Suppose $A = \begin{bmatrix} a & b \\ c & d \end{bmatrix}$ is a real matrix with non-zero entries,$ad - bc = 0$ and $A^2 = A$. Then,$a + d$ equals

  • A
    $1$
  • B
    $2$
  • C
    $3$
  • D
    $4$

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