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Standard XII
Mathematics
Applications of Cross Product
If a⃗ ,b⃗ ,...
Question
If
→
a
,
→
b
,
→
c
are unit vectors such that
→
a
+
→
b
+
→
c
=
→
0
and
(
→
a
,
→
b
)
=
π
3
, then
∣
∣
→
a
×
→
b
∣
∣
+
∣
∣
→
b
×
→
c
∣
∣
+
|
→
c
×
→
a
|
=
A
3
2
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B
0
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C
3
√
3
2
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D
3
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Solution
The correct option is
C
3
√
3
2
|
→
a
|
=
|
→
b
|
=
|
→
c
|
=
1
=> position vectors A,B,C of
→
a
,
→
b
,
→
c
lie on a circle of radii 1, and origin as centre.
Also, centroid of triangle formed by position vectors of
→
a
,
→
b
,
→
c
=
→
a
+
→
b
+
→
c
3
=
0
=> origin is both circumcentre and centroid of the triangle
=> Triangle ABC is an equilateral triangle with origin as centroid/circumcentre.
=> angle between each of the
→
a
,
→
b
,
→
c
is
2
π
3
=>
|
→
a
×
→
b
|
=
|
→
a
|
|
→
b
|
s
i
n
(
2
π
3
)
=
√
3
2
Similarly,
|
→
b
×
→
c
|
=
|
→
c
×
→
a
|
=
√
3
2
Thus
∣
∣
→
a
×
→
b
∣
∣
+
∣
∣
→
b
×
→
c
∣
∣
+
|
→
c
×
→
a
|
=
3
√
3
2
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Q.
If
→
a
,
→
b
,
→
c
are unit vectors such that
→
a
+
→
b
+
→
c
=
→
0
and
(
→
a
,
→
b
)
=
π
3
then
|
→
a
×
→
b
|
+
|
→
b
×
→
c
|
+
|
→
c
×
→
a
|
=
Q.
If
→
a
,
→
b
,
→
c
are three vectors such that
→
a
×
→
b
=
→
c
,
→
b
×
→
c
=
→
a
,
→
c
×
→
a
=
→
b
then prove that
|
→
a
|
=
|
→
b
|
=
|
→
c
|
Q.
Let
|
→
a
|
=
1
,
∣
∣
→
b
∣
∣
=
√
2
,
|
→
c
|
=
√
3
, and
→
a
⊥
(
→
b
+
→
c
)
,
→
b
⊥
(
→
c
+
→
a
)
and
→
c
⊥
(
→
a
+
→
b
)
, then
∣
∣
→
a
+
→
b
+
→
c
∣
∣
is
Q.
If
|
→
a
|
=
3
,
∣
∣
→
b
∣
∣
=
4
,
|
→
c
|
=
5
,
→
a
⊥
(
→
b
+
→
c
)
,
→
b
⊥
(
→
c
+
→
a
)
and
→
c
⊥
(
→
a
+
→
b
)
then
√
2
∣
∣
→
a
+
→
b
+
→
c
∣
∣
is equal to
Q.
If
→
a
,
→
b
,
→
c
are unit vectors such that
→
a
is perpendicular to the
→
b
and
→
c
and angle between
→
b
and
→
c
is
π
3
, then value of
|
→
a
+
→
b
+
→
c
|
is
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