Section 13.4 Worksheet:

Assigned problems: Exercises pp. 843-845, #4, 5, 9, 12, 13, 15, 16, 24, 30, 34, 35, 37, 45 (due Monday, 11/10).

  1. What is the scalar triple product and what is its interpretation?

  2. How can we use the cross-product to determine if two vectors are parallel?

  3. What (if anything) is the cross-product of a= tex2html_wrap_inline116 and b= tex2html_wrap_inline118 ?

  4. How do we determine the direction in which the cross product of a and b points?



Mon Nov 3 19:13:24 EST 2003