Calculus 10th Edition

Published by Brooks Cole
ISBN 10: 1-28505-709-0
ISBN 13: 978-1-28505-709-5

Chapter 11 - Vectors and the Geometry of Space - 11.4 Exercises - Page 782: 49

Answer

FALSE.

Work Step by Step

Taking $v=u$ and $w=5u$, we have $$u\times v=0=u\times w$$ but $v\neq w$. Thus, the statement is $\fbox {false} $ .
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