Calculating the Cross Product Vector: Is It Possible to Find VxW?

Join the discussion
Registration is free. Start your own thread to ask a follow-up.
2 replies · 2K views
Christie
Messages
4
Reaction score
0
Okay so, I am wondering if it is possible to find the actual cross product (not the magnitude of the cross product) from this information
1. magnitude of both vectors
2.angle between vectors
3.plane the vectors lie in

Is there any way to calculate that cross product vector?
Thank you very much.
I know that
Mag (VxW)= Mag(v)Mag(w)sinthea
but am wondering if there is anyway to actually isolate VxW from this information.
 
Physics news on Phys.org
It is the normal vector of the plane that has the appropriate magnitude.

Depending on what you mean by saying that the angle is known, there may or may not be a possible sign ambiguity.