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The Vector or Cross Product
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The distributive law A×(B +C) = (A×B) + (A×C)holds in general for the crossproduct and is illustrated for the special case shown in Fig. C.2 where A, B, and C all lie in the x-y plane and D = B + C. The +z direction is out of the paper so from the righthand rule A×D is into the paper or in the −k direction. Similarly A×C is in the +kdirection and A×B is in the −k direction. We can then write
Distributive Law for the Cross Product
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Cross Product and Vector ComponentsWe now wish to find the components of C = A×B in the rectangular coordinate system shown in Fig. C.3 if we know the components of A and B. From the definition of the cross product, if two vectors are parallel, then φ = 0, sinφ = 0 , and their cross product is zero. In particular, the cross product of a vector with itself is always zero. Therefore
i×i = j× j = k ×k = 0.If two vectors are perpendicular, then φ =π/2, sinφ =1, and the magnitude of their cross product is equal to the product of the magnitudes of the two vectors and the direction of the cross product is given by the right-hand rule.
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i× j = k j×i = −k k ×i = j i×k = −j j×k = I k × j = −i
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Let us write the cross product
Using the above results to evaluate the cross products of the unit vectors, we can write
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