Calculus 8th Edition

Published by Cengage
ISBN 10: 1285740629
ISBN 13: 978-1-28574-062-1

Chapter 12 - Vectors and the Geometry of Space - Review - Concept Check - Page 881: 8

Answer

If the magnitude of $a$ that is, $|a|$ and the magnitude of $b$ that is, $|b|$ is known and the angle between $a$ and $b$ that is, $\theta$ is to be known, the product of the magnitudes and the sine of the angle is the cross product of $a$ and $b$. $a \times b= |a| |b| sin \theta$ The direction will be perpendicular to both $a$ and $b$. This implies that $a \times b=\lt a_2b_3-a_3b_2,a_3b_1-a_1b_3,a_1b_2-a_2b_1 \gt$

Work Step by Step

If the magnitude of $a$ that is, $|a|$ and the magnitude of $b$ that is, $|b|$ is known and the angle between $a$ and $b$ that is, $\theta$ is to be known, the product of the magnitudes and the sine of the angle is the cross product of $a$ and $b$. $a \times b= |a| |b| sin \theta$ The direction will be perpendicular to both $a$ and $b$. This implies that $a \times b=\lt a_2b_3-a_3b_2,a_3b_1-a_1b_3,a_1b_2-a_2b_1 \gt$
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