Competition Maths Catchup- Algebra Edition
4/10/2023 - 4/10/2023 5:30pm - 7:30pm
Peter Hall G11
Mathematics & Statistics Society
**MUMS Competition Maths Catchup**
Time: Wednesday 4th October, 5:30pm–7:30pm+
Location: G11, Peter Hall Building
*Let n ≥ 2 be an integer, and let O be the n × n matrix whose entries are all equal to 0. Two distinct entries of the matrix are chosen uniformly at random, and those two entries are changed from 0 to 1. Call the resulting matrix A. Determine the probability that A^2 = O, as a function of n.*
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