(a⋅^i)(a×^i)+(a⋅^j)(a×^j)+(a⋅^k)(a×^k) is equal to
A
3a
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B
a
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C
0
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D
None of these
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Solution
The correct option is D0 Let a=a1^i+a2^j+a3^k. Then a.^i=a1,a.^j=a2,a.^k=a3 a×^i=a2.^k+a3^j,a×^j=a1^k−a3^i,a×^k=a1^j+a2^i ∴(a.^i)(a×^i)+(a.^j)(a×^j)+(a.^k)(a×^k)=a1(−a2.^k+a3^j)+a2(a2.^k−a3^i)+a3(−a1^j+a2^i)=0 =0