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GATE Engineering Mathematics: Linear Algebra: Matrix algebra, systems of linear equations, eigenvalues and eigenvectors – Previous Year Questions

6 GATE previous year questions on Linear Algebra: Matrix algebra, systems of linear equations, eigenvalues and eigenvectors (Engineering Mathematics, Chemical Engineering) with answers and explanations, from every paper.

  1. GATE 2022 CH Q12 (1 mark, Multiple choice) – Given matrix A = bmatrix x & 1 & 3 \\ y & 2 & 6 \\ 3 & 5 & 7 bmatrix, the ordered pair (x, y) for which (A) = 0 is
  2. GATE 2023 CH Q47 (2 marks, Numerical answer) – If a matrix M is defined as M = bmatrix 10 & 6 \\ 6 & 10 bmatrix, the sum of all the eigenvalues of M3 is equal to (in integer).
  3. GATE 2024 CH Q26 (1 mark, Multiple select) – Consider a linear homogeneous system of equations Ax = 0, where A is an n n matrix, x is an n 1 vector and 0 is an n 1 null vector. Let r be the rank…
  4. GATE 2024 CH Q30 (1 mark, Numerical answer) – Consider a matrix A = bmatrix -5 & a \\ -2 & -2 bmatrix, where a is a constant. If the eigenvalues of A are −1 and −6, then the value of a, rounded…
  5. GATE 2025 CH Q45 (2 marks, Numerical answer) – Consider the matrix A = bmatrix 2 & 3 \\ 1 & 2 bmatrix The eigenvalues of the matrix are 0.27 and (rounded off to 2 decimal places).
  6. GATE 2026 CH Q23 (1 mark, Multiple choice) – Which one of the following is the pair of eigenvalues of the matrix bmatrix -3 & 4 \\ 4 & 3 bmatrix ?