Past exam of the mathematics course of the University of Oxford / 2017 / Prelims / Mathematics IV resit / 1 / a / Solution

The scalar product, also called the dot product, and the vector product, also called the cross product, areFor nonzero vectors, let $\vartheta \in [0,\pi ]$ be their angle. Their Euclidean norms satisfyThe cross product is orthogonal to both vectors, with its orientation determined by the right-hand rule. If either vector is zero, both products vanish, although the angle is undefined.