Let [math: u]{\bf u} and [math: v]{\bf v} be vectors in R3. What is the value of [math: u×v⋅v]{\bf u} imes {\bf v} \cdot {\bf v} ?

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Let [math: u]{\bf u} and [math: v]{\bf v} be vectors in R3. What is the value of [math: u×v⋅v]{\bf u} 	imes {\bf v} \cdot {\bf v} ?

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The problem asks for the value of (u × v) · v for vectors u, v in R^3.

One key fact: the cross product u × v is perpendicular to both u and v. Therefore, the dot product (u × v) · v must be zero because the result of u × v is orthogonal to v.

Another way to see this is to use the scalar triple product identity: (u × v) · v = u · (v × v). Since v × v = 0 (the cross product of any vector with itself is the zero vector), we have u · 0 = 0. Thus the value is 0.

A third perspective is to view the expression as a determinant with two identical columns when written in component form, which evaluates to zero as well.

In summary, all common approaches show that (u × v) · v equals 0, due to perpendicularity and the zero result of v × v.

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Let [math: u]{\bf u} and [math: v]{\bf v} be vectors in R3. What is the value of [math: u×v⋅v]{\bf u} \times {\bf v} \cdot {\bf v} ?

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