Dividing vectors in dot products

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bossini

Homework Statement

can you divide 2 vectors which are in fractions?

example a . a / b . a (dot products)

would it become a / b?

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Delphi51

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a and b are vectors?
If so then a dot a and a dot b are not vectors, just numbers.
Example: a = (1,2) b = (3,4)
Then a dot b = 1*3 + 2*4 = 11