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Let M denote the set of all real matrices of order 3 × 3 and let S=-3,-2,-1,1,2. Let … If n ( ~S_1 ∪_2 US_3 )=125 α, then α equals

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Let M denote the set of all real matrices of order 3×33 \times 33×3 and let S={−3,−2,−1,1,2}\mathrm{S}=\{-3,-2,-1,1,2\}S={−3,−2,−1,1,2}. Let S1={A=[aij]∈M:A=AT and aij∈ S,∀i,j},S2={A=[aij]∈M:A=−AT and aij∈ S,∀i,j},S3={A=[aij]∈M:a11+a22+a33=0 and aij∈ S,∀i,j}.\begin{aligned} & \mathrm{S}_1=\left\{\mathrm{A}=\left[a_{\mathrm{ij}}\right] \in \mathrm{M}: \mathrm{A}=\mathrm{A}^{\mathrm{T}} \text { and } a_{\mathrm{ij}} \in \mathrm{~S}, \forall \mathrm{i}, \mathrm{j}\right\}, \\ & \mathrm{S}_2=\left\{\mathrm{A}=\left[a_{\mathrm{ij}}\right] \in \mathrm{M}: \mathrm{A}=-\mathrm{A}^{\mathrm{T}} \text { and } a_{\mathrm{ij}} \in \mathrm{~S}, \forall \mathrm{i}, \mathrm{j}\right\}, \\ & \mathrm{S}_3=\left\{\mathrm{A}=\left[a_{\mathrm{ij}}\right] \in \mathrm{M}: a_{11}+a_{22}+a_{33}=0 \text { and } a_{\mathrm{ij}} \in \mathrm{~S}, \forall \mathrm{i}, \mathrm{j}\right\} . \end{aligned}​S1​={A=[aij​]∈M:A=AT and aij​∈ S,∀i,j},S2​={A=[aij​]∈M:A=−AT and aij​∈ S,∀i,j},S3​={A=[aij​]∈M:a11​+a22​+a33​=0 and aij​∈ S,∀i,j}.​ If n( S1∪2US3)=125αn\left(\mathrm{~S}_1 \cup_2 \mathrm{US}_3\right)=125 \alphan( S1​∪2​US3​)=125α, then α\alphaα equals _______

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