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    1. The cross product of two vectors a and b is a vector perpendicular to both a and b with magnitude |a| * |b| * sinθ, where θ is the angle between a and b. 2. The cross product of a force vector F and position vector r of a point P on the line of action of F gives the moment of F about point O. 3. Two vectors are perpendicular if their cross product is the zero vector.

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    1. The cross product of two vectors a and b is a vector perpendicular to both a and b with magnitude |a| * |b| * sinθ, where θ is the angle between a and b. 2. The cross product of a force vector F and position vector r of a point P on the line of action of F gives the moment of F about point O. 3. Two vectors are perpendicular if their cross product is the zero vector.

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    1. The cross product of two vectors a and b is a vector perpendicular to both a and b with magnitude |a| * |b| * sinθ, where θ is the angle between a and b. 2. The cross product of a force vector F and position vector r of a point P on the line of action of F gives the moment of F about point O. 3. Two vectors are perpendicular if their cross product is the zero vector.

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    IA-05Vector Product of Two Vectors (28-30)

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    1. The cross product of two vectors a and b is a vector perpendicular to both a and b with magnitude |a| * |b| * sinθ, where θ is the angle between a and b. 2. The cross product of a force vector F and position vector r of a point P on the line of action of F gives the moment of F about point O. 3. Two vectors are perpendicular if their cross product is the zero vector.

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    5. VECTOR PRODUCT OF TWO VECTORS

    Synopsis:
    1. The cross product of two vectors a and b is a vector and is defined as | a | . | b | sinθ.n̂ , where n̂ is
    the unit vector perpendicular to the plane containing a and b such that a , b , n̂ form a right handed
    system.
    2. Let F be a force directed along a line. Let O be a point (origin). Let OP = r be the position vector
    of any point P on the line of action of F . Then rxF gives the moment of the force F about the point
    O.
    3. a x b = O ⇔ either a = O (or) b = O (or) a is parallel to b .

    i j k
    4. If a = a1i + a 2 j + a 3 k , b = b1i + b 2 j + b 3 k , then a x b = a1 a 2 a3
    b1 b 2 b3

    5. If a x b ≠ b x a but a x b = - b x a (i.e., cross product is anti commutative)


    6. If i , j, k is a orthonormal triad of unit vectors forming a right handed system then i xj = -jx i ;
    jxk = - k xj = i ; k x i = - i xk = j and i x i = j xj = k xk = 0 .

    axb
    7. Unit vector perpendicular to the both the vectors a and b is ± .
    | axb |

    8. If a and b are the adjacent sides of a parallelogram then vector area of the parallelogram is a xb
    and area = | a x b | sq.units.
    1
    9. If a and b are two adjacent sides of a triangle then area of the triangle is | axb | sq.units.
    2
    1
    10. If a , b , c are the vertices of a triangle then the area of the triangle is | b xc + cxa + a x b | sq.units.
    2
    11. The points a , b , c are collinear if a x b + b xc + cx a = 0 .

    12. If a , b , c are the position vectors of the points A, B, C then the perpendicular distance from C to
    | b xc + c x a + a x b | | ACx AB |
    the straight line AB is or .
    |b−a| | AB |
    (l1l 2 + m1m 2 + n1n 2 )
    13. If l1, m1, n1 and l2, m2, n2 are the direction ratios of a straight line then cosθ = .
    ∑ l12 ∑ l 22

    14. For every vector


    i) a xa = 0
    ii) | a x b |=| b x a |
    iii) a x(b + c) = a xb + a xc cross product is left distributive over vector addition
    iv) ( a + b )xc = a xc + b xc cross product is right distributive over vector addition
    15. For any two vectors a and b , ( a x b ) 2 + ( a.b ) 2 =| a |2 | b |2

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