The magnitude of the cross product ||V x U|| is definitively equal to the area of the parallelogram formed by the vectors V and U. This relationship is established through geometric principles, where the area is calculated as the product of the base and height, with the cross product providing the necessary perpendicular vector. The proof involves demonstrating that the length of the cross product vector corresponds to the area of the parallelogram defined by the two vectors.
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