
Explanation:
Given:


The cross product
is given by



Answer:
Ben's average speed was twice Debby's average speed.
Explanation:
Ben covered a total distance of 16 miles (10+4+2) and Debby covered 8 miles (3+2+2+1) which is half of what Ben covered. As they both reached the place in the same amount of time it tells us Ben was faster.
- The length of the cross product of two vectors
- The scalar triple product of the vectors a, b, and c
- The volume of the parallelepiped determined by the vectors a, b, and c is the magnitude of their scalar triple product.
<u>Explanation</u>:
- The length of the cross product of two vectors is
| a
b | = |a| |b| sin θ
- The length of the cross product of two vectors is equal to the area of the parallelogram determined by the two vectors (see figure below).
| a
b | = - | b
a |
- Multiplication by scalars:
(ca)
b = c (a
b) = a
(cb)
a
(b + c) = (a
b) + (a
c)
- The scalar triple product of the vectors a, b, and c:
a . (b
c) = (a
b) . c
- The magnitude of the scalar triple product is the volume of the parallelepiped of the vectors a, b, and c.
- The vector triple product of the vectors a, b, and c is given as
a
(b
c) = (a.c) b - (a.b)
c