Question

$$ABC$$  is an equilateral triangle of side $$a.$$  The value of $$\overrightarrow {AB} .\overrightarrow {BC} + \overrightarrow {BC} .\overrightarrow {CA} + \overrightarrow {CA} .\overrightarrow {AB} $$       is equal to :

A. $$\frac{{3{a^2}}}{2}$$
B. $$3{a^2}$$
C. $$ - \frac{{3{a^2}}}{2}$$  
D. none of these
Answer :   $$ - \frac{{3{a^2}}}{2}$$
Solution :
$$\eqalign{ & \overrightarrow {AB} .\overrightarrow {BC} = {a^2}\cos \,{120^ \circ } = - \frac{{{a^2}}}{2} \cr & \overrightarrow {BC} .\overrightarrow {CA} = - \frac{{{a^2}}}{2} \cr & \overrightarrow {CA} .\overrightarrow {AB} = - \frac{{{a^2}}}{2} \cr & \therefore {\text{ Answer}} = - \frac{{3{a^2}}}{2} \cr} $$

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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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