Find the projection of the vector

Question:

Find the projection of the vector $\hat{i}-\hat{j}$ on the vector $\hat{i}+\hat{j}$.

Solution:

Let $\vec{a}=\hat{i}-\hat{j}$ and $\vec{b}=\hat{i}+\hat{j}$.

Now, projection of vector $\vec{a}$ on $\vec{b}$ is given by,

$\frac{1}{|\vec{b}|}(\vec{a} \cdot \vec{b})=\frac{1}{\sqrt{1+1}}\{1.1+(-1)(1)\}=\frac{1}{\sqrt{2}}(1-1)=0$

Hence, the projection of vector $\vec{a}$ on $\vec{b}$ is 0 .

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