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DPP 5 : VECTOR PRODUCT OF TWO VECTORS
1. VECTOR PRODUCT OF TWO VECTORS (vi) ˆj  iˆ  kˆ, kˆ  ˆj  iˆ, iˆ  kˆ   ˆj
(CROSS PRODUCT) :
(vii) iˆ  iˆ  ˆj  ˆj  kˆ  kˆ  0
 
(a) If a & b are two vectors &  is the angle between  
(e) If a  a1iˆ  a 2 ˆj  a3 kˆ & b  b1 iˆ  b 2 ˆj  b3 kˆ ,
   
them, then a  b  a b sin  nˆ , where n̂ is the unit iˆ ˆj kˆ
 
    then a  b  a1 a2 a3
vector perpendicular to both a & b such that a , b
b1 b2 b3

& n forms a right handed screw system .
 
(f) Geometrically | a  b | =
area of the parallelogram a× b b
whose two adjacent sides
  a
C = A ×B B are represented by a & b .
(g) (i) Unit vector perpendicular to the plane of

 
  a  b
A a & b is nˆ    
–C = B × A |a  b |
(ii) A vector of magnitude ‘r’ & perpendicular to the
  
 r (a  b )
plane of a & b is   
|ab |
Sign convention : 

  (iii) If  is the angle between a & b , then
Right handed screw system : a , b and n̂ form a  
|ab |
right handed system it means that if we rotate vector sin    
  | a || b |
a towards the direction of b . through the angle ,
(h) Vector area :
then n̂ advances in the same direction as a right
handed screw would, if turned in the same way.   
(i) If a , b & c are the pv’s of 3 points A, B & C then
  the vector area of triangle
(b) Lagranges Identity : For any two vectors a & b ;
    1      
  2 2 2   2 a . a a .b ABC  a  b  b  c  c  a  .
(a  b )  a b  ( a . b )      2 
a .b b .b
(ii) The points A, B & C are collinear if
(c) Formulation of vector product in terms of scalar      
   ab b c  c a  0
product : The vector product a  b is the vector c ,
(iii) Area of any quadrilateral whose diagonal vectors
such that
  1  
         are d 1 & d 2 is given by d1  d 2 .
(i) c  a 2 b 2  (a . b )2 (ii) c . a  0; c . b  0 2
  
and (iii) a , b , c form a right handed system
Exercise
   
   
(d) (i) are parallel
If a  
i  3j  2
ab  0  a & b

1. k & b  i  3
k , find | a  b |

(collinear) ( a  0, b  0)  
 2.(i) If a  3 i  4j and b  i  j  k , find the

i.e. a  Kb , where K is a scalar  
    value of | a  b |
(ii) a  b  b  a (not commutative)  
(iii)
     
( ma )  b  a  ( mb )  m ( a  b ) where m is a scalar.
(ii) If k , b  i  j  
a  2i   k, find the
 
       magnitude of a  b
(iv) a  (b  c )  ( a  b )  ( a  c ) i
j 3.(i) Find a unit vector perpendicular to both the
(distributive over addition)
vectors 4
i  j  3
k and 2i  j  2
k
(v) iˆ  ˆj  kˆ, ˆj  kˆ  iˆ, kˆ  iˆ  ˆj
k

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(ii) Find a unit vector perpendicular to the plane 
then find a vector b satisfying the equations

containing the vectors a  2
i  j  
k and    
a  b  c and a .b  3 .
  
b  i  2j  k 14. For any two vectors a and b , prove that
     
4. If a  3 i  j  2
k and b  2i  3j  
k , find   2 a  a a  b
    | a  b |     
a  
 2b  2 a  b .  b a b b
5.(i) Find a vector of magnitude 49, which is 15.  
Define a b and prove that
perpendicular to both the vectors 2
i  3j  6    
k
 
| a  b |  a  b tan  , where  is the angle
and 3i  6j  2
k  
between a and b .
(ii) Find a vector whose length is 3 and which is  
 16. Let a   i  4j  2
k , b  3i  2j  7
k and
perpendicular to the vectors a  3
i  j  4
k
 

and b  6 c  2i  j  4k . Find a vector d which is
i  5j  2
k  
6. Find the area of the parallelogram determined perpendicular to both a and b and
by the vectors :  
c  d  15 .
(i) 2i and 3j 17. Find a unit vector perpendicular to each of
   
(ii) 2i  j  3
k and i  j the vectors a  b and a  b , where
  
(iii) 3i  j  2
k and i  3j  4
k a  3i  2j  2k and b  i  2j  2 k.

(iv) i  3j  
k and i  j  
k ANSWER
7. Find the area of the parallelogram whose 1. 91 2.(i) 26 (ii) 6
diagonals are :
(i) 4i  j  3
k and 2j  j  2
k 3. (i)
3

1   
i  2 j  2 k  (ii) 
11

1   
i  j  3k 
(ii) k and i  j  
2i  k
4. 25i  35j  55
k
(iii) 3i  4j and i  j  
k
5.(i) 42
i  14j  21
k (ii) 2i  2j  
k
(iv) 2i  3j  6
k and 3i  6j  2
k 6. (i) 6 sq. units (ii)
    3 3 sq. units
8. If | a |  2 , | b |  5 and | a  b |  8 , find (iii) 10 3 sq. units (iv) 4 2 sq. units
 
a b . 15
    6
9. If | a |  13 , | b |  5 and a  b  60 , then find 7. (i) sq. units (ii) sq. units
2 2
 
| a b | . 26 7 19
 (iii) sq. units (iv) sq. units
10. Find the angle between two vectors a and 2 2
    
b if | a  b |  a  b .  
8. 6 9. 25 10. 11.
    4 6
11. If | a |  2 , | b |  7 and a  b  3 i  2j  6
k,


find the angle between a and b .

12.
1
165

10i  7j  4
k  13. b  
1 ˆ
3
5i  2 ˆj  2kˆ 
12. Find a unit vector perpendicular to the plane
ABC, where the coordinates of A, B and C
are A (3, -1, 2), B (1, -1, -3) and
C (4, -3, 1). 16.
1
3

160i  5j  70
k  17.
3

1   
2i  2 j  k 
 
13. If a  iˆ  ˆj  kˆ , c  ˆj  kˆ are given vectors ,

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