Square a Vector: Magnitude x Vector

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How do you sqaure a vector?

Is it the magnitude of the vector times the vector?
 
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You can't "square" a vector, because there's no distinct "multiply" operation defined for vectors.

The dot product is a generalization of multiplication to vectors, and you can certain take the dot product of a vector with itself. The resulting quantity is the squared norm of the vector.

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chroot said:
You can't "square" a vector, because there's no distinct "multiply" operation defined for vectors.

The dot product is a generalization of multiplication to vectors, and you can certain take the dot product of a vector with itself. The resulting quantity is the squared norm of the vector.

- Warren

would this mean just the square of each term added together?

ive tried this but then end upwith an answer different to the one given, i have a factor of sin($) missing.
 
UniPhysics90 said:
would this mean just the square of each term added together?

ive tried this but then end upwith an answer different to the one given, i have a factor of sin($) missing.

Maybe if you state the question, and your attempts at the question, then it may be possible to answer you.
 

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