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Projection vectors `vec a` on `vec b` is

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`((vec a . vec b)/(|vec b|^(2)))vec b`

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`(vec a . vec b)/(|vec b|)`

C

`(vec a . vec b)/(|vec a|)`

D

`((vec a . vec b)/(|veca|^(2)))vec b`

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