Let (-, -) be a symmetric bilinear form on ℝ2 such that there exist nonzero v, w ∈ ℝ2 satisfying (v, v) > 0 > (w, w) and (v, w) = 0. Let A be the 2 × 2 real symmetric matrix representing this bilinear form with respect to the standard basis. Which one of the following statements is true?

Let A ∈ &mathbb;R7×7. Define S = { λ ∈ &mathbb;R : det(A - λI) = det(λI - A) }. Then which of the following is correct?

Consider the matrix A = 11α1-10β21-1γ0. Which of the following statements is correct?

Let f : P3(&mathbb;R) → P3(&mathbb;R) be a linear operator such that f(1) = 1 + 2x + 3x2, f(x) = x + 2x2, f(x2) = x2, and f(x3) = x3. Which of the following statements is NOT true?