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JEE Main 202311 AprilEvening Shift
Exam
JEE Main
Year
2023
Date
11 April
Shift
Evening Shift
Subject
Mathematics
Chapter
Vector Algebra

JEE Main 2023 · 11 April · Evening Shift · Mathematics · Vector Algebra

If four distinct points with position vectors → a , → b , → c and →...

If four distinct points with position vectors a→,b→,c→\overset{\to}{a}, \overset{\to}{b}, \overset{\to}{c} and d→\overset{\to}{d} are coplanar, then [a→b→c→][ \overset{\to}{a}\overset{\to}{b}\overset{\to}{c} ] is equal to

Options

  1. A\left[\begin{cases}\overset{\to}{d} & \overset{\to}{b} & \overset{\to}{a}\end{cases}\right] + \left[\begin{cases}\overset{\to}{a} & \overset{\to}{c} & \overset{\to}{d}\end{cases}\right] + \left[\begin{cases}\overset{\to}{d}\overset{\to}{b} & \overset{\to}{c}\end{cases}\right]
  2. B\left[\begin{cases}\overset{\to}{a} & \overset{\to}{d} & \overset{\to}{b}\end{cases}\right] + \left[\begin{cases}\overset{\to}{d} & \overset{\to}{c} & \overset{\to}{a}\end{cases}\right] + \left[\begin{cases}\overset{\to}{d} & \overset{\to}{b} & \overset{\to}{c}\end{cases}\right]
  3. C\left[\begin{cases}\overset{\to}{d} & \overset{\to}{c} & \overset{\to}{a}\end{cases}\right] + \left[\begin{cases}\overset{\to}{b} & \overset{\to}{d} & \overset{\to}{a}\end{cases}\right] + \left[\begin{cases}\overset{\to}{c} & \overset{\to}{d} & \overset{\to}{b}\end{cases}\right]
  4. D\left[\begin{cases}\overset{\to}{b} & \overset{\to}{c} & \overset{\to}{d}\end{cases}\right] + \left[\begin{cases}\overset{\to}{d} & \overset{\to}{a} & \overset{\to}{c}\end{cases}\right] + \left[\begin{cases}\overset{\to}{d} & \overset{\to}{b} & \overset{\to}{a}\end{cases}\right]

Correct answer

C. \left[\begin{cases}\overset{\to}{d} & \overset{\to}{c} & \overset{\to}{a}\end{cases}\right] + \left[\begin{cases}\overset{\to}{b} & \overset{\to}{d} & \overset{\to}{a}\end{cases}\right] + \left[\begin{cases}\overset{\to}{c} & \overset{\to}{d} & \overset{\to}{b}\end{cases}\right]

Step-by-step solution

Given that a→,b→,c→,d→\overset{\to}{a}, \overset{\to}{b}, \overset{\to}{c}, \overset{\to}{d} are coplanar.

⇒b→−a→,c→−a→,d→−a→⇒ \overset{\to}{b} - \overset{\to}{a}, \overset{\to}{c} - \overset{\to}{a}, \overset{\to}{d} - \overset{\to}{a} are also coplanar.

⇒ \left[\begin{cases}\overset{\to}{b} - \overset{\to}{a} & \overset{\to}{c} - \overset{\to}{a} & \overset{\to}{d} - \overset{\to}{a}\end{cases}\right] = 0

⇒(b→−a→).((c→−a→)×(d→−a→))=0⇒ \left(\overset{\to}{b} - \overset{\to}{a}\right) . \left(\left(\overset{\to}{c} - \overset{\to}{a}\right) \times \left(\overset{\to}{d} - \overset{\to}{a}\right)\right) = 0

⇒(b→−a→).(c→×d→−c→×a→−a→×d→)=0(Sincea→×a→=0)⇒ \left(\overset{\to}{b} - \overset{\to}{a}\right) . \left(\overset{\to}{c} \times \overset{\to}{d} - \overset{\to}{c} \times \overset{\to}{a} - \overset{\to}{a} \times \overset{\to}{d}\right) = 0 ( Since\overset{\to}{a} \times \overset{\to}{a} = 0 )

