This paper is concerned with a matrix A of m rows and n columns, all of whose entries are 0's and l's. Let the sum of row i of A be denoted by ri (i = 1, … , m) and let the sum of column i of A be denoted by si (i = 1, … , n).

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A projective plane geometry π is a mathematical system composed of undefined elements called points and undefined sets of points (at least two in number) called lines, subject to the following three postulates:(P1) Two distinct points are contained in a unique line.(P2) Two distinct lines contain a unique common point.(P3) Each line contains at least three points.

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