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If $\vec{a} and \vec{b}$ are two non-zero vectors, then the projection of $\vec{a} on \vec{b}$ is _____________.

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The projection of $\vec{a} on \vec{b}$ is given by $(\vec{a} \cdot \hat{b}) = \frac{1}{|\vec{b}|} (\vec{a} \cdot \vec{b})$ .

Hence, the projection of $\vec{a} on \vec{b}$ is $\frac{1}{|\vec{b}|} (\vec{a} \cdot \vec{b})$ .

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