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Right-hand rule (en.wikipedia.org)

submitted 9 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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[–] poopsmith 4 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago)

Tbh I never understood this rule very well and I did my undergrad in physics. My teacher or prof would teach this but I'd forget it almost instantly.

To visualize a cross product, I just remember that x cross y = z, then remember how the axes are oriented.