Precalculus: Concepts Through Functions, A Unit Circle Approach to Trigonometry (3rd Edition)

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Chapter 8 - Polar Coordinates; Vectors - Section 8.7 The Cross Product - 8.7 Assess Your Understanding - Page 652: 31

Answer

$-18i -14j -6k$

Work Step by Step

Let us consider two vectors $v=xi+yj+zk$ and $w=pi+qj+rk$. Then the cross product of the two vectors $v$ and $w$ can be computed in the form of the determinant as: $ v \times w=\begin{vmatrix} i & j & k \\ x & y & z \\ p & q & r \\ \end{vmatrix}$ We have: $det =v \times u =[(-3)(4)-(1)(6)] i -j [(2)(4) - (1)(-6)]+k [(2)(6) -(-3) (-6)]=-18i -14j -6k$
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