Chapter 1: Vectors, Lines and Planes
Section 1.5: Applications of Vector Products
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Example 1.5.12
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Solve the appropriate set of four equations in four unknowns to find , the set of vectors reciprocal to , .
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Solution
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Mathematical Solution
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Taking the , as the vectors
the equations thereby generated are listed in Table 1.5.12(a). The solution of these equations is listed in Table 1.5.12(b). The resulting vectors are listed in Table 1.5.12(c).
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Table 1.5.12(a) The equations
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Table 1.5.12(b) Solution of equations in Table 1.5.12(a)
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Table 1.5.12(c) Reciprocal vectors
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Maple Solution - Interactive
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Define the function
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Expression palette: Piecewise template
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Context Panel: Assign Function
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Define the vectors and ,
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Context Panel: Assign Name
U is the list of vectors and .
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Context Panel: Assign Name
V is the list of vectors , and .
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Form the set of equations
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Write and press the Enter key.
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Context Panel: Sequence≻≻ (See Figure 1.5.12(a).)
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Context Panel: Conversions≻To List
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Context Panel: Sequence≻≻(See Figure 1.5.12(a).)
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Context Panel: Solve≻Solve
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Context Panel: Assign to a Name≻
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Figure 1.5.12(a) Sequence dialog
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Evaluate each at the solution
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Expression palette: Evaluation template
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Context Panel: Evaluate and Display Inline
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The Context Panel option "Sequence" applies the seq command to generate a sequence of objects of similar structure. It cannot again be applied a second time to the resulting sequence of objects. Hence, the original sequence must be converted to a list, whereupon the Sequence option can again be applied. This results in a sequence of lists that can be combined into a single list via the Join option
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Maple Solution - Coded
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Install the Student MultivariateCalculus package.
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Use the piecewise command to define the function
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Let U be the list of vectors and .
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Let V be the list of vectors , and .
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Use the seq command to generate the equations .
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Apply the DotProduct command and assign the sequence of equations to the name .
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Apply the solve command to the set of equations
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Assign the solution to the name .
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Use the eval command to evaluate each vector in the list V with the values in the set .
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