public APMatrix removeCross(int r, int c)
	{
		int sum = 0;
		APMatrix removed = new APMatrix((this.getRows()-1),(this.getColumns()-1), false);

		if((r-1) < this.getRows() && (r-1)>= 0)
		{
			if((c-1) < this.getColumns() && (c-1) >= 0)
			{
				for(int i=0; i < this.getRows(); i++)
				{

					if(i == (r-1))
					{
						continue;
					}
				for (int j = 0; j <this.getColumns(); j++)
				{
					if(j == (c-1))
					{
						continue;
					}
					else if(i < (r-1) && j > (c-1))
					{
						removed.coderage[i][j-1] += this.coderage[i][j];
					}
					else if(i < (r-1) && j < (c-1))
					{
						removed.coderage[i][j] += this.coderage[i][j];
					}
					else if(i > (r-1) && j < (c-1))
					{
						removed.coderage[i-1][j] += this.coderage[i][j];
					}
					else if(i > (r-1) && j > (c-1))
					{
						removed.coderage[i-1][j-1] += this.coderage[i][j];
					}
				}

				}


			}
		return removed;
		}

		else
		{
			System.out.println("The cross can't be removed because either" + r + "or" + c + "is not valid");
			return this;
		}

	}