using left hand rule in matlab

To use the left-hand rule in MATLAB, you can follow these steps:

  1. Define the vectors: Define the vectors involved in the cross product operation. For example, let's define vector A and vector B.
main.m
A = [1, 2, 3];
B = [4, 5, 6];
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  1. Calculate the cross product: Use the MATLAB built-in function cross to calculate the cross product of the two vectors. The cross product follows the left-hand rule, so the resulting vector will have a direction based on the left-hand rule.
main.m
C = cross(A, B);
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  1. Normalize the result (optional): If you want to normalize the resulting vector (make it a unit vector), you can use the normalize function in MATLAB.
main.m
C_normalized = normalize(C);
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  1. Display the result: You can display the result to the console using the disp function.
main.m
disp(C_normalized);
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By following these steps, you can utilize the left-hand rule to calculate the cross product of two vectors in MATLAB.

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