Let p be an odd prime number and `T_p` be the following set of 2 x 2 matrices `T_p={A=[(a,b),(c,a)]} , a,b,c in ` {0,1,2,…, p -1} The number of A in `T_p` such that det(A) is not divisible by p, is :
A
`2p^(2)`
B
`p^(3)-5p`
C
`p^(3)-3p`
D
`p^(3)-p^(2)`
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