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AP EAMCET · PHYSICS · Mathematics in Physics

Which of the following statements is true regarding the vector product of two vectors?

  1. A The vector product of two vectors changes sign under reflection
  2. B Vector product is commutative.
  3. C Vector product of two parallel vectors is a null vector.
  4. D Vector product of two vectors is a scalar.
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(C) Vector product of two parallel vectors is a null vector.

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Vector product of two parallel vectors \(\overrightarrow{\mathrm{A}} \cdot \overrightarrow{\mathrm{B}}=\mathrm{AB} \cos \theta ; \theta=\frac{\pi}{2}\) \(\therefore \overrightarrow{\mathrm{A}} \cdot \overrightarrow{\mathrm{B}}=\mathrm{AB} \cos \left(\frac{\pi}{2}\right)=0\) Thus…