KCET2019MathematicsMatrices
If ( P ) and ( Q ) are symmetric matrices of the same order then ( P Q-Q P ) is
Options
- Asymmetric matrix
- Bskew symmetric matrix
- Cidentity matrix
- Dzero matrix
Correct answer
B. skew symmetric matrix
Step-by-step solution
(B) Given P=P^ and Q=Q^ (P Q-Q P)^ =(P Q)^ -(Q P)^ = (Q^ P^ -P^ Q^ )=Q P-P Q=-[P Q-Q P] (P Q-Q P) is skew symmetric.