Symmetric and Skew-Symmetric Matrices

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Symmetric and Skew-Symmetric Matrices: Overview

This topic covers concepts, such as, Symmetric and Skew-symmetric Matrices, Symmetric Matrix, Properties of Skew-Symmetric Matrices & Square Matrix as a Sum of Symmetric and Skew-Symmetric Matrices etc.

Important Questions on Symmetric and Skew-Symmetric Matrices

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Using matrices, solve the following system of equations

 4x5y11z=12

x3y+z=1

2x+3y7z=2

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Let M denote the determinant of a square matrix M. Let g:0,π2 be the function defined by gθ=fθ-1+fπ2-θ-1 where fθ=121sinθ1-sinθ1sinθ-1-sinθ1+sinπcosθ+π4tanθ-π4sinθ-π4-cosπ2loge4πcotθ+π4logeπ4tanπ
Let px be a quadratic polynomial whose roots are the maximum and minimum values of the function gθ, and p2=2-2. Then, which of the following is/are TRUE ?

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Let S=a11a12a13a21a22a23a31a32a33: aij-1,0,1, then the number of symmetric matrices with trace equals zero, is

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Let A be set of all 3×3 symmetric matrices all of whose entries are either 0 or 1. Five of these entries are 1 and four of them are 0, Then

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If A=211-102013 then A-AT is _____ matrix

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If A=-2-11-1741-x-3 is a symmetric matrix then the value of x is _____.

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If A=211-102013 then A-AT is

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If x, y are any two non-zero real numbers, aij=xj+yi,A=aijn×n and P, Q are two n×n matrices such that A=x P+y Q then

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Determinant of skew-symmetric matrix of order "three" is always

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If A=-2-11-1741-x-3 is a symmetric matrix then find the value of x.

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If the matrix A is both symmetric and skew symmetric, then

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If A=211-102013 then prove that AAT and ATA are symmetric matrix.

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If A=211-102013 then prove that A-AT is a skew-symmetric matrix.

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If A=211-102013 then prove that A+AT is symmetric matrix.

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Express the matrix A as the sum of symmetric and skew-symmetric matrix where A=6254

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If the matrix 0a32b-1c10 is a skew symmetric matrix, then find the values of a+b+c

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If A and B are two skew symmetric matrices of same order, then AB is symmetric matrix if _____

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Show that a matrix which is both symmetric and skew symmetric is a zero matrix.

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If A and B are non singular square matrices of even order such that A=A and B=-B and AB+BA=O (where O is null matrix), then choose appropriate option

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Let A be the set of all 4×4 skew symmetric matrices, whose entries are -1,0 or 1. If there are exactly four 0's, six 1'sand six -1's, then what will be the number of such matrices?