⇒b→.(c→×d→)−b→.(c→×a→)−b→.(a→×d→)−a→.(c→×d→)+a→.(c→×a→)+a→.(a→×d→)=0⇒ \overset{\to}{b} . \left(\overset{\to}{c} \times \overset{\to}{d}\right) - \overset{\to}{b} . \left(\overset{\to}{c} \times \overset{\to}{a}\right) - \overset{\to}{b} . \left(\overset{\to}{a} \times \overset{\to}{d}\right) - \overset{\to}{a} . \left(\overset{\to}{c} \times \overset{\to}{d}\right) + \overset{\to}{a} . \left(\overset{\to}{c} \times \overset{\to}{a}\right) + \overset{\to}{a} . \left(\overset{\to}{a} \times \overset{\to}{d}\right) = 0

⇒ \left[\begin{cases}\overset{\to}{b} & \overset{\to}{c} & \overset{\to}{d}\end{cases}\right] - \left[\begin{cases}\overset{\to}{b} & \overset{\to}{c} & \overset{\to}{a}\end{cases}\right] - \left[\begin{cases}\overset{\to}{b} & \overset{\to}{a} & \overset{\to}{d}\end{cases}\right] - \left[\begin{cases}\overset{\to}{a} & \overset{\to}{c} & \overset{\to}{d}\end{cases}\right] = 0

We know that \left[{x→y→z→\begin{cases}\overset{\to}{x} & \overset{\to}{y} & \overset{\to}{z}\end{cases}\right] = \left[{y→z→x→\begin{cases}\overset{\to}{y} & \overset{\to}{z} & \overset{\to}{x}\end{cases}\right] = \left[{z→x→y→\begin{cases}\overset{\to}{z} & \overset{\to}{x} & \overset{\to}{y}\end{cases}\right] and \left[{x→y→z→\begin{cases}\overset{\to}{x} & \overset{\to}{y} & \overset{\to}{z}\end{cases}\right] = - \left[{x→z→y→\begin{cases}\overset{\to}{x} & \overset{\to}{z} & \overset{\to}{y}\end{cases}\right]</p><p></p><p>⇒ \left[{b→c→d→\begin{cases}\overset{\to}{b} & \overset{\to}{c} & \overset{\to}{d}\end{cases}\right] + \left[{a→b→d→\begin{cases}\overset{\to}{a} & \overset{\to}{b} & \overset{\to}{d}\end{cases}\right] + \left[{a→d→c→\begin{cases}\overset{\to}{a} & \overset{\to}{d} & \overset{\to}{c}\end{cases}\right] = \left[{a→b→c→\begin{cases}\overset{\to}{a} & \overset{\to}{b} & \overset{\to}{c}\end{cases}\right]</p><p></p><p>⇒ \left[{c→d→b→\begin{cases}\overset{\to}{c} & \overset{\to}{d} & \overset{\to}{b}\end{cases}\right] + \left[{b→d→a→\begin{cases}\overset{\to}{b} & \overset{\to}{d} & \overset{\to}{a}\end{cases}\right] + \left[{d→c→a→\begin{cases}\overset{\to}{d} & \overset{\to}{c} & \overset{\to}{a}\end{cases}\right] = \left[{a→b→c→\begin{cases}\overset{\to}{a} & \overset{\to}{b} & \overset{\to}{c}\end{cases}\right]</p><p>Hence, the required answer is \left[\begin{cases}\overset{\to}{d} & \overset{\to}{c} & \overset{\to}{a}\end{cases}\right] + \left[\begin{cases}\overset{\to}{b} & \overset{\to}{d} & \overset{\to}{a}\end{cases}\right] + \left[\begin{cases}\overset{\to}{c} & \overset{\to}{d} & \overset{\to}{b}\end{cases}\right]

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