Let $A$ and $B$ be skew-symmetric $3 \times 3$ matrices. That is, $A^t = -A$ and $B^t = -B$.
According to WolframAlpha, $A^2BA$ is a symmetric matrix. I believe there is an easier way to prove this fact than directly computing the matrix $A^2BA$. I tried
$$ (A^2BA)^t = A^t B^t (A^t)^2 = ABA^2, $$
but it does not help. Could you help me? Thank you.
(Edit) Thanks to @BrunoB, I corrected my input.
Using WolframAlpha, we have the following.
Best Answer
$A(x)=a\times x$ and $B(x)=b\times x$ for some vectors $a,b.$
$ABA(x)=-(b\cdot a)(a\times x).$
Whence $ABA$ commutes with $A.$