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Asked in NEET Re-2022 · Vector product
Given: F⃗=2î+ĵ-k̂ and r⃗=3î+2ĵ-2k̂.
Idea: take the dot product term by term, then the cross product as a determinant.
F⃗·r⃗=(2)(3)+(1)(2)+(-1)(-2)=6+2+2=10.
F⃗×r⃗=î[(1)(-2)-(-1)(2)]-ĵ[(2)(-2)-(-1)(3)]+k̂[(2)(2)-(1)(3)].
=î(-2+2)-ĵ(-4+3)+k̂(4-3)=ĵ+k̂.
|F⃗×r⃗|=√1²+1²=√2.
So the magnitudes are 10 and √2.
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