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Let  S = { A = ( 0 1 c 1 a d 1 b e ) : a , b , c , d , e ∈ { 0 , 1 } and  | A | ∈ { βˆ’ 1 , 1 } } , where  | A | denotes the determinant of 𝐴. Then the number of elements in 𝑆 is _______.

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16

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To find the number of elements in the set S, we need to determine the number of matrices A of the form:
A=(01c1ad1be)
such that a,b,c,d,e∈{0,1} and the determinant of A, denoted as |A|, belongs to the set {-1,1}.

First, let's calculate the determinant of A by expanding along the first row:
|A|=0Β·(ae-bd)-1Β·(1Β·e-1Β·d)+cΒ·(1Β·b-1Β·a)
Simplifying the expression, we get:
|A|=-(e-d)+c(b-a)=d-e+c(b-a)

We are given that |A|∈{-1,1}. Let us analyze the possible values of |A| by partitioning the cases based on the value of c∈{0,1}.

Case 1: c=0
If c=0, then the determinant becomes:
|A|=d-e
For |A|∈{-1,1}:
- If d-e=1, since d,e∈{0,1}, we must have d=1 and e=0 (1 choice).
- If d-e=-1, we must have d=0 and e=1 (1 choice).
Thus, there are 2 valid pairs for (d,e).
Since the values of a and b do not affect the determinant in this case, a and b can be chosen independently from {0,1}.
This gives 22=4 choices for (a,b).
Therefore, the number of matrices in Case 1 is:
N1=2Β·4=8

Case 2: c=1
If c=1, then the determinant becomes:
|A|=d-e+b-a
Let us define x=d-e and y=b-a. The values that x and y can take depend on the pairs (d,e) and (b,a):
- Value is 1: for pairs (1,0) (1 way).
- Value is 0: for pairs (0,0) and (1,1) (2 ways).
- Value is -1: for pairs (0,1) (1 way).
We want to find the number of solutions to x+y∈{-1,1}:

Subcase 2.1: x+y=1
- If x=1 and y=0: there is 1 way to choose (d,e) and 2 ways to choose (b,a)1Β·2=2 ways.
- If x=0 and y=1: there are 2 ways to choose (d,e) and 1 way to choose (b,a)2Β·1=2 ways.
Total for this subcase = 2+2=4 ways.

Subcase 2.2: x+y=-1
- If x=-1 and y=0: there is 1 way to choose (d,e) and 2 ways to choose (b,a)1Β·2=2 ways.
- If x=0 and y=-1: there are 2 ways to choose (d,e) and 1 way to choose (b,a)2Β·1=2 ways.
Total for this subcase = 2+2=4 ways.

Therefore, the total number of matrices in Case 2 is:
N2=4+4=8

Total elements in set S:
Summing the possibilities from both cases:
N(S)=N1+N2=8+8=16

Thus, the number of elements in the set S is 16.

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