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Example 2.2 ‘Obtaining the fest principe direction (eigenvector) by eubsitution of oy leads to (asin the book): 1 wh + 5 5 |{t a wi 4 2 y +5 8 Wid a Jus a the fet example, two ofthe hte rows are Bnet dependent (2nd and 3d rom in thls cs). However, the matrix inthe ft example was eadily putin arse ceduoed Ecklon fon. Thetelore, we row reduce the matrix 1) he a wel We tas off by climnating te third row. (rd row 2a ow ~» Sow) So 2 aa Ball 413 3 in @ wi a fle 0 0 St 2a allt! <0 8 oy Tie 00 secon ow o olf a affeye « oo | ‘Matrix (4) is in a tow-reduced Echlon form similar to the form of the first example, Therefore, we proceed in a similar manner to example 1. From the first row of (4): > my=0 6) Seco 18 ye (6) Assuming y= 1 shen om (8 teyeo 3 yen o A general solution (eigenvector) to (4) is Now we are seeking a vector nin the same direction of» but of unit magnitude. This could be done by a proper choice of a scalar @ ‘whieh ean be obtained easily just by looking ‘Vector (9) eam be checked to have a unit magnitude, Alternatively, we can divide the general solution vector (8) by its magnitude: alo, 00,1, 2 Loa Veo Veer) «ve “bys a mo (Of conrsr, the Sipped vector (pointing im the other direction) ie also «solution that can be obtained by multiplying (10) by -1 | te nay wsfoated fan v2 va ey [Now it wil be shown that the condition 3) isnot necessary for obtaining a unique direction (ie, unique plane orientation) but rather only imposes a condition for the magnitude ‘to be 1, Thie can be shown iy first multiplying (12) by some sealar a2 a(n ender’) Gam) 4 (ame)? Hams)? 03) Equation (18) implies that scaling the componente of a unit vector by a factor a produces a vector of magnitude a. In ether words, let vector » be defined such tht: qasdishew as sere eam 03) "Now, returning to equation (6), rather than assuming, a value for Dy and Binding 23. We impose the condition (li) and noting that = 0, me got from (14): ahedeat 09) Biuations (6) and (16) ate two equations in two unknowns 2 and 25. Substituting (6) in (26) yeild (scm tea? an therefore 1 motel om oy 8) Vi @ ‘The solution vector is thus ° 1 vi a9) 1 v2 ‘Tho solution vector v can be seen to produce the corteet normal vector (correct dizection or plane orientation) even though the sondition imposed was not (12) but (14). It follows that the condition (12) only assignes a value of unity to the scalar a= 1, That is, If = 1, equation (14) becomes (12) and the vector w becomes #, From (19) =)= (20) In conclusion, it has been proved that the condition nf +nf-+1§ = 1 isnot necessary for oblaining a unique orientation af principle plane, but rather only a condition for the magnitude of the normal vector to be unity.

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