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2021 Brazil Undergrad MO, Problem 1
Consider the matrices like $$M= \left( \begin{array}{ccc} a & b & c \\ c & a & b \\ b & c & a \end{array} \right)$$ such that $det(M) = 1$. Show that a) There are infinitely many matrices like above with $a,b,c \in \mathbb{Q}$ b) There are finitely many matrices like above with $a,b,c \in \mathbb{Z}$
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2024 IMC, 3
For which positive integers $n$ does there exist an $n \times n$ matrix $A$ whose entries are all in $\{0,1\}$, such that $A^2$ is the matrix of all ones?
matrix square matrix linear algebra bijection matrices modular arithmetic number theory