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Cross product of vectors or vector product of vectors
Question

 If a,b,c are unit vectors such that ab=0=ac and the angle between b and c is π3. Then the value of |a×ba×c| is 

Moderate
Solution

ab=0abac=0ac abca×ba×c=|a×(bc)| =|a||bc|=|bc|

 Now |bc|2=|b|2+|c|22b||ccosπ3=22×12=1|bc|=1

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