Permutation: n Different Things Taken All at a Time When All Are Not Different.
Let A be th...
Question
Let A be the 2×2 matrices given by A=[aij] where aij={0,1,2,3,4} such that a11+a12+a21+a22=4 Find the number of matrices A such that the trace of A is equal to 4
A
3
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B
4
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C
5
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D
6
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Solution
The correct option is C 5 Given tr(A)=4 ⇒a11+a22=4 aij={0,1,2,3,4} So, diagonal entries of A can be 0 and 4 , 4 and 0, 1 and 3, 3 and 1, 2 and 2, Hence, 5 matrices are possible