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