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The cosine of the angle between two vectors is used in the dot product because it measures the similarity or alignment of the vectors. The dot product calculates the product of the magnitudes of the vectors and the cosine of the angle between them, resulting in a scalar value that represents the degree of alignment or correlation between the vectors.
We use the dot product cos and in vector we use the vector product sin because of the trigonometric triangle.
Cross product tests for parallelism and Dot product tests for perpendicularity. Cross and Dot products are used in applications involving angles between vectors. For example given two vectors A and B; The parallel product is AxB= |AB|sin(AB). If AXB=|AB|sin(AB)=0 then Angle (AB) is an even multiple of 90 degrees. This is considered a parallel condition. Cross product tests for parallelism. The perpendicular product is A.B= -|AB|cos(AB) If A.B = -|AB|cos(AB) = 0 then Angle (AB) is an odd multiple of 90 degrees. This is considered a perpendicular condition. Dot product tests for perpendicular.
Normally you use sine theta with the cross product and cos theta with the vector product, so that the cross product of parallel vectors is zero while the dot product of vectors at right angles is zero.
If x is the angle between the two vectors then the magnitudes are equal if cos(x) = sin(x). That is, when x = pi/4 radians.
The dot product of two perpendicular vectors is 0. a⋅b = |ab|cos θ where: |a| = length of vector a |b| = length of vector b θ = the angle between the vectors. If the vectors are perpendicular, θ = π/2 radians → cos θ = cos(π/2) = 0 → a⋅b = |a| × |b| × 0 = 0 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- The dot product can also be calculated for vectors of n dimensions as the sum of the products of the corresponding elements: a = (a1, a2, ..., an) b = (b1, b2, ..., bn) a⋅b = Σ ar × br for r = 1, 2 , ..., n With perpendicular vectors this sum is zero,
Because in dot product we take projection fashion and that is why we used cos and similar in cross product we used sin
We use the dot product cos and in vector we use the vector product sin because of the trigonometric triangle.
Cross product tests for parallelism and Dot product tests for perpendicularity. Cross and Dot products are used in applications involving angles between vectors. For example given two vectors A and B; The parallel product is AxB= |AB|sin(AB). If AXB=|AB|sin(AB)=0 then Angle (AB) is an even multiple of 90 degrees. This is considered a parallel condition. Cross product tests for parallelism. The perpendicular product is A.B= -|AB|cos(AB) If A.B = -|AB|cos(AB) = 0 then Angle (AB) is an odd multiple of 90 degrees. This is considered a perpendicular condition. Dot product tests for perpendicular.
Normally you use sine theta with the cross product and cos theta with the vector product, so that the cross product of parallel vectors is zero while the dot product of vectors at right angles is zero.
The dot-product and cross-product are used in high order physics and math when dealing with matrices or, for example, the properties of an electron (spin, orbit, etc.).
If x is the angle between the two vectors then the magnitudes are equal if cos(x) = sin(x). That is, when x = pi/4 radians.
A · B = |A| |B| cos(Θ)A x B = |A| |B| sin(Θ)If [ A · B = A x B ] then cos(Θ) = sin(Θ).Θ = 45°
The dot product of two perpendicular vectors is 0. a⋅b = |ab|cos θ where: |a| = length of vector a |b| = length of vector b θ = the angle between the vectors. If the vectors are perpendicular, θ = π/2 radians → cos θ = cos(π/2) = 0 → a⋅b = |a| × |b| × 0 = 0 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- The dot product can also be calculated for vectors of n dimensions as the sum of the products of the corresponding elements: a = (a1, a2, ..., an) b = (b1, b2, ..., bn) a⋅b = Σ ar × br for r = 1, 2 , ..., n With perpendicular vectors this sum is zero,
The dot-product of two vectors is the product of their magnitudes multiplied by the cosine of the angle between them. The dot-product is a scalar quantity.
The mathematical formula for calculating the spherical dot product between two vectors in three-dimensional space is: A B A B cos() where A and B are the two vectors, A and B are their magnitudes, and is the angle between them.
Dot product and cross product are used in many cases in physics. Here are some examples:Work is sometimes defined as force times distance. However, if the force is not applied in the direction of the movement, the dot product should be used. Note that here - as well as in other cases where the dot product is used - the product is greatest when the angle is zero; also, the result is a scalar, not a vector.The cross product is used to define torque (distance from the axis of rotation, times force). In this case, the product is greatest when the two vectors are at right angles. Also - as in any cross product - the result is also a vector.Several interactions between electricity and magnetism are defined as cross products.
The gradient of a dot product is a vector that represents the rate of change of the dot product with respect to each variable. It is calculated by taking the derivative of the dot product with respect to each variable and combining them into a vector.