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Let AA and BB be two symmetric matrices of same order, then

Match List-I with List-II

List-IList-II
(A). AB−BAAB - BA(I). Neither symmetric nor Skew symmetric
(B). BA−2ABBA - 2AB(II). Skew symmetric
(C). AB+BAAB + BA(III). Null matrix
(D). (AB)T−BA(AB)^T - BA(IV). Symmetric

Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

Solution

✅ Correct Option: 3

With AT=AA^T=A, BT=BB^T=B:

(A) (AB−BA)T=BA−AB=−(AB−BA)(AB-BA)^T = BA-AB = -(AB-BA): skew symmetric.

(B) (BA−2AB)T=AB−2BA(BA-2AB)^T = AB-2BA, which is neither ±\pm the original.

(C) (AB+BA)T=BA+AB(AB+BA)^T = BA+AB: symmetric.

(D) (AB)T−BA=BTAT−BA=BA−BA=O(AB)^T-BA = B^TA^T-BA = BA-BA = O: null matrix.

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