Question

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Answer 1

Use right hand thumb rule to find the direction of A × B.

Step 1: Raise the right hand in the direction of A.

Step 2: Fold the four fingers except thumb along the direction of B, and make a thumbs up in the right hand.

Now the thumb indicates the direction of A × B.

Here,

→ Raise the right hand vertically upward.

→ Fold the four fingers except thumb along south.

You can see that the thumb is towards east. Hence the answer is (2) along east.