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Exercise 6.3 · Q5

Q.a⃗=2i^+3j^−k^, b⃗=−i^+2j^−4k^, c⃗=i^+j^+k^\vec a=2\hat i+3\hat j-\hat k,\ \vec b=-\hat i+2\hat j-4\hat k,\ \vec c=\hat i+\hat j+\hat k, then find the value of (a⃗×b⃗)⋅(a⃗×c⃗)(\vec a\times\vec b)\cdot(\vec a\times\vec c).

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Lagrange's identity turns the dot product of two cross products sharing the vector a⃗\vec a into four ordinary dot products — no cross product needs to be computed at all.

Step 1. Compute the four dot products. a⃗⋅a⃗=4+9+1=14\vec a\cdot\vec a=4+9+1=14; b⃗⋅c⃗=(−1)(1)+(2)(1)+(−4)(1)=−1+2−4=−3\vec b\cdot\vec c=(-1)(1)+(2)(1)+(-4)(1)=-1+2-4=-3; a⃗⋅c⃗=(2)(1)+(3)(1)+(−1)(1)=2+3−1=4\vec a\cdot\vec c=(2)(1)+(3)(1)+(-1)(1)=2+3-1=4; a⃗⋅b⃗=(2)(−1)+(3)(2)+(−1)(−4)=−2+6+4=8\vec a\cdot\vec b=(2)(-1)+(3)(2)+(-1)(-4)=-2+6+4=8.

Step 2. Apply Lagrange's identity.

(a⃗×b⃗)⋅(a⃗×c⃗)=(a⃗⋅a⃗)(b⃗⋅c⃗)−(a⃗⋅c⃗)(a⃗⋅b⃗)=(14)(−3)−(4)(8)=−42−32=−74.(\vec a\times\vec b)\cdot(\vec a\times\vec c)=(\vec a\cdot\vec a)(\vec b\cdot\vec c)-(\vec a\cdot\vec c)(\vec a\cdot\vec b)=(14)(-3)-(4)(8)=-42-32=-74. …

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