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GATE EE 2026
Numerical
+1
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A is an $m \times m$ skew-symmetric matrix with real-valued entries, and $x$ is an $m$-dimensional column vector with real-valued entries such that $x^T x=1$. The quantity $x^T A x$ evaluates to $\_\_\_\_$ . (Answer in integer)

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GATE EE 2026
MCQ (Single Correct Answer)
+2
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Which one of the following statements is ALWAYS correct about a collection of $p$ column vectors, each having $n$ real-valued entries?

A

if $p>n$, then the column vectors must be linearly dependent

B

If $p>n$, then the column vectors must be linearly independent

C

If $p=n$, then the column vectors must be orthogonal

D

If $p < n$, then the column vectors must be linearly independent

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GATE EE 2026
MCQ (Single Correct Answer)
+2
-0

Consider the second-order differential equation

$$ \frac{d^2 y}{d x^2}+\frac{d y}{d x}+y=0 $$

with initial conditions

$$ y(0)=1,\left.\frac{d y}{d x}\right|_{x=0}=1 $$

The solution is given by

A

$y(x)=\exp \left(-\frac{x}{2}\right)\left(\cos \left(\frac{\sqrt{3} x}{2}\right)+\sqrt{3} \sin \left(\frac{\sqrt{3} x}{2}\right)\right)$

B

$y(x)=\exp \left(-\frac{x}{2}\right)\left(\cos \left(\frac{\sqrt{3} x}{2}\right)+\frac{1}{\sqrt{3}} \sin \left(\frac{\sqrt{3} x}{2}\right)\right)$

C

$y(x)=\exp \left(-\frac{x}{2}\right)\left(\cos \left(\frac{\sqrt{3} x}{2}\right)-\frac{1}{\sqrt{3}} \sin \left(\frac{\sqrt{3} x}{2}\right)\right)$

D

$y(x)=\exp \left(-\frac{x}{2}\right)\left(\cos \left(\frac{\sqrt{3} x}{2}\right)-\sqrt{3} \sin \left(\frac{\sqrt{3} x}{2}\right)\right)$

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GATE EE 2026
MCQ (More than One Correct Answer)
+2
-0
Consider an $n \times n$ orthogonal matrix $A$ with real entries and each column having unit Euclidean norm. Which of the following statements is/are correct?
A

The value of the determinant of $A$ is either +1 or -1 .

B

The eigenvalues of $A$ have modulus 1.

C

$\|A x\|=\|x\|$, for all $x \in R^n$, where $\|x\|$ denotes the Euclidean norm of $x$, and $(A x)^{\top}(A y) \neq x^{\top} y$, for all distinct $x, y \in R^n$.

D

$\|A x\|=\|x\|$, for all $x \in R^n$, where $\|x\|$ denotes the Euclidean norm of $x$, and $(A x)^T(A y)=x^T y$, for all distinct $x, y \in R^n$.