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Which of these statements about the cross product is correct?
AIt is commutative
BIt always gives a scalar
CIt is always zero
DIt is anticommutative
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: D. It is anticommutative
Swapping the factors reverses the direction, so a × b = −(b × a).
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