Question:
If $A$ is a symmetric matrix, then $A^{3}$ is a______ matrix.
Solution:
It is given that, $A$ is symmetric matrix.
$\therefore A^{T}=A$ .....(1)
Now,
$\left(A^{3}\right)^{T}$
$=\left(A^{T}\right)^{3} \quad\left[\left(A^{n}\right)^{T}=\left(A^{T}\right)^{n}, \forall n \in \mathrm{N}\right]$
$=A^{3}$ [Using (1)]
Since $\left(A^{3}\right)^{T}=A^{3}$, so the matrix $A^{3}$ is symmetric.
If $A$ is a symmetric matrix, then $A^{3}$ is a symmetric matrix