JEE Main 2023 — Matrices Question with Solution
JEE Main 2023 (31 Jan Shift 2)
Question
Let . The number of matrices such that the sum of all entries is prime number is _____ .
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Show full solutionCorrect answer: 204
Correct answer
204
Step-by-step explanation
Given,
Now given prime number,
So sum can be,
Now using multinomial theorem we get,
Sum will be sum of coefficient of in expansion of
Now taking,
when
when or
when or
when or or
So, sum of all coefficient
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