GATE EE 2016 Set 2 — Question 17
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A matrix is such that, . Then the eigenvalues of are
- A.1, 1, -1
- B.1, 0.5 + j0.866, 0.5 - j0.866
- C.1, -0.5 + j0.866, -0.5 - j0.866
- D.0, 1, -1
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(A;D)
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Given the matrix equation . The eigenvalues of matrix must satisfy the same polynomial equation as the matrix itself:The possible eigenvalues are .For a matrix, any combination of three values from this set can be its eigenvalues.
- Option (A) consists of values from the set .
- Option (D) consists of values from the set .
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