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Let V=Mn(R) and <A,B>=tr(AB) be a symmetric bilinear form on V. Determine the signature of tr(AB)...

Let V=Mn(R) and <A,B>=tr(AB) be a symmetric bilinear form on V. Determine the signature of tr(AB) for arbitrary n.

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