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If a matrix \( \mathrm{A} \) is both symmetric and skewsymmetric, then

  1. A \( A \) is diagonal matrix
  2. B \( \mathrm{A} \) is a zero matrix
  3. C \( \mathrm{A} \) is scalar matrix
  4. D \( A \) is square matrix
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(B) \( \mathrm{A} \) is a zero matrix

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For symmetric matrix, we know that:
\(A^{T}=A \rightarrow(1)\)
For skew-symmetric matrix, we know that:
\(A^{T}=-A \rightarrow(2)\)
So, \(A=-A \Rightarrow A=0\)
Therefore, matrix \(\mathrm{A}\) is a zero matrix.