freeCodeCamp/curriculum/challenges/english/08-coding-interview-prep/rosetta-code/dot-product.english.md

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id: 5a23c84252665b21eecc7e1e
title: Dot product
challengeType: 5
forumTopicId: 302251
---

## Description
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Create a function, to compute the <b><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dot product">dot product</a></b>, also known as the <b>scalar product</b> of two vectors.
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## Instructions
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## Tests
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``` yml
tests:
  - text: <code>dotProduct</code> should be a function.
    testString: assert(typeof dotProduct == 'function', '<code>dotProduct</code> should be a function.');
  - text: <code>dotProduct([1, 3, -5], [4, -2, -1])</code> should return a number.
    testString: assert(typeof dotProduct([1, 3, -5], [4, -2, -1]) == 'number', '<code>dotProduct([1, 3, -5], [4, -2, -1])</code> should return a number.');
  - text: <code>dotProduct([1, 3, -5], [4, -2, -1])</code> should return <code>3</code>.
    testString: assert.equal(dotProduct([1, 3, -5], [4, -2, -1]), 3, '<code>dotProduct([1, 3, -5], [4, -2, -1])</code> should return <code>3</code>.');
  - text: <code>dotProduct([1, 2, 3, 4, 5], [6, 7, 8, 9, 10])</code> should return <code>130</code>.
    testString: assert.equal(dotProduct([1, 2, 3, 4, 5], [6, 7, 8, 9, 10]), 130, '<code>dotProduct([1, 2, 3, 4, 5], [6, 7, 8, 9, 10])</code> should return <code>130</code>.');
  - text: <code>dotProduct([5, 4, 3, 2], [7, 8, 9, 6])</code> should return <code>106</code>.
    testString: assert.equal(dotProduct([5, 4, 3, 2], [7, 8, 9, 6]), 106, '<code>dotProduct([5, 4, 3, 2], [7, 8, 9, 6])</code> should return <code>106</code>.');
  - text: <code>dotProduct([-5, 4, -3, 2], [-7, -8, 9, -6])</code> should return <code>-36</code>.
    testString: assert.equal(dotProduct([-5, 4, -3, 2], [-7, -8, 9, -6]), -36, '<code>dotProduct([-5, 4, -3, 2], [-7, -8, 9, -6])</code> should return <code>-36</code>.');
  - text: <code>dotProduct([17, 27, 34, 43, 15], [62, 73, 48, 95, 110])</code> should return <code>10392</code>.
    testString: assert.equal(dotProduct([17, 27, 34, 43, 15], [62, 73, 48, 95, 110]), 10392, '<code>dotProduct([17, 27, 34, 43, 15], [62, 73, 48, 95, 110])</code> should return <code>10392</code>.');
```

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## Challenge Seed
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<div id='js-seed'>

```js
function dotProduct(ary1, ary2) {
  // Good luck!
}
```

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## Solution
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```js
function dotProduct(ary1, ary2) {
    var dotprod = 0;
    for (var i = 0; i < ary1.length; i++)
        dotprod += ary1[i] * ary2[i];
    return dotprod;
}
```

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