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Standard XII
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Skew Symmetric Matrix
If A and B ar...
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If A and B are symmetric matrices, then ABA is
(a) symmetric matrix
(b) skew-symmetric matrix
(c) diagonal matrix
(d) scalar matrix
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Solution
(a) symmetric matrix
Since
A
and
B
are
symmetric
matri
c
e
s
,
we
get
A
=
A
'
and
B
=
B
'
A
B
A
'
=
B
A
'
A
'
=
A
'
B
'
A
'
=
A
B
A
∵
A
=
A
'
and
B
=
B
'
Since
A
B
A
'
=
A
B
A
,
A
B
A
is
a
symmetric
matrix
.
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