Stage: 5 Challenge Level: 
The question asks for the use of 3D coordinates and scalar products
in a very practical context.
Individual. Spheres. chemistry. physics. Scalar products. Real world. engineering. Vectors. Maths in STEM. Arcs, sectors and segments.
Published June 2004.
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