dot product

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The calculation involves forming vectors along the directions of the lines and using both the cross product and the dot product.

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The dot product essentially tells us how much of the force vector is applied in the direction of the motion vector.

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Using the dot product, find the projection of vector v12 found in step 4 onto unit vector n found in step 3.

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The first type of vector multiplication is called the dot product, based on the notation we use for it, and it is defined as follows:

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The most common application of the dot product of two vectors is in the calculation of work.

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