Let $A\in R^{n\times n}$ be a symmetric matrix, invertible. Let $X\in R^{n\times n}$ be a matrix. I was wondering is $B=A^{-1}XA-X$ always an anti-symmetric matrix? Namely, is $B^T=-B?$ I think the answer is yes, but I don't know how to show it formally.
2026-03-27 03:49:44.1774583384
Show a matrix is anti-symmetric matrix
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$$\begin{pmatrix}1&0\\0&2\end{pmatrix}\begin{pmatrix}2&2\\2&2\end{pmatrix}\begin{pmatrix}1&0\\0&\frac12\end{pmatrix}-\begin{pmatrix}2&2\\2&2\end{pmatrix}=\begin{pmatrix}0&-1\\2&0\end{pmatrix}.$$