For any two vectors
and
prove that 
Let the angle between vectors
and
be θ.
We know the cross product of two vectors
and
forming an angle θ is
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where
is a unit vector perpendicular to
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Now, consider the LHS of the given expression.
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But, we have sin2θ + cos2θ = 1
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We know
,
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But
as dot product is commutative
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