5. (a) Let a, b, ce R3. If det(a, b, c) # 0, prove that a, b and c are non-zero. (b) Prove that x x (y x z) = (x z)y - (x y)z for all x, y, z ER. %3D
5. (a) Let a, b, ce R3. If det(a, b, c) # 0, prove that a, b and c are non-zero. (b) Prove that x x (y x z) = (x z)y - (x y)z for all x, y, z ER. %3D
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![5. (a) Let a, b, ce R3. If det(a, b, c) # 0, prove that a, b and c are non-zero.
(b) Prove that x x (y x z) = (x z)y - (x y)z for all x, y, z E R.
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(b) Prove that x x (y x z) = (x z)y - (x y)z for all x, y, z E R.
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