Torque on Two Different-Sign Charged Objects

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T=p*e
Hi I am confused in this question. What Can I do after the steps in second photo?
Text problem: torque on a dipole with moment p = (3x10^-3 i + 2x10^-3 j + 1x10^-3 k) C m in field E = 7000 i - 6000 j N/C.
Cross product setup for torque tau = p x E, with a 3x3 determinant of unit vectors i, j, k and entries 0.003, 0.002, 0.001 over 7000, 6000, 0, equaling (0 - 6)i + (7 - 0)j + (18 - 14)k.
 
denfaro said:
What Can I do after the steps in second photo?
I think you are done: you have calculated the torque, which is what the exercise asked...
 
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BvU said:
I think you are done: you have calculated the torque, which is what the exercise asked...
##\dots## except for the units. :oldsmile:
 
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