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If A is an invertible matrix and B is an orthogonal matrix. of the order same as that of A, then C=A1BA is

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a

skew-symmetric matrix

b

symmetric matrix

c

none of these

d

an orthogonal matrix

answer is D.

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Detailed Solution

Let B=cos(π/2)sin(π/2)sin(π/2)cos(π/2)=0110

and A=1    30    1, A1=1301

Note that B is an orthogonal matrix.

C=A1BA=130101101301=31013

Note that C is neither symmetric, nor skew-symmetric and nor-orthogonal.

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