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Civil Engg. (GATE) 2011
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[A] is a square matrix which is neither symmetric nor skew-symmetric and [A]T is its transpose. The sum and difference of these matrices are defined as [S] = [A] + [A]T and [D] = [A] – [A]T respectively. Which of the following statements is TRUE?
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[S] is symmetric and [D] is skew-symmetric.
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For any square matrix A, S = A + A^T is always symmetric because S^T = (A + A^T)^T = A^T + A = S. Conversely, D = A - A^T is always skew-symmetric because D^T = (A - A^T)^T = A^T - A = -(A - A^T) = -D.