Recent questions in Linear Algebra

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$\begin{array}{rlr}a^*=\max_{x, y} & x^2+y^2-8 x+7 \\ \text { s.t. } & \qquad x^2+y^2 \leq 1 \\ & \qquad \qquad y \geq 0\end{array}$Then $a^{\star}$ is$16$$14$$12$$10$Non...
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The matrix\[A=\left(\begin{array}{ccc}1 & a_{1} & a_{1}^{2} \\1 & a_{2} & a_{2}^{2} \\1 & a_{3} & a_{3}^{2}\end{array}\right)\]is invertible when$a_{1}>a_{2}>a_{3}$$a_{1}...
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Let $P$ be a $n \times n$ matrix such that $P^{k}=\mathbf{0}$, for some $k \in \mathbb{N}$ and where $\mathbf{0}$ is an all zeros matrix. Then at least how many eigenvalu...
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The eigenvalues of a skew-symmetric matrix arealways zeroalways pure imaginaryeither zero or pure imaginaryalways real
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The number of distinct eigenvalues of the matrix$$A=\begin{bmatrix} 2&2&3&3\\0&1&1&1\\0&0&3&3\\0&0&0&2 \end{bmatrix}$$is equal to ____________.
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The value of $x$ for which the matrix $A= \begin{bmatrix} 3& 2 &4 \\ 9& 7 & 13\\ -6&-4 &-9+x \end{bmatrix}$ has zero as an eigenvalue is ________
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The matrix $A=\begin{bmatrix} a & 0 &3 &7 \\ 2& 5&1 &3 \\ 0& 0& 2 &4 \\ 0&0 & 0 &b \end{bmatrix}$ has $\text{det}(A) = 100$ and $\text{trace}(A) = 14$. The value of $\mid...
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Let $M^4$= $I$,(where $I$ denotes the identity matrix) and $ M \neq I$, $M^2\neq I$ and $M^3\neq I$. Then,for any natural number $k$, $M^{-1}$ equals:$M^{4k+1}$ $M^{4...