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Let a=2^i+^j2^k and b=^i+^j. If c is a vector such that a.c=|c|,|ca|=22 and the angle between (a×b) and c is 300, then the value of |(a×b)×c| is

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23
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32
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2
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3
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Solution

The correct option is C 32
¯¯¯a=2i+j2k
¯¯b=i+j
¯¯¯aׯ¯b:
∣ ∣ ∣ijk212110∣ ∣ ∣
i(0+2)j(2)+k(21)
2i2j+k
¯¯¯aׯ¯b=22+22+12=3
¯¯c¯¯¯a=22
¯¯c2+¯¯¯a22¯¯¯a.¯¯c=22
¯¯c2+¯¯¯a22¯¯c=22(i)
(¯¯¯a.¯¯c=¯¯c)
(¯¯¯aׯ¯b)ׯ¯c=¯¯¯aׯ¯b.¯¯csin30
=3.¯¯csin30
=3¯¯c2(ii)
¯¯¯a=2i+j2k
¯¯¯a=22+1+22=3
Putting¯¯¯ain(i)
¯¯c2+92¯¯c=22
Squaring:
¯¯c22¯¯c+9=8
¯¯c22¯¯c+1=0
¯¯c2¯¯c¯¯c+1=0
(¯¯c1)2=0
¯¯c=1
Putting¯¯cin(ii)
(¯¯¯aׯ¯b)ׯ¯c=32¯¯c=32

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