If A and B are symmetric matrices of order 3 x 3 then the matrix is:
If A and B are symmetric matrices of order 3 x 3 then the matrix is:
Solution
✅ Correct Option: 4
Given: A and B are symmetric matrices of order 3 x 3.
For symmetric matrices: and
For any matrices:
Let
Taking transpose:
Applying the transpose property:
Since and :
For M to be symmetric, we need :
This is not true in general since matrix multiplication is not commutative.
Therefore, M is not symmetric.
For M to be skew-symmetric, we need :
This is also not true in general.
Therefore, M is not skew-symmetric.
The matrix is neither symmetric nor skew-symmetric.
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