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Q.

If u,v,w   are non coplanar vectors and  p,q are real numbers, then the equality  [3u¯  pv¯  pw¯][pv¯  w¯  qu¯][2w¯  qv¯  qu¯]=0  holds for 

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a

all values of  (p,q)

b

exactly two values of  (p,q)

c

more than two but not all values of  (p,q)

d

exactly one value of  (p,q)

answer is D.

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  [3upvpw][pvwqu][2wqvqu]=0  3p2[uvw]pq[uvw]+2q2[uvw]=0 (3p2pq+2q2)[uvw]=0 3p2pq+2q2=0[u,v,warenoncoplanar]
 As a quadratic in p , roots are real q224q2023q20q20q=0
And thus p=0  . Thus  (p,q)(0,0) is the only possibility.
 

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