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If a,b,c are three unit vectors such that a+b+c=0, where 0 is null vector, then a.b+b.c+c.a is

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3
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2
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-32
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0
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Solution

The correct option is C -32
We have a+b+c=0
|a+b+c|=0|¯a+¯b+¯c|2=0
|a|2+|b|2+|c|2+2(a.b+b.c+c.a)=0
a.b+b.c+c.a=12[1+1+1]=32

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