Is it Possible? - Matrix multiplication

Is it possible to extract the diagonal elements of a matrix into a vector by using matrix multiplication only? If it is possible show how ;)

I'm curious how long it will take for you guys to answer this. Btw, no element by element multiplication is allowed.

 
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[quote=maximumlikelihood]Look, I don't know how to do it in excel because I refuse to lower my standards to it, but in general

Ax = b

Take a 2-by-2 matrix A, where a_ij is the ith row and jth column element (i,j

 

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