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 If 𝐴⃗ = 2𝑖̂ − 3𝑗̂ − 𝑘̂ and 𝐵

⃗⃗ = 𝑖̂ + 4𝑗̂ − 2𝑘̂ find a) 𝐴⃗ × 𝐵


⃗⃗ b) (𝐴⃗ + 𝐵
⃗⃗) × (𝐴⃗ − 𝐵
⃗⃗)
a) Solution:
𝑖̂ 𝑗̂ 𝑘̂
⃗⃗ = |2 −3 −1| = 10𝑖̂ + 3𝑗̂ + 11𝑘̂
𝐴⃗ × 𝐵
1 4 −2

b) Solution:
⃗⃗ = 3𝑖̂ + 𝑗̂ − 3𝑘̂
𝐴⃗ + 𝐵
⃗⃗ = 𝑖̂ − 7𝑗̂ + 𝑘̂
𝐴⃗ − 𝐵
𝑖̂ 𝑗̂ 𝑘̂
(𝐴⃗ + 𝐵
⃗⃗) × (𝐴⃗ − 𝐵
⃗⃗) = |3 1 −3| = −20𝑖̂ − 6𝑗̂ − 22𝑘̂
1 −7 1

 If 𝐴⃗ = 3𝑖̂ − 𝑗̂ + 2𝑘̂ , 𝐵
⃗⃗ = 2𝑖̂ + 𝑗̂ − 𝑘̂ and 𝐶⃗ = 𝑖̂ − 2𝑗̂ + 2𝑘̂ find a) (𝐴⃗ × 𝐵
⃗⃗) × 𝐶⃗
b) 𝐴⃗ × (𝐵⃗⃗ × 𝐶⃗)
Solution:
a) (𝐴⃗ × 𝐵 ⃗⃗) × 𝐶⃗ = 24𝑖̂ + 7𝑗̂ − 5𝑘̂
⃗⃗ × 𝐶⃗) = 15𝑖̂ + 15𝑗̂ − 15𝑘̂
b) 𝐴⃗ × (𝐵

 If 𝐴⃗ = 𝑖̂ − 2𝑗̂ − 3𝑘̂ , 𝐵
⃗⃗ = 2𝑖̂ + 𝑗̂ − 𝑘̂ and 𝐶⃗ = 𝑖̂ + 3𝑗̂ − 2𝑘̂ find
a) |(𝐴⃗ × 𝐵 ⃗⃗) × 𝐶⃗ | b) 𝐴⃗. (𝐵
⃗⃗ × 𝐶⃗) = −20

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