Understanding Capital T in Mechanics Equations - Matlab Project

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This means that the vectors x and P are transposed, or flipped, so that they are written as columns instead of rows. This is common notation in linear algebra and allows for easier computation with matrices. In summary, the variable T in this context likely stands for matrix transpose, indicating that the vectors x and P are written as columns instead of rows.
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Homework Statement


I have a Matlab project that deals with some stuff that I've yet to cover in mechanics so I'm not really sure about some of the equations being discussed. What I have a question about is what the capital T means in the following equations. I honestly have no clue what it means. I've tried looking it up but no luck.


Homework Equations


"let x be the vector of displacements and P the corresponding vector of forces at pin joints." u is the x displacement, v is the y displacement, P is the x force, Q is the Y force.

[tex]x=[u1 v1 u2 v2...]^T[/tex]
[tex]P=[P1 Q1 P2 Q2...]^T[/tex]

This T also shows up in a few equations. Such as

[tex]P^T x= F^T \delta[/tex]

The Attempt at a Solution


I tried google not really sure what to search for.
 
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I'm not familiar with Matlab and I don't know about your "pin joints" problem, but I will take an educated guess that the T stands for matrix transpose.
 

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