Let $\vec{a}=\hat{i}+\hat{j}+\hat{k}, \vec{b}=2 \hat{i}+4 \hat{j}-5 \hat{k}$ and $\vec{c}=x \hat{i}+2 \hat{j}+3 \hat{k}, x \in \mathbb{R}$. If $\vec{d}$ is the unit vector in the direction of $\vec{b}+\vec{c}$ such that $\vec{a} \cdot \vec{d}=1$, then $(\vec{a} \times \vec{b}) \cdot \vec{c}$ is equal to
Solution
<p>$$\vec{a}=\hat{i}+\hat{j}+\hat{k}, \vec{b}=2 \hat{i}+4 \hat{j}-5 \hat{k}, \vec{c}=x \hat{i}+2 \hat{j}+3 \hat{k}, x \in R$$<?p>
<p>$\text { also, } \vec{b}+\vec{c}=(x+2) \hat{i}+6 \hat{j}-2 \hat{k}$</p>
<p>$\vec{d} \text { is the unit vector in the direction of } \vec{b}+\vec{c}$</p>
<p>$$\begin{aligned}
& |\vec{b}+\vec{c}|=\sqrt{(x+2)^2+6^2+2^2} \\
& =\sqrt{40+(x+2)^2} \\
& \vec{d}=\frac{x+2}{\sqrt{40+(x+2)^2}} \hat{i}+\frac{6}{\sqrt{40+(x+2)^2}} \hat{j} -\frac{2}{\sqrt{40+(x+2)^2}} \hat{k} \\
\end{aligned}$$</p>
<p>$$\begin{aligned}
& \vec{a} \cdot \vec{d}=1 \\
& \frac{x+2+6-2}{\sqrt{40+(x+2)^2}}=1 \\
& x+6=\sqrt{40+(x+2)^2}
\end{aligned}$$</p>
<p>$$\begin{aligned}
&(x+6)^2=40+(x+2)^2 \\
& x^2+36+ 12 x=40+x^2+4+4 x \\
& 8 x=8 \\
& \Rightarrow x=1 \\
&(\vec{a} \times \vec{b}) \cdot \vec{c}=[\vec{a} \vec{b} \vec{c}] \\
&=\left[\begin{array}{ccc}
1 & 1 & 1 \\
2 & 4 & -5 \\
1 & 2 & 3
\end{array}\right] \\
&=1(12+10)-1(6+5)+1(4-4) \\
&=22-11=11
\end{aligned}$$</p>
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Subject: Mathematics · Chapter: Vector Algebra · Topic: Types of Vectors
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