Projection of a Vector on Another Vector

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Projection of a Vector on Another Vector

The scalar projection of $$\vec a$$ on $$\vec b$$ is:

$$\operatorname{proj}_{\vec b}\vec a=\frac{\vec a\cdot\vec b}{|\vec b|}$$

Usage

- Used to find the component of one vector along another direction.

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