7.5 Show that a. (b * c) is equal in magnitude to the volume of the parallelepiped formed on the three vectors, a, b and c.
7.5 Show that a. (b * c) is equal in magnitude to the volume of the parallelepiped formed on the three vectors, a, b and c.
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Let = , = , =
Let be a unit vector perpendicular to both b and c. Hence and a have the same direction
Now = bc
= bc = bc
Now )= a. (bc ) = abccos ? = abccos0° = abc = Volume of the parallelepiped
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