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Chapter 1: Vectors, Lines and Planes

Section 1.3: Dot Product

Example 1.3.8

Suppose the components of the planar vectors A and B are functions of t, and the derivative of such vectors is defined to be the vector of componentwise derivatives. If the prime denotes differentiation with respect to t, show that

a) 

A·B=A·B+A·B

b) 

A·A=2 A·A

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