NTA Abhyas JEE Main2020MathematicsMatricesPractice
If A is a skew symmetric matrix of order 3 , B is a 3 × 1 column matrix and C = B T A B , then which of the following is false?
Options
- AC is singular
- BC is non singular
- CC is a symmetric matrix
- DC is a skew symmetric matrix
Correct answer
B. C is non singular
Step-by-step solution
Given, C = B T A B C T = B T A B T ⇒ C T = B T A T B T T ⇒ C T = - B T A B = - C ⇒ C is skew symmetric ∵ order of C is 1 × 1 ⇒ C = 0 ⇒ C is singular and symmetric also.