dot product
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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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For this reason, the dot product is often called the scalar product.
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The dot product allows us to do just that.
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The dot product can also help us measure the angle formed by a pair of vectors and the position of a vector relative to the coordinate axes.
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