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The inverse of a skew-symmetric matrix of odd order is

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a symmetric matrix
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a skew-symmetric matrix
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diagonal matrix
d
does not exist

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Correct option is D

Let A be a skew-symmetric, matrix of order n. By definitionA′=−A⇒ A′=|−A|⇒|A|=(−1)n|A|⇒    |A|=−|A|    ⇒        2|A|=0⇒|A|=0   [∵ n is odd]∴A−1does not exist.


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