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JEE Mains · Maths · STD 12 - 3 and 4 . metrices and determinant

Let \(A\) be a symmetric matrix of order \(2\) with integer entries. If the sum of the diagonal elements of \(A ^{2}\) is \(1,\) then the possible number of such matrices is

  1. A \(4\)
  2. B \(1\)
  3. C \(6\)
  4. D \(12\)
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(A) \(4\)

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\(A=\left(\begin{array}{ll}a & b \\ b & c\end{array}\right), \quad a, b, c \in I\)…
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