MCQ
Which of the following is a nilpotent matrix
  • A
    $\left[ {\begin{array}{*{20}{c}}1&0\\0&1\end{array}} \right]$
  • B
    $\left[ {\begin{array}{*{20}{c}}{\cos \theta }&{ - \sin \theta }\\{\sin \theta }&{\cos \theta }\end{array}} \right]$
  • $\left[ {\begin{array}{*{20}{c}}0&0\\1&0\end{array}} \right]$
  • D
    $\left[ {\begin{array}{*{20}{c}}1&1\\1&1\end{array}} \right]$

Answer

Correct option: C.
$\left[ {\begin{array}{*{20}{c}}0&0\\1&0\end{array}} \right]$
c
$A$ is nilpotent if $A^m = 0$ and $A^{m-1} \neq 0$

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