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Question
How do you deduce that two vectors are perpendicular?
Solution
If two vectors `vecA` and `vecB` are perpendicular to each other then their scalar product `vecA` `vecB` = 0 because cos 90° = 0. Then the vectors `vecA` and `vecB` are said to be mutually orthogonal.
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