If A is symmetric matrix, then ${B^\prime }AB$ is…………
If A is symmetric matrix, then ${B^\prime }AB$ is…………
Official Solution
If A is a symmetric matrix, then ${B^\prime }AB$ is a symmetric metrix.
${\left[ {{B^\prime }AB} \right]^\prime } = {\left[ {{B^\prime }(AB)} \right]^\prime }$
$= {(AB)^\prime }{\left( {{B^\prime }} \right)^\prime }$
$= {B^\prime }{A^\prime }B$
$= \left[ {{B^\prime }{A^\prime }B} \right]$
Therefore, ${B^\prime }AB$ is a symmetric matrix.
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