Cross Product
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Calculus [1]
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Cross Product [15]
Vector Algebra ? Vector Addition ? Scalar Multiplication ? How about the product of two vectors? 1. Dot Product ?v ? ?u 2. Cross Product ?v ? ?u Before the geometry, Determinant ? Determinant of a 2? 2 matrix, ? ? ? ? a b c d ? ? ? ? = ad ? bc ? Determinant of a 3? 3 matrix, ? ? ? ? ? ? a 1 a 2 a 3 b 1 b 2 b 3 c 1 c 2 c 3 ? ? ? ? ? ? = a 1 ? ? ? ? b 2 b 3 c 2 c 3 ? ? ? ? ? a 2 ? ? ? ? b 1 b 3 c 1 c 3 ? ? ? ? + a 3 ? ? ? ? b 1 b 2 c 1 c 2 ? ? ? ? =a 1 (b 2 c 3 ? b 3 c 2 )? a 2 (b 1 c 3 ? b 3 c 1 ) + a 3 (b 1 c 2 ? b 2 c 1 ) Example 1 1. ? ? ? ? ?1 2 3 5 ? ? ? ? = ?5? 6 = ?11 2. ? ? ? ? ? ? 2 4 6 ?1 3 5 7 2 6 ? ? ? ? ? ? = 2 ? ? ? ? 3 5 2 6 ? ? ? ? ? 4 ? ?