Hard INTEGER +4 / -1 PYQ · JEE Mains 2022

Let  $\overrightarrow a = \widehat i - 2\widehat j + 3\widehat k$,   $\overrightarrow b = \widehat i + \widehat j + \widehat k$   and   $\overrightarrow c$   be a vector such that   $$\overrightarrow a + \left( {\overrightarrow b \times \overrightarrow c } \right) = \overrightarrow 0 $$   and   $\overrightarrow b \,.\,\overrightarrow c = 5$. Then the value of   $3\left( {\overrightarrow c \,.\,\overrightarrow a } \right)$   is equal to _________.

Solution

$$ \vec{a} \cdot \vec{b}=(\hat{i}-2 \hat{j}+3 \hat{k}) \cdot(\hat{i}+\hat{j}+\hat{k})=2 $$ ........(i) <br/><br/>Given: $\vec{a}+(\vec{b} \times \vec{c})=0$ <br/><br/>$\Rightarrow \vec{a} \cdot \vec{b}=0$ ........(ii) <br/><br/>Equation (i) and equation (ii) are contradicting.

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Subject: Mathematics · Chapter: Vector Algebra · Topic: Types of Vectors

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