To verify geometrically that 2 x (@ + 4) fl . 19 vectors 1.e-, axb = lal lol sin 7 0 <@ <7. fis the unit vector perpendi cular « Cross product of tw’ .n vectors @ and 6 and where @ is the angle betwee @ and b. Ja is modulus of @, similarly |B] = modulus of vector 8. vector over addition, ie, @ x @ + Byatxa+exd a xdl. « Distributive property of «Area of parallelogram with adjacent sides Z and 6 is equal to | * Card board White paper * Pens or pencils © Cutter « Eraser Board pins and adhesive yr adhesive: © Take a card b i rd board and fix a white paper on it with the help of board pins* Draw a line segment OA = 10 cm (say), let it represent &, ie, OA = ¢. * Draw another line OB = 8 em (say) at an angle 60° with OA, let it represent a, ie, OB Draw BD = 6 em (say) making an angle 30° with BC let it represent b, ie, BD = 0. From B, draw BG perpendicular to OA. From D, draw DIY perpendicular to OA. Let DH interscet BC at F, then BF is perpendicular wo DIT Complete the parallelograms OAED, OACB, BCED as shown in Fig. 18.1 In triangle OBD, according to triangle law, OD = OB +BD =a4+b Let £AOD =0 , ‘ e@x(@ +b) = |2| a+b] sinon {Using cross-product rule} [2 x@+B) = [Ie] Ja +8] sin 6] = Area of parallelogram OAED --(i) (As shown in figure) |é x @| = Area of parallelogram OACB Aut) |é x 8] = Area of parallelogram BCED ait = [ac x BD| Now area of parallelogram OAED = OA x DH [Base x altitude = OA x (HF + FD) = OA x (GB + FD) las GB = HF = OA x GB + OA x FD-¢ @x@ed= | Direction of all three vectors are =A 2A « G+ BC x FD 10 of parallelograms (OAC + BCED) fx als je x bl perpendicular (o the plane, b¢., perpendicular to paper wasted be 0, [é] = JOA) © OA = 10 em Ja +b] = OB) = OD = 14cm B DH = 10.5 cm, DF = 3 em, BG = 7.5 em |@ x @ + b)| = Area of parallelogram OAED (OA) x (DH) = 10 x 10.5 = 105 em? Again @ x @| = Area of parallelogram OACB = (OA) x (BG) 10 x 7.5 = 75 em? and {é xB] = Area of parallelogram BCED = (BC) x (DF) = (OA) x (DF) From (v) and (vi), le xa] + fe xd] = Using (iv), (v) and (vi), we have lex @+d)] = SULT This activity prove the distributive prop 0 x 3 = 30 em? 5 + 30 = 105 cm? Je xa] + |é xb] perty of cross-product over addition ‘This activity can be used to explain the vector product over addition,