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Calculate the vector product between two vectors.

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Given the vectors $\\mathbf a = \\var{a}$ and $\\mathbf b = \\var{b}$, calculate $\\mathbf a \\, \\times \\mathbf b$.

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To find the vector product of the vectors $\\mathbf a$ and $\\mathbf b$, we can use the formula

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\\[ \\simplify{cross(mathbf:a,mathbf:b)} = (a_2 b_3 - a_3 b_2)\\mathbf i - (a_1 b_3 - a_3 b_1) \\mathbf j + (a_1 b_2 - a_2 b_1)\\mathbf k.\\]

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NOTE: This is equivalent to finding the determinant of the matrix \\[ \\begin{pmatrix} \\mathbf i &\\mathbf j &\\mathbf k \\\\ a_1  &a_2 &a_3 \\\\ b_1 &b_2 &b_3 \\end{pmatrix}\\]

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So, for the vectors $\\mathbf a = \\var{a}$ and $\\mathbf b = \\var{b}$,

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\\[ \\begin{split}\\simplify{cross(mathbf:a,mathbf:b)} &\\,= \\begin{vmatrix} \\mathbf i &\\mathbf j &\\mathbf k \\\\ \\var{a[0]} &\\var{a[1]} &\\var{a[2]} \\\\ \\var{b[0]} &\\var{b[1]} &\\var{b[2]} \\end{vmatrix}\\\\ \\\\&\\,= (\\simplify[!collectNumbers]{{a[1]}*{b[2]}-{a[2]}*{b[1]}}) \\mathbf i - (\\simplify[!collectNumbers]{{a[0]}*{b[2]}-{a[2]}*{b[0]}}) \\mathbf j + (\\simplify[!collectNumbers]{{a[0]}*{b[1]}-{a[1]}*{b[0]}}) \\mathbf k \\\\\\\\ &\\,= \\simplify[all,!noLeadingMinus]{{c[0]}*mathbf:i+ {c[1]}*mathbf:j + {c[2]}*mathbf:k}\\end{split} \\]

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Therefore,

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\\[ \\simplify{cross(mathbf:a,mathbf:b) = {c}} .\\]

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$\\mathbf a \\, \\times \\mathbf b =$ [[0]]

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