||'''Book'''|| Linear Algebra ||
 ||'''Author'''|| Gilbert Strang ||
 ||'''Edition'''||  ||

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{{{
def chck_posdef1(C):
    s="pos"
    i=0
    while i<len(C.rows()):

        ci=C[:i+1,:i+1]
        if det(ci)>0:
            i=i+1
        else:
            s="not pos"
            break    
    print s

A1=matrix([[2,2,0],[2,5,3],[0,3,8]])
chck_posdef1(A1)
out: pos
}}}

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