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Which of the following is not true about vectors → A , → B ~and → C...

Which of the following is not true about vectors A→,B→\overset{→}{A}, \overset{→}{B}~and C→\overset{→}{C}?

Options

  1. A\left(\overset{→}{A} \cdot \overset{→}{A}\right) \left(\overset{→}{B} \cdot \overset{→}{C}\right)& is a scalar value.
  2. B\left(\overset{→}{A} \times \overset{→}{B}\right) \cdot \left(\overset{→}{B} \times \overset{→}{C}\right)& is a scalar value.
  3. C\left(\overset{→}{A} \times \overset{→}{C}\right) \times \left(\overset{→}{B} \times \overset{→}{C}\right)& is a scalar value.
  4. DA→×(B→×C→) and isavectorvalue.\overset{→}{A} \times \left(\overset{→}{B} \times \overset{→}{C}\right) \text{ and } is a vector value.

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:~A→\overset{→}{A}\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.

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