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For any two vectors a,b, prove that a×b2=a.aa.bb.ab.b

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Solution

L.H.S:|a×b|2=|a|2|b|2sin2θ
R.H.S:(a.a)(b.b)(a.b)(b.a)
=|a|2|b|2(a.b)2(a.b=b.a)
=|a|2|b|2(|a||b|cosθ)2=|a|2|b|2|a|2|b|2cos2θ
=|a|2|b|2(1cos2θ)=|a|2|b|2sin2θ
=L.HS.
Hence proved.

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