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Vector Product:
If we multiply a vector with any other vector or scalar quantity then the result is called
vector product.
Multiplying a vector by a scalar:
If we multiply a vector

by a scalar

, then the result is a new vector.

The magnitude of the vector formed by multiplying

and , is the magnitude of
multiplied by
and the direction of the vector is same as vector
if is positive and
exactly opposite of
is negative.
with

we can simply multiply the vector

.in

And to divide the vector

ee

Multiplying a vector by a vector:

with

ki

Dot product or scalar product:

itj

We can multiply a vector with another vector in two ways as follows:

and

is defined to be:

Where,

cr

ac

The dot product or scalar product of two vectors

is the angle between

and

There are actually two angles between

and
one
use either angle because their cosine is the same.

and another

we can

The dot product or cross product of two vectors is a scalar and it is denoted by a dot in
between two vectors, so the product is called dot product or scalar product.
If vector
and
calculated as:

are denoted in component form then their dot product can be

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Thus ,
Cross product or vector product:
The cross product or vector product of two vectors
whose magnitude is given by:

is the smaller of the two angles between vector

And the direction of

is perpendicular to both vectors

is a third vector

and

and

.in

where,

and

itj

cr
ac

ki

ee

To find the exact direction of the cross product of vectors you can use right hand rule of
vector products which stats if you make the orientation of your right hand as shown the
the figure below then the direction of your thumb is the direction of vector

The cross product or vector product is a vector quantity and is denoted by a cross
between two vectors, so the product is called vector product or cross product.
Note that the order of vector multiplication is important because:

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ac
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And if the vectors

and
are given in component form then their cross product can
be calculated using the formula:

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