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trace(Matrix) -- trace of a matrix

Synopsis

Description

trace f -- returns the trace of the matrix f.

i1 : R = ZZ/101[a..d]

o1 = R

o1 : PolynomialRing
i2 : p = matrix {{a,b},{c,d}}

o2 = | a b |
     | c d |

             2       2
o2 : Matrix R  <--- R
i3 : trace p

o3 = a + d

o3 : R