A=(abbc),a,b,c∈IA2=(abbc)(abbc)=(a2+b2b(a+c)b(a+c)b2+c2)
Sum of the diagonal entries of
A2=a2+2b2+c2
Given a2+2b2+c2=1,a,b,c∈I
b=0&{a}^{2}+{c}^{2}=1
Case-1: a=0⇒c=±1 (2-matrices)
Case-2: c=0⇒a=±1 (2-matrices)
Total =4 matrices
JEE Main 2021 — Mathematics Algebra
Let A be a symmetric matrix of order 2 with integer entries. If the sum of the diagonal elements of A2 is 1, then the possible number of such matrices is:
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