Symmetric and Skew-symmetric Matrices
Symmetric and Skew-symmetric Matrices: Overview
This topic discusses in detail what symmetric and skew-symmetric matrices are and what is their significance. It also includes theorem and solved examples for better understanding of the students.
Important Questions on Symmetric and Skew-symmetric Matrices
If the matrix is both symmetric and skew symmetric, then
If then prove that is symmetric matrix.
Express the matrix as the sum of symmetric and skew-symmetric matrix where
The symmetric part of the matrix is
If is a symmetric matrix, then x =
If is expressed as the sum of a symmetric and skew-symmetric matrix then the symmetric matrix is
If is a skew-symmetric matrix, then trace of is
A skew symmetric matrix satisfies the relation , where is a unit matrix, then is (where is transpose of )
If is a skew-symmetric matrix, then trace of is
Which of the following is always correct
If are symmetric matrices of the same order then is -
If and are two skew-symmetric matrices of order , then
If is the sum of a symmetric matrix and skew-symmetric matrix, , then is
If is skew-symmetric matrix of order 3, then matrix is
If is the sum of a symmetric matrix and skew-symmetric matrix , then is
Let and be two symmetric matrices of same order. Then, the matrix is
If is a symmetric matrix and , then is
If is the sum of a symmetric matrix and skew-symmetric matrix , then is
