A determinant is chosen at random from the set of all determinants of order 2 with elements 0 or 1 only. The probability that value of the determinant chosen is positive is
A
516
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B
716
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C
316
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D
None of these
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Solution
The correct option is D316 Since each element of the determinant can be placed in two wats 0 or 1, total number of ways =24=16 Since value of the determinant is +ve, so we have only 3 cases: [1001],[1101],[1011] hence the required probability =316