Hot 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}$$is equal to ____________.
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The minimum eigenvalue of the following matrix is$$\begin{bmatrix} 3& 5& 2\\5 &12 &7 \\2 &7 & 5\end{bmatrix}$$$0$$1$$2$$3$
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Consider the matrix $$J_{6} = \begin{bmatrix} 0&0 &0 &0 &0 &1 \\ 0& 0& 0& 0& 1&0 \\ 0& 0& 0& 1& 0&0 \\ 0&0 & 1& 0&0 &0 \\0 &1 &0 &0 &0 &0 \\1 &0 &0 &0 & 0& 0\end{bmatrix}...
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Consider a system of linear equations:$$x-2y+3z=-1, \\ x-3y+4z=1, \text{ and } \\ -2x+4y-6z=k.$$ The value of $k$ for which the system has infinitely many solutions is __...