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

Let a,b and c, be three unit vectors such that a+b+c=0. If λ=ab+bc+ca and d=a×b+b×c+c×a, then the order pair, λ,d, is equal to.
  1. 32,3a×c
  2. -32,3c×b
  3. 32,3b×c
  4. -32,3a×b

Solution

a+b+c2=0
3+2a·b+b·c+c·a=0
a·b+b·c+c·a=-32λ=-32
d=a×b+b×-a-b+-a-b×a
=a×b+a×b+a×b
d=3a×b.

Asked in: JEE Main 2020 (07 Jan Shift 2)

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