Using cross products to make an equation

I am wondering how I can take each part of a cross product so I can put it in an equation. For example, in matlab I determined that [3,-2,-3] x [2,4,-2] = [16,0,6]. But now I want to plug that into an equation where 16 is x, 0 is y, and 6 is z. Currently I am running into the problem where all three numbers are stuck together but is there a way to sepearate them into their x, y, and z components.

Answer 1

[Torsten]

a = [3,-2,-3];
b = [2,4,-2];
[x y z] = my_cross(a,b)

x = 16

y = 0

z = 16

function [x y z] = my_cross(a,b);
  xyz = cross(a,b);
  x = xyz(1);
  y = xyz(2);
  z = xyz(3);
end