GATE EC 2024 Set 1 — Question 55

MSQ+2 / -0MediumEigenvalues & EigenvectorsLinear AlgebraEngineering Mathematics

Engineering Mathematics → Linear Algebra → Eigenvalues & Eigenvectors

Last updated 5 September 2026

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\begin{bmatrix} 1 & k \\ 2 & 1 \end{bmatrix}

A = \begin{bmatrix} 1 & k \\ 2 & 1 \end{bmatrix}

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A = \begin{bmatrix} 1 & k \\ 2 & 1 \end{bmatrix}

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