Diagonal Shortcut

Let A=diag(a1,…,an)A = \text{diag}(a_1, \ldots, a_n) be a diagonal matrix. How do the quadratic form x⊤Axx^\top A x and det⁡(A)\det(A) simplify?

A

x⊤Ax=∏iaixi2x^\top A x = \prod_i a_i x_i^2, and det⁡(A)=∑iai\det(A) = \sum_i a_i

B

x⊤Ax=∑iaixi2x^\top A x = \sum_i a_i x_i^2, and det⁡(A)=∏iai\det(A) = \prod_i a_i

C

x⊤Ax=∑iaixix^\top A x = \sum_i a_i x_i, and det⁡(A)=∑iai\det(A) = \sum_i a_i

D

x⊤Ax=(∑iai)(∑ixi2)x^\top A x = \left(\sum_i a_i\right)\left(\sum_i x_i^2\right), and det⁡(A)=∏iai\det(A) = \prod_i a_i