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Ch 01: Units, Physical Quantities & Vectors
Young & Freedman Calc - University Physics 14th Edition
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1장, 문제 42a

Find the scalar product of the vectors A and B given in Exercise 1.38.

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First, recall the definition of the scalar product (also known as the dot product) of two vectors. The scalar product of vectors \( \mathbf{A} \) and \( \mathbf{B} \) is given by \( \mathbf{A} \cdot \mathbf{B} = A_x B_x + A_y B_y + A_z B_z \), where \( A_x, A_y, A_z \) are the components of vector \( \mathbf{A} \) and \( B_x, B_y, B_z \) are the components of vector \( \mathbf{B} \).
Identify the components of vectors \( \mathbf{A} \) and \( \mathbf{B} \) from Exercise 1.38. Let's assume \( \mathbf{A} = (A_x, A_y, A_z) \) and \( \mathbf{B} = (B_x, B_y, B_z) \).
Substitute the components of vectors \( \mathbf{A} \) and \( \mathbf{B} \) into the scalar product formula: \( \mathbf{A} \cdot \mathbf{B} = A_x B_x + A_y B_y + A_z B_z \).
Calculate each term of the sum separately: \( A_x B_x \), \( A_y B_y \), and \( A_z B_z \).
Add the results of the individual products to find the scalar product: \( \mathbf{A} \cdot \mathbf{B} = A_x B_x + A_y B_y + A_z B_z \). This sum gives the scalar product of the vectors.

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