Finding the Scalar Triple Product of Three Vectors

In summary, to find the value of m that will result in a volume of 24 for a parallelopiped with edges given by (2î + 3j^+ 4k^), 4j^, and (5j^ + mk^), you can use the formula for the scalar triple product of three vectors. This formula is not the same as the dot product of three vectors.
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Homework Statement


The edges of a parallelopiped are given by the vectors (2î + 3j^+ 4k^), 4j^ and (5j^ + mk^). What should be the value of m inorder that the volume of the parallelopiped be 24?

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Volume of the parallelopiped is the scalar triple product of three vectors. I want to know the formula or method of finding dot product of three vectors.
 
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The scalar triple product is not a dot product of three vectors, it is ##\vec u \cdot (\vec v \times \vec w)##.
 
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Orodruin said:
The scalar triple product is not a dot product of three vectors, it is ##\vec u \cdot (\vec v \times \vec w)##.
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