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If either a=0 or b=0, then a×b=0. Is the converse true? Justify your answer with an example .

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Take any parallel non-zero vectors so that a×b=0.
Let a=2^i+3^j+4^k,b=4^i+6^j+8^k.
Then,
a×b=∣ ∣ ∣^i^j^k234468∣ ∣ ∣=^i(2424)^j(1616)+^k(1212)=0^i+0^j+0^k=0
It can now be observed that:
|a|=22+32+42=29
a0
|b|=42+62+82=116
b0
Hence, the converse of the given statement need not be true.

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