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 11. The vector product
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>The vector product in terms of magnitudes, angles and the “right-hand rule”
>The vector product in terms of components
>Derivation of the formula
>The algebraic rules of the vector product
>Condition of parallelism
>The vector product of the standard basis vectors
>Vector products and the area of a triangle

After reading this section, you will:

  • Know the formula u x v = |u| |v| sin (theta) n
  • Know the coordinate form of the formula for u x v
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