University Calculus: Early Transcendentals (3rd Edition)

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ISBN 13: 978-0-32199-958-0

Chapter 11 - Questions to Guide Your Review - Page 637: 7

Answer

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Work Step by Step

Let us consider two vectors $u$ and $v$. The length of the projection of the vector $u$ on $v$ multiplied by the length of the vector $v$ can be expressed by the formula: $proj_v \ u =\dfrac{u \cdot v}{|v|^2} \ v$ The concept of the projection of one vector onto another vector can be thought of as the work done (W). This is because the work done (W) by an force (F) is equal to the dot product of the projection of that force in the direction of the distance (d).
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