SOLUTION: How Do I Can show that,if A is a square matrix of order n,then A+A^T is Symmetric matrix?

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Question 1028698: How Do I Can show that,if A is a square matrix of order n,then A+A^T is Symmetric matrix?
Answer by robertb(5830)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Should be easy if you know the properties of transposition. A square matrix A is symmetric f .
Now ,
and therefore the matrix itself is symmetric.

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