The number of all 3 × 3 matrices A , with entries from the set - 1 , 0 , 1 such that the sum of the…

The number of all 3×3 matrices A, with entries from the set -1,0,1 such that the sum of the diagonal elements of AAT is 3, is ___________.

Solution

Let, A=aii3×3
tr(AAT)=3
a112+a122+a132+a212+.......+a332=3
Possible cases
0,0,0,0,0,0,1,1,110,0,0,0,0,0,-1,-1,-110,0,0,0,0,0,1,1,-130,0,0,0,0,0,-1,1,-139C6×8=84×8=672

Asked in: JEE Main 2020 (08 Jan Shift 1)

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