(a) Explanation Section1: The dot product of two vectors takes three coordinate vectors and returns a single number. Geometrically the dot product is the product of the magnitude of both the vectors and the cosine angle between them. The dot product of two vectors u = 〈 a 1 , a 2 , a 3 〉 and v = 〈 b 1 , b 2 , b 3 〉 is given below, u ⋅ v = a 1 b 1 + a 2 b 2 + a 3 b 3 (1) Thus, the dot product of two vectors u = 〈 a 1 , a 2 , a 3 〉 and v = 〈 b 1 , b 2 , b 3 〉 is u ⋅ v = a 1 b 1 + a 2 b 2 + a 3 b 3 . Section2: Geometrically the dot product is the product of the magnitude of both the vectors and the cosine angle between them (b) To determine The dot product of u = 〈 2 , 3 , − 1 〉 and v = 〈 1 , 4 , 5 〉 .

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To evaluate: The dot product of two vectors u=〈a1,a2,a3〉 and v=〈b1,b2,b3〉 , and the formula for angle between u and v.

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The dot product of u=〈2,3,−1〉 and v=〈1,4,5〉 .

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