Question:
If $A$ is a skew-symmetric matrix, then $k A$ is a_____ ( $k$ is any scalar).
Solution:
It is given that, $A$ is a skew-symmetric matrix.
$\therefore A^{T}=-A$ ...(1)
Now,
$(k A)^{T}$
$=k\left(A^{T}\right)$
$=k(-A)$ [Using (1)]
$=-k A$
Since $(k A)^{T}=-k A$, so the matrix $k A$ ( $k$ is any scalar) is a skew-symmetric matrix.
If $A$ is a skew-symmetric matrix, then $k A$ is a ( $k$ is any scalar).