Question 86
EasyOriginal questionand are skew-symmetric matrices of the same order. What is always?
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CorrectNot quiteAnswer D
Correct answer: D
Explanation
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So is skew-symmetric. The same steps show that and are skew-symmetric too.
Worth noting
The sum is the zero matrix only when ; it is skew-symmetric every time.
- Concept
- Sums and multiples of symmetric and skew-symmetric matrices
- Typical timeTypical
- 60 s
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