Cross Product and Area
Students calculate the cross product of two vectors and use it to find a vector orthogonal to both and the area of a parallelogram.
Key Questions
- Explain the geometric interpretation of the vector cross product.
- Construct a vector that is orthogonal to two given vectors using the cross product.
- Analyze how the magnitude of the cross product relates to the area of a parallelogram formed by two vectors.
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