Generalized coordinates- scalar product

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Homework Statement


a: In plane polar coordinates, find the scalar product of the vector (0,1) with itself.
b: What would be the r, θ components of the unit vector in the θ direction?

Homework Equations


Scalar product of 2 vectors = AαgαβBβ

The Attempt at a Solution


For part a, I used the equation above to determine the scalar product of (0,1) with itself is r2.
Assuming that's correct, I'm really stuck on part b and not sure what to do.
 
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It's pretty much the same as the question "what is the length of a unit vector?". You should know an answer to that.
 
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