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The scalar product of two vectors, A and B, is a number, which is a * b * cos(alpha), where a = |A|; b = |B|; and alpha = the angle between A and B.

The vector product of two vectors, A and B, is a vector, which is a * b * sin(alpha) *C, where C is unit vector orthogonal to both A and B and follows the right-hand rule (see the related link).

============================ The scalar AND vector product are the result of the multiplication of two vectors:

AB = -A.B + AxB = -|AB|cos(AB) + |AB|sin(AB)UC where UC is the unit vector perpendicular to both A and B.

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