gradeup Equation of a plane A point r = (x, y,2) is ona plane if either (a) rd = [a], where dis the normal from the origin to the plane, oF v wz F = l where X,Y, Z are the intercepts on the axes. Vector product AXB = n|A||B| sin 0, where is the angle between the vectors and n isa unit vector normal to the plane containing A and Bin the direction for which A, B, n form a right-handed set of axes. ‘A Bin determinant form A x Bin matrix form i 0 -A, Ay] [Br As 0 Ay By B, a 0 | |e Vector multiplication isnot commutative: A x B= —B x A Scalar triple product Ay Ay Az AxB-C=A-BxC=|B, By B:|=-AxC-B, etc. a G Cl Vector triple product Ax (Bx C)=(A-C)B=(A-B)C, (Ax B)x C=(A-C)B-(B-C)A Non-orthogonal basis A = Ayer + Area + Ases Ar=e-A where €! = 7S Similarly for Az and As, Summation convention a =a; implies summation over i ab =a; (ax b) = einaihi where 125, = tay Eajxim = 58pm — Bi Tr) Page 2 of 24 a