Practicing Success

Target Exam

CUET

Subject

-- Mathematics - Section B1

Chapter

Vectors

Question:

The value of $\vec a .(\vec b+\vec c) ×(\vec a+\vec b+\vec c)$, is

Options:

$2 [\vec a\,\vec b\,\vec c]$

$[\vec a\,\vec b\,\vec c]$

0

none of these

Correct Answer:

0

Explanation:

We have,

$\vec a+\vec b+\vec c=\vec a+(\vec b+\vec c)$

$⇒\vec a,\vec b+\vec c$ and $\vec a+\vec b+\vec c$ are coplanar.

$⇒\vec a .(\vec b+\vec c) ×(\vec a+\vec b+\vec c)=0$ i.e., $[\vec a\,\, \vec b+\vec c\,\, \vec a+\vec b+\vec c]=0$