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Set up a coordinate system for the cube.

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  1. Set up a coordinate system for the cube.

    Let the vertex A be at the origin (0,0,0)(0,0,0). Since the cube has side length aa, the coordinates of the vertices are:
    A=(0,0,0)A = (0,0,0)
    B=(a,0,0)B = (a,0,0)
    C=(a,a,0)C = (a,a,0)
    D=(0,a,0)D = (0,a,0)
    E=(0,0,a)E = (0,0,a)
    F=(a,0,a)F = (a,0,a)
    G=(a,a,a)G = (a,a,a)
    H=(0,a,a)H = (0,a,a)

  2. Determine the vectors required for the dot products.

    AB⃗=B−A=(a,0,0)−(0,0,0)=(a,0,0)\vec{AB} = B - A = (a,0,0) - (0,0,0) = (a,0,0)
    AE⃗=E−A=(0,0,a)−(0,0,0)=(0,0,a)\vec{AE} = E - A = (0,0,a) - (0,0,0) = (0,0,a)
    AC⃗=C−A=(a,a,0)−(0,0,0)=(a,a,0)\vec{AC} = C - A = (a,a,0) - (0,0,0) = (a,a,0)
    CG⃗=G−C=(a,a,a)−(a,a,0)=(0,0,a)\vec{CG} = G - C = (a,a,a) - (a,a,0) = (0,0,a)
    EG⃗=G−E=(a,a,a)−(0,0,a)=(a,a,0)\vec{EG} = G - E = (a,a,a) - (0,0,a) = (a,a,0)
    GE⃗=E−G=(0,0,a)−(a,a,a)=(−a,−a,0)\vec{GE} = E - G = (0,0,a) - (a,a,a) = (-a,-a,0)

  3. Calculate the dot products.

    The dot product of two vectors u⃗=(ux,uy,uz)\vec{u} = (u_x, u_y, u_z) and v⃗=(vx,vy,vz)\vec{v} = (v_x, v_y, v_z) is given by u⃗⋅v⃗=uxvx+uyvy+uzvz\vec{u} \cdot \vec{v} = u_x v_x + u_y v_y + u_z v_z.

    1. Calculate AB⃗⋅AE⃗\vec{AB} \cdot \vec{AE}:

      AB⃗⋅AE⃗=(a)(0)+(0)(0)+(0)(a)=0+0+0=0\vec{AB} \cdot \vec{AE} = (a)(0) + (0)(0) + (0)(a) = 0 + 0 + 0 = 0

      This is expected as AB⃗\vec{AB} and AE⃗\vec{AE} are perpendicular edges of the cube.

    2. Calculate AB⃗⋅AC⃗\vec{AB} \cdot \vec{AC}:

      AB⃗⋅AC⃗=(a)(a)+(0)(a)+(0)(0)=a2+0+0=a2\vec{AB} \cdot \vec{AC} = (a)(a) + (0)(a) + (0)(0) = a^2 + 0 + 0 = a^2
    3. Calculate AB⃗⋅CG⃗\vec{AB} \cdot \vec{CG}:

      AB⃗⋅CG⃗=(a)(0)+(0)(0)+(0)(a)=0+0+0=0\vec{AB} \cdot \vec{CG} = (a)(0) + (0)(0) + (0)(a) = 0 + 0 + 0 = 0

      This is expected as AB⃗\vec{AB} is parallel to the x-axis and CG⃗\vec{CG} is parallel to the z-axis, making them perpendicular.

    4. Calculate AB⃗⋅EG⃗\vec{AB} \cdot \vec{EG}:

      AB⃗⋅EG⃗=(a)(a)+(0)(a)+(0)(0)=a2+0+0=a2\vec{AB} \cdot \vec{EG} = (a)(a) + (0)(a) + (0)(0) = a^2 + 0 + 0 = a^2
    5. Calculate AC⃗⋅GE⃗\vec{AC} \cdot \vec{GE}:

      AC⃗⋅GE⃗=(a)(−a)+(a)(−a)+(0)(0)=−a2−a2+0=−2a2\vec{AC} \cdot \vec{GE} = (a)(-a) + (a)(-a) + (0)(0) = -a^2 - a^2 + 0 = -2a^2

    The calculated dot products are:
    AB⃗⋅AE⃗=0\vec{AB} \cdot \vec{AE} = \boxed{\text{0}}
    AB⃗⋅AC⃗=a2\vec{AB} \cdot \vec{AC} = \boxed{a^2}
    AB⃗⋅CG⃗=0\vec{AB} \cdot \vec{CG} = \boxed{\text{0}}
    AB⃗⋅EG⃗=a2\vec{AB} \cdot \vec{EG} = \boxed{a^2}
    AC⃗⋅GE⃗=−2a2\vec{AC} \cdot \vec{GE} = \boxed{-2a^2}

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