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  1. If $A=\left[\begin{array}{ccc}-1 & x & -3 \\ 2 & 4 & z \\ y & 5 & -6\end{array}\right]$ is a symmetric matrix and $B=\left[\begin{array}{ccc}0 & 2 & q \\ p & 0 & -4 \\ -3 & r & s\end{array}\right]$ is a skew-symmetric matrix, then $|A|+|B|-|A B|=$
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If the inverse of $\left[\begin{array}{ccc}-x & 14 x & 7 x \\ 0 & 1 & 0 \\ x & -4 x & -2 x\end{array}\right]$ is $\left[\begin{array}{ccc}2 & 0 & 7 \\ 0 & 1 & 0 \\ 1 & -2 & 1\end{array}\right]$, then $\left|\begin{array}{ccc}x & x+1 & x+2 \\ x+1 & x+2 & x+3 \\ x+2 & x+3 & x+4\end{array}\right|=$

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If the system of equations $2 x+3 y-3 z=3, x+2 y+0 z=1 2 x-y+z=\beta$ has infinitely many solutions, then $\frac{\alpha}{\beta}-\frac{\beta}{\alpha}=$

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A value of $\theta$ lying between 0 and $\pi / 2$ and satisfying $\left|\begin{array}{ccc}1+\sin ^2 \theta & \cos ^2 \theta & 4 \sin 4 \theta \\ \sin ^2 \theta & 1+\cos ^2 \theta & 4 \sin 4 \theta \\ \sin ^2 \theta & \cos ^2 \theta & 1+4 \sin 4 \theta\end{array}\right|=0$ is

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If the system of equations $2 x+p y+6 z=8$, $x+2 y+q z=5$ and $x+y+3 z=4$ has infinitely many solutions, then $p=$

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If $x^a y^b=e^m, x^c y^d=e^n, \Delta_1=\left|\begin{array}{ll}m & b \\ n & d\end{array}\right|$, $\Delta_2=\left|\begin{array}{cc}a & m \\ c & n\end{array}\right|, \Delta_3=\left|\begin{array}{cc}a & b \\ c & d\end{array}\right|$, then the values of $x$ and $y$ are respectively ( $e$ is the base of natural logarithm)

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If $B$ is the inverse of a third order matrix $A$ and det $B=k$, then $(\operatorname{adj}(\operatorname{adj} \mathrm{A}))^{-1}=$

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If $A=\left[\begin{array}{lll}2 & 2 & 1 \\ 1 & 3 & 1 \\ 1 & 2 & 2\end{array}\right]$ and $\alpha, \beta, \gamma$ are the roots of the equation represented by $|A-x I|=0$, then $\alpha^2+\beta^2+\gamma^2=$

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If the values of $x, y$ and $z$ which satisfy the equations $2 x-3 y+2 z+15=0,3 x+y-z+2=0$ and $x-3 y-3 z+8=0$ simultaneously are $\alpha, \beta$ and $\gamma$ respectively, then

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If $a$ is the determinant of the adjoint of the matrix $\left[\begin{array}{lll}1 & 1 & 2 \\ 1 & 2 & 3 \\ 2 & 3 & 3\end{array}\right]$ and $b$ is the determinant of the inverse of the matrix $\left[\begin{array}{ccc}1 & 2 & 3 \\ 4 & -3 & -1 \\ 2 & 1 & -4\end{array}\right]$, then $\frac{b+1}{18 b}=$

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Consider two systems of 3 linear equations in 3 unknowns $A X=B$ and $C X=D$. If $A X=B$ has unique solution $D$ and $C X=D$ has unique solution $B$, then the solution of $\left(A-C^{-1}\right) X=0$ is

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$f(x)$ is an $n$th degree polynomial satisfying $f(x)=\frac{1}{2}\left|\begin{array}{cc}f(x) & f\left(\frac{1}{x}\right)-f(x) \\ 1 & f\left(\frac{1}{x}\right)\end{array}\right|$. If $f(2)=33$, then the value of $f(3)$ is

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If $P=\left[\begin{array}{lll}1 & \alpha & 3 \\ 1 & 3 & 3 \\ 2 & 4 & 4\end{array}\right]$ is the adjoint of a matrix $A$ and det $A=4$, then the value of $\alpha$ is

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If $\alpha$ is a real root of the equation $x^3+6 x^2+5 x-42=0$, then the determinant of the matrix

$\left[\begin{array}{lll}\alpha-1 & \alpha+1 & \alpha+2 \\ \alpha-2 & \alpha+3 & \alpha-3 \\ \alpha+4 & \alpha-4 & \alpha+5\end{array}\right]$ is

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The rank of the matrix $\left[\begin{array}{cccc}2 & -3 & 4 & 0 \\ 5 & -4 & 2 & 1 \\ 1 & -3 & 5 & -4\end{array}\right]$ is

