Find the dot product for u = { 3, -2} and v = {-5, 1}

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Answer:

Answer is -17

Explanation:

Express in vectorial form:

${ \rm{u = \binom{3}{ - 2} }} \\ \\ { \rm{v = \binom{ - 5}{1} }}$

• Then the dot product:

${ \rm{u•v = (3 * - 5) + ( - 2 * 1)}} \\ \\ { \rm{u•v = - 15 - 2}} \\ \\ { \rm{u•v = - 17}}$

Jbarnett answered Sep 23, 2023

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