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Find the unit vectors perpendicular to the vectors. `hati`, `hatk`

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If hatn is the unit vector perpendicular to the vectors `veca` and `vecb` then
`hatn` = `+- (vecaxxvecb)/|vecaxxvecb|`
`hatn` = `(+-(hatixxhatk))/(|hatixxhatk|)` = `(+-hatj)/|-hatj|` = `+-hatj`
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