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A vectora→ of magnitude 10units and another vectorb→of magnitude 6.0units differ in directions by60°. Find (a) the scalar product of the two vectors and (b) the magnitude of the vector product a→×b→.

Short Answer

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a) The scalar product of two vectors,a→.b→,is 30 units

b) The magnitude of the vector product a→,b→is 52 units.

Step by step solution

01

Given

The magnitude of the vector a→ is 10 units.

The magnitude of the vector b→is 6.0 units

The angle between a→andb→ isθ=60°

02

Understanding the concept

Use the formula of the scalar product of two vectors and vector product of two vectors.

Formula:

a→.b→=abcosθ…â¶Ä¦â¶Ä¦â¶Ä¦..(¾±)

a→×b→=absinθ …â¶Ä¦â¶Ä¦â¶Ä¦..(¾±¾±)

03

(a) Calculate the scalar product of two vectors

The dot product of vectorsa→andb→can be calculated using equation (i)

a→.b→=²¹²ú³¦´Ç²õθ=10×6×0.5=30units

Therefore, the dot product of vectors a→andb→ is 30 units.

04

(b) Calculate the magnitude of vector product a→×b→

Use the equation (ii) to calculate the cross product ofvectorsa→ and b→.

a→×b→=absin60=52units

Therefore, the cross product of vectors a→andb→ is 52 units.

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