Question #43543

Prove that (a ⃗/a^2 - b ⃗/b^2 )^2= ((a ⃗ - b ⃗)/ab )^2

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Answer on Question #43543-Math-Vector Calculus

Prove that


(aa2bb2)2=(abab)2.\left(\frac {\vec {a}}{a ^ {2}} - \frac {\vec {b}}{b ^ {2}}\right) ^ {2} = \left(\frac {\vec {a} - \vec {b}}{a b}\right) ^ {2}.


Solution

1.


(aa2bb2)2=(aa2)2+(bb2)22aa2bb2=a2a4+b2b42(a,b)a2b2=a2a4+b2b42(a,b)a2b2=1a2+1b22(a,b)a2b2.\begin{array}{l} \left(\frac {\vec {a}}{a ^ {2}} - \frac {\vec {b}}{b ^ {2}}\right) ^ {2} = \left(\frac {\vec {a}}{a ^ {2}}\right) ^ {2} + \left(\frac {\vec {b}}{b ^ {2}}\right) ^ {2} - 2 \cdot \frac {\vec {a}}{a ^ {2}} \cdot \frac {\vec {b}}{b ^ {2}} = \frac {\vec {a} ^ {2}}{a ^ {4}} + \frac {\vec {b} ^ {2}}{b ^ {4}} - \frac {2 (\vec {a} , \vec {b})}{a ^ {2} b ^ {2}} = \frac {a ^ {2}}{a ^ {4}} + \frac {b ^ {2}}{b ^ {4}} - \frac {2 (\vec {a} , \vec {b})}{a ^ {2} b ^ {2}} \\ = \frac {1}{a ^ {2}} + \frac {1}{b ^ {2}} - \frac {2 (\vec {a} , \vec {b})}{a ^ {2} b ^ {2}}. \\ \end{array}


2.


(abab)2=(ab)2a2b2=a2+b22aba2b2=a2+b22(a,b)a2b2=1a2+1b22(a,b)a2b2.\left(\frac {\vec {a} - \vec {b}}{a b}\right) ^ {2} = \frac {\left(\vec {a} - \vec {b}\right) ^ {2}}{a ^ {2} b ^ {2}} = \frac {\vec {a} ^ {2} + \vec {b} ^ {2} - 2 \cdot \vec {a} \cdot \vec {b}}{a ^ {2} b ^ {2}} = \frac {a ^ {2} + b ^ {2} - 2 (\vec {a} , \vec {b})}{a ^ {2} b ^ {2}} = \frac {1}{a ^ {2}} + \frac {1}{b ^ {2}} - \frac {2 (\vec {a} , \vec {b})}{a ^ {2} b ^ {2}}.


That's why


(aa2bb2)2=(abab)2.\left(\frac {\vec {a}}{a ^ {2}} - \frac {\vec {b}}{b ^ {2}}\right) ^ {2} = \left(\frac {\vec {a} - \vec {b}}{a b}\right) ^ {2}.


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