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Activity 20: × + × + × Geometry Box, Cardboard, White Paper, Cutter, Sketch Pen, Cellotape

This document describes an activity to verify geometrically that c×(a+b) = c×a + c×b. Lines are drawn on paper to represent the vectors c, a, and b. Parallelograms are constructed using these lines and their areas are calculated and shown to be equal, demonstrating the property. Specifically: 1. Lines OA, OB, and BC are drawn to represent the vectors c, a, and b. 2. Parallelograms are constructed using the lines and their areas - representing c×a, c×b, and c×(a+b) - are calculated. 3. The areas are shown to be equal, verifying the

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Activity 20: × + × + × Geometry Box, Cardboard, White Paper, Cutter, Sketch Pen, Cellotape

This document describes an activity to verify geometrically that c×(a+b) = c×a + c×b. Lines are drawn on paper to represent the vectors c, a, and b. Parallelograms are constructed using these lines and their areas are calculated and shown to be equal, demonstrating the property. Specifically: 1. Lines OA, OB, and BC are drawn to represent the vectors c, a, and b. 2. Parallelograms are constructed using the lines and their areas - representing c×a, c×b, and c×(a+b) - are calculated. 3. The areas are shown to be equal, verifying the

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Activity 20

OBJECTIVE MATERIAL REQUIRED


To verify geometrically that Geometry box, cardboard, white
paper, cutter, sketch pen, cellotape.
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c× a + b = c× a + c×b

METHOD OF CONSTRUCTION
1. Fix a white paper on the cardboard.
2. Draw a line segment OA (= 6 cm, say) and let it represent c .


3. Draw another line segment OB (= 4 cm, say) at an angle (say 60°) with OA.
 
Let OB = a

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4. Draw BC (= 3 cm, say) making an angle (say 30°) with OA . Let BC = b
5. Draw perpendiculars BM, CL and BN.
6. Complete parallelograms OAPC, OAQB and BQPC.

DEMONSTRATION
    
1. OC = OB +BC = a + b , and let ∠COA = α .

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2. c × a + b = c a + b sin α = area of parallelogram OAPC.
 
3. c × a = area of parallelogram OAQB.
 
4. c × b = area of parallelogram BQPC.

5. Area of parallelogram OAPC = (OA) (CL)

= (OA) (LN + NC) = (OA) (BM + NC)

= (OA) (BM) + (OA) (NC)

= Area of parallelogram OAQB + Area of parallelogram BQPC

   
= c+a + c × b

      
So, c × ( a + b ) = c × b + c × b

      
Direction of each of these vectors c × (a + b ), c × a and c × b is perpendicular
to the same plane.
      
So, c × (a + b ) = c × a + c × b.

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OBSERVATION
 
c = OA = OA = _______

  
a + b = OC = OC = ______

CL = ______
  
c × ( a + b) = Area of parallelogram OAPC

= (OA) (CL) = _____________ sq. units (i)


 
c × a = Area of parallelogram OAQB

= (OA) (BM) = _____ × _____ = ______ (ii)


 
c × b = Area of parallelogram BQPC

= (OA) (CN) = _____ × _____ = ______ (iii)

From (i), (ii) and (iii),

Area of parallelogram OAPC = Area of parallelgram OAQB + Area of


Parallelgram ________.
   
Thus c × (a + b | = c × a + c × b

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c × a, c × b and c × a + b are all in the direction of _______ to the plane
of paper.

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Therefore c × a + b = c × a + ________.

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APPLICATION
Through the activity, distributive property of vector multiplication over addition
can be explained.

NOTE
This activity can also be per-
formed by taking rectangles
instead of parallelograms.

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