JEE Main & Advanced Mathematics Vector Algebra Question Bank Scalar triple product and their applications

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    If a, b, c be any three non-coplanar vectors, then \[[\mathbf{a}+\mathbf{b}\,\,\,\mathbf{b}+\mathbf{c}\,\,\,\mathbf{c}+\mathbf{a}]=\]     [RPET 1988; MP PET 1990, 02; Kerala (Engg.) 2002]

    A)             \[|\mathbf{a}\,\mathbf{b}\,\mathbf{c}|\]

    B)             2\[[\mathbf{a}\,\mathbf{b}\,\mathbf{c}]\]

    C)             \[{{[\,\mathbf{a}\,\mathbf{b}\,\mathbf{c}\,]}^{2}}\]

    D)             \[2\,{{[\,\mathbf{a}\,\mathbf{b}\,\mathbf{c}\,]}^{2}}\]

    Correct Answer: B

    Solution :

                    \[[\mathbf{a}+\mathbf{b}\,\,\mathbf{b}+\mathbf{c}\,\,\mathbf{c}+\mathbf{a}]=(\mathbf{a}+\mathbf{b}).\{(\mathbf{b}+\mathbf{c})\times (\mathbf{c}+\mathbf{a})\}\]                                 \[=(\mathbf{a}+\mathbf{b}).(\mathbf{b}\times \mathbf{c}+\mathbf{b}\times \mathbf{a}+\mathbf{c}\times \mathbf{c}+\mathbf{c}\times \mathbf{a})\]                                 \[=(\mathbf{a}+\mathbf{b}).(\mathbf{b}\times \mathbf{c}+\mathbf{b}\times \mathbf{a}+\mathbf{c}\times \mathbf{a})\],  \[\left\{ \because \,\mathbf{c}\times \mathbf{c}=0 \right\}\]                                 \[=\mathbf{a}.\mathbf{b}\times \mathbf{c}+\mathbf{a}.\mathbf{b}\times \mathbf{a}+\mathbf{a}.\mathbf{c}\times \mathbf{a}+\mathbf{b}.\mathbf{b}\times \mathbf{c}\]\[+\mathbf{b}.\mathbf{b}\times \mathbf{a}+\mathbf{b}.\mathbf{c}\times \mathbf{a}\]                 \[=[\mathbf{a}\,\mathbf{b}\,\mathbf{c}]+[\mathbf{b}\,\mathbf{c}\,\mathbf{a}]=2[\mathbf{a}\,\mathbf{b}\,\mathbf{c}]\].


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