IPMAT Indore (MCQ) PYQs

If $A$ is a $3 \times 3$ non-zero matrix such that $A^2 = 0$ then the determinant of $(I + A)^{50} - 50A$ is equal to

Let $M = \begin{bmatrix} 1 & 1 & 1 \\ a & b & c \\ a^2 & b^2 & c^2 \end{bmatrix}$ where $a, b$ and $c$ are real numbers such that $a + b + c = 0$ and $abc \neq 0$. If $\det M = 0$, then the maximum possible value of $\frac{a^2+b^2}{c^2}$ is ___

If inverse of the matrix $\left[\begin{array}{cc}2 & -0.5 \\ -1 & x\end{array}\right]$ is $\left[\begin{array}{ll}1 & 1 \\ 2 & 4 \end{array}\right]$, then the value of $x$ is