# Right-Hand Rule ## Synopsis - Given a, b, get the direction of a x b. - Given x, y, get the direction of z in the right-hand axis. ![[right-hand-rule-1.png]] > ※ "[Right hand rule cross product](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Right_hand_rule_cross_product.svg)" by Wikipedia user Acdx. ![[right-hand-rule-2.png|]] > ※ [12.4: The Cross Product - Mathematics LibreTexts](https://math.libretexts.org/Bookshelves/Calculus/Calculus_(OpenStax)/12%3A_Vectors_in_Space/12.04%3A_The_Cross_Product)