- 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 →...
Options
- 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]
- 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]
- 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]
- 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 are coplanar.
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
⇒ \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[\right] = \left[\right] = \left[\right] and \left[\right] = - \left[\right]⇒ \left[\right] + \left[\right] + \left[\right] = \left[\right]⇒ \left[\right] + \left[\right] + \left[\right] = \left[\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]