If trace of the square matrix A=[aij]n×n is zero, where aii=i(i−3), then the order of the matrix is
A
2×2
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B
3×3
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C
4×4
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D
6×6
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Solution
The correct option is C4×4 tr(A)=n∑i=1aii=n∑i=1i(i−3)=n∑i=1i2−3n∑i=1i=n(n+1)(2n+1)6−3n(n+1)2=n(n+1)6[2n+1−9]=n(n+1)(n−4)3
Given tr(A)=0 ∴n=4{∵n=0,n=−1 not possible}