The torque about the point 3^i−^j+3^k of a force 4^i+2^j+^k through the point 5^i+2^j+4^k, is
A
^i+2^j−8^k
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^i+2^j+8^k
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C
^i−2^j−8^k
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D
−^i−2^j−8^k
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Solution
The correct option is B^i+2^j−8^k →r=(3i−^j+3^k)−(5^i+2^j+4^k) =−2^i−3^j−^k T=→r×→F (taught in physics) =(−2^i−3^j−^k)×(4^i+2^j+^k) T=∣∣
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∣∣^i^j^k−2−3−1421∣∣
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∣∣=−^i−2^j+8^k T=−^i−2^j−8^k or ^i+2^j−8^k