VIT Engineering VIT Engineering Solved Paper-2014

  • question_answer
    If \[r=\alpha b\times c+\beta c\times a+\gamma a\times b\]and [a b c] =2, then \[\alpha +\beta +\gamma \] is equal to

    A) \[r.[b\times c+c\times a+a\times b]\]

    B) \[\frac{1}{2}r.\left( a+b+c \right)\]

    C) 2r. (a + b + c)

    D) 4

    Correct Answer: B

    Solution :

    Now, \[r.a=\alpha \left( a.b\times c \right)+\beta \left( a.c\times a \right)+\gamma \left( a.a\times b \right)\]                      \[=\alpha \left[ abc \right]+0+0\] Similarly          \[\text{r}\text{.b= }\!\!\beta\!\!\text{ }\left[ \text{abc} \right]\text{ and r}\text{.c= }\!\!\gamma\!\!\text{ }\left[ \text{abc} \right]\] \[\therefore \]  \[\frac{1}{2}r.\left( a+b+c \right)=\frac{1}{2}\left( r.a+r.b+r.c \right)\]                    \[=\frac{1}{2}\left( \alpha +\beta +\gamma  \right)\left[ abc \right]\]                   \[=\frac{1}{2}\left( \alpha +\beta +\gamma  \right)\times 2=\alpha +\beta +\gamma \]


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