Python: Read a square matrix from console and print the sum of matrix primary diagonal
Python List: Exercise - 88 with Solution
Write a Python program to read a square matrix from the console and print the sum of the matrix's primary diagonal. Accept the size of the square matrix and elements for each column separated with a space (for every row) as input from the user.
Sample Solution:
Python Code:
size = int(input("Input the size of the matrix: "))
matrix = [[0] * size for row in range(0, size)]
for x in range(0, size):
line = list(map(int, input().split()))
for y in range(0, size):
matrix[x][y] = line[y]
matrix_sum_diagonal = sum(matrix[size - i - 1][size - i - 1] for i in range(size))
print("Sum of matrix primary diagonal:")
print(matrix_sum_diagonal)
Sample Output:
Input the size of the matrix: 3 2 3 4 4 5 6 3 4 7 Sum of matrix primary diagonal: 14
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