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EXAMPLE 1Finding the Cross Product of Two Vectors

If v=2ij+k and w=4i+2jk, then using the definition of the cross product, we get v×w=[(1)(1)(1)(2)]i[(2)(1)(1)(4)]j+[(2)(2)(1)(4)]k=i+6j+8k