Unit Normal Vector

[torpid otter]

I understand part a but don't understand the question part b
Can someone please explain it to me

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[raw bison]

Find the unit normal vector of Q, project it into the the unit direction vector of L.

[torpid otter]

What does it mean by that?

Do you know any YT videos I can watch on it

I understand the unit normal vector of Q

[raw bison]

Can you find the normal vector of Q?

[torpid otter]

but what does it mean by projecting it onto the unit direction of L

[torpid otter]

Yeah

[raw bison]

Ah. One sec.

[raw bison]

Here are the definitions of projection of v onto u and component of v along u.

[torpid otter]

Thank you so much

Thank you!! 😄