Suppose that a vector a in the xy‐plane points in a direction that is 47° counterclockwise from the positive x‐axis, and a vector b in that plane points in a direction that is 43° clockwise from the positive x‐axis. What can you say about the value of a ⋅ b?

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Answer:

[tex]\vec a\cdot \vec b=0[/tex]

Step-by-step explanation:

Dot Product of Vectors

Suppose we have two vectors [tex]\vec a[/tex] and [tex]\vec b[/tex], the dot product of both vectors is defined as

[tex]\vec a\cdot \vec b=|a|.|b|.cos\alpha[/tex]

where |a| and |b| are the respective magnitudes of the vectors and [tex]\alpha[/tex] is the angle between them.

The angle of the first given vector is 47° counterclockwise and the second is 43° clockwise. The angle between the vectors is 90°, thus

[tex]\vec a\cdot \vec b=|a|.|b|.cos90^o[/tex]

Since cos 90° = 0

[tex]\vec a\cdot \vec b=0[/tex]

The dot product of two perpendicular vectors is zero