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  • $A=\left[\begin{array}{ccc}0 & k & k \\ k & -4 & -6 \\ k & -3 & -5\end{array}\right]$ is a singular matrix for
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    If $A=\left[\begin{array}{ccc}1 & 2 & x \\ 4 & -1 & 7 \\ 2 & 4 & -6\end{array}\right]$ and the rank of $A$ is 2 , then the value of $x$ is equal to

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    $$ \left|\begin{array}{ll} 2 & 1 \\ 3 & 1 \end{array}\right|+\left|\begin{array}{cc} 1 & \frac{1}{3} \\ 3 & 1 \end{array}\right|+\left|\begin{array}{cc} \frac{1}{2} & \frac{1}{9} \\ 3 & 1 \end{array}\right|+\left|\begin{array}{cc} \frac{1}{4} & \frac{1}{27} \\ 3 & 1 \end{array}\right|+\ldots \infty= $$

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    If $A=\left[\begin{array}{lll}1 & 2 & 3 \\ 1 & 3 & 5 \\ 2 & 1 & 6\end{array}\right]$ and $|\operatorname{adj}(\operatorname{adj} A)|(\operatorname{adj} A)^{-1}=k A$, then $k=$

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    If the values $x=\alpha, y=\beta, z=\gamma$ satisfy all the 3 equations $x+2 y+3 z=4,3 x+y+z=3$ and $x+3 y+3 z=2$, then $3 \alpha+\gamma=$

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    The number of solutions of the system of equations $2 x+y-z=7, x-3 y+2 z=1, x+4 y-3 z=5$ is

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    The value of $p$ and $q$ is that system of equations $2 x+p y+6 z=8, x+2 y+q z=5$ and $x+y+3 z=4$ may have no solution are

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    $A$ is the set of all matrices of order 3 with entries 0 or 1 only. $B$ is the subset of $A$ consisting of all matrices with determinant value 1 . If $C$ is the subset of $A$ consisting of all matrices with determinant value -1 , then

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    Consider the matrices $A=\left[\begin{array}{ccc}x & y & 0 \\ -3 & 1 & 2 \\ 1 & -2 & z\end{array}\right]$ and $B=\left[\begin{array}{ccc}1 & -2 & -2 \\ 2 & 0 & 1 \\ 2 & 1 & 0\end{array}\right]$

    If the cofactors of the elements $z, 1$ in 3rd row and $x$ of $A$ are $9,4,3$, respectively then $A B=$

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    If $A=\left[\begin{array}{ccc}1 & 2 & -2 \\ 2 & -1 & 2 \\ -1 & 1 & -2\end{array}\right]$, then $A+2 A^{-1}=$

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    If $A=\left[\begin{array}{ccc}a & b & c \\ d & e & f \\ l & m & n\end{array}\right]$ is a matrix such that $|A|>0$ and $\operatorname{adj}(A)=\left[\begin{array}{ccc}0 & 4 & -6 \\ 10 & 8 & 0 \\ 2 & 4 & -4\end{array}\right]$, then $\frac{c d}{f b}+\frac{\ln }{e m}=$

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    In solving a system of linear equations $A X=B$ by Cramer's rule, in the usual notation, if $\Delta_1=\left|\begin{array}{ccc}-11 & 1 & -7 \\ -4 & 1 & -2 \\ 5 & 1 & 1\end{array}\right|$ and $\Delta_3=\left|\begin{array}{ccc}4 & 1 & -11 \\ 1 & 1 & -4 \\ 4 & 1 & 5\end{array}\right|$, then $X=$

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    If $A$ and $B$ are both $3 \times 3$ matrices, then which of the following statements are true?

    (i) $A B=0 \Rightarrow A=0$ or $B=0$

    (ii) $A B=I_3 \Rightarrow A^{-1}=B$

    (iii) $(A-B)^2=A^2-2 A B+B^2$

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    $A=\left[\begin{array}{ccc}1 & -1 & 2 \\ -2 & 3 & -3\end{array}\right]$ is the given matrix and $A^T$ represents the transpose of $A$, then $A A^T-A-A^T=$

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    If $A=\left[\begin{array}{ccc}x & 2 & 1 \\ -2 & y & 0 \\ 2 & 0 & -1\end{array}\right], x$ and $y$ are non-zero numbers, trace of $A=0$ and determinant of $A=-6$, then the minor of the elements 1 of $A$ is

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    4. If $A=\left[\begin{array}{lll}83 & 74 & 41 \\ 93 & 96 & 31 \\ 24 & 15 & 79\end{array}\right]$, then $\operatorname{det}\left(A-A^T\right)$ is equal to
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    If $\left|\begin{array}{lll}a & 1 & 1 \\ 1 & b & 1 \\ 1 & 1 & c\end{array}\right|>0$, then $a b c>$
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      If the system of equations $a_1 x+b_1 y+c_1 z=0, a_2 x+b_2 y+c_2 z=0$ and $a_3 x+b_3 y+c_3 z=0$ has only trivial solution, then the rank of $\left[\begin{array}{lll}a_1 & b_1 & c_1 \\ a_2 & b_2 & c_2 \\ a_3 & b_3 & c_3\end{array}\right]$ is

