Let and where denotes the determinant of π΄. Then the number of elements in π is _______.
Correct Answer :
Solution :
To find the number of elements in the set , we need to determine the number of matrices of the form:
such that and the determinant of , denoted as , belongs to the set .
First, let's calculate the determinant of by expanding along the first row:
Simplifying the expression, we get:
We are given that . Let us analyze the possible values of by partitioning the cases based on the value of .
Case 1:
If , then the determinant becomes:
For :
- If , since , we must have and (1 choice).
- If , we must have and (1 choice).
Thus, there are valid pairs for .
Since the values of and do not affect the determinant in this case, and can be chosen independently from .
This gives choices for .
Therefore, the number of matrices in Case 1 is:
Case 2:
If , then the determinant becomes:
Let us define and . The values that and can take depend on the pairs and :
- Value is : for pairs (1 way).
- Value is : for pairs and (2 ways).
- Value is : for pairs (1 way).
We want to find the number of solutions to :
Subcase 2.1:
- If and : there is way to choose and ways to choose ⇒ ways.
- If and : there are ways to choose and way to choose ⇒ ways.
Total for this subcase = ways.
Subcase 2.2:
- If and : there is way to choose and ways to choose ⇒ ways.
- If and : there are ways to choose and way to choose ⇒ ways.
Total for this subcase = ways.
Therefore, the total number of matrices in Case 2 is:
Total elements in set :
Summing the possibilities from both cases:
Thus, the number of elements in the set is .
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