- Exam
- JEE Main
- Year
- 2024
- Date
- 27 January
- Shift
- Morning Shift
- Subject
- Mathematics
- Chapter
- Vector Algebra
JEE Main 2024 · 27 January · Morning Shift · Mathematics · Vector Algebra
If → a = ^ i + 2 ^ j + ^ k , → b = 3 ( ^ i - ^ j + ^ k ) and → c be...
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Correct answer
B.
Step-by-step solution
Given: \overset{\to}{a} = \overset{^}{i} + 2\overset{^}{j} + \overset{^}{k}, \overset{\to}{b} = 3\left(\overset{^}{i} - \overset{^}{j} + \overset{^}{k}\right), and .
Now,
\left\{\text{as}\overset{\to}{a} \cdot \left(\overset{\to}{c} \times \overset{\to}{b}\right) = \overset{\to}{b} \cdot \left(\overset{\to}{a} \times \overset{\to}{c}\right)\right\}\overset{\to}{a} \cdot \overset{\to}{b} = 3 - 6 + 3 = 0⇒ \overset{\to}{a} \cdot \left(\left(\overset{\to}{c} \times \overset{\to}{b}\right) - \overset{\to}{b} - \overset{\to}{c}\right) = \overset{\to}{a} \cdot \left(\overset{\to}{c} \times \overset{\to}{b}\right) - \overset{\to}{a} \cdot \overset{\to}{b} - \overset{\to}{a} \cdot \overset{\to}{c}⇒ \overset{\to}{a} \cdot \left(\left(\overset{\to}{c} \times \overset{\to}{b}\right) - \overset{\to}{b} - \overset{\to}{c}\right) = 27 - 0 - 3⇒ \overset{\to}{a} \cdot \left(\left(\overset{\to}{c} \times \overset{\to}{b}\right) - \overset{\to}{b} - \overset{\to}{c}\right) = 24$