What is the dot product of <1,-4,5 > and <-5,7,3 >?

1 Answer
Mar 8, 2016

vec a*vec b=-18

Explanation:

vec a-> [a,b,c]" "vec b-> [d,e,f]
"dot product of the vector a and b is given as :"
a*b=a*d+b*e+c*f
"thus;"
vec a*vec b=1*(-5)+(-4)*7+5*3
vec a*vec b=-5-28+15
vec a*vec b=-18