dot product
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In this section, we develop an operation called the dot product, which allows us to calculate work in the case when the force vector and the motion vector have different directions.
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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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The most common application of the dot product of two vectors is in the calculation of work.
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Like vector addition and subtraction, the dot product has several algebraic properties.
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When two vectors are combined using the dot product, the result is a scalar.
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