Re: rotation matrices

bob@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx wrote:
: Could someone tell me if rotation matrices are always commutative?

: For instance, if you do a rotation about the y axis and then about the
: x axis, will you always get the same thing if you had done it in
: reverse order?

No. (Try the two orders starting with a point on one of the axes.)

Ted
.

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