Find a • b. a = 4i + 8j, b = -2i + 3j
thought that was a minus sign
looks like you want to do a dot product?
<2, 11> 32 <-8, 24> 16 These are my choices
Im taking a quiz and I cant figure this one out.
\[A * B = AxBx + AyBy \]
then you need to refresh yourself on the dot product operation.
The dot product results in a scalar quantity, not a vector
wouldnt it be C
the vectors are written in a different notation is all: if u = (a,b) then we can rewrite it as: u = ai + bj thats all
No C is a vector, the dot product results in a number only
Ax*Bx + Ay*By
so 32
4(-2) + 8(3) =...
forgot about the negative thank you @DanJS
no prob, remember for vector multiplication, Dot Product = Scalar Cross Product = vector orthogonal to both A and B and has a magnitude of the area spanned by A and B
thanks again
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