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Let a=^i^j, b=j^k, c=^k^i. If d is a unit vector such that a.d=0=[b c d], then d equals

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±^i+^j2^k6
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±^i+^j^k3
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±^i+^j+^k3
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±^k
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Solution

The correct option is A ±^i+^j2^k6
Let d=x^i+y^j+z^k
where, x2+y2+z2=1 ...(i)
[ d being unit vector]
Since, a.d=0xy=0x=y ...(ii)Also,[b c d]=0∣ ∣011101xyz∣ ∣=0x+y+z=02x+z=0 [from Eq.(ii)]...(iii)From Eqs.(i),(ii) and (iii)x2+x2+4x2=1x=±16d=±16(^i+^j2^k)

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