Q.

The number of symmetric matrices of order 3, with all the entries from the set {0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9} is           [2023]

1 106  
2 109  
3 610  
4 910  

Ans.

(1)

Let A=[abcdefghi]3×3 be the matrix

A is a symmetric matrix

   A=A'

[abcdefghi]=[adgbehcfi]b=d, c=g, f=h

   A=[abcbefcfi]

Each element is chosen from the set {0, 1, 2, 3, ...., 9}

Choice for each element = 10  

Number of symmetric matrices=106