VECTORS Basic Operations (Page 2 of 4)

For the dot product, the sum command is used from the LIST MATH submenu, along with the operation of multiplication.

Let's find the dot product of the vectors <2, -5> and <3, 1>. Enter the sum command, followed by the product of the two vectors entered as lists.

 CLEAR key.

 2nd LIST key. Left arrow key. 5: menu selection. 2nd Left brace key. 2 Comma key. Negation key. 5 2nd Right brace key. Multiply key.
 2nd Left brace key. 3 Comma key. 1 2nd Right brace key. Right parenthesis key. ENTER key.

 Calculator screen image.
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