If $vtimes w = 4i + 7j + 5k$ then what is $vtimes w + wtimes v$?











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If $vtimes w = 4i + 7j + 5k$ then what is $vtimes w + wtimes v$?




$v$ and $w$ are vectors, they aren't given. I have no idea how to do this and apparently it's asked on a quiz as a "surprise" question.










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  • The edited title and question were significantly more readable. When rendered, the command times is displayed as the appropriate cross product symbol. The title is now not very unreadable.
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  • The edited title and question were significantly more readable. When rendered, the command times is displayed as the appropriate cross product symbol. The title is now not very unreadable.
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If $vtimes w = 4i + 7j + 5k$ then what is $vtimes w + wtimes v$?




$v$ and $w$ are vectors, they aren't given. I have no idea how to do this and apparently it's asked on a quiz as a "surprise" question.










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If $vtimes w = 4i + 7j + 5k$ then what is $vtimes w + wtimes v$?




$v$ and $w$ are vectors, they aren't given. I have no idea how to do this and apparently it's asked on a quiz as a "surprise" question.







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  • The edited title and question were significantly more readable. When rendered, the command times is displayed as the appropriate cross product symbol. The title is now not very unreadable.
    – Joey Kilpatrick
    22 hours ago




















  • The edited title and question were significantly more readable. When rendered, the command times is displayed as the appropriate cross product symbol. The title is now not very unreadable.
    – Joey Kilpatrick
    22 hours ago


















The edited title and question were significantly more readable. When rendered, the command times is displayed as the appropriate cross product symbol. The title is now not very unreadable.
– Joey Kilpatrick
22 hours ago






The edited title and question were significantly more readable. When rendered, the command times is displayed as the appropriate cross product symbol. The title is now not very unreadable.
– Joey Kilpatrick
22 hours ago












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Note that the cross product is what we call anti-commutative, i.e.



$$(vec{v} times vec{w}) = - (vec{w} times vec{v})$$



I feel like this fact will simplify your work greatly.






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  • thanks! I figured it out if I'm correct, the answer would be 0?
    – ufotink
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  • Well, the zero vector, $vec{0} = 0hat{i} + 0hat{j} + 0hat{k}$, more appropriately, but yeah you get the idea.
    – Eevee Trainer
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Note that the cross product is what we call anti-commutative, i.e.



$$(vec{v} times vec{w}) = - (vec{w} times vec{v})$$



I feel like this fact will simplify your work greatly.






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  • thanks! I figured it out if I'm correct, the answer would be 0?
    – ufotink
    22 hours ago










  • Well, the zero vector, $vec{0} = 0hat{i} + 0hat{j} + 0hat{k}$, more appropriately, but yeah you get the idea.
    – Eevee Trainer
    22 hours ago















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Note that the cross product is what we call anti-commutative, i.e.



$$(vec{v} times vec{w}) = - (vec{w} times vec{v})$$



I feel like this fact will simplify your work greatly.






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  • thanks! I figured it out if I'm correct, the answer would be 0?
    – ufotink
    22 hours ago










  • Well, the zero vector, $vec{0} = 0hat{i} + 0hat{j} + 0hat{k}$, more appropriately, but yeah you get the idea.
    – Eevee Trainer
    22 hours ago













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Note that the cross product is what we call anti-commutative, i.e.



$$(vec{v} times vec{w}) = - (vec{w} times vec{v})$$



I feel like this fact will simplify your work greatly.






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Note that the cross product is what we call anti-commutative, i.e.



$$(vec{v} times vec{w}) = - (vec{w} times vec{v})$$



I feel like this fact will simplify your work greatly.







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  • thanks! I figured it out if I'm correct, the answer would be 0?
    – ufotink
    22 hours ago










  • Well, the zero vector, $vec{0} = 0hat{i} + 0hat{j} + 0hat{k}$, more appropriately, but yeah you get the idea.
    – Eevee Trainer
    22 hours ago


















  • thanks! I figured it out if I'm correct, the answer would be 0?
    – ufotink
    22 hours ago










  • Well, the zero vector, $vec{0} = 0hat{i} + 0hat{j} + 0hat{k}$, more appropriately, but yeah you get the idea.
    – Eevee Trainer
    22 hours ago
















thanks! I figured it out if I'm correct, the answer would be 0?
– ufotink
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thanks! I figured it out if I'm correct, the answer would be 0?
– ufotink
22 hours ago












Well, the zero vector, $vec{0} = 0hat{i} + 0hat{j} + 0hat{k}$, more appropriately, but yeah you get the idea.
– Eevee Trainer
22 hours ago




Well, the zero vector, $vec{0} = 0hat{i} + 0hat{j} + 0hat{k}$, more appropriately, but yeah you get the idea.
– Eevee Trainer
22 hours ago










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