What is the cross product of [0,8,5][0,8,5] and [2, 4, 8] [2,4,8]?

1 Answer
Nov 21, 2016

The cross product is [44,10,-16][44,10,16].

Explanation:

Let us consider [0,8,5] as vecA=8hatj+5hatkA=8ˆj+5ˆk and similarly [2,4,8] as vecB=2hati+4hatj+8hatkB=2ˆi+4ˆj+8ˆk.
So, the cross product of these two vectors is vecAxxvecBA×B,
vecAxxvecB=hati[64-20}-hatj[0-10]+hatk[0-16] =44hati+10hatj-16hatkA×B=ˆi[6420}ˆj[010]+ˆk[016]=44ˆi+10ˆj16ˆk.
:.The cross product of [0,8,5] and[2,4,8] is [44,10,-16].