Product of two magnitude of vectors

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The discussion centers on the challenge of calculating the product of the magnitudes of two vectors, AC and BD, without information about the angle between them. Participants clarify that the original question does not involve a dot product and highlight that it is unsolvable as stated, since varying the magnitude of one vector while keeping the other fixed leads to ambiguity. The conversation emphasizes the need for additional information to proceed with the calculation. Ultimately, the consensus is that the problem cannot be resolved without more context. Understanding the relationship between the vectors is crucial for accurate computation.
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Let A, B, C and D are 4 points in 3 dimensional space. If |AB| = 3, |BC| = 7, |CD| = 11 and |DA| = 9, calculate |AC| . |BD|
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magnitude of vector

dot product
I don't really know where to start. Trying to use cosine rule but failed because no information about angle.
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Your question as stated does not involve a dot product. Did you mean ##|\vec{AC}.\vec{BD}|##?
Also, as stated, it clearly is unsolvable. You could easily vary |AC| while keeping |BD| fixed. Not sure yet if changing it to the dot product of the vectors resolves that.
 
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haruspex said:
Your question as stated does not involve a dot product. Did you mean ##|\vec{AC}.\vec{BD}|##?
No, the question really states: ##|\vec{AC}| .| \vec{BD}|## so I interpret it as product of magnitude of vector AC and BD

Also, as stated, it clearly is unsolvable. You could easily vary |AC| while keeping |BD| fixed. Not sure yet if changing it to the dot product of the vectors resolves that.
Oh ok, I see your point.

Thank you very much haruspex
 

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