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Tooljoint7-Bedrock
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May 13, 2022
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  • May 13, 2022
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When I try to calculate the cross product of two three element vectors I get an error message on the first vector

"This value must be a 3-element vector".  I am using Mathcad Prime 8.0.0.0. I have tried the same thing on 7.0.0.0. I have changed the vector and matrix index Origin to from 0 to 1. 

Jack Smith, Katy TX

 

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    Best answer by terryhendicott

    Hi,

    Vectors are matrices with one column and many rows.

    Supplied to the cross product in your sheet are row matrices with one row and many columns,

    Simply transpose the inputs.

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    Cheers

    Terry

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    May 14, 2022

    Hi,

    Vectors are matrices with one column and many rows.

    Supplied to the cross product in your sheet are row matrices with one row and many columns,

    Simply transpose the inputs.

    Capture.JPG

    Cheers

    Terry

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      Tooljoint7-BedrockAuthor
      7-Bedrock
      May 14, 2022

      Terry, Many thanks for the answer to my question and also for the surreptitious tip on converting the single row, many column matrix that doesn't take a lot of space to the single column many row matrix.

      Jack

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