Calculus 8th Edition

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ISBN 10: 1285740629
ISBN 13: 978-1-28574-062-1

Chapter 12 - Vectors and the Geometry of Space - 12.3 The Dot Product - 12.3 Exercises - Page 852: 2

Answer

$7$

Work Step by Step

Let $\bar{a}=<5,-2>$ $\bar{b}=<3,4>$ If given the vectors $\bar{a}=$ and $\bar{b}=$, we have: $$\bar{a}\cdot \bar{b}=a_1b_1+a_2b_2.$$ We calculate $\bar{a}\cdot\bar{b}$: $$\bar{a}\cdot\bar{b}=5\cdot 3+(-2)\cdot 4=15-8=7$$
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