- Exam
- JEE Main
- Subject
- Physics
- Chapter
- Mathematics in Physics
JEE Main · Physics · Mathematics in Physics
Which of the following is not true about vectors → A , → B ~and → C...
Options
- A\left(\overset{→}{A} \cdot \overset{→}{A}\right) \left(\overset{→}{B} \cdot \overset{→}{C}\right)& is a scalar value.
- B\left(\overset{→}{A} \times \overset{→}{B}\right) \cdot \left(\overset{→}{B} \times \overset{→}{C}\right)& is a scalar value.
- C\left(\overset{→}{A} \times \overset{→}{C}\right) \times \left(\overset{→}{B} \times \overset{→}{C}\right)& is a scalar value.
- D
Correct answer
C. \left(\overset{→}{A} \times \overset{→}{C}\right) \times \left(\overset{→}{B} \times \overset{→}{C}\right)& is a scalar value.
Step-by-step solution
Dot/Scalar product of two vectors gives scalar result. Cross/Vector product will give vector result.
Case:& \left(\overset{→}{A} \cdot \overset{→}{A}\right) \left(\overset{→}{B} \cdot \overset{→}{C}\right)
Both left & right part will be a scalar value and hence its product will also be a scalar value.
Case:~\left(\overset{→}{A} \times \overset{→}{B}\right) \cdot \left(\overset{→}{B} \times \overset{→}{C}\right)
Both left and right part will be a vector, and then these two vectors will undergo dot product and the result will be a scalar value.
Case:~\left(\overset{→}{A} \times \overset{→}{C}\right) \times \left(\overset{→}{B} \times \overset{→}{C}\right)
Both left and right part will be a vector, and then these two vectors will undergo cross product and the result will be a vector~value.
Case:~\times \left(\overset{→}{B} \times \overset{→}{C}\right)
Both left and right part will be a vector, and then these two vectors will undergo cross product and the result will be a vector value.