NCERT Example 22 - Matrices

Question: Express B = [[2, -2, -4], [-1, 3, 4], [1, -2, -3]] as the sum of a symmetric and a skew-symmetric matrix.

Answer: B = P + Q with P = (1/2)(B + B') and Q = (1/2)(B - B') (explicit matrices as in NCERT).

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