Let →a=^i−^j,→b=^i+^j+^k and →c be a vector such that →a×→c+→b=→0 and →a⋅→c=4, then |→c|2 is equal to:
A
192
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B
172
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C
9
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D
8
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Solution
The correct option is A192 Given : →a×→c=−→b ⇒(→a×→c)×→a=−→b×→a ⇒(→a×→c)×→a=→a×→b ⇒(→a⋅→a)→c−(→c⋅→a)→a=→a×→b ⇒2→c−4→a=→a×→b
We calculate →a×→b. →a×→b=∣∣
∣
∣∣i^j^k1−10111∣∣
∣
∣∣=−^i−^j+^2k
So, 2→c−4→a=−^i−^j+^2k ⇒2→c=3^i−5^j+2^k ⇒→c=32^i−52^j+^k