Calculus 3 : Dot Product

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Example Questions

Example Question #332 : Vectors And Vector Operations

Given the following two vectors,  and , calculate the dot product between them,.

Possible Answers:

Correct answer:

Explanation:

The dot product of a paired set of vectors can be found by summing up the individual products of the multiplications between matched directional vectors.

Note that the dot product is a scalar value rather than a vector; there's no directional term.

Now considering our problem, we're given the vectors  and 

The dot product can be found following the example above:

Example Question #333 : Vectors And Vector Operations

Given the following two vectors,  and , calculate the dot product between them,.

Possible Answers:

Correct answer:

Explanation:

The dot product of a paired set of vectors can be found by summing up the individual products of the multiplications between matched directional vectors.

Note that the dot product is a scalar value rather than a vector; there's no directional term.

Now considering our problem, we're given the vectors  and 

The dot product can be found following the example above:

Example Question #334 : Vectors And Vector Operations

Given the following two vectors,  and , calculate the dot product between them,.

Possible Answers:

Correct answer:

Explanation:

The dot product of a paired set of vectors can be found by summing up the individual products of the multiplications between matched directional vectors.

Note that the dot product is a scalar value rather than a vector; there's no directional term.

Now considering our problem, we're given the vectors  and 

The dot product can be found following the example above:

Note that since the dot product is zero, these two vectors are perpendicular!

Example Question #335 : Vectors And Vector Operations

Given the following two vectors,  and , calculate the dot product between them,.

Possible Answers:

Correct answer:

Explanation:

The dot product of a paired set of vectors can be found by summing up the individual products of the multiplications between matched directional vectors.

Note that the dot product is a scalar value rather than a vector; there's no directional term.

Now considering our problem, we're given the vectors  and 

The dot product can be found following the example above:

Example Question #21 : Dot Product

Given the following two vectors,  and , calculate the dot product between them,.

Possible Answers:

Correct answer:

Explanation:

The dot product of a paired set of vectors can be found by summing up the individual products of the multiplications between matched directional vectors.

Note that the dot product is a scalar value rather than a vector; there's no directional term.

Now considering our problem, we're given the vectors  and 

The dot product can be found following the example above:

If there is confusion about how the above result is met, note the trigonometric identity:

Example Question #341 : Vectors And Vector Operations

Given the following two vectors,  and , calculate the dot product between them,.

Possible Answers:

Correct answer:

Explanation:

The dot product of a paired set of vectors can be found by summing up the individual products of the multiplications between matched directional vectors.

Note that the dot product is a scalar value rather than a vector; there's no directional term.

Now considering our problem, we're given the vectors  and 

The dot product can be found following the example above:

Example Question #342 : Vectors And Vector Operations

Given the following two vectors,  and , calculate the dot product between them,.

Possible Answers:

Correct answer:

Explanation:

The dot product of a paired set of vectors can be found by summing up the individual products of the multiplications between matched directional vectors.

Note that the dot product is a scalar value rather than a vector; there's no directional term.

Now considering our problem, we're given the vectors  and 

The dot product can be found following the example above:

Example Question #343 : Vectors And Vector Operations

Given the following two vectors,  and , calculate the dot product between them,.

Possible Answers:

Correct answer:

Explanation:

The dot product of a paired set of vectors can be found by summing up the individual products of the multiplications between matched directional vectors.

Note that the dot product is a scalar value rather than a vector; there's no directional term.

Now considering our problem, we're given the vectors  and 

The dot product can be found following the example above:

Example Question #344 : Vectors And Vector Operations

Given the following two vectors,  and , calculate the dot product between them,.

Possible Answers:

Correct answer:

Explanation:

The dot product of a paired set of vectors can be found by summing up the individual products of the multiplications between matched directional vectors.

Note that the dot product is a scalar value rather than a vector; there's no directional term.

Now considering our problem, we're given the vectors  and 

The dot product can be found following the example above:

Example Question #345 : Vectors And Vector Operations

Given the following two vectors,  and , calculate the dot product between them,.

Possible Answers:

Correct answer:

Explanation:

The dot product of a paired set of vectors can be found by summing up the individual products of the multiplications between matched directional vectors.

Note that the dot product is a scalar value rather than a vector; there's no directional term.

Now considering our problem, we're given the vectors  and 

The dot product can be found following the example above:

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