University Calculus: Early Transcendentals (3rd Edition)

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Chapter 11 - Section 11.4 - The Cross Product - Exercises - Page 622: 13

Answer

${\bf( i+j)}\times{\bf (i-j)}=-2{\bf k}$ .

Work Step by Step

${\bf( i+j)}\times{\bf (i-j)}=\left|\begin{array}{lll} {\bf i} & {\bf j} & {\bf k}\\ 1 & 1 & 0\\ 1 & -1 & 0 \end{array}\right|$ $=(0)-(0)+(-1-1){\bf k}$ $=-2{\bf k}$
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