What is the cross product of $<-3,0,1>$ and $<0,8,5>$ ?

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Answer 1 · 2016-01-27T11:58:59

$<-8,15,-24>$

Since cross product is distributive, you can "expand" it

$(-3i+k)xx(8j+5k) = (-3i)xx(8j) + (-3i)xx(5k) + kxx(8j) + kxx(5k)$

$= -24k + 15j - 8i + 0$

What is the cross product of <-3,0,1><-3,0,1> and <0,8,5><0,8,5>?