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CUET · MATHS · PYQ PAPER 2025

If a matrix P is both symmetric and skew-symmetric, then

  1. A P is a diagonal matrix
  2. B P is a square matrix
  3. C P is a zero matrix
  4. D P is an identity matrix
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(C) P is a zero matrix

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\(P = P^T\) \(P = -P^T\) \(P = -P \implies 2P = 0 \implies P = 0\) P is a zero matrix
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