For vectors and

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Problem

For vectors

\mathbf a=(a_1,a_2,a_3)

and

\mathbf b=(b_1,b_2,b_3)

, the coefficient of

\hat{j}

\mathbf a\times\mathbf b

is (a)

a_1 b_3 - a_3 b_1

(b)

a_1 b_2 - a_2 b_1

(c)

a_3 b_1 - a_1 b_3

(d)

a_3 b_1 + a_1 b_3