Symmetric and Skew-symmetric Matrices

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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

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If the matrix A is both symmetric and skew symmetric, then

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If A=211-102013 then prove that A+AT is symmetric matrix.

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Express the matrix A as the sum of symmetric and skew-symmetric matrix where A=6254

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The symmetric part of the matrix 12643-4865 is

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If A=3x-12x+3x+2 is a symmetric matrix, then x =

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If A=5xy0 and A=AT, then

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If A=20-3431-572 is expressed as the sum of a symmetric and skew-symmetric matrix then the symmetric matrix is 

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If A is a skew-symmetric matrix, then trace of A is

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A skew symmetric matrix S satisfies the relation S2+I=0, where I is a unit matrix, then SS' is (where S' is transpose of S)

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If A is a skew-symmetric matrix, then trace of A is

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Which of the following is always correct

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If A, B are symmetric matrices of the same order then AB-BA is -

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If A and B are two skew-symmetric matrices of order n , then

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If A=0-12103-2-30 , then A+2AT equals -

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If A=685423971 is the sum of a symmetric matrix B and skew-symmetric matrix, C, then B is

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If A is skew-symmetric matrix of order 3, then matrix A3 is

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If A=6  8  54  2  39  7  1is the sum of a symmetric matrix B and skew-symmetric matrix C, then B is

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Let A and B be two symmetric matrices of same order. Then, the matrix AB-BA is

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If A is a symmetric matrix and n ϵ N, then An is

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If A=6  8  54  2  39  7  1is the sum of a symmetric matrix B and skew-symmetric matrix C, then B is