Prove that

Question:

Prove that $\vec{A} \cdot(\vec{A} \times \vec{B})=0$

Solution:

$(\mathbf{A} \times \mathbf{B})=\mathrm{AB} \sin \ominus \hat{\mathbf{u}}$, where รป is a unit vector perpendicular to both $\mathrm{A}$ and $\mathrm{B}$.

Now, $\mathbf{A} .(\mathbf{A} \times \mathbf{B})$ is basically a dot product between two vectors which are perpendicular to each other.

Then $\cos 90^{\circ}=0$, and thus

A. $(\mathbf{A} \times \mathbf{B})=0$

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