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Daily JavaScript Challenge #JS-155: Trace Diagonal Sum of a Square Matrix

Daily JavaScript Challenge: Trace Diagonal Sum of a Square Matrix

Hey fellow developers! 👋 Welcome to today's JavaScript coding challenge. Let's keep those programming skills sharp!

The Challenge

Difficulty: Medium

Topic: Matrix Manipulation

Description

Write a function that calculates the sum of the primary diagonal of a square matrix. The primary diagonal of a square matrix is a collection of elements at the position (i, i) where i is the index from 0 to n-1, where n is the number of rows or columns in the matrix.

Ready to Begin?

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  1. Fork this challenge
  2. Write your solution
  3. Test it against the provided test cases
  4. Share your approach in the comments below!

Want to Learn More?

Check out the documentation about this topic here: https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Reference/Global_Objects/Array

Join the Discussion!

  • How did you approach this problem?
  • Did you find any interesting edge cases?
  • What was your biggest learning from this challenge?

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