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$\vec{a}, \vec{b}, \vec{c}$ are 3 vectors, such that $\vec{a}+\vec{b}+\vec{c}=0,|\vec{a}|=1,|\vec{b}|=2 \mid \vec{a}$ then $\vec{a} \cdot \vec{b}+\vec{b} \cdot \vec{c}+\vec{c} \cdot \vec{a}$ is equal to
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Options:
  • A
    1
  • B
    0
  • C
    $-7$
  • D
    7
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The correct answer is:
$-7$
$\vec{a}+\vec{b}+\vec{c}=0 \Rightarrow(\vec{a}+\vec{b}+\vec{c}) \cdot(\vec{a}+\vec{b}+\vec{c})=0$
$|\vec{a}|^2+|\vec{b}|^2+|\vec{c}|^2+2(\vec{a} \cdot \vec{b}+\vec{b} \cdot \vec{c}+\vec{c} \cdot \vec{a})=0$
$\vec{a} \cdot \vec{b}+\vec{b} \cdot \vec{c}+\vec{c} \cdot \vec{a}=\frac{-1-4-9}{2}=-7$

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