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angle
Function: Returns the angle formed by two vectors.
Syntax: angle (Mat-1, Mat-2 [
) ]
• This command can be used with a 1
s
N or N
s
1 matrix only.
Example: To determine the angle formed by vectors [1, 2] and [3, 4] (in the Radian mode)
Menu Item: [Action][Vector][angle]
S
norm
Function: Returns the norm of a vector.
Syntax: norm (Mat [
) ]
Example: To obtain the norm of the vector [1, 2, 3]
Menu Item: [Action][Vector][norm]
S
crossP
Function: Returns the cross product of two vectors.
Syntax: crossP (Mat-1, Mat-2 [
) ]
• This command can be used with a 1
s
N or N
s
1 matrix only (N = 2, 3).
• A two-element matrix [a, b] or [[a], [b]] is automatically converted into a three-element
matrix [a, b, 0] or [[a], [b], [0]].
Example: To obtain the cross product of the two vectors [1, 3, 5] and [2, 4, 6]
Menu Item: [Action][Vector][crossP]
S
dotP
Function: Returns the dot product of two vectors.
Syntax: dotP (Mat-1, Mat-2 [
) ]
• This command can be used with a 1
s
N or N
s
1 matrix only.
Example: To obtain the dot product of the two vectors [1, 3, 5] and [2, 4, 6]
Menu Item: [Action][Vector][dotP]
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