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where |x| is the norm and theta is the angle between the vectors.
 
where |x| is the norm and theta is the angle between the vectors.
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Alternatively, and often more conveniently, the '''dot product''' of vectors represented by <a,b,c> and <d,e,f> equals a*d + b*e + c*f.
    
Unlike the [[cross product]], the dot product is a [[scalar]], not a vector, and has no direction.
 
Unlike the [[cross product]], the dot product is a [[scalar]], not a vector, and has no direction.
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