Practicing Success

Target Exam

CUET

Subject

-- Mathematics - Section B1

Chapter

Vectors

Question:

Value of $[\vec{a} \times \vec{b}, \vec{a} \times \vec{c}, \vec{d}]$ is always equal to:

Options:

$(\vec{a}. \vec{d})[\vec{a} \vec{b} \vec{c}]$

$(\vec{a} . \vec{c})[\vec{a} \vec{b} \vec{c}]$

$(\vec{a} . \vec{b})[\vec{a} \vec{b} \vec{c}]$

None of these

Correct Answer:

$(\vec{a}. \vec{d})[\vec{a} \vec{b} \vec{c}]$

Explanation:

${[\vec{a} \times \vec{b}, \vec{a} \times \vec{c}, \vec{d}]}$

$=(\vec{a} \times \vec{b}) .((\vec{a} \times \vec{c}) \times \vec{d})$

$=(\vec{a} \times \vec{b}) .((\vec{a} . \vec{d}) \vec{c}-(\vec{c} . \vec{d}) \vec{a})$

$=(\vec{a} . \vec{d})[\vec{a} \vec{b} \vec{c}]$

Hence (1) is correct answer.