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GATE ECE 2026
MCQ (More than One Correct Answer)
+1
-0.33

Consider the matrix $M=\left[\begin{array}{ccc}2 & 1 & 1 \\ 1 & 3 & 0 \\ -1 & a & b\end{array}\right]$.

Which of the following options is/ are TRUE if $\operatorname{det}(M) \neq 0$ ?

A

$a=-\frac{1}{2}$ and $b=-\frac{1}{2}$

B

$a=\frac{1}{2}$ and $b=\frac{1}{2}$

C

$a=-3$ and $b=0$

D

$a=\frac{1}{2}$ and $b=-3$

2
GATE ECE 2026
MCQ (Single Correct Answer)
+2
-0.67

Consider the two series, $S_A$ and $S_B$, where

$$ \begin{aligned} & S_A=\sum_{n=1}^{\infty} \frac{n^2}{2^n} \\ & S_A=1+\frac{1}{2}+\frac{1}{8}+\frac{1}{16}+\frac{1}{64}+\frac{1}{128}+\frac{1}{512}+\ldots \end{aligned} $$

Which of the following statements is correct for the two given series?

A

Both $S_A$ and $S_B$ converge.

B

Neither $S_A$ nor $S_B$ converges.

C

$S_A$ converges but $S_B$ does not converge.

D

$S_B$ converges but $S_A$ does not converge.

3
GATE ECE 2026
MCQ (Single Correct Answer)
+2
-0.67

Let $X, N, Y$ and $Z$ be random variables. The variables $X$ and $N$ are independent of each other. $X$ is uniformly distributed between -1 and $1 ; N$ follows Normal distribution with zero mean and unity variance.

$Y$ and $Z$ are defined as, $Y=X+N$ and $Z=X^2+N$.

Which of the following pairs represents the values of correlation between $X$ and $Y$ and that between $X$ and $Z$ ?

A

$1 / 3$ and 0

B

$1 / 3$ and $1 / 9$

C

$1 / 3$ and $1 / 3$

D

1 and 0

   

4
GATE ECE 2026
Numerical
+2
-0.67

Consider the square region $R$ in the $X-Y$ plane as shown with the dark shading in the Figure. The value of $\iint_R\left(x^2+y^2-1\right) d x d y$ is $\_\_\_\_$ .

(rounded off to two decimal places)

GATE ECE 2026 Engineering Mathematics - Calculus Question 1 English

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