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Q.

Let  a,b and c be three non-coplanar unit vectors such that the angle between every pair

of them is π/3. If a×b+b×c=pa+qb+rc  where p, q and r are scalars, then the value of 

p2+2q2+r2q2 , is

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a

2

b

8

c

6

d

4

answer is B.

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Detailed Solution

We have, 

a×b+b×c=pa+qb+rc                     ....i

Taking dot product witha, we obtain 

a(a×b)+a(b×c)=p(aa)+q(ab)+r(ac)

[abc]=p+q2+r2                  ....ii

Taking dot product on both sides of (i) by b,  we get 

b(a×b)+b(b×c)=p(ba)+q(bb)+r(cc)

 0=p2+q+r2                      ...iii

Taking dot product on both sides of (i) by c, we get

c(a×b)+c(b×c)=p(ca)+q(cb)+r(cc)

 [cab]=p2+q2+r abc=p2+q2+r          ...iv          

From (ii) and (iv), we get 

p+q2+r2=p2+q2+rp=r

Putting  p = r  in (iii), we get  q = - r.  Thus, we obtain 

        p=r=q. p2+2q2+r2q2=(q)2+2q2+(q)2q2=4

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