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
