University Physics (14th Edition)
14th Edition
ISBN: 9780133969290
Author: Hugh D. Young, Roger A. Freedman
Publisher: PEARSON
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Chapter 1, Problem 1.82P
To determine
The unit vector perpendicular to the two vectors
A →
and
B →
.
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