If a b c are three vectors such that a+b+c=0 prove that a×b=b×c=c×a . ...
Proof:
Step 1:
Firstly, let us prove that a×b=b×c=c×a by showing that a×b=b×c.
Step 2:
Given that a b c=0, we can write the following equation:
a×b+c×a+b×c=0
Step 3:
Rearranging the equation, we get:
a×b=-(c×a+b×c)
Step 4:
Taking the cross product of both sides with b, we get:
a×b×b=-(c×a+b×c)×b
Step 5:
Simplifying the left side using the identity a×b×b=0, we get:
0=-(c×a+b×c)×b
Step 6:
Expanding the right side using the distributive property of cross product, we get:
0=-(c×a)×b-(b×c)×b
Step 7:
Using the identity a×b=-b×a and the distributive property of cross product, we can simplify the right side as follows:
0=c×(b×a)-b×(c×b)
Step 8:
Using the identity a×(b×c)=(a·c)b-(a·b)c and the distributive property of cross product, we can further simplify the right side as follows:
0=c×(a×b)-b×(c×b)=(c·b)a-(b·c)b
Step 9:
Since a b c=0, we have a·b+c·a+b·c=0. Rearranging this equation, we get:
a·b=-(c·a+b·c)
Step 10:
Substituting this equation into the previous equation, we get:
0=(c·b)a+(a·b)b
Step 11:
Using the identity a×b=b×a and the distributive property of cross product, we can simplify the right side as follows:
0=(c·b)a+b×(a·b)
Step 12:
Again using the identity a×(b×c)=(a·c)b-(a·b)c and the distributive property of cross product, we can further simplify the right side as follows:
0=(c·b)a-(b·a)c=c×a-b×c
Step 13:
Therefore, we have shown that a×b=b×c=c×a.
If a b c are three vectors such that a+b+c=0 prove that a×b=b×c=c×a . ...
Given,
a+b+c=0
a+b=-c
[a+b] ×b=-c×b
a×b+b×b=b×c
a×b+o=b×c
a×b=b×c *****1
again
b+c=-a
[b+c]×c=-a×c
b×c+c×c=c×a
b×c=c×a *****2
from 1&2
a×b=b×c=c×a