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OpenStudy (anonymous):

Find a * b. a = 5i + 7j, b = -4i + 3j

OpenStudy (anonymous):

Could it be <-20,21>

OpenStudy (dan815):

hi is that supposed tbe a cross product

OpenStudy (dan815):

does it look like this a X b

OpenStudy (anonymous):

No it's 41

OpenStudy (dan815):

oh okay then its dot product

OpenStudy (dan815):

a . b

OpenStudy (anonymous):

It's dot product

OpenStudy (anonymous):

Yeah (:

OpenStudy (dan815):

a .b = 5*-4 +7*3=1

OpenStudy (dan815):

yo multiply the coefficents of i together, and the coefficients of j together and add them up

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