Let a → ,   b → and c → be three unit vectors such that a → - b → 2 + a…

Let a, b and c be three unit vectors such that a-b2+a-c2=8. Then a+2b2+a+2c2 is equal to

Solution

 a=b=c=1

a-b2+a-c2=8

 1+1-2a·b+1+1-2a·c=8

  a·b+a·c=-2

Now a+2b2+a+2c2

=a2+4b2+4a·b+a2+4c2+4a·c

=2a2+4b2+4c2+4a·b+a·c

=2+4+4+4-2

=2

Asked in: JEE Main 2020 (02 Sep Shift 1)

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