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The matrix which is both symmetric and skew-symmetric, is a:

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✅ Correct Option: 4

If AA is both symmetric and skew symmetric, then A=ATA=A^T and AT=−AA^T=-A, so A=−AA=-A. Hence 2A=O2A=O and every entry is zero, i.e. AA is a null matrix.

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