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V + u . w Distributivity ( cu) . v = c ( u . v) u · u 2: 0 and u · u = 0 if and only if u = 0 We prove (a) and (c) and leave proof of the remaining properties for the exercises. Proof (a) Applying the definition of dot product to u · v and v · u, we obtain u · v = U 1 V 1 + U z Vz + . + U n V n = V 1 U 1 + Vz U z + . . + Vn U n = v·u · where the middle equality follows from the fact that multiplication of real numbers is commutative. (c) Using the definitions of scalar multiplication and dot product, we have (cu) · v = [ cu 1 , cu 2 , .
R n , ll u + v ii :s ll u ll + ll v ll Section 1 . 2 Length and Angle: The Dot Product � 23 Proof Since both sides of the inequality are nonnegative, showing that the square of the left-hand side is less than or equal to the square of the right-hand side is equiva lent to proving the theorem. 9 2 2 l l ll ll ll ll ::; u + 2 u · v + v ::; ll n ll 2 + 2 ll n ll ll v ll + ll v ll 2 By Cauchy-Schwarz = ( ll n ll + ll v ll ) 2 as required. Distance The distance between two vectors is the direct analogue of the distance between two points on the real number line or two points in the Cartesian plane.
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