Question 12, Exercise 2.1

Solutions of Question 12 of Exercise 2.1 of Unit 02: Matrices and Determinants. This is unit of A Textbook of Mathematics for Grade XI is published by Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Textbook Board (KPTB or KPTBB) Peshawar, Pakistan.

Let A=[321456234]. Verify thatA+At is symmetric.

A=[321456234] At=[342253164] For symmetric, we have, (A+At)t=A+At A+At=[321456234]+[342253164] =[3+32+4124+25+56+32+13+64+4] A+At=[6616109198] (A+At)t=[6616109198] (A+At)t=(A+At)

Let A=[321456234]. Verify thatAAt is skew symmetric.

A=[321456234] At=[342253164] For skew-symmetric, we have, (AAt)t=(AAt) AAt=[321456234][342253164] =[33241+2425563213644] AAt=[023203330] (AAt)t=[023203330] (AAt)t=[023203330] (AAt)t=(AAt)