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$\left|\begin{array}{ccc}a & b & c \\ a^2 & b^2 & c^2 \\ 1 & 1 & 1\end{array}\right|$ is not equal to
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Let $A, B, C, D$ and $E$ be $n \times n$ matrices each with non-zero determinant. If $A B C D E=I$, then $C^{-1}=$
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If $A=\left[a_{i j}\right], 1 \leq i, j \leq n$ with $n \geq 2$ and $a_{i j}=i+j$ is a matrix, then the rank of $A$ is
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$$ \text { If } A=\left[\begin{array}{lll} 1 & 0 & 2 \\ 2 & 1 & 3 \\ 3 & 2 & 4 \end{array}\right] \text {, then } A^2-5 A+6 I= $$
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Sum of the positive roots of the equation $$ \left|\begin{array}{ccc} x^2+2 x & x+2 & 1 \\ 2 x+1 & x-1 & 1 \\ x+2 & -1 & 1 \end{array}\right|=0 \text { is } $$
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If the solution of the system of simultaneous linear equations $x+y-z=6,3 x+2 y-z=5$ and $2 x-y-2 z+3=0$ is $x=\alpha, y=\beta, z=y$, then $\alpha+\beta=$
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$$ \left|\begin{array}{ccc} 1 & 1 & 1 \\ a^2 & b^2 & c^2 \\ a^3 & b^3 & c^3 \end{array}\right|= $$
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If $A=\left[\begin{array}{cc}1 & 2 \\ -2 & -5\end{array}\right]$ and $\alpha A^2+\beta A=2 I$ for some $\alpha, \beta \in R$, then $\alpha+\beta=$
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The system of equations $$ x+2 y+3 z=6, x+3 y+5 z=9 \text {, } $$ $2 x+5 y+a z=12$ has no solution when $a=$
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If $ \alpha, \beta, \gamma $ are the roots of $ \begin{bmatrix} 1 & -x & -2 \\ -2 & 4 & -x \\ -2 & 1 & -x \end{bmatrix} = 0 $, then $ \alpha \beta + \beta \gamma + \gamma \alpha = $
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If the determinant of a 3rd order matrix $ A $ is $ K $, then the sum of the determinants of the matrices $ A^4 $ and $ (A - A^4) $ is
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While solving a system of linear equations $A X=B$ using Cramer's rule with the usual notation if

$$ \Delta=\left|\begin{array}{ccc} 1 & 1 & 1 \\ 2 & -1 & 2 \\ -1 & 1 & 5 \end{array}\right|, \Delta_1=\left|\begin{array}{ccc} 5 & 1 & 1 \\ 4 & -1 & 2 \\ 11 & 1 & 5 \end{array}\right| \text { and } X=\left[\begin{array}{l} \alpha \\ 2 \\ \beta \end{array}\right] \text {, then } \alpha^2+\beta^2= $$

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If $$A=\left[\begin{array}{lll}3 & -3 & 4 \\ 2 & -3 & 4 \\ 0 & -1 & 1\end{array}\right]$$, then $$A A^T$$ is a

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If $$A X=D$$ represents the system of simultaneous linear equations $$x+y+z=6, 5 x-y+2 z=3$$ and $$2 x+y-z=-5$$, then (Adj $$A$$) $$D=$$

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If $$A=\left[\begin{array}{ll}1 & 0 \\ 2 & 1\end{array}\right], B=\left[\begin{array}{ll}1 & 3 \\ 0 & 1\end{array}\right]$$, then $$\operatorname{det}\left(A^6+B^6\right)=$$

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Let $$G(x)=\left[\begin{array}{ccc}\cos x & -\sin x & 0 \\ \sin x & \cos x & 0 \\ 0 & 0 & 1\end{array}\right]$$. If $$x+y=0$$ then $$G(x) G(y)=$$

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If $$A=\left[\begin{array}{cc}2 & -3 \\ -4 & 1\end{array}\right]$$, then $$\left(A^T\right)^2+(12 A)^T=$$

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If $$a, b, c$$ are respectively the 5 th, 8 th, 13 th terms of an arithmetic progression, then $$\left|\begin{array}{ccc}a & 5 & 1 \\ b & 8 & 1 \\ c & 13 & 1\end{array}\right|=$$

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If $$A=\left[\begin{array}{ccc}1 & 0 & 0 \\ a & -1 & 0 \\ b & c & 1\end{array}\right]$$ is such that $$A^2=I$$, then

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Let $$A=\left[\begin{array}{ccc}-2 & x & 1 \\ x & 1 & 1 \\ 2 & 3 & -1\end{array}\right]$$. If the roots of the equation $$\operatorname{det} A=0$$ are $$l, m$$ then $$l^3-m^3=$$

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For $$i=1,2,3$$ and $$j=1,23$$ If $$a_i^2+b_i^2+c_i^2=1, a_i a_j+b_i b_j+c_i c_j=0, \forall i \neq j$$ and $$A=\left[\begin{array}{lll}a_1 & a_2 & a_3 \\ b_1 & b_2 & b_3 \\ c_1 & c_2 & c_3\end{array}\right]$$, then $$\operatorname{det}\left(A A^T\right)=$$

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If $$A=\frac{1}{7}\left[\begin{array}{ccc}3 & -2 & 6 \\ -6 & -3 & 2 \\ -2 & 6 & 3\end{array}\right]$$, then

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If $$A=\left[\begin{array}{cc}\alpha^2 & 5 \\ 5 & -\alpha\end{array}\right]$$ and $$\operatorname{det}\left(A^{10}\right)=1024$$, then $$\alpha=$$

