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OpenStudy (amtran_bus):

Need help with dot product

OpenStudy (amtran_bus):

How do I find the angle between the two since there is not a k term?

OpenStudy (amtran_bus):

Can I ignore it???

OpenStudy (amtran_bus):

I know the formula to do it, its just that k term is throwing me off.

OpenStudy (anonymous):

make it 0k

OpenStudy (amtran_bus):

Ok. Thanks!

OpenStudy (amtran_bus):

I got undefined @astrochyme ?

OpenStudy (anonymous):

show me what you did?

OpenStudy (amtran_bus):

-15 i -20 j +0 k --------------- sqrt (0) * sqrt( 9+16+4)

OpenStudy (amtran_bus):

----- means divided

OpenStudy (anonymous):

the dot product is a scalar value and the magnitude is sqrt(i^2+j^2+k^2) and is also a magnitude

OpenStudy (anonymous):

scalar*

OpenStudy (amtran_bus):

Can you help me step by step. I just don't understand.

OpenStudy (anonymous):

the dot product would be Ax*Bx+Ay*By+Az*Bz

OpenStudy (anonymous):

while ||A||=sqrt(Ax^2+Ay^2+Az^2) and ||B|| follows the same logic

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