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    $A=\left[\begin{array}{lll}0 & 1 & 2 \\ 2 & 3 & 0 \\ 4 & 0 & 3\end{array}\right]$ and $B$ is a matrix such that $A B=B A$.If $A B$ is not an identity matrix, then the matrix that can be taken as $B$ is
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    If $\alpha, \beta$ and $\gamma(\alpha<\beta<\gamma)$ are the values of $x$ such that $\left[\begin{array}{ccc}x-2 & 0 & 1 \\ 1 & x+3 & 2 \\ 2 & 0 & 2 x-1\end{array}\right]$ is a singular matrix, then $2 \alpha+3 \beta+4 \gamma$ is equal to

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    The system of linear equations $x+2 y+z=-3$, $3 x+3 y-2 z=-1$ and $2 x+7 y+7 z=-4$ has
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    If the set of equations $x+2 y+3 z=6, x+3 y+5 z=9$, $2 x+5 y+a z=b$ has unique solution, then

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    If $P$ and $Q$ are two $3 \times 3$ matrices such that $|P Q|=1$ and $|P|=9$, then the determinant of adjoint of the matrix $P$. $\operatorname{adj} 3 Q$ is

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    If $A=\left[\begin{array}{lll}a & 1 & 2 \\ 1 & 2 & b \\ c & 1 & 3\end{array}\right]$ and $\operatorname{adj} A=\left[\begin{array}{ccc}7 & -1 & -5 \\ -3 & 9 & 5 \\ 1 & -3 & 5\end{array}\right]$, then $a^2+b^2+c^2=$

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    If $3 A=\left[\begin{array}{ccc}1 & 2 & 2 \\ 2 & 1 & -2 \\ a & 2 & b\end{array}\right]$ and $A A^T=I$, then $\frac{a}{b}+\frac{b}{a}=$
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    $\left|\begin{array}{ccc}a+b+2 c & a & b \\ c & b+c+2 a & b \\ c & a & c+a+2 b\end{array}\right|=$
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    Assertion (A) : If $B$ is a $3 \times 3$ matrix and $|B|=6$, then $|\operatorname{adj}(B)|=36$

    Reason (R) : If $B$ is a square matrix of order $n$, then $|\operatorname{adj}(B)|=|B|^n$

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    If $A=\left|\begin{array}{lll}2 & 3 & 4 \\ 1 & k & 2 \\ 4 & 1 & 5\end{array}\right|$ is singular matrix, then the quadratic equation having the roots $k$ an $\frac{1}{k}$ is
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    Let $A$ be a $4 \times 4$ matrix and $P$ be is adjoint matrix, If $|P|=\left|\frac{A}{2}\right|$ then $\left|A^{-1}\right|$
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    The system $x+2 y+3 z=4,4 x+5 y+3 z=5,3 x+4 y+3 z=\lambda$ is consistent and $3 \lambda=n+100$, then $n=$
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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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    If $$k \in R$$ and $$\operatorname{det} A=\left|\begin{array}{lll}a_1 & b_1 & c_1 \\ a_2 & b_2 & c_2 \\ a_3 & b_3 & c_3\end{array}\right|=k$$, then $$\operatorname{det} B=\left|\begin{array}{ccc}a_1 & b_1 & c_1 \\ a_2+2 a_1 & b_2+2 b_1 & c_2+2 c_1 \\ a_3 & b_3 & c_3\end{array}\right|$$ is equal to

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    If $$A=\left[\begin{array}{llll}\sqrt{2020} & \sqrt{2021} & \sqrt{2021} & \sqrt{2023} \\ \sqrt{4040} & \sqrt{4042} & \sqrt{4044} & \sqrt{4046} \\ \sqrt{6060} & \sqrt{6063} & \sqrt{6066} & \sqrt{6069} \\ \sqrt{8080} & \sqrt{8084} & \sqrt{8088} & \sqrt{8092}\end{array}\right]$$, then the rank of $$A$$ is

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    If $$\left|\begin{array}{lll}x & x^2 & 1+x^3 \\ y & y^2 & 1+y^3 \\ z & z^2 & 1+z^3\end{array}\right|=0$$ and $$x, y$$ and $$z$$ are all distinct, then $$x y z$$ is equal to

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    Let A be a $$n\times n$$ matrix such that A is upper-triangular. Then, $$adj (A)$$ is equal to

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    If $$f(x)=\left|\begin{array}{ccc}x & x^2 & x^3 \\ 1 & 2 x & 3 x^2 \\ 0 & 2 & 6 x\end{array}\right|$$, then the ratio $$f^{\prime \prime}(x): f^{\prime}(x)$$ is equal to

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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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