Chapter 1: Vectors, Lines and Planes
Section 1.5: Applications of Vector Products
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Example 1.5.2
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For the vectors A, B, and C of Example 1.5.1, and ,
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Verify the identity .
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Verify the identity .
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Solution
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Maple Solution - Interactive
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Initialization
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Make D, the differentiation operator, useable as a variable name
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Invoke the local command.
Press the Enter key.
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Define the vectors A, B, C, and D
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Context Panel: Assign to a Name≻A
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Context Panel: Assign to a Name≻B
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Context Panel: Assign to a Name≻C
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Context Panel: Assign to a Name≻D
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Part (a)
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Evaluate the left-hand side of the identity
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Common Symbols palette:
Cross-product operator
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Context Panel: Evaluate and Display Inline
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Evaluate the right-hand side of the identity
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Common Symbols palette:
Cross-product and dot-product operators
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Context Panel: Evaluate and Display Inline
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Part (b)
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Evaluate the left-hand side of the identity
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Common Symbols palette:
Cross-product operator
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Context Panel: Evaluate and Display Inline
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Evaluate the right-hand side of the identity
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Common Symbols palette:
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Context Panel: Evaluate and Display Inline
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Maple Solution - Coded
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Initialization
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Install the Student MultivariateCalculus package.
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Define the vectors A, B, C, and D.
D must still be declared local, as per the previous section.
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Part (a)
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Evaluate the left-hand side of the identity
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Evaluate the right-hand side of the identity
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Alternatively, use first principles to evaluate the right-hand side
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Part (b)
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Evaluate the left-hand side of the identity
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Evaluate the right-hand side of the identity
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Alternatively, use first principles to evaluate the right-hand side
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