cross product

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multiplication of vectors

cross product

work in progress...

The cross product or vector product of two vectors in 3D space results in a vector which is perpendicular to both and therefore normal to the plane containing them.

for details on how to calculate the cross product please see 

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cross_product

to create a procedure for this,

for teaching purposes, it may be useful to show the original vectors as well as the resultant cross product 
 

it may also be useful to show the plane on which the original vectors are found...