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    Section 11.

    3 • The Cross Product of Two Vectors 191


    Name______________________________________________
    Section 11.3 The Cross Product of Two Vectors

    Objective: In this lesson you learned how to find cross products of


    vectors in space, use geometric properties of the cross
    product, and use triple scalar products to find volumes of
    parallelepipeds.

    I. The Cross Product (Pages 827−828) What you should learn


    How to find cross
    A vector in space that is orthogonal to two given vectors is called products of vectors in
    their cross product . space

    Let u = u1i + u2j + u3k and v = v1i + v2j + v3k be two vectors in
    space. The cross product of u and v is the vector
    u×v= (u2v3 − u3v2)i − (u1v3 − u3v1)j + (u1v2 − u2v1)k

    Describe a convenient way to remember the formula for the


    cross product.

    Answers will vary.

    Example 1: Given u = − 2i + 3j − 3k and v = i − 2j + k, find


    the cross product u × v.
    − 3i − j + k

    Let u, v, and w be vectors in space and let c be a scalar.


    Complete the following properties of the cross product:

    1. u × v = − (v × u)

    2. u × (v + w) = (u × v) + (u × w)

    3. c(u × v) = (cu) × v = u × (cv)

    4. u × 0 = 0×u=0

    5. u × u = 0

    6. u • (v × w) = (u × v) • w

    Larson/Hostetler Precalculus/Precalculus with Limits Notetaking Guide IAE


    Copyright © Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved.
    192 Chapter 11 • Analytic Geometry in Three Dimensions

    II. Geometric Properties of the Cross Product What you should learn
    (Pages 829−830) How to use geometric
    properties of cross
    Complete the following geometric properties of the cross products of vectors in
    product, given u and v are nonzero vectors in space and θ is the space
    angle between u and v.

    1. u × v is orthogonal to both u and v .

    2. || u × v || = || u || || v || sin θ .

    3. u × v = 0 if and only if u and v are scalar multiples .

    4. || u × v || = area of the parallelogram having u and v as


    adjacent sides .

    III. The Triple Scalar Product (Page 831) What you should learn
    How to use triple scalar
    For vectors u, v, and w in space, the dot product of u and v × w products to find volumes
    is called the triple scalar product of u, v, and w, and of parallelepipeds
    is found as

    u1 u2 u3
    u • ( v × w ) = v1 v2 v3
    w1 w2 w3

    The volume V of a parallelepiped with vectors u, v, and w as


    adjacent edges is V = | u • (v × w) | .

    Example 2: Find the volume of the parallelepiped having


    u = 2i +j − 3k, v = i − 2j + 3k, and w = 4i − 3k as
    adjacent edges.

    The volume is 3 cubic units.

    Homework Assignment

    Page(s)

    Exercises

    Larson/Hostetler Precalculus/Precalculus with Limits Notetaking Guide


    Copyright (c) Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved.

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