Prove that if A is a square matrix then AA^T and A + A are symmetric
Let A be a square matrix.
Consider
(AAT)T=(AT)TAT=AAT(AA^T)^T = (A^T)^TA^T= AA^T(AAT)T=(AT)TAT=AAT
Hence AATAA^TAAT 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(A+AT)T=AT+(AT)T=AT+A=A+AT
Hence A+ATA+A^TA+AT is symmetric.
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