Express the following matrix as the sum of a symmetric and a skew symmetric matrix.1−6−4386535SolutionAny square matrix is A=symmetric P21(A+A′)+skew-symmetric Q21(A−A′). With A′=135−683−465:P=21(A+A′)=1−2321−2382921295,Q=21(A−A′)=0−29−292902329−230.Then A=P+Q, with P′=P and Q′=−Q.CBSE Class 12 Board · 2006 · Subjective