Let $$P = \left[ {\matrix{ 3 & 1 \cr 1 & 3 \cr } } \right].$$ Consider the set $$S$$ of all vectors $$\left( {\matrix{ x \cr y \cr } } \right)$$ such that $${a^2} + {b^2} = 1$$ where $$\left( {\matrix{ a \cr b \cr } } \right) = P\left( {\matrix{ x \cr y \cr } } \right).$$ Then $$S$$ is

Let $$A$$ be a $$4 \times 3$$ real matrix which rank$$2.$$ Which one of the following statement is TRUE?

Let the eigenvalues of a $$2 \times 2$$ matrix $$A$$ be $$1,-2$$ with eigenvectors $${x_1}$$ and $${x_2}$$ respectively. Then the eigenvalues and eigenvectors of the matrix $${A^2} - 3A + 4{\rm I}$$ would respectively, be

The maximum value of $$'a'$$ such that the matrix $$\left[ {\matrix{ { - 3} & 0 & { - 2} \cr 1 & { - 1} & 0 \cr 0 & a & { - 2} \cr } } \right]$$ has three linearly independent real eigenvectors is