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2 matrices wanted, one symmetric and one antisymmetric, with sum given matrix

Source: Spanish Mathematical Olympiad 1976 P6

December 23, 2022
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Problem Statement

Given a square matrix MM of order nn over the field of numbers real, find, as a function of MM, two matrices, one symmetric and one antisymmetric, such that their sum is precisely M M.