dot product

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The first type of vector multiplication is called the dot product, based on the notation we use for it, and it is defined as follows:

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

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The fourth property shows the relationship between the magnitude of a vector and its dot product with itself:

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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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AAA sales for the month of May can be calculated using the dot product p · q.

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