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GATE EE 2026
MCQ (More than One Correct Answer)
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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 $x, y \in R^n$.

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GATE EE 2026
MCQ (More than One Correct Answer)
+2
-0

Consider the system of linear equations: $A x=b$, where $A$ is an $\mathrm{n} \times \mathrm{n}$ matrix, and $x$ and $b$ are $n$-dimensional column vectors.

Suppose this system of equations has a unique solution. Which of the following statements is/are correct?

A

$A^{-1}$ exists

B

The system of equations $A^m x=b$ also has a unique solution for $m=1,2,3, \ldots$

C

$\operatorname{rank}(\mathrm{A})=\operatorname{rank}\left(\mathrm{A}^{\mathrm{m}}\right)$, for $m=1,2,3, \ldots$

D

$\operatorname{rank}(A)<\operatorname{rank}([A \mid b])$, where $[A \mid b]$ denotes the augmented matrix.

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GATE EE 2026
Numerical
+2
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The magnitude of the contour integral

$$ \int_c \frac{(z+1)^2}{(z-i)(z-2)} d z $$

over the contour $C:|z-2-i|=\frac{3}{2}$ is $\_\_\_\_$ . [Round off to two decimal places]

Note : $z$ is a complex variable and $i=\sqrt{-1}$.

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GATE EE 2026
Numerical
+2
-0

Let $X$ and $Y$ be two real-valued random variables with

$$ E(X)=1, E(Y)=2, E\left(X^2\right)=4, E\left(Y^2\right)=9, \text { and } E(X Y)=0.9, $$

where $E$ denotes the expectation operator.

The value of $\alpha$ that minimizes $\mathrm{E}\left((\mathrm{X}-\alpha \mathrm{Y})^2\right)$ is $\_\_\_\_$ .

(Round off to one decimal place)

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