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Fill in the blanks:If A is a symmetric matrix, then A3 is a ______ matrix.

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A3 is Also a symmetric matrix.

Given: A’=A ..(1)

⇒ (A2)’=(AA)’=A’A’

⇒ A’A’=(A)(A)=A2

⇒ (A2)’=A2 (symmetric matrix) ..(2)

⇒ (A3)’=(A(A2))’=(A2)’A’

⇒ (A2)’A’=A2A= A3 (Using (1) and (2) )

⇒ (A3)’=A3 (symmetric matrix)



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