Back 
Next
Geometric Transformations
The Dot Product
Uses of the dot product
Define length of a vector
Normalize vectors (generate vectors whose length is 1, called unit vectors)
Measure angles between vectors
Determine if two vectors are perpendicular
Find length of projection of a vector onto a coordinate axis (as in force example from before)
Back Next
Geometric Transformations - 09 MAY 95
Page 18 of 51
sl@cs.brown.edu
Generated with CERN WebMaker