Dot Product (Inner Product) of Vectors
Formula: a · b = |a| |b| cosθ, where θ is the angle between a and b. Coordinate form (3D): If a = (a₁, a₂, a₃), b = (b₁, b₂, b₃), then a · b = a₁b₁ + a₂b₂ + a₃…
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Formula: a · b = |a| |b| cosθ, where θ is the angle between a and b. Coordinate form (3D): If a = (a₁, a₂, a₃), b = (b₁, b₂, b₃), then a · b = a₁b₁ + a₂b₂ + a₃b₃. Description: The dot product results in a scalar (number). It can be used to calculate the angle between vectors and the projection length. a · b = 0 when a ⊥ b. Applicable Conditions: Applicable to vectors of any dimension.
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