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Two vectors ¯¯¯¯A and ¯¯¯¯B lie in a plane. A third vector ¯¯¯¯C lies outside this plane. Then the sum of these vectors ¯¯¯¯A+¯¯¯¯B+¯¯¯¯C:

A
can be zero
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can never be zero
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C
lies in plane containing ¯¯¯¯A+¯¯¯¯B
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D
lies in a plane containing ¯¯¯¯A¯¯¯¯B
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Solution

The correct option is B can never be zero
Let the vectors lie in XY plane.
We can write the vectors as A=Ax^x+Ay^y and B=Bx^x+By^y
Vector C lies outside the plane, so C=Cx^x+Cy^y+Cz^z
We get A+B+C =(Ax+Bx+Cx)^x+(Ay+By+Cy)^y+Cz^z
We can have some values such that the value of (Ax+Bx+Cx) can be zero and (Ay+By+Cy) can be zero. But Cz can not be zero as it is given that C lies outside the plane.
A+B+C0
So, option B is correct.

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