2.2 - Cross Product
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Practice Questions
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What is the definition of the cross product?
💡 Hint: Think about the direction of the resulting vector in relation to the original vectors.
How can you use the right-hand rule to find the direction of the cross product?
💡 Hint: Focus on how you position your hand!
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Interactive Quizzes
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What does the cross product of two vectors produce?
💡 Hint: Recall the definition of the cross product.
The area of a parallelogram formed by two vectors can be found using which operation?
💡 Hint: Consider the meaning of the magnitude.
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Challenge Problems
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Given vectors A = (5, -2, 1) and B = (2, 3, 0), derive the cross product and illustrate its geometric implications.
💡 Hint: Use the determinant method to calculate the cross product.
Explain how changing the angle between two vectors affects their cross product.
💡 Hint: Think about maximum and minimum scenarios for θ.
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