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Find the component of a perpendicular to b.

How would I do this.
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Original post by plmqaz
Find the component of a perpendicular to b.

How would I do this.

Find a vector perpendicular to b, namely c. Write a=k1b+k2c and solve for k1, k2
Reply 2
Original post by nkvuong
Find a vector perpendicular to b, namely c. Write a=k1b+k2c and solve for k1, k2


Thanks, but what does k mean.
Reply 3
Original post by plmqaz
Thanks, but what does k mean.

k here means arbitrary constants. Try for a specific pair of a, b and you'll see

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