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A matrix Ais skew-symmetricprovided At= −A.a.Let Abe an n× n matrix and defineB = A + At ...

A matrix Ais skew-symmetricprovided At= −A.

a.Let Abe an n× n matrix and define

B = A + At and  C= AAt

Show that Bis symmetric and Cis skew-symmetric.


b. Show that every n × n matrix can be written as the sum of a symmetric and a skew-symmetric matrix.

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