Explain the right-hand rule.

What will be an ideal response?


For engineering, the axes usually define a right-handed coordinate system. Since most engineering analysis techniques are defined by a right-handed system, you should learn what this means and how to recognize such a system when you see it. A right-handed system means that if you point the fingers of your right hand down the positive x-axis and curl them in the direction of the positive y-axis, your thumb will point in the direction of the positive z-axis. This procedure is sometimes referred to as the right-hand rule.


Another way to think about the right-hand rule is to point your thumb down the positive x-axis and your index finger down the positive y-axis; your middle finger will then automatically point down the positive z-axis. Either method for illustrating the right-hand rule results in the same set of coordinate axes; choose the method that is easiest for you to use.

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