*The trace of an nxn square matrix is defined to be the sum of all main diagonal entries.
*The trace of an nxn square matrix is defined to be the sum of all main diagonal entries.
*Consider the matrix A with the elements <math>(a_{ij})</math>.
*Consider the matrix A with the elements <math>(a_{ij})</math>.
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*Here trace of the matrix A is <math>tr(A)=a_{11}+a_{22}+...a_{nn}</math>=<math>sum_{i=1}^n a_{ii}</math>.Where <math>a_{ii}</math> denotes the entry on the <math>ith</math> row and <math>ith</math> column of A.
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*Here trace of the matrix A is <math>tr(A)=a_{11}+a_{22}+...a_{nn}</math>=<math>\sum_{i=1}^n a_{ii}</math>.Where <math>a_{ii}</math> denotes the entry on the <math>ith</math> row and <math>ith</math> column of A.