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If $$A = \begin{bmatrix} 0 & \sin\alpha \\ \sin\alpha & 0 \end{bmatrix}$$ and $$\det\left(A^2 - \frac{1}{2}I\right) = 0$$, then a possible value of $$\alpha$$ is:
We have $$A = \begin{bmatrix} 0 & \sin\alpha \\ \sin\alpha & 0 \end{bmatrix}$$.
First, compute $$A^2$$: $$A^2 = \begin{bmatrix} 0 & \sin\alpha \\ \sin\alpha & 0 \end{bmatrix} \begin{bmatrix} 0 & \sin\alpha \\ \sin\alpha & 0 \end{bmatrix} = \begin{bmatrix} \sin^2\alpha & 0 \\ 0 & \sin^2\alpha \end{bmatrix} = \sin^2\alpha \cdot I$$.
Now compute $$A^2 - \frac{1}{2}I = \sin^2\alpha \cdot I - \frac{1}{2}I = \left(\sin^2\alpha - \frac{1}{2}\right)I$$.
The determinant of a scalar multiple of the identity matrix: $$\det(kI) = k^2$$ for a $$2 \times 2$$ matrix.
So $$\det\left(A^2 - \frac{1}{2}I\right) = \left(\sin^2\alpha - \frac{1}{2}\right)^2 = 0$$.
This gives $$\sin^2\alpha = \frac{1}{2}$$, so $$\sin\alpha = \pm \frac{1}{\sqrt{2}}$$.
Therefore $$\alpha = \frac{\pi}{4}$$ (among the given options), which matches Option C.
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