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Who is the commutative property in dot and cross product?
The cross product results in a vector quantity that follows a right hand set of vectors; commuting the first two vectors results in a vector that is the negative of the uncommuted result, ie A x B = - B x A The dot product results in a scalar quantity; its calculation involves scalar (ie normal) multiplication and is unaffected by commutation of the vectors, ie A . B = B . A
What is the product of two vector quantities?
It depends on the type of product used. A dot or scalar product of two vectors will result in a scalar. A cross or vector product of two vectors will result in a vector.
Why you only use cosine for scalar product?
That is how the scalar product is defined. Also, the projection of one vector onto another at an angle to it is directly proportional to the cosine of that angle.
Why is scalar product two vectors a scalar?
Scalar product of two vectors is a scalar as it involves only the magnitude of the two vectors multiplied by the cosine of the angle between the vectors.
What is the difference between finding the dot product and using scalar multiplication?
They give us different results. The dot product produces a number, while the scalar multiplication produces a vector.
