Show that $A + A^{T} = 0$ iff $x^{T}Ax = 0$.

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In the first direction, I know that $A + A^{T} = 0$ implies that all diagonal entries must be zero and each non-diagonal has a negative entry, therefore the entire product $x^{T}Ax = 0$ must be equal to zero. I am just unsure how to write out the proof using summation formulas, etc.

When it comes to proving the second direction, I am not very sure where to start.