V = zeros(1,5) V = 0 0 0 0 0 W = 2*ones(5)+3*eye(5) W = 5 2 2 2 2 2 5 2 2 2 2 2 5 2 2 2 2 2 5 2 2 2 2 2 5 W = hilb(5)*(eye(5)+invhilb(5)) W = 2.0000 0.5000 0.3333 0.2500 0.2000 0.5000 1.3333 0.2500 0.2000 0.1667 0.3333 0.2500 1.2000 0.1667 0.1429 0.2500 0.2000 0.1667 1.1429 0.1250 0.2000 0.1667 0.1429 0.1250 1.1111 X = hilb(5)^5-2*ones(5) X = 3.5717 1.2346 0.3333 -0.1612 -0.4776 1.2346 -0.1220 -0.6453 -0.9323 -1.1161 0.3333 -0.6453 -1.0227 -1.2298 -1.3623 -0.1612 -0.9323 -1.2298 -1.3930 -1.4974 -0.4776 -1.1161 -1.3623 -1.4974 -1.5839 diag(X) ans = 3.5717 -0.1220 -1.0227 -1.3930 -1.5839 Y = diag(diag(X)) Y = 3.5717 0 0 0 0 0 -0.1220 0 0 0 0 0 -1.0227 0 0 0 0 0 -1.3930 0 0 0 0 0 -1.5839