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What is the physical meaning of cross product?


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The physical meaning of cross product:

  1. The cross product of any two vectors is a vector that is perpendicular to the two vectors.
  2. This product has both magnitude and direction.
  3. In this method, either of the two products is obtained by multiplying the two means or the two extremes of a proportion.
  4. Its formula is A×B=ABsinθn^ where, A=lengthofvectorA,B=lengthofvectorB θistheanglebetweenAandBandnistheunitvectorperpendiculartotheplanecontainngaandb.

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