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To find the cross product of two vectors:
If a = [a1, a2, a3] and b = [b1, b2, b3], then
a x b = [a2b3 - a3b2, a3b1 - a1b3, a1b2 - a2b1] or(a2b3 - a3b2)i + (a3b1 - a1b3)j + (a1b2 - a2b1)k
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When is a cross product zero?
When the component vectors have equal or opposite directions (sin(Θ) = 0) i.e. the vectors are parallel.
1 1 Check whether the following set of vectors is LD or LI?
(i) They are linearly dependent since the 2nd vector is twice the 1st vector. All 3 vectors lie in the x-z plane, so they don't span 3D space. (ii) They are linearly independent. Note that the cross-product of the first two is (-1,1,1). If the third vector is not perpendicular to the above cross-product, then the third vector does not lie in the plane defined by the first two vectors. (-1,1,1) "dot" (1,1,-1) = -1+1-1 = -1, not zero, so 3rd vector is not perpendicular to the cross product of the other two.
What are the products of the terms on the diagonals when two ratios are compared?
The products of the diagonal terms of two ratios is known as the cross product. This term is more often used in reference to vectors, however.
When are vectors said to be perpendicular?
Perpendicular means that the angle between the two vectors is 90 degrees - a right angle. If you have the vectors as components, just take the dot product - if the dot product is zero, that means either that the vectors are perpendicular, or that one of the vectors has a magnitude of zero.
How do you take dot product of two vectors?
Multiply the product of their magnitudes by the cosine of the angle between them.
Why the cross product of two vectors in plane is directed perpendicular to the plane?
because that is the def. of a cross-product!
What is the product of two vector quantities?
It depends on the type of product used. A dot or scalar product of two vectors will result in a scalar. A cross or vector product of two vectors will result in a vector.
Cross product is?
Cross product is a mathematics term when there is a binary operation on two vectors in three-dimensional space.
Why is magnetic field vector a pseudo vector?
It is the cross product of two vectors. The cross product of two vectors is always a pseudo-vector. This is related to the fact that A x B is not the same as B x A: in the case of the cross product, A x B = - (B x A).
Why the product of two vectors is sometime scalar and sometime vector?
Because there are two different ways of computing the product of two vectors, one of which yields a scalar quantity while the other yields a vector quantity.This isn't a "sometimes" thing: the dot product of two vectors is always scalar, while the cross product of two vectors is always a vector.
What is the algebraic definition of a cross product?
Cross product also known as vector product can best be described as a binary operation on two vectors in a three-dimensional space. The created vector is perpendicular to both of the multiplied vectors.
What is cross in science?
One type of cross is the cross or vector product of a pair of 3D vectors. If there are two unit vectors that are not parallel, their vector product is a vector that is normal to the plane containing the two vectors, so it's a good way to find that plane. In biological science, cross signifies the mating of two genotypes to produce its progeny. It may be among homozygous or heterozygous parents.
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.
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.
What is the geometrical meaning of cross product?
The cross product can be said to be a measure of the 'perpendicularity' of the vectors in the product. Please see the link.
How angle between two vectors is found using cross product?
A x B = |A| |B| sin[theta]
How to you find a vector parallel to two given vectors?
I think you meant to ask for finding a perpendicular vector, rather than parallel. If that is the case, the cross product of two non-parallel vectors will produce a vector which is perpendicular to both of them, unless they are parallel, which the cross product = 0. (a zero vector)
