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ScalarTripleProduct
ScalarTripleProduct[
v
1
,
v
2
,
v
3
]
gives the scalar triple product of the three 3-vectors
v
1
,
v
2
and
v
3
in the default coordinate system.
ScalarTripleProduct[
v
1
,
v
2
,
v
3
,
coordsys
]
gives the scalar triple product of
v
1
,
v
2
and
v
3
in the coordinate system
coordsys
.
MORE INFORMATION
To use
ScalarTripleProduct
, you first need to load the
Vector Analysis Package
using
Needs
["VectorAnalysis`"]
.
ScalarTripleProduct[
v
1
,
v
2
,
v
3
,
coordsys
]
is computed by converting
v
1
,
v
2
and
v
3
to Cartesian coordinates and then forming the scalar triple product.
EXAMPLES
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Basic Examples
(1)
Needs["VectorAnalysis`"]
Compute the scalar triple product of three vectors in space:
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Use
Det
to obtain the same answer:
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Find the equation of the plane passing through the points with position vectors r1, r2, and r3:
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SEE ALSO
DotProduct
CrossProduct
TUTORIALS
Vector Analysis Package
MORE ABOUT
Vector Analysis Package
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