Let A=(aij)A = (a_{ij}) (i,j=1,2,,n)(i, j = 1, 2, \ldots, n) be a square matrix whose elements are non-negative integers. Suppose that whenever an element aij=0a_{ij} = 0, the sum of the elements in the iith row and the jjth column is n\geq n. Prove that the sum of all the elements of the matrix is n2/2\geq n^2/2.