What is the projection of <3, -6, 2> onto <0, 1, 3>?

1 Answer
Feb 14, 2016

=c<0,0,0>

Explanation:

a=<3,-6,2> ; b=<0,1,3>
<a.b> =3*0+(-6)*1+2*3=0-6+6=0
<b*b> =0*0+1*1+3*3=10
c= (vec a*vec b)/(vec b*vec b)*vec b
c=0/10(0,1,3)
c=<0/10*0,0/10*1,0/10*3>
c=<0,0,0>