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Let A be a square matrix, then prove that AAT is a skew-symmetric matrix.

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Given A be a square matrix.

Let, B=AAT.

Now,

BT=AT(AT)T

=ATA

=(AAT)

=B.

As BT=B then B i.e. AAT is a skew-symmetric matrix.

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