Question 257 of 379MediumMCQ
Let a,b,c be unit vectors with a+b+c=0. If λ=a⋅b+b⋅c+c⋅a and d=a×b+b×c+c×a, the ordered pair (λ,d) is: Solutions · 1
Official solution
∣a+b+c∣2=0⇒3+2λ=0⇒λ=−23.
With c=−a−b:
\[\vec d = \vec a\times\vec b + \vec b\times(-\vec a-\vec b) + (-\vec a-\vec b)\times\vec a = \vec a\times\vec b+\vec a\times\vec b+\vec a\times\vec b = 3(\vec a\times\vec b)\] Answer the question to unlock