dot product

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When two vectors are combined using the dot product, the result is a scalar.

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In this section, we develop an operation called the dot product, which allows us to calculate work in the case when the force vector and the motion vector have different directions.

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For this reason, the dot product is often called the scalar product.

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Therefore, the tangent vector and the force vector have a positive dot product all along C1, and the line integral will have positive value.

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Like vector addition and subtraction, the dot product has several algebraic properties.

From Textbooks • Mar. 30, 2016