Differential Equations and Linear Algebra (4th Edition)

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Chapter 3 - Determinants - 3.2 Properties of Determinants - Problems - Page 221: 59

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Given $A$ is an $n \times n$ skew-symmetric matrix and $n$ is odd We have $A^T=-A \\ \rightarrow \det(A^T)=\det(-A)$ On the other hand, we also have $\det(A^T)=\det(A)\\ \det(-A)=(-1)^n\det(A)\\ \rightarrow \det(A)=-\det(A)\\ \rightarrow \det(A)=0$
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