If $|a|=5,|b|=4,|c|=3$ thus what will be the value of $|a \cdot b+b . c+c . a|$, given that…

If $|a|=5,|b|=4,|c|=3$ thus what will be the value of $|a \cdot b+b . c+c . a|$, given that $\vec{a}+\vec{b}+\vec{c}=0$
  1. 25
  2. 50
  3. -25
  4. -50

Solution

We have, $\vec{a}+\vec{b}+\vec{c}=\overrightarrow{0} \Rightarrow(\vec{a}+\vec{b}+\vec{c})^2=0$ $\Rightarrow|\vec{a}|^2+|\vec{b}|^2+|\vec{c}|^2+2(\vec{a} \cdot \vec{b}+\vec{b} \cdot \vec{c}+\vec{c} \cdot \vec{a})=0 \Rightarrow 25+16+9+2(\vec{a} \cdot \vec{b}+\vec{b} \cdot \vec{c}+\vec{c} \cdot \vec{a})=0$ $\Rightarrow(\vec{a} \cdot \vec{b}+\vec{b} \cdot \vec{c}+\vec{c} \cdot \vec{a})=-25 \quad \therefore|\vec{a} \cdot \vec{b}+\vec{b} \cdot \vec{c}+\vec{c} \cdot \vec{a}|=25$

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