1. If a=2i-3j-k and b=i+4j-2k Show that overrightarrow (a)times overrightarrow (b) is not equal to bxa

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To show that

is not equal to

, we need to calculate both cross products and compare them.Given:

First, let's calculate

:

Simplifying the above expression, we get:

Now, let's calculate

:

Simplifying the above expression, we get:

Comparing the two results, we can see that

is not equal to

, as they have opposite signs in the

and

components.

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