J & K CET Engineering J and K - CET Engineering Solved Paper-2006

  • question_answer
    If \[\vec{a},\vec{b},\vec{c}\] are non-coplanar and  \[[\vec{a}+\vec{b}\,\,\,\vec{b}+\vec{c}\,\,\,\,\vec{c}+\vec{a}]=k[\vec{a}\vec{b}\vec{c}],\]then k is equal to

    A)  \[0\]

    B)  \[1\]

    C)  \[2\]

    D)   \[3\]

    Correct Answer: C

    Solution :

    \[[\vec{a}+\vec{b}\,\,\,\,\,\vec{b}+\vec{c}\,\,\,\,\,\vec{c}+\vec{a}]\] \[=(\vec{a}+\vec{b}).(\vec{b}+\vec{c})\times (\vec{c}+\vec{a})\] \[=(\vec{a}+\vec{b}).(\vec{b}\times \vec{c}+\vec{b}\times \vec{a}+\vec{c}\times \vec{c}+\vec{c}\times \vec{a})\] \[=(\vec{a}+\vec{b}).(\vec{b}\times \vec{c}+\vec{b}\times \vec{a}+\vec{c}\times \vec{a})\] \[=\vec{a}.(\vec{b}\times \vec{c})+\vec{a}.(\vec{b}\times \vec{a})+\vec{a}.(\vec{c}\times \vec{a})\] \[+\vec{b}.(\vec{b}\times \vec{c})+\vec{b}.(\vec{b}\times \vec{a})+\vec{b}.(\vec{c}\times \vec{a})\] \[=2[\vec{a}\,\,\vec{b}\,\,\vec{c}]\] \[\therefore \] \[k=2\]


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