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Published Online: Sep 13, 2017
Page range: 165 - 171
Received: Feb 16, 2016
Accepted: May 27, 2016
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/amsil-2016-0013
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In this expository paper, we present a new and easier proof of the Polar Decomposition Theorem. Unlike in classical proofs, we do not use the square root of a positive matrix. The presented proof is accessible to a broad audience.