If →a,→b,→c,→d are coplanar vectors then {(→a×→b)×(→c×→d)}×(→a−→b)=
A
[→a→b→c]→a
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B
[→a→b→c]→b
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C
[→a→b→c]
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D
→0
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Solution
The correct option is D→0 Let us take ¯¯¯aׯ¯b as ¯¯¯x The question becomes ¯¯¯x×[¯¯cׯ¯¯d] =(¯¯¯x.¯¯¯d)¯¯c−(¯¯¯x.¯¯c)¯¯¯d =[¯¯¯a¯¯b¯¯¯d]¯¯c−[¯¯¯a¯¯b¯¯c]¯¯¯d
Since ¯¯¯a,¯¯b,¯¯c,¯¯¯d are coplanar; the term above becomes 0, implying that the final answer also becomes 0.