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If A is a skew-symmetric and n ∈ N such that (An)T = λAn, write the value of λ.

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Let A is a skew – symmetric matrix, then

AT = - A …(i)

Consider,

⇒ (An)T = λAn [given] 

⇒ (AT)n = λA

⇒ (-A)n = λAn [from (i)] 

⇒ (-1)n(A)n = λA

Comparing both the sides, we get 

λ = (-1)n



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