~ × (A

Demonstre que: C ~ × B)
~ = (C
~ · B)
~ A~ − (C
~ · A)
~ B~

X X X X
~ A×
C×( ~ B)
~ = Ci x̂i ×( Aj x̂j × Bk x̂k ) = Ci Aj Bk [x̂i ×(x̂j ×x̂k )] (1)
i j k i,j,k

Usando a relação X
x̂i × x̂j = εijk x̂k (2)
k

X X
~ × (A
C ~ × B)
~ = εjkn Ci Aj Bk (x̂i × x̂n ) = εjkn εinm Ci Aj Bk x̂m (3)
i,j,k,n i,j,k,n,m

X X
~ × (A
C ~ × B)
~ = {Cn Aj Bk x̂m εijk εimn } (4)
j,k,m,n i

Usando a relação
X
εijk εimn = δjm δkn − δjn δkm (5)
i

X X
~ × (A
C ~ × B)
~ = Cn Aj Bk x̂m δjm δkn − Cn Aj Bk x̂m δjn δkm (6)
j,k,n,m j,k,n,m

X X
~ × (A
C ~ × B)
~ = Ck Aj Bk x̂j − Cj Aj Bk x̂k (7)
j,k j,k
X X X X
~ × (A
C ~ × B)
~ = C k Bk Aj x̂j − Cj Aj Bk x̂k (8)
k j j k

~ × (A
C ~ × B)
~ = (C
~ · B)
~ A~ − (C
~ · A)
~ B~ (9)