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Geometrical Interpretation
Vector Algebra of Cross Product

LECTURE 6
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Nishant Vora
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 ➝ __ ➝ __ __ ➝
Example Let △PQr be a triangle. Let a = QR, b = RP and c = PQ. if |a| = 12,
➝ = 4√3,➝
|b| ➝= 24, then which of the following is are) true?
b.c

A. B.

➝ ➝ ➝ ➝ ➝ ➝
C. |a x b + c x a | = 48√3 D. a . b = -72

[JEE Adv. 2015]

 Geometrical
Interpretation of
Cross Product
Area of Parallelogram

CASE 1 If two adjacent sides are given

Area of Parallelogram

CASE 2 If diagonal vectors are given

Area of Parallelogram

If position vectors of vertex are

CASE 3
given
Area of Triangle

If any two adjacent sides are

CASE 1
given
Area of Triangle

If position vectors of vertex are

CASE 2
given
Area of Triangle
Area of Quadrilateral

A B
Area of Quadrilateral
 Collinearity of three points

Three points are collinear if ar(ABC)=0 or AB || BC || CA

Example ^ - 3b,
If 2a ^ ^b and a^ - b
^ are position vectors of three points A, B and
C then they are -

A. Collinear B. Non-collinear

C. Can’t say anything D. None of these

Example If A ≡ (2i^ + 3j),
^ B ≡ (pi
^ + 9j)
^ and C ≡ (i^ - ^j) are collinear, then the
value of p is-

A. 1/2 B. 3/2

C. 7/2 D. 5/2
 ➝ ➝ ➝ ➝
Example Let a and b two unit vectors such that a . b = 0. For some x, y ∈ R,
let ➝ ➝+ yb
c = xa ➝+ (a
➝⨉ ➝ ➝ = 2 and the vector ➝
b). If |c| c is inclined at
➝ ➝
the same angle 𝝰 to both a and b, then the value of 8 cos2 𝝰 is

[JEE Adv. 2018]

Example Find the area of parallelogram whose two adjacent sides are
➝ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^
represented by a = 3i + j + 2k and b = 2i - 2j + 4k.
A. 8√3 B. 2√3

C. √3 D. 4√3
Example Find the area of ∆ABC if position vectors of its vertices A, B, C are
^ ^^ ^ ^ ^
i + j, j + k and k + i respectively
A. √3 / 8 B. √3 / 2

C. √3 D. √3 / 4
Example #Power of Vectors
AD, BE and CF are the medians of a triangle ABC intersecting in G.
Show that ∆AGB = ∆BGC = ∆CGA = 1/3 ∆ABC

B
Example Find
I. a vector of magnitude √6 perpendicular to the plane ABC
II. Area of triangle ABC
III. Length of the altitude from from A
A(1, -1, 2)

B(2, 0, -1) C(0, 2, 1)

 ➝ ➝ ➝ ➝ ➝ ➝ ➝
Example Let OA = a, OB = 10a + 2b and OC = b where O, A & C non-collinear
points. Let ‘p’ denote the area of the quadrilateral OABC, and let ‘q’
denotes the area of the parallelogram with OA and OC as adjacent
sides. If p = kq. Find k.
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