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Define cross-product of two vectors.

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The cross product of two vectors is the product of magnitudes of two vectors time the sine of the angle between them in the direction of the resultant vector.
If `vecA` and `vecB` are two vectors acting at an angle of `theta` in a given plane then
`vecAxxvecB=AB sinthetahatn`, where `hatn` is the unit vector along `vecAxxvecB`, is known as the cross product of two vectors. The direction of cross product of the two vectors is given by right hand thumb rule.
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