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Question
Write the angle between the vectors \[\vec{a} \times \vec{b}\] and \[\vec{b} \times \vec{a}\] .
Short/Brief Note
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Solution
\[\vec{b} \times \vec{a}\] \[- \vec{a} \times \vec{b}\]
So,
\[\vec{a} \times \vec{b}\] and \[\vec{b} \times \vec{a}\] are vectors of same magnitude but opposite in directions.
Thus, the angle between the vectors \[\vec{a} \times \vec{b}\] and \[\vec{b} \times \vec{a}\] is 180º.
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