What is the cross product of <3,4,8> and <2,4,1>?

1 Answer
Mar 12, 2016

AXB=36ˆi+19ˆj+4ˆk

Explanation:

A=Axˆi+Ajˆj+Akˆk
B=Bxˆi+Bjˆj+Bkˆk
cross product of two vector is determined by:
AXB=ˆi(AyBzAzBy)ˆj(AxBzAzBx)+ˆk(AxByAyBx)
AXB=ˆi(4+32)ˆj(316)+ˆk(128)
AXB=36ˆi+19ˆj+4ˆk