left[ {\,\begin{array}{*{20}{c}} 3&0\\\5&3 \end{array}\,} \right]
- A) 5
- B) 3, 5
- C) 3
- D) 3, 4
If A is a m×n matrix and \[A = A^T\], which of the following must always be true?
- A) m = n
- B) m and n are different
- C)
- D)
The eigenvalues of a 4 by 4 matrix [A] are given as 2, -3, 1, 3 and 7. The |det(A)| then is
- A) 530
- B) 25
- C) 546
- D) cannot be determined
\[\left( {\begin{array}{*{20}{c}} 3&0&0 \\\ 5&4&0 \\\ 3&6&1 \end{array}} \right)\] The Eigen-values are
- A) (3,4,5)
- B) (3,4,1)
- C) (3,4,2)
- D) (2.3,5)
Let A be an n \times n matrix whose distinct eigen values are \lambda_1, \lambda_2, …, \lambda_p. The matrix A is diagonalizable if and only if the ----------- of the dimensions of the distinct eigen spaces is equal to n
- A) sum
- B) Product
- C)
- D)
\[\begin{gathered} {x_1} + 2{x_2} + 3{x_3} = 7 \hfill \\\\ 4{x_1} + {x_2} + 2{x_3} = 2 \hfill \\\\ - 4{x_1} + 3{x_2} + 9{x_3} = 4 \hfill \\\\\\ \end{gathered} \] The augmented matrix for the system is -----------
- A) $\left[ {\begin{array}{*{20}{c}} 1&2&3 \\\\\\ 4&1&2 \\\\\\ { - 4}&3&9 \end{array}\,\,\,\,\begin{array}{*{20}{c}} 7 \\\\\\ 2 \\\\\\ 4 \end{array}} \right]$
- B) $\left[ {\begin{array}{*{20}{c}} 1&2&3 \\\\\\ { - 4}&1&2 \\\\\\ 4&3&9 \end{array}} \right]$
- C) $\left[ {\begin{array}{*{20}{c}} 1&2&3 \\\\\\ { - 4}&1&2 \\\\\\ 4&3&9 \end{array}\,\,\,\,\begin{array}{*{20}{c}} 7 \\\\\\ 2 \\\\\\ 4 \end{array}} \right]$
- D) \[\left( {\begin{array}{*{20}{c}} 1&2&3 \\\\\\ 4&1&2 \\\\\\ { - 4}&3&9 \end{array}} \right)\]
If A is a m×n matrix and A = A^T, which of the following must always be true?
- A) m and n are different
- B) m = n
- C)
- D)