Physics Two Dimensional Motion Question 149

Question: If $ |\vec{a}|,=4,,,|\vec{b}|,=2 $ and the angle between $ \vec{a} $ and $ \vec{b} $ is $ \pi /6 $ then $ {{(\overrightarrow{a}\times \overrightarrow{b})}^{2}} $ is equal to

Options:

A) 48 B)16 C) 4 D)2

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Answer:

Correct Answer: B

Solution:

[b] We have, $ \vec{a},\text{.\vec{b}}=|\vec{a}||\vec{b}|cos\frac{\pi }{6} $

$ =4\times 2\times \frac{\sqrt{3}}{2}=4\sqrt{3}. $

$ \text{Now, }{{( \vec{a}\times \vec{b} )}^{2}}+{{( \vec{a},\text{.},\vec{b} )}^{2}}={{a^{2}}{{b^{2}}; $

$ \Rightarrow {{( \vec{a}\times \vec{b} )}^{2}}+48=16\times 4\Rightarrow {{( \vec{a}\times \vec{b} )}^{2}}=16 $