Identity for the cross of a curl?

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Hello! I'm want to prove a vector identity for

[tex](\nabla \times \vec{A}) \times \vec A[/tex]

using the familiar method of levi-civita symbols and the identity

[tex]\epsilon_{kij}\epsilon{kmn} = \delta_{im}\delta_{jn} - \delta_{in}\delta{jm}[/tex],
but I don't seem to come up with any usefull answer. I end up with that


[tex][(\nabla \times \vec{A}) \times \vec A]_k = (\partial_j A_k)A_j - (\partial_k A_j)A_j[/tex]
, which doesn't seem to reduce something familiar in terms of vectors and vector operators. Any idea how I might get there?
 
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