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JEE Main 2026 — 4 April, Morning Shift — Question 28

Let S={[abcd]:a,b,c,d∈{0,1,2,3,4} and (ad−bc=3)}\mathrm{S} = \left\{\left[ \begin{array}{cc} a & b \\ c & d \end{array} \right] : a,b,c,d \in \{0,1,2,3,4\} \text{ and } (ad-bc=3)\right\}. Then the number of matrices in S for which the sum of the diagonal elements is equal to 4, is:

  1. Option A:

    20

  2. Option B:

    17

  3. Option C:

    21

  4. Option D:

    19

    Correct

Answer: D

Step-by-step solution

a, b, c, d ∈{0,1,2,3,4}\in\{0,1,2,3,4\} a+d=4ad−bc=3\mathrm{a}+\mathrm{d}=4 \mathrm{ad}-\mathrm{bc}=3 Case-I a=0 d=4\mathrm{a}=0 \mathrm{~d}=4 0−bc=30-\mathrm{bc}=3 No solution Case-II a=1 d=3\mathrm{a}=1 \mathrm{~d}=3 3−bc=33-\mathrm{bc}=3 bc=0⇒9\mathrm{bc}=0 \Rightarrow 9 ways Case-III a=2 d=2\mathrm{a}=2 \mathrm{~d}=2 4−bc=34-\mathrm{bc}=3 bc=1⇒1\mathrm{bc}=1 \Rightarrow 1 ways Case-IV a=3 d=1\mathrm{a}=3 \mathrm{~d}=1 bc=0⇒9\mathrm{bc}=0 \Rightarrow 9 way Case-V a=4 d=0⇒\mathrm{a}=4 \mathrm{~d}=0 \Rightarrow No Solution Total 19 matrix

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Exam
JEE Main 2026
Subject
Mathematics
Chapter
Matrices
Topic
Introduction to Matrices
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