Difference between revisions of "Direction Command"
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:{{Note|1=A line with equation ''ax + by = c'' has the direction vector ''(b, - a)''.}} | :{{Note|1=A line with equation ''ax + by = c'' has the direction vector ''(b, - a)''.}} |
Latest revision as of 10:05, 11 October 2017
- Direction( <Line> )
- Yields the direction vector of the line.
- Example:
Direction(-2x + 3y + 1 = 0)
yields the vector u= \begin{pmatrix} 3 \\ 2 \end{pmatrix}
- Note: A line with equation ax + by = c has the direction vector (b, - a).