Let $A$ and $B$ be any two $3 \times 3$ matrices. If $A$ is symmetric and $B$ is skew-symmetric,then the matrix $AB - BA$ is

  • A
    skew-symmetric
  • B
    symmetric
  • C
    neither symmetric nor skew-symmetric
  • D
    $I$ or $-I$,where $I$ is an identity matrix

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