Re: Quick question about vector products

In article <ken.pledger-783C92.09342205112007@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>, Ken
Pledger <ken.pledger@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

In article <1193973446.706402.217150@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>,
Olumide <50295@xxxxxx> wrote:

....
Actually, I meant to write: a x ( b x c ) equal to ( c x b ) x a
....


Yes, since each side is equal to

(a.c)b - (a.b)c

the standard expansion of vector triple products.

Ken Pledger.

or:

a x (b x c) = - (b x c) x a = (c x b) x a
.