Vector Product of Vectors

Vector Product of Vectors

a→=x1i→+y1j→+z1k→
b→=x2i→+y2j→+z2k→
c → ⊥ a → ∧ c → ⊥ b →
c → = a → × b → = | i → j → k → x 1 y 1 z 1 x 2 y 2 z 2 |
c → = ( y 1 z 2 − z 1 y 2 ) i → + ( z 1 x 2 − x 1 z 2 ) j → + ( x 1 y 2 − y 1 x 2 ) k →
| c → | = | a → | · | b → | · s i n α

The result of vector product, vector c→, has a length that is equal with the area of parallelogram between vecrors a→ and b→ (pink area).

Keywords: multiplication of vectors, vector product