Let x and y be linearly independent vectors in Rnand let S = Span(x, y).We can use x and y to definea matrix A by settingA = xyT + yxT Show that A is symmetric.

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Let x and y be linearly independent vectors in Rn
and let S = Span(x, y).We can use x and y to define
a matrix A by setting
A = xyT + yxT Show that A is symmetric.

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