A set of three vectors is given by [ \mathbf{a} = \begin{pmatrix} 1 \ 2 \ 3 \end{pmatrix}, \mathbf{b} = \begin{pmatrix} 4 \ 5 \ 6 \end{pmatrix}, \mathbf{c} = \begin{pmatrix} 7 \ 8 \ 9 \end{pmatrix}. \] Find the cross product of vectors [ \mathbf{a} imes \mathbf{b} \].

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A set of three vectors is given by [ \mathbf{a} = \begin{pmatrix} 1 \ 2 \ 3 \end{pmatrix}, \mathbf{b} = \begin{pmatrix} 4 \ 5 \ 6 \end{pmatrix}, \mathbf{c} = \begin{pmatrix} 7 \ 8 \ 9 \end{pmatrix}. \] Find the cross product of vectors [ \mathbf{a} 	imes \mathbf{b} \].

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\begin{pmatrix} -3 \ 6 \ -3 \end{pmatrix}

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A set of three vectors is given by [ \mathbf{a} = \begin{pmatrix} 1 \ 2 \ 3 \end{pmatrix}, \mathbf{b} = \begin{pmatrix} 4 \ 5 \ 6 \end{pmatrix}, \mathbf{c} = \begin{pmatrix} 7 \ 8 \ 9 \end{pmatrix}. \] Find the cross product of vectors [ \mathbf{a} \times \mathbf{b} \].

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