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Direction of cross product of two vectors (Right Hand Rule)

Problem

At a certain time, the velocity v of a charged particle in a magnetic field B is as shown below.
Which of the following best represents the direction of "(B×v)"? Note: indicates the direction into the plane of screen.
Choose 1 answer: