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Let a=2i^+j^+k^, and b and c be two nonzero vectors such that a+b+c=a+b-c and b·c=0. Consider the following two statement:

A a+λca for all λ.

B a and c are always parallel

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Options:
  • A only (B) is correct
  • B neither (A) nor (B) is correct
  • C only (A) is correct
  • D both (A) and (B) are correct.
Solution:
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The correct answer is: only (A) is correct

Given,

a+b+c=a+b-c

Now squaring both side we get,

a+b+c2=a+b-c2

a2+b2+c2+2a·b+2b·c+2c·a=a2+b2+c2+2a·b-2b·c-2c·a

2b·c+2c·a=-2b·c+2c·a

4b·c+c·a=0

Now here given b·c=0, so

c·a=0 which means c & a are perpendicular vector, so statement B is false,

Now statementA: a+λca

a+λc2a2

a2+λc2+2a·ca2

λc2+2a·c0

λc20

This is not always true, since λR.

Hence, we can say that statementA is true and statement B is false.

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