The figure shows a vector a in the xy-plane and a vector b in the direction of k. Their lengths are |a| = 6 and |b| = 5.   (a) Find |a × b|. (b) Use the right-hand rule to decide whether the components of a × b are positive, negative, or 0. x-component       y-component       z-component

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The figure shows a vector a in the xy-plane and a vector b in the direction of k. Their lengths are |a| = 6 and |b| = 5.
 
(a) Find |a × b|.


(b) Use the right-hand rule to decide whether the components of a × b are positive, negative, or 0.
x-component      
y-component      
z-component
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