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If a,b,c and p,q,r are two sets of three non-coplanar vectors such that a.p+b.q+c.r=3 then value of p, q and r is

A
a×b[abc],b×c[abc],c×a[abc]
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B
b×c,c×a,a×b
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aa2,bb2,cc2
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D
b×c[abc],c×a[abc],a×b[abc]
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Solution

The correct option is D b×c[abc],c×a[abc],a×b[abc]
We have
a.p+b.q+c.r=3
Multiply and Divide RHS by [a,b,c]

a.p+b.q+c.r=3[a b c][a b c]

=a.(b×c)[a b c]+b.(c×a)[a b c]+c.(a×b)[a b c]
On comparing we get,
p=b×c[a b c] q=c×a[a b c] r=a×b[a b c]

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