The orthogonal projection of vector $\vec{a}$ on vector $\vec{b}$ is:

  • A
    $\frac{(\vec{a} \cdot \vec{b}) \vec{a}}{|\vec{a}|^2}$
  • B
    $\frac{(\vec{a} \cdot \vec{b}) \vec{b}}{|\vec{b}|^2}$
  • C
    $\frac{\vec{a}}{|\vec{a}|^2}$
  • D
    $\frac{\vec{b}}{|\vec{b}|}$

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