Question

The vectors $${\vec a}$$ and $${\vec b}$$ are not perpendicular and $${\vec c}$$ and $${\vec d}$$ are two vectors satisfying $$\vec b \times \vec c = \vec b \times \vec d$$   and $$\vec a.\vec d = 0$$   Then the vector $${\vec d}$$ is equal to :

A. $$\vec c + \left( {\frac{{\vec a.\vec c}}{{\vec a.\vec b}}} \right)\vec b$$
B. $$\vec b + \left( {\frac{{\vec b.\vec c}}{{\vec a.\vec b}}} \right)\vec c$$
C. $$\vec c - \left( {\frac{{\vec a.\vec c}}{{\vec a.\vec b}}} \right)\vec b$$  
D. $$\vec b - \left( {\frac{{\vec b.\vec c}}{{\vec a.\vec b}}} \right)\vec c$$
Answer :   $$\vec c - \left( {\frac{{\vec a.\vec c}}{{\vec a.\vec b}}} \right)\vec b$$
Solution :
$$\eqalign{ & \vec a.\vec b \ne 0,\,\,\,\vec a.\vec d = 0 \cr & {\text{Now, }}\vec b \times \vec c = \vec b \times \vec d \cr & \Rightarrow \vec a \times \left( {\vec b \times \vec c} \right) = \vec a \times \left( {\vec b \times \vec d} \right) \cr & \Rightarrow \left( {\vec a.\vec c} \right)\vec b - \left( {\vec a.\vec b} \right)\vec c = \left( {\vec a.\vec d} \right)\vec b - \left( {\vec a.\vec b} \right)\vec d \cr & \Rightarrow \left( {\vec a.\vec b} \right)\vec d = - \left( {\vec a.\vec c} \right)\vec b + \left( {\vec a.\vec b} \right)\vec c \cr & \Rightarrow \vec d = \vec c - \left( {\frac{{\vec a.\vec c}}{{\vec a.\vec b}}} \right)\vec b \cr} $$

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Releted Question 1

The scalar $$\vec A.\left( {\vec B + \vec C} \right) \times \left( {\vec A + \vec B + \vec C} \right)$$      equals :

A. $$0$$
B. $$\left[ {\vec A\,\vec B\,\vec C} \right] + \left[ {\vec B\,\vec C\,\vec A} \right]$$
C. $$\left[ {\vec A\,\vec B\,\vec C} \right]$$
D. None of these
Releted Question 2

For non-zero vectors $$\vec a,\,\vec b,\,\vec c,\,\left| {\left( {\vec a \times \vec b} \right).\vec c} \right| = \left| {\vec a} \right|\left| {\vec b} \right|\left| {\vec c} \right|$$       holds if and only if -

A. $$\vec a.\vec b = 0,\,\,\,\vec b.\vec c = 0$$
B. $$\vec b.\vec c = 0,\,\,\,\vec c.\vec a = 0$$
C. $$\vec c.\vec a = 0,\,\,\,\vec a.\vec b = 0$$
D. $$\vec a.\vec b = \vec b.\vec c = \vec c.\vec a = 0$$
Releted Question 3

The volume of the parallelepiped whose sides are given by $$\overrightarrow {OA} = 2i - 2j,\,\,\overrightarrow {OB} = i + j - k,\,\,\overrightarrow {OC} = 3i - k,$$         is :

A. $$\frac{4}{{13}}$$
B. $$4$$
C. $$\frac{2}{7}$$
D. none of these
Releted Question 4

The points with position vectors $$60i + 3j,\,\,40i - 8j,\,\,ai - 52j$$      are collinear if :

A. $$a = - 40$$
B. $$a = 40$$
C. $$a = 20$$
D. none of these

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