Mathematics

Mathematics

Problem

If a\mathbf{a} and b\mathbf{b} are two vectors, then (a×b)2(\mathbf{a} \times \mathbf{b})^2 is equal to a. ∣a⋅ba⋅ab⋅bb⋅a∣\begin{vmatrix} \mathbf{a} \cdot \mathbf{b} & \mathbf{a} \cdot \mathbf{a} \\ \mathbf{b} \cdot \mathbf{b} & \mathbf{b} \cdot \mathbf{a} \end{vmatrix} b. ∣a⋅aa⋅bb⋅ab⋅b∣\begin{vmatrix} \mathbf{a} \cdot \mathbf{a} & \mathbf{a} \cdot \mathbf{b} \\ \mathbf{b} \cdot \mathbf{a} & \mathbf{b} \cdot \mathbf{b} \end{vmatrix} c. ∣a⋅bb⋅a∣\begin{vmatrix} \mathbf{a} \cdot \mathbf{b} \\ \mathbf{b} \cdot \mathbf{a} \end{vmatrix} d. None of these

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