Vectors: Operations
(
0
7
)
.
(
–2
1
)
=
Worked Solution:
The dot product (the scalar product) of two vectors is a
number
(a scalar):
Multiply the
i
components and add it to the product of the
j
components to get the scalar product:
(
0
7
)
.
(
–2
1
)
=
0×(–2) + 7×1 = 7
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MEI Produced by Dr Ron Knott, revised 31 March 2009
Test reference:
VectorsOp.html?ref=1639