3x3 DETERMINANT

a b c
e f d f d e
d e f  a  b  c
h i g i g h
g h i

2 1 2
2 1 1 1 1 2
1 2 1  (2)  (1)  (2)
0 3 3 3 3 0
3 0 3
 §12.4 CROSS PRODUCT
• Component Definition
• Determinant Expression
• Cross Product of || Vectors
• Magnitude-Angle Definition
• Area of a Parallelogram
• Coordinate unit vectors i, j, k
• Algebraic Properties
• Scalar Triple Product
• Torque is a Cross Product
 §12.4 [1] Find a Cross Product

iˆ ˆj kˆ
3 4 1 41 3
1 3 4  iˆ  ˆj  kˆ
7 5 2 5 2 7
2 7 5

 iˆ  15  28   ˆj  5  8   kˆ  7  6 
  43 iˆ   13 ˆj  kˆ
  43 iˆ  13 ˆj  kˆ
 §12.4 [2] Cross Product of || Vectors

iˆ ˆj kˆ The cross-product of a vector

with itself is a special case.
a1 a2 a3
ca1 ca2 ca3
a2 a3 a1 a3 ˆ a1 a2
 iˆ  ˆj k
ca2 ca3 ca1 ca3 ca1 ca2
 iˆ  a2 ca3  ca2 a3   ˆj  a1ca3  ca1a3   kˆ  a1ca2  ca1a2 
 0 iˆ  0 ˆj  0kˆ
 0
§12.4 [3] Geometric Definition

 
a  b  a b sin a, b
 PARALLELISM AND
PERPENDICULARITY

Two non-zero vectors are parallel iff

their cross product is zero.
Two non-zero vectors are orthogonal
iff their dot product is zero.