Asked by annonymous
Why are some of these scalars and others are vectors? What's the difference and how can you tell?
1. a dot (b x c)
2. (a dot b) x (b dot c)
3. (a + b) dot c
4. a x (b dot c)
5. (a x b) dot (b x c)
6. (a + b) x c
7. a dot (b dot c)
8. (a x b) + (b x c)
9. (a x b) - c
10. a x (b x c)
11. (a dot b) + (b dot c)
12. (a dot b) - c
I said that 1, 3, 5, and 11 are scalars. 6, 7, 8 and 9 are vectors. The rest are meaningless.
1. a dot (b x c)
2. (a dot b) x (b dot c)
3. (a + b) dot c
4. a x (b dot c)
5. (a x b) dot (b x c)
6. (a + b) x c
7. a dot (b dot c)
8. (a x b) + (b x c)
9. (a x b) - c
10. a x (b x c)
11. (a dot b) + (b dot c)
12. (a dot b) - c
I said that 1, 3, 5, and 11 are scalars. 6, 7, 8 and 9 are vectors. The rest are meaningless.
Answers
Answered by
Steve
if <b>a</b> and <b>b</b> are vectors,
<b>a</b>•<b>b</b> is a scalar.
<b>a</b>×<b>b</b> is a vector.
the dot product • is only defined for two vectors.
The cross product × is only defined for two vectors.
So,
1,3,5,11 are scalars
6,8,9,10 are vectors
2,4,7,12 are undefined
<b>a</b>•<b>b</b> is a scalar.
<b>a</b>×<b>b</b> is a vector.
the dot product • is only defined for two vectors.
The cross product × is only defined for two vectors.
So,
1,3,5,11 are scalars
6,8,9,10 are vectors
2,4,7,12 are undefined
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