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Show that the vector component of
A
⃗
\vec A
A
perpendicular to a non-zero vector
B
⃗
\vec B
B
is given by
A
⃗
⊥
=
A
⃗
−
A
⃗
⋅
B
⃗
∣
B
⃗
∣
2
B
⃗
\vec A_{\perp} = \vec A - \dfrac{\vec A\cdot\vec B}{|\vec B|^{2}}\,\vec B
A
⊥
=
A
−
∣
B
∣
2
A
⋅
B
B
.
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