Let $X$ and $Y$ be two arbitrary,$3 \times 3$,non-zero,skew-symmetric matrices and $Z$ be an arbitrary $3 \times 3$,non-zero,symmetric matrix. Then which of the following matrices is (are) skew-symmetric?
$(A) Y^3 Z^4 - Z^4 Y^3$
$(B) X^{44} + Y^{44}$
$(C) X^4 Z^3 - Z^3 X^4$
$(D) X^{23} + Y^{23}$

  • A
    $(B, D)$
  • B
    $(B, C)$
  • C
    $(A, C)$
  • D
    $(C, D)$

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