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Let a,b and c be three non-coplanar vectors and let p,q and r be vectors defined by the relations
p=b×cabc,q=c×aabc and r=a×babc
Then the value of the expression
(a+b).p+(b+c).q+(c+a).r is equal to

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Solution

The correct option is C 3
Given that,
p=b×cabc,q=c×aabc and r=a×babc
a.p=a.(b×c)abc=a.(b×c)abc=1
And a.q=a.(c×a)abc=a.(c×a)abc=0
similarly, b.q=c.r=1
And a.r=bq=cq=c.p=br=0
a+b.p+b+c.q+c+q.r
=a.p+b.p+bq+c.q+c.r+a.r
=1+1+1=3

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