Practicing Success

Target Exam

CUET

Subject

-- Mathematics - Section B1

Chapter

Vectors

Question:

Let $\vec a,\vec b,\vec c$ be any three vectors. Then, vectors $\vec u = \vec a×(\vec b×\vec c), \vec v=\vec b×(\vec c×\vec a)$ and $\vec w = \vec c×(\vec a×\vec b)$ are such that they are

Options:

collinear 

non-coplanar

coplanar 

none of these

Correct Answer:

coplanar 

Explanation:

$\vec u+\vec v+\vec w=\\(\vec a.\vec c)\vec b-(\vec a.\vec b)\vec c\\(\vec a.\vec b)\vec c-(\vec b.\vec c)\vec a\\(\vec b.\vec c)\vec a-(\vec a.\vec c)\vec a\\=0$