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a a = |a|2
ab=ba
a (b + c) = a b + a c
(c a) b = c(a b) = a (c b)
0 a = 0.
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a b = |a||b| cos
NOTE: Two vectors a and b are orthogonal
if and only if a b = 0.
Projections
Scalar projection of b onto a:
compab =
ab
|a|
ab
a
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|a|
Cross Product
Definition:
If a = ha1, a2, a3i and b =
hb1, b2, b3i, then the cross product of a and
b is the vector
Corollary:
Two nonzero vectors a and b
are parallel if and only if
ab=0
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