Scalar projection is vector length times cosine of angle¶
The scalar projection of a vector \(\vec a\) onto a vector \(\vec b\) can be found if the vector_length of \(\vec a\) and the angle between \(\vec a\) and \(\vec b\) are known.
Links:
- Symbol:
phi- Latex:
\(\varphi\)
- Dimension:
angle
- vector_length¶
Length of the projected vector \(\vec a\).
- Symbol:
a- Latex:
\(a\)
- Dimension:
any_dimension
- projection¶
Length of the projection of \(\vec a\) onto \(\vec b\).
- Symbol:
s- Latex:
\(s\)
- Dimension:
any_dimension
- law¶
s = a * cos(phi)- Latex:
- \[s = a \cos{\left(\varphi \right)}\]