Calculus 3 : Calculus 3

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Example Questions

Example Question #2421 : Calculus 3

Find the dot product of the vectors  and 

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Explanation:

The formula for the dot product is . Using the given vectors, we get .

Example Question #418 : Vectors And Vector Operations

Compute the dot product between  and .

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Explanation:

The formula for the dot product is . Using the two given vectors and solving, .

Example Question #2422 : Calculus 3

Solve:

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Explanation:

The dot product of two vectors is given by

So, our answer is

Example Question #2423 : Calculus 3

Solve:

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Explanation:

The dot product of two vectors is found by adding the product of the corresponding components. (For example, .)

For our vectors, we get

Example Question #2424 : Calculus 3

Solve:

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Explanation:

The dot product of two vectors is given by the sum of the products of the corresponding components (for example, ).

So, we get

Example Question #2425 : Calculus 3

Solve:

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Explanation:

The dot product of two vectors is given by

So, we get

We used a Pythagorean trigonometric identity to simplify.

Example Question #2426 : Calculus 3

Solve:

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Explanation:

The dot product of two vectors is given by the sum of the products of the corresponding components (ex. )

Our final answer is therefore

Example Question #2427 : Calculus 3

Solve:

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Explanation:

The dot product of two vectors is given by the sum of the products of the corresponding components (for example, )

Our answer is

Example Question #427 : Vectors And Vector Operations

Find the dot product.

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Explanation:

The dot product for the vectors

is defined as

For the vectors in this problem we find that

Example Question #428 : Vectors And Vector Operations

Find the dot  product.

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Correct answer:

Explanation:

The dot product for the vectors

is defined as

For the vectors in this problem we find that

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