The number of symmetric matrices of order 3 , with all the entries from the set , is :
- (A)
- (B)
- (C)
- (D)✓ Correct
Answer: (D)
Solution
A symmetric matrix has the form . There are 6 independent entries: . Each entry can be any of 10 values from the set . Therefore, the total number of such matrices is .
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