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When the product of two vectors gives us a vector quantity then the product is termed as:

Correct answer: A. Cross product

  • A. Cross product
  • B. Scalar product
  • C. Dot product
  • D. None of the above

Explanation

Cross product, also called vector product, a method of multiplying two vectors that produces a vector perpendicular to both vectors involved in the multiplication; that is, a × b = c, where c is perpendicular to both a and b. The direction of the vector product can be determined by the corkscrew right-hand rule.

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Vectors have magnitude and direction, unlike scalars, and are combined by head-to-tail or parallelogram methods. Work covers rectangular components, equilibrium when the resultant force is zero, the scalar product for work and projections, and the vector product for torque and cross-product direction using the right-hand rule.

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