Practicing Success

Target Exam

CUET

Subject

-- Mathematics - Section A

Chapter

Determinants

Question:

The number of all possible matrices of order 2 × 2 with each entry 0 or 1 is : 

Options:

27

18

16

81

Correct Answer:

16

Explanation:

Order = 2 × 2

⇒  No. of cells = 4

each cell has two possibilities ("0" or "1")

So no. of possible matrices = $\underbrace{2 \times 2 \times 2 \times 2}_{4 \text { times }}=24=16$