VIT Engineering VIT Engineering Solved Paper-2011

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    If \[a,\,\,b,\,\,c\]are three non-zero vectors such that \[a+b+c=0\] and \[m=a\cdot b+b\cdot c+c\cdot a,\]then

    A)  \[m<0\]

    B)  \[m>0\]

    C)  \[m=0\]

    D)  \[m=3\]

    Correct Answer: A

    Solution :

    We have, \[a+b+c=0\] \[\Rightarrow \]\[{{\left| a+b+c \right|}^{2}}=0\] \[\Rightarrow \]\[{{\left| \,a\, \right|}^{2}}+{{\left| \,b\, \right|}^{2}}+{{\left| \,c\, \right|}^{2}}\] \[+2\{a\cdot b+b\cdot c+c\cdot a\}=0\] \[\Rightarrow \]\[a\cdot b+b\cdot c+c\cdot a\] \[=-\frac{1}{2}\{{{\left| \,a\, \right|}^{2}}+{{\left| \,b\, \right|}^{2}}+{{\left| \,c\, \right|}^{2}}\}<0\] \[\Rightarrow \] \[m<0\]


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