Cross Product Calculator

Cross Product Calculator

Given the following two vectors in R3:
calculate the cross product X × Y
X = 2i + j + 2k
Y = 3i - j - 3k

Write the coefficients as a matrix

 i  j  k 
 x1  x2  x3 
 y1  y2  y3 
 i  j  k 
 2  1  2 
 3  -1  -3 

Evaluate Cross Product Formula

X × Y = (x2y3 - x3y2)i + (x3y1 - x1y3)j + (x1y2 - x2y1)k
X × Y = (1 x -3 - 2 x -1)i + (2 x 3 - 2 x -3)j + (2 x -1 - 1 x 3)k
X × Y = (-3 - -2)i + (6 - -6)j + (-2 - 3)k
X × Y = - i + 12j - 5k
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