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2003 · Shift 0 · Q89
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Vector Algebra question

2003 · Shift 0 · Q89

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If a→×b→=b→×c→=c→×a→\overrightarrow a \times \overrightarrow b = \overrightarrow b \times \overrightarrow c = \overrightarrow c \times \overrightarrow aa×b=b×c=c×a then a→+b→+c→=\overrightarrow a + \overrightarrow b + \overrightarrow c =a+b+c=
  1. A
    abcabcabc
  2. B
    −1-1−1
  3. C
    000
  4. D
    222
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Correct answer: C

  1. Let
a⃗×b⃗=b⃗×c⃗=c⃗×a⃗.\vec a \times \vec b = \vec b \times \vec c = \vec c \times \vec a.a×b=b×c=c×a.

We need to find a⃗+b⃗+c⃗\vec a+\vec b+\vec ca+b+c.

  1. Since
a⃗×b⃗=b⃗×c⃗,\vec a \times \vec b = \vec b \times \vec c,a×b=b×c,

subtracting gives

a⃗×b⃗−b⃗×c⃗=0.\vec a \times \vec b - \vec b \times \vec c = 0.a×b−b×c=0.

Using distributivity of cross product,

a⃗×b⃗+c⃗×b⃗=0\vec a \times \vec b + \vec c \times \vec b = 0a×b+c×b=0

because −b⃗×c⃗=c⃗×b⃗-\vec b\times\vec c=\vec c\times\vec b−b×c=c×b. So,

(a⃗+c⃗)×b⃗=0.(\vec a+\vec c)\times \vec b=0.(a+c)×b=0.

Hence a⃗+c⃗\vec a+\vec ca+c is parallel to b⃗\vec bb.

  1. Also, from
b⃗×c⃗=c⃗×a⃗,\vec b \times \vec c = \vec c \times \vec a,b×c=c×a,

we get

b⃗×c⃗−c⃗×a⃗=0.\vec b \times \vec c - \vec c \times \vec a=0.b×c−c×a=0.

Since −c⃗×a⃗=a⃗×c⃗-\vec c\times\vec a=\vec a\times\vec c−c×a=a×c,

b⃗×c⃗+a⃗×c⃗=0\vec b\times\vec c+\vec a\times\vec c=0b×c+a×c=0 (a⃗+b⃗)×c⃗=0.(\vec a+\vec b)\times\vec c=0.(a+b)×c=0.

Hence a⃗+b⃗\vec a+\vec ba+b is parallel to c⃗\vec cc.

  1. Similarly, from
c⃗×a⃗=a⃗×b⃗,\vec c \times \vec a = \vec a \times \vec b,c×a=a×b,

we get

(b⃗+c⃗)×a⃗=0.(\vec b+\vec c)\times\vec a=0.(b+c)×a=0.

Hence b⃗+c⃗\vec b+\vec cb+c is parallel to a⃗\vec aa.

  1. So we have:
  • a⃗+c⃗∥b⃗\vec a+\vec c \parallel \vec ba+c∥b
  • a⃗+b⃗∥c⃗\vec a+\vec b \parallel \vec ca+b∥c
  • b⃗+c⃗∥a⃗\vec b+\vec c \parallel \vec ab+c∥a

A simple way to satisfy all three simultaneously is that

a⃗+b⃗+c⃗=0⃗.\vec a+\vec b+\vec c=\vec 0.a+b+c=0.

Let us verify this directly.

If

a⃗+b⃗+c⃗=0⃗,\vec a+\vec b+\vec c=\vec 0,a+b+c=0,

then

c⃗=−(a⃗+b⃗).\vec c=-(\vec a+\vec b).c=−(a+b).

Now,

b⃗×c⃗=b⃗×[−(a⃗+b⃗)]=−b⃗×a⃗−b⃗×b⃗=a⃗×b⃗.\vec b\times\vec c=\vec b\times[-(\vec a+\vec b)] = -\vec b\times\vec a - \vec b\times\vec b = \vec a\times\vec b.b×c=b×[−(a+b)]=−b×a−b×b=a×b.

Also,

c⃗×a⃗=[−(a⃗+b⃗)]×a⃗=−a⃗×a⃗−b⃗×a⃗=a⃗×b⃗.\vec c\times\vec a=[-(\vec a+\vec b)]\times\vec a = -\vec a\times\vec a - \vec b\times\vec a = \vec a\times\vec b.c×a=[−(a+b)]×a=−a×a−b×a=a×b.

Thus indeed

a⃗×b⃗=b⃗×c⃗=c⃗×a⃗.\vec a\times\vec b=\vec b\times\vec c=\vec c\times\vec a.a×b=b×c=c×a.

So the required value is

a⃗+b⃗+c⃗=0⃗.\vec a+\vec b+\vec c=\vec 0.a+b+c=0.
  1. Therefore, the correct option is:
C: 0\boxed{\text{C: }0}C: 0​
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