Precalculus (10th Edition)

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Chapter 9 - Polar Coordinates; Vectors - 9.5 The Dot Product - 9.5 Assess Your Understanding - Page 616: 39

Answer

Please refer to the step-by-step part.

Work Step by Step

By definition the dot product of $2$ vectors $ai+bj$ and $ci+dj$ is: $(ai+bj)(ci+dj)=ac+bd$. Hence, $0\cdot v\\ =(0i+0j)(ci+dj)\\ =0\cdot c+0\cdot d\\ =0.$ And this is what we wanted to prove.
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