Question 10

Express the following matrices as the sum of a symmetric and a skew symmetric matrix: (i) 3 5 / 1 1 /     −  (ii) 6 2 2 / 2 3 1 / 2 1 3 / −   − −   −  (iii) 3 3 1 / 2 2 1 / 4 5 2 / −   − −   − −  (iv) 1 5 / 1 2 /    −  Choose the correct answer in the Exercises 1 1 and 12.