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What is the definition of the scalar product (dot product) of two vectors $\mathbf{A}$ and $\mathbf{B}$ ?

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Answer

The scalar product is defined as $\mathbf{A} \cdot \mathbf{B} = AB \cos \theta$ , where $A$ and $B$ are the magnitudes of the vectors and $\theta$ is the angle between them. The result is a scalar quantity.

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