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Diagonal

Diagonal[m]
gives the list of elements on the leading diagonal of the matrix m.
Diagonal[m, k]
gives the elements on the k^(th) diagonal of m.
  • Diagonal[m] works even if m is not a square matrix.
  • For positive k, Diagonal[m, k] gives diagonals above the leading diagonal. Diagonal[m, -k] gives diagonals below.
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Give the diagonal elements of a matrix:
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Give diagonals one element above and below the leading diagonal:
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Give a diagonal of a nonsquare matrix:
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