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@@ -250,7 +250,22 @@ eig(A) %Eigenvalues and eigenvectors of A
 isempty(A) % Tests if array is empty
 isequal(A, B) %Tests equality of two arrays
 numel(A) %Number of elements in matrix
+triu(x) % Returns the upper triangular part of x
+tril(x) % Returns the lower triangular part of x
+cross(A,B) %  Returns the cross product of the vectors A and B
+dot(A,B) % Returns the scalar product of the vectors A and B.  A and B must be vectors of the same length.
+transpose(A) % Returns the transpose of A
 
+% Common vector functions
+max     %largest component 
+min     %smallest component 
+length  %length of a vector
+sort    %sort in ascending order 
+sum     %sum of elements 
+prod    %product of elements 
+median  %median value 
+mean    %mean value 
+std     %standard deviation
 
 
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