prove a property

[mathodman]

Let a 3 × 3 matrix A be such that for any vector of a column v ∈ R3 the vectors Av and v are orthogonal. Prove that At + A = 0, where At is the transposed matrix.

[hypervalent_iodine]

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[mathodman]

22 hours ago, hypervalent_iodine said:

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Its not a homework, lol. Just an interesting problem, that i don't quite understand. I think that the only option is that A matrix is zero matrix or maybe i have forgotten some theorem  or criteria

[MotleyNoumenon]

Well, as stated the first part has only one solution, the zero matrix; on the other hand the zero matrix is skew-symmetric..

The first part could be modified but why bother, its gonna be a rotation of \( \pi/2 \) radians in some direction, i.e. the solution space could be visualized as a circle with every point a matrix.