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PRODUCT
WORK AS A DOT PRODUCT
One way of multiplying two vectors A and B is
by dot product or scalar product.
Written as A•B, is defined as
A•B = AB cosѲ
where,
A and B are the magnitudes
Ѳ is the angle between them
Work is defined as the dot product of force F
and displacement d in the direction of the force.
W = F•d = FdcosѲ
The cosine of an angle has a maximum value of
1; cosine of 0 is equal to 1.
The maximum work is done by a force when Ѳ
is 0.
When Ѳ is 900, no work is done.
When Ѳ is greater than 900, the computed work
will be negative.