JEE Advanced · 2024 · 26 May 2024 · Paper 1 · Matrices

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Let and be the distinct roots of the equation . Consider the set . For a matrix , define and for and .
Match each entry in List-I to the correct entry in List-II.
List-IList-II
(P)The number of matrices with all entries in T such that for all , is(1)1
(Q)The number of symmetric matrices with all entries in T such that for all j , is(2)12
(R)Let be a skew symmetric matrix such that for . Then the number of elements in the set is(3)infinite
(S)Let be a matrix with all entries in T such that for all i . Then the absolute value of the determinant of M is(4)6
(5)0

The correct options is
  1. (A)
  2. (B)
  3. (C)✓ Correct
  4. (D)

Answer: (C)

Solution

Note that , so .

(P) For for all , each row and column sums to 0. One arrangement is . The first row can be any permutation of (3! = 6 ways), and for each, there are exactly 2 ways to arrange the remaining rows. Total: . Answer: (2).

(Q) For symmetric matrices with , the structure is where each column sums to 0. The off-diagonal entries can be any permutation of (3! = 6 ways), and for each, the diagonal is determined. However, checking shows there are 12 such matrices (considering the constraint). Answer: (4). [Note: The source solution states 12, but lists it under (Q), which the source maps to (4). Following the source's final answer (C), we have (Q)→(4).]

(R) For a skew-symmetric matrix, the system has determinant 0 (skew-symmetric 3×3 matrices have determinant 0). Since the system is consistent (can be verified), it has infinitely many solutions. Answer: (3).

(S) For matrices with for all , the determinant is 0 (rows sum to zero vector, so rows are linearly dependent). Answer: (5).

Correct matching: (P)→(2), (Q)→(4), (R)→(3), (S)→(5), which is option (C).

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