ビネ・コーシーとラグランジュの恒等式
\[
\left(\sum_{i=1}^{n}a_{i}c_{i}\right)\left(\sum_{j=1}^{n}b_{j}d_{j}\right)-\left(\sum_{i=1}^{n}a_{i}d_{i}\right)\left(\sum_{j=1}^{n}b_{j}c_{j}\right)=\sum_{1\leq i<j\leq n}\left(a_{i}b_{j}-a_{j}b_{i}\right)\left(c_{i}d_{j}-c_{j}d_{i}\right)
\]