J & K CET Engineering J and K - CET Engineering Solved Paper-2008

  • question_answer
    If \[\vec{a}\times \vec{b}=\vec{c}\times \vec{d}\]and \[\vec{a}\times \vec{c}=\vec{b}\times \vec{d},\] then \[\vec{a}-\vec{d}\] is parallel to

    A)  \[\vec{b}+\vec{c}\]         

    B)  \[\vec{b}-2\vec{c}\]

    C)  \[\vec{b}+2\vec{c}\]

    D)  \[\vec{b}-\vec{c}\]

    Correct Answer: D

    Solution :

    Now,   \[(\vec{a}-\vec{d})\times (\vec{b}-\vec{c})=\vec{a}\times \vec{b}-\vec{a}\times \vec{c}-\vec{d}\times \vec{b}\] \[+\vec{d}\times \vec{c}\] \[=\vec{c}\times \vec{d}-\vec{b}\times \vec{d}-\vec{d}\times \vec{b}+\vec{d}\times \vec{c}\] \[[\because \,\vec{a}\times \overset{\scriptscriptstyle\rightharpoonup}{b}=\vec{c}\times \vec{d},\vec{a}\times \vec{c}=\vec{b}\times \vec{d}\,given]\] = \[\vec{0}\] \[\Rightarrow \] \[(\vec{a}-\vec{d})||(\vec{b}-\vec{c})\]


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