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Volume of parallelopiped formed by vectors `vecaxxvecb, vecbxxvecc and veccxxveca` is `36` sq.units, then the volume of the parallelopiped formed by the vectors `veca,vecb` and `vecc` is.

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To find the volume of the parallelepiped formed by the vectors \(\vec{a}\), \(\vec{b}\), and \(\vec{c}\), given that the volume of the parallelepiped formed by the vectors \(\vec{a} \times \vec{b}\), \(\vec{b} \times \vec{c}\), and \(\vec{c} \times \vec{a}\) is \(36\) square units, we can follow these steps: ### Step 1: Understand the Volume of Parallelepiped The volume \(V\) of a parallelepiped formed by three vectors \(\vec{u}\), \(\vec{v}\), and \(\vec{w}\) can be expressed as: \[ V = |\vec{u} \cdot (\vec{v} \times \vec{w})| \] For our case, we need to find: \[ V = |\vec{a} \cdot (\vec{b} \times \vec{c})| \] ### Step 2: Relate Given Volume to Desired Volume We are given that the volume of the parallelepiped formed by \(\vec{a} \times \vec{b}\), \(\vec{b} \times \vec{c}\), and \(\vec{c} \times \vec{a}\) is \(36\). We can express this volume as: \[ V' = |(\vec{a} \times \vec{b}) \cdot ((\vec{b} \times \vec{c}) \times (\vec{c} \times \vec{a}))| \] ### Step 3: Use Vector Triple Product Identity Using the vector triple product identity: \[ \vec{x} \times (\vec{y} \times \vec{z}) = (\vec{x} \cdot \vec{z}) \vec{y} - (\vec{x} \cdot \vec{y}) \vec{z} \] we can simplify the expression for \(V'\). ### Step 4: Substitute and Simplify Let \(\vec{R} = \vec{b} \times \vec{c}\). Then: \[ V' = |(\vec{a} \times \vec{b}) \cdot (\vec{R} \times (\vec{c} \times \vec{a}))| \] Using the vector triple product: \[ \vec{R} \times (\vec{c} \times \vec{a}) = (\vec{R} \cdot \vec{a}) \vec{c} - (\vec{R} \cdot \vec{c}) \vec{a} \] Substituting this back into the volume expression. ### Step 5: Calculate the Volume From the properties of determinants and the fact that the volume of a parallelepiped is invariant under cyclic permutations, we can conclude: \[ V = \sqrt{V'^2} = \sqrt{36} = 6 \] ### Final Answer Thus, the volume of the parallelepiped formed by the vectors \(\vec{a}\), \(\vec{b}\), and \(\vec{c}\) is: \[ \boxed{6} \]
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