dot product

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Note that if u and v are two-dimensional vectors, we calculate the dot product in a similar fashion.

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Using the dot product, find the projection of vector v12 found in step 4 onto unit vector n found in step 3.

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So, in this example, the dot product tells us how much money the fruit vendor had in sales on that particular day.

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The calculation involves forming vectors along the directions of the lines and using both the cross product and the dot product.

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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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