ExamBro
ExamBro
KCET · Maths · Vector Algebra

If \(|\vec{a}|=10,|\vec{b}|=2\) and \(\vec{a} \cdot \vec{b}=12\), then the value of \(|\vec{a} \times \vec{b}|\) is

  1. A \(5\)
  2. B \(10\)
  3. C \(14\)
  4. D \(16\)
Verified Solution

Answer & Solution

Correct Answer

(D) \(16\)

Step-by-step Solution

Detailed explanation

\(\begin{aligned} & \frac{|\overrightarrow{\mathrm{a}} \times \overrightarrow{\mathrm{b}}|}{|\overrightarrow{\mathrm{a}}||\overrightarrow{\mathrm{b}}|}=\frac{4}{5} \\ & |\overrightarrow{\mathrm{a}} \times \overrightarrow{\mathrm{b}}|=\frac{4}{5} \times 20=16\end{aligned}\)