If $\vec u$ and $\vec v$ be unit vectors. If $\vec w$ is a vector such that $\vec w+(\vec w×\vec u) =\vec v$ then $\vec u.(\vec v×\vec w)$ will be equal to
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 4
We have,
$\vec w+(\vec w×\vec u) =\vec v$ ...(i)
Taking scalar product with $\vec v$, we obtain
$\{\vec w+(\vec w×\vec u)\}.\vec v=\vec v.\vec v$
$⇒\vec w.\vec v+(\vec w×\vec u).\vec v=|\vec v|^2$
$⇒\vec w.\vec v+[\vec u\,\,\vec v\,\,\vec w]=1$ $[∵|\vec v|=1]$
$⇒[\vec u\,\,\vec v\,\,\vec w]=1-\vec v.\vec w$ ...(ii)
So, option (1) is correct.
Taking cross-product of (i) with $\vec u$, we obtain
$\vec u×\vec w+\vec u×(\vec w×\vec u) = \vec u×\vec v$
$⇒\vec u×\vec w+(\vec u.\vec u)\vec w-(\vec u.\vec w)\vec u= \vec u×\vec v$
$⇒\vec u×\vec w+\vec w-(\vec u.\vec w)\vec u= \vec u×\vec v$
Taking dot product with $\vec w$, we get
$\vec w. (\vec u×\vec w)+\vec w.\vec w-(\vec u.\vec w) (\vec w.\vec u) = \vec w. (\vec u×\vec v)$
$⇒|\vec w|^2-(\vec u.\vec w)^2=[\vec u\,\,\vec v\,\,\vec w]$ ...(iii)
So, option (c) is correct.
Taking scalar product of (i) with $\vec w$, we get
$\vec w.\vec w+\vec w.(\vec w×\vec u)=\vec w.\vec v$
$⇒|\vec w|^2+0=\vec v.\vec w$
$⇒\vec v.\vec w=|\vec w|^2$
Substituting the value of $\vec v.\vec w$ in (ii), we get
$[\vec u\,\,\vec v\,\,\vec w]=1-|\vec w|^2$
So, option (b) is correct.