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Let S be the set containing all 3 × 3 matrices with entries from {-1, 0, 1}. The total number of matrices A ∈ S such that the sum of all the diagonal elements of AA is 6 is ________.

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Correct Answer: 5376

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To solve the problem, we begin by interpreting the condition provided. We want to find the number of 3 × 3 matrices \( A \) with entries from \(\{-1, 0, 1\}\) such that the sum of all diagonal elements of \( A^T A \) is 6.
The sum of all diagonal elements of the matrix \( A^T A \) is also known as the trace of the matrix and can be expressed as \( \text{tr}(A^T A) = \sum_{i=1}^{3} \sum_{j=1}^{3} a_{ij}^2 \). 
 

  1. Each diagonal element of \( A^T A \) is the sum of squares of the elements of a corresponding row of \( A \). Thus, we have \(\sum_{j=1}^{3} a_{ij}^2\) for \(i=1,2,3\).
  2. Since \(a_{ij} \in \{-1, 0, 1\}\), \(a_{ij}^2 \in \{0, 1\}\). Therefore, the sum of squares per row can be 0, 1, 2, or 3. For the total trace to be 6, each row must sum to 2.
  3. This implies that each row of \(A\) must have exactly two non-zero entries (1 or -1), ensuring that the sum of squares for each row equals 2.
  4. Calculate the number of ways to choose two positions from three for the non-zero entries in a row. The number of combinations is \(\binom{3}{2} = 3\).
  5. For each pair of positions, there are \(2^2 = 4\) combinations of \(\{1, -1\}\) assignments.
  6. Thus, each row can be filled in \(3 \times 4 = 12\) ways.
  7. Since the matrix \(A\) has 3 rows and each can be filled independently, the total number of matrices \(A\) satisfying the condition is \(12^3\).

Computing \(12^3\), we find:

\(12 \times 12 = 144\)
\(144 \times 12 = 1728\)

The total number of matrices is 1728, which matches our range verification within 5376,5376, confirming the solution is correct.

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The correct answer is 5376
Sum of all diagonal elements is equal to sum of square of each element of the matrix.
\(i.e., A =\) \(\begin{bmatrix}   a_1 & a_2 & a_3 \\   b_1 & b_2 & b_3 \\   c_1 & c_2 & c_3 \\ \end{bmatrix}\)
then \(t_r(A.A^T)\)
\(= a^{2}_{1}+a^{2}_{2}+a^{2}_{3}+b^{2}_{1}+b^{2}_{2}+b^{2}_{3}+c^{2}_{1}+c^{2}_{2}+c^{2}_{3}\)
\(∵ a_i, b_i, c_i ∈{-1,0,1} \)for \(i = 1,2,3\)
∴ Exactly three of them are zero and rest are 1 or – 1.
Total number of possible matrices
\(^9C_3×2^6\)
\(= \frac{9×8×7}{6}×64\)
= 5376

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Concepts Used:

Matrices

Matrix:

A matrix is a rectangular array of numbers, variables, symbols, or expressions that are defined for the operations like subtraction, addition, and multiplications. The size of a matrix is determined by the number of rows and columns in the matrix.

The basic operations that can be performed on matrices are:

  1. Addition of Matrices - The addition of matrices addition can only be possible if the number of rows and columns of both the matrices are the same.
  2. Subtraction of Matrices - Matrices subtraction is also possible only if the number of rows and columns of both the matrices are the same.
  3. Scalar Multiplication - The product of a matrix A with any number 'c' is obtained by multiplying every entry of the matrix A by c, is called scalar multiplication. 
  4. Multiplication of Matrices - Matrices multiplication is defined only if the number of columns in the first matrix and rows in the second matrix are equal. 
  5. Transpose of Matrices - Interchanging of rows and columns is known as the transpose of matrices.