Show that |→a|→b+|→b|→a is perpendicular to |→a|→b−|→b|→a, for any two nonzero vectors →a and →b .
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Solution
(|→a|→b+|→b|→a)⋅(|→a|→b−|→b|→a) =|→a|2→b⋅→b−|→a||→b|→b⋅→a+|→b||→a|→a⋅→b−|→b|2→a⋅→a =|→a|2|→b|2−|→b|2|→a|2=0 Hence, |→a|→b+|→b|→a and |→a|→b−|→b|→a are perpendicular to each other.