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<B>DIAGONAL</B> _ _ _  _ _ _  _ _ _  _ _ _ <B>operator</B><P>
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syntax: </H3>
<em>diagonal</em>({&lt;mat\_list&gt;}) 
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(If you are feeling lazy then the braces can be omitted.) 
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&lt;mat\_list&gt; :- each can be either a scalar expression or a 
square 
<A HREF=r37_0345.html>matrix</A>. 
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<em>diagonal</em>creates a matrix that contains the input on the 
diagonal. 
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examples: </H3>
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H := mat((66,77),(88,99)); 

       [66  77]
  h := [      ]
       [88  99]



diagonal({A,x,H}); 

  [1  2  3  0  0   0 ]
  [                  ]
  [4  5  6  0  0   0 ]
  [                  ]
  [7  8  9  0  0   0 ]
  [                  ]
  [0  0  0  x  0   0 ]
  [                  ]
  [0  0  0  0  66  77]
  [                  ]
  [0  0  0  0  88  99]

</TT></PRE><P>Related functions: 

<A HREF=r37_0596.html>jordan_block</A>. 
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