dot product

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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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For this reason, the dot product is often called the scalar product.

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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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The dot product allows us to do just that.

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