Q.

Let a,b,c three coplanar concurrent vectors such that angles between any two ofthem is same. If the product of their magnitudes is 14 and (a×b)(b×c)+(b×c)(c×a)+(c×a)(a×b)=168 then |a|+|b|+|c| is equal to :

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a

16

b

10

c

14

d

18

answer is C.

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Detailed Solution


|a||b||c|=14 ab=bc=ca=θ=2π3
So ab=12ab,bc=12bc,ac=12ac
(let)
(a×b)(b×c)=(ab)(bc)(ac)(bb)=14ab2c+12ab2c=34ab2c
Similarly
(b×c)(c×a)=34abc2(c×a)(a×b)=34a2bc168=34abc(a+b+c)
So, (a+b+c)=16

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Let a→,b→,c→ three coplanar concurrent vectors such that angles between any two ofthem is same. If the product of their magnitudes is 14 and (a→×b→)⋅(b→×c→)+(b→×c→)⋅(c→×a→)+(c→×a→)⋅(a→×b→)=168 then |a→|+|b→|+|c→| is equal to :