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Let $$A=\left[\begin{array}{ccc}5 & \sin ^2 \theta & \cos ^2 \theta \\ -\sin ^2 \theta & -5 & 1 \\ \cos ^2 \theta & 1 & 5\end{array}\right]$$. Then, maximum value of $$\operatorname{det}(A)$$ is

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If $$\frac{x^4+24 x^2+28}{\left(x^2+1\right)^3}=\frac{A x+B}{x^2+1}$$ $$+\frac{C x+D}{\left(x^2+1\right)^2}+\frac{E x+F}{\left(x^2+1\right)^3},$$ then the value of $$A+B+C+D+E+F=$$

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The trace of the matrix $$A=\left[\begin{array}{ccc}1 & -5 & 7 \\ 0 & 7 & 9 \\ 11 & 8 & 9\end{array}\right]$$ is

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If $$A, B$$ and $$C$$ are the angles of a triangle, then the system of equations $$-x+y \cos C+z \cos B=0, x \cos C-y+z \cos A=0$$ and $$x \cos B+y \cos A-z=0$$

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If $$\left[\begin{array}{cc}1 & -\tan \theta \\ \tan \theta & 1\end{array}\right]\left[\begin{array}{cc}1 & \tan \theta \\ -\tan \theta & 1\end{array}\right]^{-1} =\left[\begin{array}{cc}a & -b \\ b & a\end{array}\right]$$, then

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What is the value of $$\left|\begin{array}{ccc}a & b & c \\ a-b & b-c & c-a \\ b+c & c+a & a+b\end{array}\right|$$ ?

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The value of $$\left|\begin{array}{ccc}b+c & a & a \\ b & c+a & b \\ c & c & a+b\end{array}\right|$$ is

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Let $$A, B, C, D$$ be square real matrices such that $$C^T=D A B, D^{\mathrm{T}}=A B C$$ and $$S=A B C D$$, then $$S^2$$ is equal to

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$$A=\left[\begin{array}{ccc}a^2 & 15 & 31 \\ 12 & b^2 & 41 \\ 35 & 61 & c^2\end{array}\right]$$ and $$B=\left[\begin{array}{ccc}2 a & 3 & 5 \\ 2 & 2 b & 8 \\ 1 & 4 & 2 c-3\end{array}\right]$$ are two matrices such that the sum of the principal diagonal elements of both $$A$$ and $$B$$ are equal, then the product of the principal diagonal elements of $$B$$ is

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Let $$a, b$$ and $$c$$ be such that $$b+c \neq 0$$ and $$\begin{aligned} & \left|\begin{array}{ccc} a & a+1 & a-1 \\ -b & b+1 & b-1 \\ c & c-1 & c+1 \end{array}\right| \\ & +\left|\begin{array}{ccc} a+1 & b+1 & c-1 \\ a-1 & b-1 & c+1 \\ (-1)^{n+2} a & (-1)^{n-1} b & (-1)^n c \end{array}\right|=0 \text {, } \\ & \end{aligned}$$

then the value of $$n$$ is

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The equation whose roots are the values of the equation $$\left| {\matrix{ 1 & { - 3} & 1 \cr 1 & 6 & 4 \cr 1 & {3x} & {{x^2}} \cr } } \right| = 0$$ is

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Let a and b be non-zero real numbers such that $$ab=5/2$$ and given $$A = \left[ {\matrix{ a & { - b} \cr b & a \cr } } \right]$$ and $$A{A^T} = 20I$$ ($$l$$ is unit matrix), then the equation whose roots are a and b is

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If $$A=\left[\begin{array}{ccc}1 & -1 & 1 \\ 2 & 1 & -3 \\ 1 & 1 & 1\end{array}\right], 10 B=\left[\begin{array}{ccc}4 & 2 & 2 \\ -5 & 0 & \alpha \\ 1 & -2 & 3\end{array}\right]$$ and $$B=A^{-1}$$, then the value of $$\alpha$$ is

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The rank of the matrix $$\left[\begin{array}{ccc}4 & 2 & (1-x) \\ 5 & k & 1 \\ 6 & 3 & (1+x)\end{array}\right]$$ is 1 , then,

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If $$a_1, a_2, \ldots . a_9$$ are in GP, then $$\left|\begin{array}{lll}\log a_1 & \log a_2 & \log a_3 \\ \log a_4 & \log a_5 & \log a_6 \\ \log a_7 & \log a_8 & \log a_9\end{array}\right|$$ is equal to

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If $$\mathbf{a}=2 \hat{\mathbf{i}}+\hat{\mathbf{j}}+3 \hat{\mathbf{k}}, \mathbf{b}=\hat{\mathbf{i}}+3 \hat{\mathbf{j}}-\hat{\mathbf{k}}$$ and $$\mathbf{c}=3 \hat{\mathbf{i}}-\hat{\mathbf{j}}-2 \hat{\mathbf{k}}$$, then the value of $$\left|\begin{array}{ccc}\mathbf{a} \cdot \mathbf{a} & \mathbf{a} \cdot \mathbf{b} & \mathbf{a} \cdot \mathbf{c} \\ \mathbf{b} \cdot \mathbf{a} & \mathbf{b} \cdot \mathbf{b} & \mathbf{b} \cdot \mathbf{c} \\ \mathbf{c} \cdot \mathbf{a} & \mathbf{c} \cdot \mathbf{b} & \mathbf{c} \cdot \mathbf{c}\end{array}\right|$$ is equal to

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