(b) Recall that a square matrix X is called symmetric if XT = X, and skew- symmetric if XT = -X. Let A € M.(R). i. Show
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(b) Recall that a square matrix X is called symmetric if XT = X, and skew- symmetric if XT = -X. Let A € M.(R). i. Show that }(4+A”) is symmetric and }(4- A) is skew-symmetrie. ii. Show that every matrix can be obtained as the sum of a symmetric matrix and a skew-symmetric matrix.