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If A and B are two square matrices of the same order such that (A+B)2=A2+B2(A+B)^2 = A^2+B^2, then

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✅ Correct Option: 4

(A+B)2=A2+AB+BA+B2(A+B)^2=A^2+AB+BA+B^2. Equating with A2+B2A^2+B^2 gives AB+BA=OAB+BA=O, i.e. AB=−BAAB=-BA.

Matrix multiplication is not commutative, so AB+BAAB+BA need not vanish termwise; nothing forces AB=OAB=O or BA=OBA=O.

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