(a) Express the vector a × b in the form aa + 3b + yc, assuming that the vectors a, b and c are not coplanar.
(a) Express the vector a × b in the form aa + 3b + yc, assuming that the vectors a, b and c are not coplanar.
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There is a solution at the back of the textbook, Vector Calculus , by P.C. Matthews, but the explanation for getting the coefficients alpha, beta, gamma is not well explained. How do you derive the coefficients? These were the coefficients the author wrote down.
![a
B
Y
= (a-bb-c-a-c|b|²)/a. bxc,
(a.cb.a-b.ca/2)/a. bxc,
(la|²b|²(a b)²2)/a. bxc.](/v2/_next/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcontent.bartleby.com%2Fqna-images%2Fquestion%2F263edd0f-32ef-44d4-a9f5-bdc5d66df7b1%2Fa0db591b-50f0-49ef-9e25-27f23c29fe39%2F5l9dkp8_processed.png&w=3840&q=75)
Transcribed Image Text:a
B
Y
= (a-bb-c-a-c|b|²)/a. bxc,
(a.cb.a-b.ca/2)/a. bxc,
(la|²b|²(a b)²2)/a. bxc.
![(a) Express the vector a × b in the form aa + 3b + yc, assuming
that the vectors a, b and c are not coplanar.](/v2/_next/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcontent.bartleby.com%2Fqna-images%2Fquestion%2F263edd0f-32ef-44d4-a9f5-bdc5d66df7b1%2Fa0db591b-50f0-49ef-9e25-27f23c29fe39%2Fdnf2fzv_processed.png&w=3840&q=75)
Transcribed Image Text:(a) Express the vector a × b in the form aa + 3b + yc, assuming
that the vectors a, b and c are not coplanar.
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