Diagonalizability and Similarity

Questions asking to prove or determine whether matrices are diagonalizable, similar, or to establish conditions under which similarity or diagonalizability holds.

jee-advanced 2017 Q41 View
Which of the following is(are) NOT the square of a $3 \times 3$ matrix with real entries?
[A] $\left[\begin{array}{lll}1 & 0 & 0 \\ 0 & 1 & 0 \\ 0 & 0 & 1\end{array}\right]$
[B] $\left[\begin{array}{ccc}1 & 0 & 0 \\ 0 & 1 & 0 \\ 0 & 0 & -1\end{array}\right]$
[C] $\left[\begin{array}{ccc}1 & 0 & 0 \\ 0 & -1 & 0 \\ 0 & 0 & -1\end{array}\right]$
[D] $\left[\begin{array}{ccc}-1 & 0 & 0 \\ 0 & -1 & 0 \\ 0 & 0 & -1\end{array}\right]$
jee-main 2021 Q71 View
Define a relation $R$ over a class of $n \times n$ real matrices $A$ and $B$ as ``$ARB$ iff there exists a non-singular matrix $P$ such that $PAP^{-1} = B$''. Then which of the following is true?