Diagonal and Triangular Matrices is a part of the VCE Further Maths topic Matrices and subtopic Matrices and Their Applications. A diagonal matrix only has non-zero entries on the diagonal. This means every entry outside of the diagonal is 0. A triangular matrix has zeroes either above or below the diagonal.
How Do I Identify Triangular and Diagonal Matrices?
Watch this video to learn what a triangular and diagonal matrix looks like.
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