Physics 1

Lecture 6
Product of
Vectors

Eng. LOUAY KARAKER

Product of Vectors
• There are two kinds of vector products: scalar
product (dot product) & vector product (cross
product)
• In scalar product: the result of the product is a
scalar quantity.
• In vector product: the result of the product is a
vector perpendicular to the plane of the two
vectors.
Product of Vectors
The scalar product:
Using components to calculate the scalar product:
Example 5:
Product of Vectors
The vector product:
Product of Vectors
The vector product:
Using components to calculate the vector product:
The vector product:
Example 6:
Eng. LOUAY KARAKER