Question #196385

Prove that if A is a square matrix then AA^T and A + A are symmetric


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Expert's answer
2021-05-23T20:07:02-0400

Let A be a square matrix.

Consider

(AAT)T=(AT)TAT=AAT(AA^T)^T = (A^T)^TA^T= AA^T

Hence AATAA^T is symmetric

Also, consider

(A+AT)T=AT+(AT)T=AT+A=A+AT(A+A^T)^T = A^T + (A^T)^T = A^T + A = A+A^T

Hence A+ATA+A^T is symmetric.


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