if A is symmetric matrix of odd order and aii=0 for all i then prove that determinant of A is an even number.
please explain.
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if A is symmetric matrix of odd order and aii=0 for all i then prove that determinant of A is an even number.
please explain.
Has the matrix real entries?
yes, the entries are integers, other than diagonal elements.
We can use the definition of the determinant. Since $\displaystyle a_{ii}=0$, we can sum over the permutations without fixed point. Since these permutations act over a set which have an odd number of elements, these one have a square different from the identity. So you can write the sum as two equal parts, which will give an even number.
