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    The document discusses three uses of the dot product. First, it shows how to use the dot product to find the angle between two vectors. Second, it uses the dot product to determine the value(s) of a that make three points P, Q, and R form a right angle. Third, it proves that the diagonals of a parallelogram are perpendicular if and only if the parallelogram is a rhombus by using the dot product of the diagonals.

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    The document discusses three uses of the dot product. First, it shows how to use the dot product to find the angle between two vectors. Second, it uses the dot product to determine the value(s) of a that make three points P, Q, and R form a right angle. Third, it proves that the diagonals of a parallelogram are perpendicular if and only if the parallelogram is a rhombus by using the dot product of the diagonals.

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    Uses of the Dot Product

    1. Find the angle between the vectors A = i + 8j and B = i + 2j.

    Answer: As usual, call the angle in question . Since A B = |A||B| cos we have

    AB (1, 8) (1, 2) 17
    cos = = =
    |A||B| 65 5 5 13

    1 17
    Thus, = cos .
    5 13

    2. Take points P = (a, 1, 1), Q = (0, 1, 1), R = (a, 1, 3). For what value(s) of a is P QR
    a right angle?

    Answer: We need QP QR = 0 (a, 0, 2) (a, 2, 2) = a2 4 = 0 a = 2.

    3. Show that the diagonals of a parallelogram are perpendicular if and only if it is a


    rhombus, i.e., its four sides have equal lengths.
    Answer: Let two adjacent sides of the parallelogram be the vectors A and B (as shown in
    the gure). Then we have the two diagonals are A + B and A B. We have

    (A + B) (A B) = A A B B.

    Therefore,
    (A + B) (A B) = 0 A A = B B.
    I.e., the diagonals are perpendicular if and only if two adjacent edges have equal lengths.
    In other words, if the parallelogram is a rhombus.

    MIT OpenCourseWare
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    18.02SC Multivariable Calculus


    Fall 2010

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