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A diagonal matrix has non-zero entries only on its:

Answer: main diagonal.

  • A main diagonal
  • B first row
  • C last row
  • D off-diagonal

Correct answer: A. main diagonal

Explanation: A diagonal matrix has zeros everywhere except possibly on the main diagonal.

Matrix A (3 rows x 3 columns)a11a12a13a21a22a23a31a32a33column 1column 2column 3row 1row 2row 3

Element aij of matrix A sits at the intersection of row i and column j.

Concept context

Matrix operations, determinants, inverses, and solving linear systems

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