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For any two vectors \[\vec{a} \text{ and } \vec{b}\] , prove that \[\left| \vec{a} \times \vec{b} \right|^2 = \begin{vmatrix}\vec{a} . \vec{a} & & \vec{a} . \vec{b} \\ \vec{b} . \vec{a} & & \vec{b} . \vec{b}\end{vmatrix}\]
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Define \[\vec{a} \times \vec{b}\] and prove that \[\left| \vec{a} \times \vec{b} \right| = \left( \vec{a} . \vec{b} \right)\] tan θ, where θ is the angle between \[\vec{a} \text{ and } \vec{b}\] .
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Find the area of the triangle formed by O, A, B when \[\vec{OA} = \hat{ i } + 2 \hat{ j } + 3 \hat{ k } , \vec{OB} = - 3 \hat{ i } - 2 \hat{ j }+ \hat{ k } .\]
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Let \[\vec{a} = \hat{ i } + 4 \hat{ j } + 2 \hat{ k } , \vec{b} = 3 \hat{ i }- 2 \hat{ j } + 7 \hat{ k } \text{ and } \vec{c} = 2 \hat{ i } - \hat{ j } + 4 \hat{ k } .\] Find a vector \[\vec{d}\] which is perpendicular to both \[\vec{a} \text{ and } \vec{d}\] \[\text{ and } \vec{c} \cdot \vec{d} = 15 .\]
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Find a unit vector perpendicular to each of the vectors \[\vec{a} + \vec{b} \text{ and } \vec{a} - \vec{b} , \text{ where } \vec{a} = 3 \hat{ i } + 2 \hat{ j } + 2 \hat{ k } \text{ and } \vec{b} = \hat{ i } + 2 \hat{ j } - 2 \hat{ k } .\]
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Using vectors find the area of the triangle with vertices, A (2, 3, 5), B (3, 5, 8) and C (2, 7, 8).
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If \[\vec{a} = 2 \hat{ i } - 3 \hat{ j } + \hat{ k } , \vec{b} = -\hat{ i } + \hat{ k } , \vec{c} = 2 \hat{ j } - \hat{ k } \] are three vectors, find the area of the parallelogram having diagonals \[\left( \vec{a} + \vec{b} \right)\] and \[\left( \vec{b} + \vec{c} \right)\] .
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The two adjacent sides of a parallelogram are \[2 \hat{ i } - 4 \hat{ j } + 5 \hat{ k } \text{ and } \hat{ i } - 2 \hat{ j } - 3\hat{ k } .\]\ Find the unit vector parallel to one of its diagonals. Also, find its area.
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If either \[\vec{a} = \vec{0} \text{ or } \vec{b} = \vec{0} , \text{ then } \vec{a} \times \vec{b} = \vec{0} .\] Is the converse true? Justify your answer with an example.
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If \[\vec{a} = a_1 \hat{ i } + a_2 \hat{ j } + a_3 \hat{ k } , \vec{b} = b_1 \hat{ i } + b_2 \hat{ j } + b_3 \hat{ k } \text{ and } \vec{c} = c_1 \hat{ i } + c_2 \hat{ j } + c_3 \hat{ k } ,\]then verify that \[\vec{a} \times \left( \vec{b} + \vec{c} \right) = \vec{a} \times \vec{b} + \vec{a} \times \vec{c} .\]
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Using vectors, find the area of the triangle with vertice A(1, 1, 2), B(2, 3, 5) and C(1, 5, 5) .
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Using vectors, find the area of the triangle with vertice A(1, 2, 3), B(2, −1, 4) and C(4, 5, −1) .
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Find all vectors of magnitude \[10\sqrt{3}\] that are perpendicular to the plane of \[\hat{ i } + 2 \hat{ j } + \hat{ k } \] and \[- \hat { i } + 3 \hat{ j } + 4 \hat{ k } \] .
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If \[\left| \vec{a} \times \vec{b} \right|^2 + \left| \vec{a} \cdot \vec{b} \right|^2 = 400\] and \[\left| \vec{a} \right| = 5,\] then write the value of \[\left| \vec{b} \right| .\]
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Define vector product of two vectors.
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Write the value \[\left( \hat{ i } \times \hat{ j } \right) \cdot \hat{ k } + \hat{ i } \cdot \hat{ j } .\]
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Write the value of \[\hat{ i } . \left( \hat{ j } \times \hat{ k } \right) + \hat{ j } . \left( \hat{ k } \times \hat{ i } \right) + \hat{ k } . \left( \hat{ j } \times \hat{ i } \right) .\]
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Write the value of \[\hat{ i } . \left( \hat{ j } \times \hat{ k } \right) + \hat{ j } . \left( \hat{ k } \times \hat{ i } \right) + \hat{ k } . \left( \hat{ i } \times \hat{ j } \right) .\]
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Write the value of \[\hat{ i } × \left( \hat{ j } + \hat{ k } \right) + \hat{ j } × \left( \hat{ k } + \hat{ i } \right) + \hat{ k } × \left( \hat{ i } + \hat{ j } \right) .\]
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