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Why in dot product you use cos and in vector product sin?
We use the dot product cos and in vector we use the vector product sin because of the trigonometric triangle.
Why you use cosine theta with cross product?
Normally you use sine theta with the cross product and cos theta with the vector product, so that the cross product of parallel vectors is zero while the dot product of vectors at right angles is zero.
How angle between two vectors is found using cross product?
A x B = |A| |B| sin[theta]
What are the applications of cross product and dot product?
Cross product tests for parallelism and Dot product tests for perpendicularity. Cross and Dot products are used in applications involving angles between vectors. For example given two vectors A and B; The parallel product is AxB= |AB|sin(AB). If AXB=|AB|sin(AB)=0 then Angle (AB) is an even multiple of 90 degrees. This is considered a parallel condition. Cross product tests for parallelism. The perpendicular product is A.B= -|AB|cos(AB) If A.B = -|AB|cos(AB) = 0 then Angle (AB) is an odd multiple of 90 degrees. This is considered a perpendicular condition. Dot product tests for perpendicular.
When does the magnitude of dot product and cross product of vectors is equal?
If x is the angle between the two vectors then the magnitudes are equal if cos(x) = sin(x). That is, when x = pi/4 radians.
