_____ 3.

If we push a motorcycle with a certain force F1 and then we push it twice as

hard as the first push for the second time, it will give us an acceleration twice
as the first time it is pushed.
_____ 4. An airplane that is massive than a car requires greater amount of force to
take-off.
_____ 5. When an object does not accelerate, it means that no force is acting on it.

Congratulations for a job well done! You are now ready to take-off to another
level just make sure to have fun while learning. Do not force yourself so new tons of
things will be easy to learn.

Lesson

2 Dot Product
The dot product is derived from two vector quantities and it is also called as
the scalar product. In this lesson even though two vectors are being multiplied the
product is still a scalar quantity. A certain point and its projection along with another
point in relation to a certain cosine of the angle is what this lesson will talk about.

What’s In

Activity 1: Crossword Puzzle!

Directions: Look for words related to dot product in the crossword puzzle below.
Write your answer on a separate sheet of paper.

A N G L E M E I F E U M
I O A D D I T I O N N U
M L V O E N I N L O I L
S O I E V D O T R T V T
S V V I C T I R O I E I
C E B I C T E O G O R P
A D D I N E O N I N S L
L O N G E G E R O O A I
A C C E L E R A T I L C
R Q U A N T I T Y L A A
C O S I N E A R U I N T
A W E S O M E L O V E I
A D V E N T U R E S R O
K A G S A W A R U I N N

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 What’s New

Activity 2: Complete the paragraph!

Vectors do not only focus on operations such as __________ and ____________.
In this lesson multiplication of ____________ is the essential focus. Two vectors
quantity are the main points in this lesson as well as the _________ angle or the
smaller ___________ in between them. We will also study one way to multiply vectors
which is _____________________.

What is It

Mathematically, the dot product or scalar product of two vector is

A º B = AB cos
where A and B are the magnitudes of two vectors and cos is the smaller angle
between the direction of the two vectors, simply put, two vectors with an angle in
between them.

Example: Calculate the dot product of two vectors A and B, where A = 10 N and B
=12 N separated by an angle of 45°.

Given: A = 10N, B = 12N, = cos45°

Solution: A.B = A.B cos ;

A.B=(10N)(12)(cos45°)
A.B= 84.85N

Dot product may be viewed as the product of A and the projection of B along
A. The common example of a dot product is work for it is a dot product of both force
and displacement and work is usually a scalar quantity. Dot product can also be
calculated through component method. In equation:
A.B = A1B1+A2B2+A3B3

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 What’s More

Activity 3: Calculate the dot or scalar product of vectors!

Read and answer the following problem set carefully. Write your answer on a
separate sheet of paper.
1. There are two vectors, A and B and they are perpendicular to each other as
shown below. Find the dot product of the two vectors.

A=3.4N

90°

B= 3.7N
2. Find the dot product of two vectors given; F=12N, G=10N, and cos30.
3. Calculate for the dot product of the two vectors S and T.
S = (6i + 4j + 2k)m; T = (-3i + 4j + 5k)m
4. Find A.B given that A = 3m and B = 5m at an angle of 45°.
5. Calculate the dot product of C = (-2, -6)N and D = (-2, 3)N.

What I Have Learned

Activity 4: Fill in the blank!

1. If A.B and B.A are the same then dot product shows _____________ property.
2. Dot product is a _________ quantity and product of two __________.
3. The angle in between the two vectors is the ________ angle.
4. The range of the angle in between two vectors is _____ to ______.
5. Basically, the common example of dot or scalar product is _________.

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