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Calculus 3
Dot product, Cross product, vectors in space
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Mathematics
Undergraduate 2
08/29/2011

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Angle between two vectors
Definition
cos^-1 (u.v/|u||v|)
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Dot product output is
Definition
scalar
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Angle in a triangle given 3 points
Definition
draw vectors from angle origin point to auxilliary points. Apply the formula for an angle to the dot product of these two vectors.

cos^-1 (AB.AC/|AB||AC|)
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u and v vectors are ___________iff the dot product of u and v...
Definition
... perpendicular ... = 0
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0 x u = 0 implies
Definition
0 is perpendicular to every vector
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projection of u onto v
Definition
projvU = (u.v/|v|^2)v
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Scalar component of u in the direction of v
Definition
u.v/|v|
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Formulas for work:
Definition
F x cos x d
(|F|cos)|D|
F.D
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Vector Equation for a Line
Definition
V(t) = V0 + tV
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Paremetric equation for a line and point on line
Definition
v = i, j, k
p = x0, y0, z0
x = x0 + i; y = y0 + j; z = z0 + k
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Parametrize a line given 2 points.
Definition
P = x0, y0, z0; Q = x, y, z.

t = 0:
x0 + x-x0; y0 + y-y0; z0 + z-z0;
0 <= t <= 1
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Time, speed, initial position and unit vector given. Find destination.
Definition
r(t) = r0 + t(v)u
r0 = initial position. u = unit vector. t = time. v = velocity.
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Given a point and a line determine distance from point to line.
Definition
Parameterize from line and point.
x = 1 + t; y = 3 - t; z = 2t
S ( 1, 1, 5) (given)
P (1, 3, 0) (Derrived from first terms on line)
v = i, -j, 2k (derrived from second terms on line)

d = |PS x v|/|v|
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Find equation for a plane given p0 perpendicular to n
Definition
Combine the two given into a component equation

A(x - x0) + B(y - y0) + C(z - z0) = 0
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Find equation for a plane given 3 points.
Definition
Draw vectors from an arbitrary origin and take the cross product of those two vectors.

AB x AC = v

Combine origin point with v.

i(x-a1) + j(y-a2) + k(z-a3) = 0
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Two planes are parallel iff

If they intersect then...
Definition
Their normals are parallel (n1 = kn2)

They are not parallel and have an intersection vector.
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Find the vector of two intersecting planes given 2 normal vectors for each plane.
Definition
Take the cross product of the normal vectors.
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Find parametric for line in which given two plane normal vectors intersect.
Definition
1) n1 x n2 = intersection vector.

2) Find a point by setting 0 for one of the x y z coords on a point and solving for the other 2 variables simultaneously. (make the plane equations equal to the same value then equate the equations to eachother)

3)Combine the new point and the vector to create the parameters.

x = x0 + v1; y = y0 + v2; z = z0 + v3
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Find intersection of a line and a plane given x, y, z paramtereized and a plane normal vector with a value.
Definition
x0 + t, y0 + t, z0 + t lies in the plane if it's coordinates satisfy the equation of the plane.

v1(x0 + t) + v2 (y0 + t) + v3(z0 + t) = 6 (OR WHATEVER THE PLANE VALUE IS)

(discover t through this equation)

Plug t into original parameters for new point for intersection of line and plane.
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GIVEN: A point suspended from plane S and the plane equation, find the distance from s to the plane.
Definition
There is an arbitrary P such that when we draw PS vector and take the absolute value of n we may plug them into.

d = (PS. (n/|n|))
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GIVEN 2 plane equations
FIND angle bw planes
Definition
cos^1(n1.n2/|n1||n2|)
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vector perpendicular to a plane GIVEN 3 points
Definition
Draw 2 vectors from one point of origin, take the cross product of the vectors.
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Finding a unit normal to a plane given 3 points
Definition
Take vectors from single point of origin and cross product of vectors.

(PQ X PR) / (|PQ x PR|)
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Given a vector, determine projection and distance from base vector (vector parallel to v and vector perpendicular to v)
Definition
projection vU = [(u.v)/|v|^2]v
parallel = projection
perpendicular = u - projection
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formula for volume of parallelpiped given 3 parameters.
Definition
Take cross and dot product of parameters.

(v x u) . w

w1(v2 x u3 + v3 x u2) - w2(v1 x u3 + u1 x v3) + w3(v1 x u2 + u1 x v2)
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