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Let A= [ … ] and B be a matrix such that B(I-A)=I+A. Then the sum of the diagonal elements of B^ T B is equal to ____.

JEE Main 2026 — Mathematics Algebra

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Let A=[02−3−2013−10]A=\left[\begin{array}{ccc}0 & 2 & -3 \\ -2 & 0 & 1 \\ 3 & -1 & 0\end{array}\right]A=​0−23​20−1​−310​​ and BBB be a matrix such that B(I−A)=I+AB(I-A)=I+AB(I−A)=I+A. Then the sum of the diagonal elements of BTB\mathrm{B}^{\mathrm{T}} \mathrm{B}BTB is equal to ____\_\_\_\_____.

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