How can Dot Product of Two Vectors be used in the real world?

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zzr0ck3r · Answer

to find the angle between two lines

anonymous · Answer

anonymous · Answer

thanks so much guys :)

danjs · Answer

The calculation of Mechanical Work

danjs · Answer

remember Work is The dot product of F and dr

danjs · Answer

force and displacement

anonymous · Answer

thank you

anonymous · Answer

The answer by DanJS is probably most like what your teacher/book is looking for

danjs · Answer

i just remember that because i just reviewed the walter lewin lecture series for the 8th time.. lol

anonymous · Answer

:)

zzr0ck3r · Answer

Um this has my vote is the best answer ever on openstudy.com "Scroll down to the part about Mario Kart: http://betterexplained.com/articles/vector-calculus-understanding-the-dot-product/ " -jabberwock

anonymous · Answer

Thanks :D

danjs · Answer

aha, yeah

danjs · Answer

There is a surprising amount of physics in developing video game worlds

jhannybean · Answer

LOL Mario Kart.... That's awesome.

anonymous · Answer

I HAVE BEEN ASKING THAT QUESTION MY ENTIRE LIFE.................lol