$$A$$ system of equations represented by $$AX=0$$ where $$X$$ is a column vector of unknown and $$A$$ is a square matrix containing coefficients has a non-trival solution when $$A$$ is.

$$\mathop {Lim}\limits_{x \to 0} \,{{Si{n^2}x} \over x} = \_\_\_\_.$$

Let $$G$$ be an arbitrary graph with $$n$$ nodes and $$k$$ components. If a vertex is removed from $$G$$, the number of components in the resultant graph must necessarily lie between

Consider the following system of linear equations $$$\left[ {\matrix{ 2 & 1 & { - 4} \cr 4 & 3 & { - 12} \cr 1 & 2 & { - 8} \cr } } \right]\left[ {\matrix{ x \cr y \cr z \cr } } \right] = \left[ {\matrix{ \alpha \cr 5 \cr 7 \cr } } \right]$$$

Notice that the second and the third columns of the coefficient matrix are linearly dependent. For how many values of $$\alpha $$, does this system of equations have infinitely many solutions?