This site from Mathworld.com contains an explanation of a croos product and example with links to clarify unfamiliar proceedures in finding a cross product. If you are not famialiar with the right-hand rule, be sure to go click on the link to better understand the direction of the vector formed by taking a cross product. The site explains how to find the magnitude of such a vector, gives identities and more.

Concepts

vectors, cross products

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Additional Tags

right-hand rule, tensor notation of a cross product, vector algebra, vector direct product, vector multiplication, cross product

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Classroom Considerations

• Knovation Readability Score: 3 (1 low difficulty, 5 high difficulty)

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