Calc3_part_one Flashcards
What is the Dot Product?
Multiplying to vectors to get a scalar or a real number.
How to get an angle between two vectors?
a * b = | a | * | b | * cos( theta )
Two vectors a and b are orthogonal if and only if …
a * b = 0
How to get direction angles of a vector?
Take magnitude. i / |a| & j / |a| & k / |a|
Vector projection of b onto a is denoted by …
Proj(a)b
Scalar projection of b onto a formula
comp(a)b = ( a * b ) / | a |
Vector projection of b onto a formula
proj(a)b = [ ( a * b ) / | a | ] * [ a / | a | ] = [ ( a * b ) / | a |^2 ]*[a]
Work Formula
W = | F | * | D | cos( theta ) = F * D
The vector a 3 b is orthogonal to
both a and b
What gives the direction of a x b ?
The right-hand rule
How do you get the angle between a x b ?
|a x b | = | a | * | b | sin (theta)
Two nonzero vectors a and b are parallel if and only if …
a x b = 0
Direction | u x v |
into the board
Direction | v x u |
out of the board